Ready for summer adventure (picture)

• Khaki boonie hat (Propper cotton XL at a local surplus store $10)
• American Optical sunglasses 52mm bayonnet temples ~$40 at www.actiongear.com
• Mora knife Clipper (with the polypropylene core surrounded by a layer of thermoplastic rubber handle aka Progrip handle)
• Hamilton Khaki Field mechanical watch (hand winding swiss movement with sapphire crystal and 50m water resistant ~$300 at a local authorized dealer)
• Hatch Dura-Thin unlined leather police search gloves $25
• White polo piqué shirt with the collar popped to prevent sunburn on the back of the neck ~$30 at Tommy Hilfiger store.

If you see this coming at you, what is the proper warning shot protocol?

He's from Quebec, just distract him with some squeeky cheese. Better yet put it on fries and cover it with gravy!

mmmmm

Looking good, Frankie. However, we need to see your belt, pants, and shoes too. The belt and shoes better go together or else you lose mucho cool points.

-Blast

Whatcha gonna do with the OJ gloves? From my experience, they sure don't keep your hands warm in cold weather (altho this is your summer getup), and they wear through quick if you try to do any real work in them...

That's what I wanted, no warm gloves. I wanted a more compact version of work gloves for emergency situations.

I guess that they will work for that, for a little while, just keep in mind that they are THIN...

The belt matches the shoes. The belt is a one piece leather so that I can strop my knives on it. My light wool socks match my trousers also.

I think I saw that same picture at the post office the other day….

I'm not a fan of poutines...

Ah, but do the belt/shoes match the gloves?

-Blast

I agree with OBG (as usual) about the Frisk gloves.

They are good for what they are ment for, but the tight cuffs limit circulation in my hands and cause my fingers to get cold fast in the winter. Therefore I wear them only in situations that call for their use.

Sidenote: The purpose of the tight cuffs is to keep infected blood from running down into the gloves and infecting the wearer through existing cuts on the hand.

Mike

Awww. Me either Frankie but I love squeeky cheese

Love the watch. Analog with a manual wind is the way to go. I had a Highgear uber-watch with compass and barometer, etc. I had it through the winter and then the first time I took it out into the bush, the battery died cause all those gizmo features kill the battery in about 5 months (or less). :P

More observant ETS members should have noticed the lock on the door. Observe the keyhole is OUTSIDE. This is proactive socialised medicine at it's best.

Oh my God, I had no idea they were making a fifth Indiana Jones movie.

No but I'm concerned about the strap of the watch since I'm wearing it all the time. I'm thinking about buying brown and black leather straps from Jürgen (made in germany) to match my rotation between brown and black shoes/belts. They have chicago screws so that it's quick and easy to replace but I don't think I will really bother rotating the strap everyday...

http://www.jurgensusa.com/

Frankie

Chicago screws have a nasty habit of unthreading. If you use them, apply some locktite or even a dab of fingernail polish.

I hate Chicago screws exactly for that reason. Be sure to use the blue locktite, as the red stuff requires heat to release. But as Chris noted fingernail polish seems to work just as well.

Just don't use Green Loctite unless you never want to change the band again ever.

Thanks for the tip pals. Blue Locklite or fingernail polish. It's noted.

Frankie

that, or squeeky cheese

I find Brass Chicago screws make my skin turn green?

Mike

yuck!