I love watching how people Bush craft in other environments. I live in the Appalachian mountains in the US. I started out carrying a huntsman for my woods bumming but have been carrying the ranger lately because I find the file/metal saw useful. Great video keep it up!
I really appreciate the content you put out, man. This is good stuff. I'm a Victorinox fan myself, and my go-to is the Farmer X Alox; I have one in my pocket every single day.
Thanks for the nice explanation. My "out into nature SAK" is the Swiss Army 7, a 93mm Alox. The awl in the 93mm series is much better! I modified the hook blade to a carving blade. And very important for me: no back tools - no hot spots that get a Problem by long use. A SAK is intended for finer work, that should be clear to everyone. If I want to do rough bushcraft work then I should have at least a medium-sized fixed knife, but I prefer a folding saw and hatchet, maybe a machete... Greetings from Switzerland
Wow! I think this is a first on 2 counts, seeing you, and seeing you out in the bush! Funny how you make a picture of someone in your mind from just hearing their voice, I'd imagined you as very smartly dressed and kind of looking like a dapper businessman in smart clothes but obviously you wouldn't look like that in the bush! It's so cool too to see you actually doing bushcraft, I also like going into the woods, setting up a tarp or poncho, and making a brew (coffee or Rooibos tea) on my twig burner, here on almost the opposite side of the world (in the UK). Good to see you having fun out there too. The saw on the 91mm Hiker helped me out once too in pouring rain. I'd gone for an overnight camp in some woodland in London (!) and it turned into 2 nights as it was raining hard and I didn't want to cycle back in that heavy rain. I had enough food for the extra night but not enough meths (alcohol) for my Trangia, but there were some old fencing posts under the shelter of a tree. I sawed bits off with the SAK saw, and was able to cook and boil water with my twig stove. I'd run out of water too but I was under a British Army shelter sheet so I was easily able to collect plenty!
I think if you combine one of the larger-knived SAKs for fine work and light sawing with a stout little Mora, you get the best of both worlds for light-to-moderate short-term bushcraft at a reasonable price... though there comes a certain point where a larger fixed blade becomes necessary once you get past light tasks, I'd say.
The 111mm Soldier's knife is my preferred knife for outdoors tasks, especially if I'm going to make a fire. If you've ever seen people making feather sticks using the quarter round on a tracker style knife, you basically need to apply a similar technique and use the wavy part of the blade. A lot of people trash on the wavy edge because they don't know how to effectively use it, but once you figure it out, you won't look at the plain edge blades the same again. It also holds an edge well and it's easy to maintain with a ceramic rod. I've used mine to do things like carve a bow drill set for friction fire, carve a frame for a bow saw, and it's my go-to knife for fire prep. I've owned and used plenty of different fixed-blade and folding knives, and the Soldier 08 is easily one of the best knives I've used.
i have and have used the fieldmaster for 10+ years. it's one of my first knives and the best swiss army knives that i have. the tool combination is the best for me (yes, i always preffer the phillips screwdriver over the corkscrew). the only downside of the knife and all victorinox's 91mm knives is that the tip of the main blade hits the metal thing (spacer) when closing. i've grind that down with a dremel tool and i have no issues now, it doesn't hit hard the metal part, it just springs back in it's place
I always have an SAK on hand. Technique is very important if you’re trying to do larger tasks and patience is key. If I were to rely solely an SAK, I’d have to pick a 130mm Ranger Grip, the saw is roughly equivalent in length to a Silky Pocket Boy, but the Silky is a better performer. It’s always fun to see what you can do with limited resources, safely of course. I try stuff in my backyard when it’s not raining. Thanks for sharing 😊
Same here...also, being in the UK it may not be a good idea to carry a knife with a locking blade like a Leatherman unless you have a good reason to do so (camping, work,etc.).
Camp knives such as Victorinox or traditional pocket folders are great because they are always on you and can be used right away as opposed to going to get the "proper" tool. Of course if the task is too big for a small knife or tool, you have to take the time to go get it.
If I'm camping with my parents a corkscrew would come in handy for the wine they drink. I might have a sip at the most but don't really drink any alcohol. It's only if they bring a bottle of the stuff my dad makes.
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I love watching how people Bush craft in other environments. I live in the Appalachian mountains in the US. I started out carrying a huntsman for my woods bumming but have been carrying the ranger lately because I find the file/metal saw useful. Great video keep it up!
is the extra chisel on the back useful? and how do you use it? i have a ranger but i lost it during a hike before i get to try out its features
I really appreciate the content you put out, man. This is good stuff. I'm a Victorinox fan myself, and my go-to is the Farmer X Alox; I have one in my pocket every single day.
Thanks for the nice explanation. My "out into nature SAK" is the Swiss Army 7, a 93mm Alox. The awl in the 93mm series is much better! I modified the hook blade to a carving blade. And very important for me: no back tools - no hot spots that get a Problem by long use. A SAK is intended for finer work, that should be clear to everyone. If I want to do rough bushcraft work then I should have at least a medium-sized fixed knife, but I prefer a folding saw and hatchet, maybe a machete... Greetings from Switzerland
Wow! I think this is a first on 2 counts, seeing you, and seeing you out in the bush! Funny how you make a picture of someone in your mind from just hearing their voice, I'd imagined you as very smartly dressed and kind of looking like a dapper businessman in smart clothes but obviously you wouldn't look like that in the bush! It's so cool too to see you actually doing bushcraft, I also like going into the woods, setting up a tarp or poncho, and making a brew (coffee or Rooibos tea) on my twig burner, here on almost the opposite side of the world (in the UK). Good to see you having fun out there too.
The saw on the 91mm Hiker helped me out once too in pouring rain. I'd gone for an overnight camp in some woodland in London (!) and it turned into 2 nights as it was raining hard and I didn't want to cycle back in that heavy rain. I had enough food for the extra night but not enough meths (alcohol) for my Trangia, but there were some old fencing posts under the shelter of a tree. I sawed bits off with the SAK saw, and was able to cook and boil water with my twig stove. I'd run out of water too but I was under a British Army shelter sheet so I was easily able to collect plenty!
I think if you combine one of the larger-knived SAKs for fine work and light sawing with a stout little Mora, you get the best of both worlds for light-to-moderate short-term bushcraft at a reasonable price... though there comes a certain point where a larger fixed blade becomes necessary once you get past light tasks, I'd say.
The 111mm Soldier's knife is my preferred knife for outdoors tasks, especially if I'm going to make a fire. If you've ever seen people making feather sticks using the quarter round on a tracker style knife, you basically need to apply a similar technique and use the wavy part of the blade. A lot of people trash on the wavy edge because they don't know how to effectively use it, but once you figure it out, you won't look at the plain edge blades the same again. It also holds an edge well and it's easy to maintain with a ceramic rod. I've used mine to do things like carve a bow drill set for friction fire, carve a frame for a bow saw, and it's my go-to knife for fire prep. I've owned and used plenty of different fixed-blade and folding knives, and the Soldier 08 is easily one of the best knives I've used.
I've not long just done a video on the fireant, absolutely incredible bit of kit!
i have and have used the fieldmaster for 10+ years. it's one of my first knives and the best swiss army knives that i have. the tool combination is the best for me (yes, i always preffer the phillips screwdriver over the corkscrew). the only downside of the knife and all victorinox's 91mm knives is that the tip of the main blade hits the metal thing (spacer) when closing. i've grind that down with a dremel tool and i have no issues now, it doesn't hit hard the metal part, it just springs back in it's place
I always take the Swiss Champ and the Rangergrip 57.
I always have an SAK on hand. Technique is very important if you’re trying to do larger tasks and patience is key. If I were to rely solely an SAK, I’d have to pick a 130mm Ranger Grip, the saw is roughly equivalent in length to a Silky Pocket Boy, but the Silky is a better performer. It’s always fun to see what you can do with limited resources, safely of course. I try stuff in my backyard when it’s not raining.
Thanks for sharing 😊
Almost always have a SAK in my pocket as I found them just more comfortable to use than my Leatherman.
Same here...also, being in the UK it may not be a good idea to carry a knife with a locking blade like a Leatherman unless you have a good reason to do so (camping, work,etc.).
Camp knives such as Victorinox or traditional pocket folders are great because they are always on you and can be used right away as opposed to going to get the "proper" tool. Of course if the task is too big for a small knife or tool, you have to take the time to go get it.
If I'm camping with my parents a corkscrew would come in handy for the wine they drink. I might have a sip at the most but don't really drink any alcohol. It's only if they bring a bottle of the stuff my dad makes.
Why not thé ranger grip 79?
I don't have it yet! But sure!
SAK 👍
Cybertool L for the street and Work Champ for the bush
If I'm gonna saw saw wood I'll have an ax or saw otherwise a swiss army knife is just fine for what I do.
Can I have a knife?