knife vs saw vs hatchet vs axe!

I've had hippies call the police on me because of my large knife on my drop leg system. Yes… Someone actually called 911. Pathetic.

Weak pathetic hippies right guys?

>> I hike between 4 to 10 miles a day when I Go out. We tend to find a central position and stay at that site and hike during the day from that position.

Okay, now we are getting somewhere. That explains a lot.

This is a community of hikers. We generally prefer hiking long distances (15mi days are average) over long stays.

We are the guys who breeze by your camp in the afternoon, often hiking alone and leaving no more a trace than a shadow in your mind

hippies walked up us on the trail. Asked if it was legal to carry a large knife and a firearm on national forest trails. 2 hours later… 4 parkrangers were asking us for identification. Leave the politics off the trail.

David, you won't answer a direct question about what you hope to accomplish here yet are already being confrontational in your posts. Isn't there somewhere else you can go to pick a fight?

I'm sure they were far more scared of the guns attached to your shoulders than the one on your leg.

We sure as hell aren't car campers lol. I tend to only have a day or two to hike. Camping is time for death metal and Jameson. We're on the move during he day. We're not just laying around a campsite all day.

>> hippies walked up us on the trail. Asked if it was legal to carry a large knife and a firearm on national forest trails. 2 hours later… 4 parkrangers were asking us for identification. Leave the politics off the trail.

Chill out, man.

No need to bust out the insults on us 'cause someone else rained on your parade.

If you want to hike this is the place to talk about it. We like talking about stuff that helps us hike.

Things that help us camp–not so much.

>> We're on the move during he day. We're not just laying around a campsite all day.

Never said you are lazy. It's not personal.

You do camp things and walk a few miles to do more camp things. That's fine. A lot of people like to do that.

REI might sell a lot of those Mini-Griptillians because they’re a good multi-purpose knife. Still overkill for many here but if Doug Ritter would “bet his life on it”, I confident I could too. In a survival situation it would be more than adequate.

http://www.dougritter.com/dr_rsk_mk1.htm

Aside, are you stating that you camp in the National Forest and cut down dead “standing” wood for your fires? I’m quite confident this is not allowed in most National Forests including the Chattahoochee.

Just saying…

As a veteran of Omega Force (call sign Shadow Raven of Doom 6) we were taught to think on our feet. Often times we were so far behind enemy lines, that we were behind the enemy lines BEHIND enemy lines. With no chance for friendly support, we were taught to think on our feet. In fact, when Clint Eastwood says "improvise adapt and overcome," he's quoting me.

Anyways, there was one time when me and Blue Falcon 12 were conducting shadow ops when he says to me "you know, I would just kill for some s'mores and campfire songs."

Well who am I to say no?

Some people here like to have multipurpose gear. Well I can tell you, multipurpose won't cut it in Omega Force. Our multipurpose gear has to have more options than multiple. Multiple isn't enough. We use a term "eleventy zillion purpose." For example, I can give you eleventy zillion uses for my M4.

Few of them are cutting down trees, setting the tree on fire, cooking some endangered squirrel for dinner, all whilst making hippies cry.

So after dumping our 5th mag full of incendiary rounds into that tree, me and ole Blue Falcon 12 had ourselves some fine endangered squirrel dinner followed by some smores and campfire songs.

>> Why in the hell would you carry a 2.5" folding knife with a mediocre lock in the woods? That knife serves very little use on the trail. <<

Yup, exactly. That's why I carry a small knife. Also handy for cutting cheese and summer sausage. Some hikes, it doesn't even get used.

Most of us "survive" just fine by using our brains. Of course, the prerequisite there is that you have one. ;)

I've never felt the need to try to burn down the wilderness…

David, have you tried using C4? In keeping with Omega Force's eleventy zillion use policy, C4 is compliant with the mandate.

Not only can I shape it into Star Wars figurines, but I can take down trees with it too.

You can also use it as a solid fuel but please don't stamp it out. C4 plays nice when under pressure or exposed to heat but not at the same time.

~Shadow Raven of Doom 6

1-1/8" tip to tip, 9/16" across top, 3/8" high

vs

23” overall. Includes nylon shoulder sheath.

Oh, wow! Glad to get that cleared up. I thought razor blades were like 5 feet long.

C-4 (explosive)

M4 carbine

I think we prefer the first. It’s more useful.

"M4 not C4 dumb ass…"

Well that just hurt my black ops feelings. Now I'll have to go invade an unnamed island in the Caribbean to make myself feel better.

Well David, I thought a high speed Marine Force Recon guy like you would have used something as basic as C4 but I guess I should have spelled it out for you.

Composition-4 is an explosive that engineers, spec op guys, and for those of us who are in Omega Force (aka Superb Forces) use for demolition. Of its eleventy zillion uses, it's primarily used as an explosive to clear trees on LZ/DZs, down telephone poles, destroy enemy weapon caches, etc.

But you're a Delta Force Recon Ranger Sniper Seal so you already know all this.

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David, please see our forum guidelines (especially #6). I’m sure our moderators will be along if this doesn’t clean up.

https://backpackinglight.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/153950-are-forums-moderated-what-are-your-guidelines-

Shouldn't that be "noif"?

Just sayin'

David, I'm starting to get a sense that you need a hug.

Am i right?

Sure… You got one to spare?

yeah, I think we should give David a hug : )

We're actually pretty tolerant here. I'm one of those commie, liberal, hippies…

As a long time member I am somewhat appalled that anyone, in this day and age, would advocate the use of C4 for tree felling. This seems wholely crude and brutish. I would think a true lightweight devotee would embrace the lightweight, elegance and precision of detcord in such an application. I am pretty sure a beaver given the appropriate license would go with the detcord.

David dont let the crowd of spandex clad wienies run you off. We need the entertainment.