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- Thu Nov 26, 2015 5:17 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Fixed Blade Recommendations
- Replies: 60
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Re: Fixed Blade Recommendations
You get what you pay for.... Poor quality, cheap steel is hard to work with, won't keep a decent edge & is likely to break. I have stopped using cheap poor quality rubbish and took the time to research what I needed from a knife and how it would perform. It's one of the reasons I use my Extrema ...
- Wed Nov 25, 2015 11:51 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
- Replies: 1232
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Re: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
Is a Jetboil worth the money? Depends what you want it for: Boiling water for brews,dehyrated rations or boil in the bag meals it's fantastic. Anything else....... YMMV TBH mine's now in the boot of the car as part of my car kit. Been there for 6 years IIRC. Thanks! (er, what does 'YYMV' & 'IIR...
- Wed Nov 25, 2015 8:18 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
- Replies: 1232
- Views: 474251
Re: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
Is a Jetboil worth the money?
- Tue Nov 24, 2015 10:55 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Fixed Blade Recommendations
- Replies: 60
- Views: 15289
Re: Fixed Blade Recommendations
I know you mentioned budget... But Tops Knives are excellent. I have an Extrema Ratio Fulcrum which has served me well for years. But for the budget minded, I'd look at the Schrade range. Heinnie Haynes are the best in the UK. They have a MASSIVE range, deliver the next day (using Royal Mail. And, y...
- Tue Nov 24, 2015 10:48 pm
- Forum: Medical and Healthcare
- Topic: FAK supplier
- Replies: 11
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Re: FAK supplier
SP services. Always served me well. I've been a Staff Nurse for over 2 decades & have a substantial trauma kit. Personally built with a lot of the stuff courtesy of SP Services. Advice: build your own kit. Don't buy one of those 'pre-fillex' kits. 60 per cent of the contents will expire and you'...
- Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:58 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
- Replies: 1232
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Re: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
Well, it's been a year since I was last here. But I'm turning my mind back to getting more serious with my prepping. Two reasons, mainly. Like many others, Paris, on Friday 13th (probably going to get the irritating media label "13/11",or something equally cheesy...), it raised a few red f...