After today’s exercise, everything had to come inside for preventative maintenance. Not included in the photos are a pair of loppers. I have to rethink those because I don’t hike with loppers. I also don’t hike with the fixed blade Fiskars saw. The hatchet will be added to some kits.
I have talked in other topic areas about how much I have learned about fire and shelters. I have not talked about tool use and maintenance. Since the beginning of the year I have seriously increased my knife utilization and the need for knife maintenance. In reviewing my after-action-report from the Wilderness Skills Course, GB2, I wrote that much more knife utilization and practice should precede course work. My hands and knife skills are seriously better today than a month ago.
Reps and practice. Yes, I am also thrilled with the two Migizi knives. The Bushcraft / Survival Knife is currently riding in a leather dangler from LT Wright because I need to get it below the winter coat. I am working on a dangler design to use the Kydex sheath provided.