Knives

Traffic Jam · May 1st 2016, 10:30am

I need to replace my lost knife and want to gift one to my daughter so ordered a Leatherman micra and a Leatherman squirt because I don't know which one I want. The squirt has needlenose pliers.

What are practical uses for pliers when you're hiking?

Mountain-Mike · May 1st 2016, 10:40am

A lousy pot holder. Removing fish hooks. maybe getting knots out of cords, but I find a corkscrew works better. So not really much.

Things I use on my knives; Blade for slicing food & making tinder, sissors & nail file, can opener, bottle opener, corkscrew, toothpick & tweezers.

JimBlue · May 1st 2016, 12:53pm

I bought one of the Swiss Army knives with about 20 tools and blades. Corkscrew, awl, screwdriver, and a couple of blades, scissors, tweezers and plastic toothpick. And some others. But its in my pocket, not clipped onto my belt although it comes with a ring I could put on a pants loop.

LIhikers · May 1st 2016, 1:06pm

TrafficJam wrote:

I need to replace my lost knife and want to gift one to my daughter so ordered a Leatherman micra and a Leatherman squirt because I don't know which one I want. The squirt has needlenose pliers.

What are practical uses for pliers when you're hiking?

I carry a Squirt and can't remember the last time I opened it, because Kathy carries a Swiss Army Knife with a much larger blade.

Trebor · May 1st 2016, 2:04pm

I got the zipper of my sleeping bag terribly snagged in the material. The pliers on my small multi tool were very helpful in giving me the grip to pull it lose.

Drybones · May 1st 2016, 5:49pm

I believe TJ needs one of these

sheepdog · May 1st 2016, 5:53pm

I've used mine to pull porcupine quills out of my dogs nose.

Drybones · May 1st 2016, 5:54pm

The only thing I want on a knife is a knife, if a bear attacks me I don't want to cork screw it to death...I do like a clip so I can clip it my pocket for easy access and I always know where it is...must be a real knife but not over 2 oz.

sheepdog · May 1st 2016, 5:57pm

Drybones wrote:

The only thing I want on a knife is a knife, if a bear attacks me I don't want to cork screw it to death...I do like a clip so I can clip it my pocket for easy access and I always know where it is...must be a real knife but not over 2 oz.

you turn his nuts with the pliers you just won a fight.

jimmyjam · May 1st 2016, 6:25pm

Here's what I carry.

Just kidding, here's what I really carry:

max.patch · May 1st 2016, 7:20pm

TrafficJam wrote:

What are practical uses for pliers when you're hiking?

if i'm ever in the woods and think "sure wish i had some pliers" i'll let ya know. hasn't happened yet, though.

Traffic Jam · May 1st 2016, 7:26pm

max.patch wrote:

TrafficJam wrote:

What are practical uses for pliers when you're hiking?

if i'm ever in the woods and think "sure wish i had some pliers" i'll let ya know. hasn't happened yet, though.

Lol!

Drybones · May 1st 2016, 9:31pm

sheepdog wrote:

Drybones wrote:

The only thing I want on a knife is a knife, if a bear attacks me I don't want to cork screw it to death...I do like a clip so I can clip it my pocket for easy access and I always know where it is...must be a real knife but not over 2 oz.

you turn his nuts with the pliers you just won a fight.

That one made me cross my legs.

Astro · May 1st 2016, 10:19pm

sheepdog wrote:

Drybones wrote:

The only thing I want on a knife is a knife, if a bear attacks me I don't want to cork screw it to death...I do like a clip so I can clip it my pocket for easy access and I always know where it is...must be a real knife but not over 2 oz.

you turn his nuts with the pliers you just won a fight.

Reminded me of this scene from Stir Crazy

Dan76 · May 1st 2016, 10:36pm

JimBlue wrote:

I bought one of the Swiss Army knives with about 20 tools and blades. Corkscrew, awl, screwdriver, and a couple of blades, scissors, tweezers and plastic toothpick. And some others. But its in my pocket, not clipped onto my belt although it comes with a ring I could put on a pants loop.

Don't trust the ring. If you don't keep it within a deep cargo pocket or the backpack, secure it to your belt via a paracord belt sheath.

sheepdog wrote:

I've used mine to pull porcupine quills out of my dogs nose.

Done this.

Dan76 · May 1st 2016, 10:40pm

I nearly always have an elderly PST Leatherman close at hand. The pliers have participated in trail side bike repair, fan belt replacement on an elderly Simca in Bosnia, and removed cactus spines from a hand after an awkward placement.

JimBlue · May 2nd 2016, 9:35am

I don't trust the ring, it will be in my pants pocket or my backpack. My hiking pants have velcro pockets.

LIhikers · May 2nd 2016, 1:20pm

More than anything else we use a knife for the dog's food.
When we hike Kathy brings these sausages for the dog that are sealed in plastic.
The knife cuts off the plastic and then slices up the sausage into bite size (for our dog) pieces.
We rarely use it for anything else.

Dan76 · May 2nd 2016, 3:51pm

Referring to the video clip of 'That's not a knife', one of my Australian buddies always made this comment when someone utilized a knife for common tasks. He regularly carried a K-Bar given to him by his father, a Korean War combat vet.

sheepdog · May 2nd 2016, 7:10pm

Dan76 wrote:

Referring to the video clip of 'That's not a knife', one of my Austrian buddies always made this comment when someone utilized a knife for common tasks. He regularly carried a K-Bar given to him by his father, a Korean War combat vet.

Prolly nailed the accent.

Mountain-Mike · May 2nd 2016, 7:46pm

I actualy carrried a "Real Knife" at start of my AT thru. it was a the lightweight version of a Buckmaster. A true high grade survival knife used by navy SEALs in I did use it a lot. At 12" long & 8" blade it was half axe. Most nights if I wanted a fire there were partially burned trunks already in the fire ring or arond it. Where other failed to start a fire I was able to. That was in 88

Today I still carry a fixed blae. Much smaller & lighter. I can't chop like an axe, but I can baton & split wood. I also don't hike much where I need to. Like shelters & cooking gear I consider what is appropriate for each trip.

Traffic Jam · May 2nd 2016, 9:08pm

Mountain-Mike wrote:

I actualy carrried a "Real Knife" at start of my AT thru. it was a the lightweight version of a Buckmaster. A true high grade survival knife used by navy SEALs in I did use it a lot. At 12" long & 8" blade it was half axe. Most nights if I wanted a fire there were partially burned trunks already in the fire ring or arond it. Where other failed to start a fire I was able to. That was in 88

Today I still carry a fixed blae. Much smaller & lighter. I can't chop like an axe, but I can baton & split wood. I also don't hike much where I need to. Like shelters & cooking gear I consider what is appropriate for each trip.

Yep, i really only need a fixed blade. The only thing I've used my knife for is cutting sausage, cheese, and yarn. There's just something about a multi tool though...

Traffic Jam · May 2nd 2016, 9:10pm

I received both knives and have decided to keep the one with the pliers. Mainly because the other one (the micra) has pretty good tweezers and I want my daughter to have them for removing ticks.

JimBlue · May 2nd 2016, 9:21pm

I have a Buck General somewhere in one of my storage boxes. 7" blade, nice leather sheath. Seems too light weight to me. But it cuts very well. I used to have a scar from it. But it healed well over time.

Dan76 · May 2nd 2016, 10:43pm

TrafficJam wrote:

Mountain-Mike wrote:

I actualy carrried a "Real Knife" at start of my AT thru. it was a the lightweight version of a Buckmaster. A true high grade survival knife used by navy SEALs in I did use it a lot. At 12" long & 8" blade it was half axe. Most nights if I wanted a fire there were partially burned trunks already in the fire ring or arond it. Where other failed to start a fire I was able to. That was in 88

Today I still carry a fixed blae. Much smaller & lighter. I can't chop like an axe, but I can baton & split wood. I also don't hike much where I need to. Like shelters & cooking gear I consider what is appropriate for each trip.

Yep, i really only need a fixed blade. The only thing I've used my knife for is cutting sausage, cheese, and yarn. There's just something about a multi tool though...

Agree.

Astro · May 3rd 2016, 12:37am

While a lot of Americans (myself included) loved Paul Hogan/Crocodile Dundee, most people I have met from the land down under don't.
While not as extreme as Junior Samples representing all Southerners, I believe it might be along those lines.

Foresight · May 3rd 2016, 7:09am

One of my Dad's buddies from the Navy was married to junior Samples' sister. I met him several times and what you saw on TV is what you got in real life. He was a fine individual. They lived in Lula, GA which is not that far from here so my dad and his buddy stayed in touch. His (the friend, not junior) daughter, Sandra, was killed in a car crash on the night she was crowned homecoming queen.

Drybones · May 3rd 2016, 7:48am

Foresight wrote:

One of my Dad's buddies from the Navy was married to junior Samples' sister. I met him several times and what you saw on TV is what you got in real life. He was a fine individual. They lived in Lula, GA which is not that far from here so my dad and his buddy stayed in touch. His (the friend, not junior) daughter, Sandra, was killed in a car crash on the night she was crowned homecoming queen.

You have to wonder why the town founders named the town Lula.

Foresight · May 4th 2016, 4:04am

"Civil engineers Joel Hurtand his brother Fletcher named the town in honor of Miss Lula Phinizy, later Mrs. Abner W. Calhoun, whom they both admired."

Wise Old Owl · May 4th 2016, 10:12pm

From a hiking backpacking standpoint - I cannot imagine needing a fix blade, solid or hollow handle. Too heavy - frequently a poor steel. Clearly Kbar is a great knife with good steel that works in a survival situation... But rarely would hiking here in the east require such a knife. I like the squirt for backpacking. It holds an edge better than Swiss. One can make a fuzz stick in a downpour with it. Possibly the most important skill is removing wet bark from thin branches to expose the pine pitch & wood to get a fire started.

I do have a UL old Shrade that folds and locks.

Trebor · May 4th 2016, 10:36pm

This is my little multi-tool. No idea what brand it is but it's decent quality. I've had it for a long time and it has served me well.

Wise Old Owl · May 4th 2016, 11:22pm

Yes I agree I use the Leatherman Wave every day at work.

Sarcasmtheelf · May 5th 2016, 5:39pm

TrafficJam wrote:

I need to replace my lost knife and want to gift one to my daughter so ordered a Leatherman micra and a Leatherman squirt because I don't know which one I want. The squirt has needlenose pliers.

What are practical uses for pliers when you're hiking?

I carry a leatherman Micra backpacking and I use the scissors more than any other item, I would not willing trade it for the pliers in the squirt.

AnotherKevin · May 5th 2016, 7:43pm

I boil my water in a Grease Pot, so I use the pliers in whatever multitool I'm carrying as a pot gripper. (That's usually the Squirt, but sometimes I bring a full size one.)

Drybones · May 6th 2016, 8:05am

SarcasmTheElf wrote:

TrafficJam wrote:

I need to replace my lost knife and want to gift one to my daughter so ordered a Leatherman micra and a Leatherman squirt because I don't know which one I want. The squirt has needlenose pliers.

What are practical uses for pliers when you're hiking?

I carry a leatherman Micra backpacking and I use the scissors more than any other item, I would not willing trade it for the pliers in the squirt.

What do you use the scissors for?

Sarcasmtheelf · May 6th 2016, 8:25am

Drybones wrote:

SarcasmTheElf wrote:

TrafficJam wrote:

I need to replace my lost knife and want to gift one to my daughter so ordered a Leatherman micra and a Leatherman squirt because I don't know which one I want. The squirt has needlenose pliers.

What are practical uses for pliers when you're hiking?

I carry a leatherman Micra backpacking and I use the scissors more than any other item, I would not willing trade it for the pliers in the squirt.

What do you use the scissors for?

Opening food packages, cutting moleskin, cutting rope, emergency repairs, digging out minor slivers, puncturing empty butane canisters for disposal, etc.

jimmyjam · May 6th 2016, 12:40pm

Drybones wrote:

SarcasmTheElf wrote:

TrafficJam wrote:

I need to replace my lost knife and want to gift one to my daughter so ordered a Leatherman micra and a Leatherman squirt because I don't know which one I want. The squirt has needlenose pliers.

What are practical uses for pliers when you're hiking?

I carry a leatherman Micra backpacking and I use the scissors more than any other item, I would not willing trade it for the pliers in the squirt.

What do you use the scissors for?

trimming my toenails and fingernails.

Drybones · May 6th 2016, 3:05pm

SarcasmTheElf wrote:

Drybones wrote:

SarcasmTheElf wrote:

TrafficJam wrote:

I need to replace my lost knife and want to gift one to my daughter so ordered a Leatherman micra and a Leatherman squirt because I don't know which one I want. The squirt has needlenose pliers.

What are practical uses for pliers when you're hiking?

I carry a leatherman Micra backpacking and I use the scissors more than any other item, I would not willing trade it for the pliers in the squirt.

What do you use the scissors for?

Opening food packages, cutting moleskin, cutting rope, emergency repairs, digging out minor slivers, puncturing empty butane canisters for disposal, etc.

I do all that with a knife blade.......and...I cut the cheese.

Drybones · May 6th 2016, 3:07pm

jimmyjam wrote:

Drybones wrote:

SarcasmTheElf wrote:

TrafficJam wrote:

I need to replace my lost knife and want to gift one to my daughter so ordered a Leatherman micra and a Leatherman squirt because I don't know which one I want. The squirt has needlenose pliers.

What are practical uses for pliers when you're hiking?

I carry a leatherman Micra backpacking and I use the scissors more than any other item, I would not willing trade it for the pliers in the squirt.

What do you use the scissors for?

trimming my toenails and fingernails.

My luxury item....nail clippers.

jimmyjam · May 6th 2016, 7:21pm

Y'all all know my luxury item
..... beer. Or is it a necessity?

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