Tuesday, October 29, 2013

New knife thoughts

I have the itch for a new knife. 

Benchmade Mini Griptilian- I bought one of these back in 2007 and I carried it almost exclusively until I went to South Africa in 2008.  It is a great little knife.  I have nothing but praise to give it.  But my Dad started using mine while I was gone and now it is his.

Kershaw Skyline- I always hear good things about this knife.  Nutnfancy and a lot of other Youtube reviewers really like it for a nice, light EDC blade.  I like the flipper design.

Kershaw Thermite- I really like knives that are designed based on Rick Hinderer ideas.  The Thermite is a $35 Hinderer design which really appeals to me as a good looking, tough EDC blade. 

Kershaw Knockout- Crocket20 really digs this knife, I held it once and I also really like it.  It just hasn't excited me enough to pick one up yet. 

Spyderco Stretch ZDP-189-  I love Spyderco blades and the Stretch is no exception, it just looks good.  Plus I want to try out ZDP-189.

Spyderco Caly series (3 or 3.5) - I love the leaf style blade and wire clip.  These knives just look awesome and I am sure they would fit into my system very well.

Emerson CQC-7- I have always thought that Emerson blades look cool.  I really like the idea of the wave opener.  It just looks like a tough, no nonsense blade that I can do anything with. 

Zero Tolerance 0566- I cannot wait until this knife comes out in the United States.  I owned a Zero Tolerance 0561 and I recently sold it just because I didn't carry it enough.  This one is smaller and I think it will be more useful. 

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Selling my possesions to go to Africa

What if I sold my guns, sold my bike, sold my knives, extra back packs, and maybe even my car and I went to Africa and traveled.  I could have a once in a lifetime experience. 

I thought about this and wrote it all down in my Moleskine journal. 

The most expensive part would be the plane ticket and a car if I rented one.  After that, food and and lodging wouldn't be that expensive, would it?