[pct-l] Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: How Small is Too Small?

[g l]

g l <gailpl2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:  Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:21:19 -0800 (PST)
From: g l <gailpl2003 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Fwd: Re: How Small is Too Small?
To: Will Hiltz <will.hiltz at gmail.com>

  No.  If I wanted tools I would have kept my big knife.  I have seen a mini Leatherman, but apparently they don't make them anymore.  In any case: 
   
  Criteria:
  -decent size blade
  -scissors
  -toothpick
  -tweezers
   
  No more.  No less.
   
  Thanks anyway......

Will Hiltz <will.hiltz at gmail.com> wrote:
  If you're into the tools I took a leatherman... a little clunky, but
the pliers are surprisingly useful. And the thing is bulletproof



Easy

On Nov 17, 2007 11:22 PM, g l wrote:
>
>
> g l wrote:
> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:18:37 -0800 (PST)
> From: g l 
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] How Small is Too Small?
> To: Will Hiltz 
>
>
>
> Mine doesn't have a serrated blade. And my criteria are my criteria! I use
> my scissors, toothpick and tweezers a lot out on the trail. I just can't
> find that combination with a decent sized blade. Gack! (In the words of
> Vera).
>
> Will Hiltz wrote:
> Get JUST a knife... you don't really need that serrated blade anyways
>
>
> Easy
>
> On Nov 17, 2007 10:26 PM, g l wrote:
> > You gotta admit....I DO have a way of getting your attention.......
> >
> > Anyway, I'll be having a lot of gear questions over the next couple months
> > and here's one of them:
> >
> > I used to carry a big honkin' Swiss Army Knife on the trail....had a lot
> of
> > the gadgets and gizmos that I never used. Then, several months ago, in my
> > effort to drop pack weight, I bought a small (about 2 inches) Swiss Army
> > knife. My knife criteria are: A blade, scissors, toothpick and tweezers.
> > Trouble is when I hiked with the small one, the blade was so ridiculously
> > small that when I fantasized about having to fend off a wild beast with
> it,
> > it would be more like, "Thop you thilly thavage"!! If you get my drift.
> > Here's the rub: I'm sold on Swiss Army knives in general, but there
> doesn't
> > seem to be anything inbetween the big honkers and the "Playschool"
> version.
> > Suggestions?
> >
> > Danke,
> >
> > Wheeew
> >
> >
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