[at-l] "Strange" pack items

[brian@patriot.net (Brian C Merrell)]

On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Shane Steinkamp wrote:

> > The next year a group of college student hikers pulled out hatchets and
> > saws from their packs to build a fire at Overmountain shelter.
>
> This is why I'll never be an ultra lighter...  I usually walk in wilder
> places than the AT (no flame mail please), and while I'm not very keen on
> saws, a tomahawk has been a part of my standard gear for a few years.  It is
> a very handy tool for lots of things.
>
> > week hike.  They were carrying, among other things, a very large Bowie
> > knife (along with a "regular" cooking knife)
>
> I would never think of going anywhere without a nice, large, heavy fixed
> blade knife because that has been the tool that has literally saved my life
> numerous times.
>
> Shane
>

I do not feel at all bad bringing my KA-BAR.

-brian

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