I think the Mercator ticks all of those boxes, great little knives!
Liked On: 08-09-2024, 03:36 PM
Last weekend I headed up to a spot near my place. The goats in the area (with their mates the pigs) are turning a section of regenerating bush into a desert, so I thought I'd smash a few over. I'd...
Liked On: 20-08-2024, 10:45 PM
If you do decide to go down the braid route, you need to budget for braid. It is a bit of a shock when the braid costs as much as the rod! Most reels are still designed for mono, so they are...
Liked On: 20-08-2024, 10:33 PM
Shimano 2000 LD (lever drag) Charter Special or TLD15 paired up with a 6ft or 6’6” overhead boat rod (Shimano, Daiwa, Okuma, etc) load with 30lb braid. Job done. Plenty of good combo deals available...
Liked On: 20-08-2024, 10:31 PM
I make quite a lot of Clousers Salt fly fishing is really enjoyable 257552
Liked On: 20-08-2024, 10:30 PM
Zeus 9 months. Geez hes a character 256208
Liked On: 08-08-2024, 10:59 PM
255529 Pack something warm. A long haired dog might have been better, but you do what you can with what you have. At least it didn't snow.
Liked On: 23-07-2024, 10:25 PM
Probably one of the biggest things we've learned is the self discipline of... "if it looks dodgy, go the long way around". This applies even more so toward the end of the day when fatigued. It's...
Liked On: 23-07-2024, 10:03 PM
My 2 cents.. Firstly I believe that spending time in the hills when the weather is really shit house is invaluable. Personally I only ever did this on fly in trips that I had committed to where...
Liked On: 22-07-2024, 11:03 PM
There is no overdoing it when you actually need it. I have one of those mylar tube "tents" and a firestarting kit (ferrocerium rod, firelighter, some firestarters and a piece of rubber...) The...
Liked On: 22-07-2024, 11:01 PM
Good stuff, guys! During 40 years as a SAR practitioner, I always asked of people who had spent a night, or part of a night, out unexpectedly: "What did you wish you had with you?" The responses were...
Liked On: 22-07-2024, 11:01 PM
Reading about some hikers stuck out overnight, and from my own recent experience with a thunderstorm that came in 4 hrs ahead of schedule, I'm rethinking my basic carry kit. The basic philosophy...
Liked On: 22-07-2024, 10:56 PM
I knew this guy who had an Isuzu bighorn. It was the most greatest truck ever built. You were silly if you wanted to spend more for a land cruiser or patrol... Couldn't bear a bighorn he reckoned....
Liked On: 18-07-2024, 05:33 PM
I couldn't find a picture of my Hilux setup but this is another sleeping platform I built in a Suzuki 4x4 I used to own. With the front seats pushed all the way forward the end pieces would fold out...
Liked On: 17-07-2024, 04:26 PM
Yeah I'm a shitty sleeper and am unable to sleep like that even though I tried on more than a few occasions. I need to be fully stretched out mostly on my side but occasionally on my back to relieve...
Liked On: 17-07-2024, 12:47 AM