weapons

Hey all, What do you have on you that makes you feel safe, with or without having to use it? What are it's pros and cons? You can also post what you want to have, and it's known pros and cons. I have mace. Legal in most states, and people just seeing that you have it makes most of them back...

I carry a hatchet and folding saw in my everyday pack. Mostly for shelter building. I like the Estwing campers hatchet. Solid steel and tough. You can drive nails with the back end (poll) and get the edge wicked sharp. The saw is a Corona folding pruning saw. Very light weight and super...

My dalmatian needs a lot of exercise and can catch balls faster than I can throw. I take a brännboll set, basically that is swedish baseball, but the bats are one small baseball like bat, 14 inches long and a flat paddle like bat about the same length. As long as I have some balls on me too...

http://www.eseeknives.com/esee-4.htm http://www.eseeknives.com/esee-5.htm I am torn between these two knives. I will be using either as a camp knife. Batoning/chopping wood for fires if needed, skinning/filleting, self defense, etc. My major concern is blade length and knife legality. The...

I randomly came across this video today, and I figured that it might be quite useful to those of us who are of the rubbertramping/homesteading inclination. :D

http://www.knifeup.com/knife-laws/ Good thing to know

If you're traveling on foot, you're probably going to eventually find the need to be on the other side of a fence...and if you're like me you don't carry cutting tools. Over the years I've become pretty handy at exploiting weaknesses in fences without tools. I think this is an important skill...

You know that part on the back of a knife that looks like itd be nice to have sharp but isnt? Well im trying to sharpen that with a carbide Speedy Sharp because it takes a bit more metal off then a stone but im wondering what other easily accessible things i could use to sharpen this

Ok, before people send links to other threads I have done EXTENSIVE research both on this site and elsewhere about the legality of open carry of large knives. I am aware that most states do not place restrictions on length for fixed blade knives carried openly as long as the blade is question...

I'm planning on forging a tomahawk head that slips on and off of handles of any length. A train Graff writer i met would carry a tomahawk head and handle separately in a satchel - both are legal to carry so long as they're not attached. I'm curious whether this is true everywhere? I'd make a...

mfssupply sells a set of keys that will open most doors in the united states. this set will not open every door but they will work on 50% of the doors in the us today. this is the set that realtors use to get into houses. this is the set that hud inspectors use. they sell for $9.99 plus...

anyone else on here have a Permit to carry? I have my Pennsylvania concealed now and hitched last week for nearly 5 days with my .22 revolver stowed away in my pack. good for 5 years. I've traveled without a gun more than a concealed now and really just carry for more hunting eventually and for...

Do you carry a fixed blade knife? Where? Why? I'm considering carrying one in my bag since I do try and camp in the woods and other wilderness areas.

I key less website will ship you keys to any car but the keys are sometimes expensive. Walmart website will ship you an auto slims for $12 which can be used for opening many older cars. Lock pick shop website will ship you car jigs for $24 which work for starting many cars. I actually don't...

The quickest way to get past pad locks and key safes are bolt cutters. This is so much quicker than lockpicking. It'll take you less that 5 seconds to cut the lock off. Get a small pair that aren't so obvious. They are like around $15 at Home Depot. The larger pairs of bolt cutters can...

Ive heard from a few people that its legal to open carry a machete, or that its only legal to carry it in plain sight on your belt or something. How true is this?

Staff sling, not mine but still a neat concept, one would obviously use it as a walking stick then if need be could huck the heaviest object near by at a distant threat, the stick itself could be used for close to mid range defense, and it can be used for hunting. not even just that, one could...

posting this for those that get into bad situation and need a safe place to go. ie in a building. bump keys its has advertising but pretty comprehensive these are quick sticks of the diy version and the commercial version. probaly the best way to open a single catch padlock fast. come double...

This looks like a pretty cheap and easy method to do this if you have the materials and equipment.

I've been walking with a hickory cane for awhile now, not just because I have a limp but because despite it's image as an assistive medical device, it's a handy weapon. Now if you get one of those light weight aluminum deals, forget about it. But a good, solid wooden cane is three feet of pain...