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Mods, I wasnt sure where this would belong so I just dropped it into the general discussion forum. Feel free to move it if there is a better place for it.
This past summer I took my kids out on the river and we found an island with a pebble/sandy beach. We made campfire on the beach area. It was windy so i wanted to dig a hole. The only thing I had on the boat was my emergency paddle. It worked in a pinch but obviously a shovel would be better. Later in the summer we went to the beach and in the camp store/bait shop my ten year old son found Coghlan’s brand E-tool. Being a budding gear squirrel himself I could see in his eyes the look of wonder and desire! Before he asked I looked at him and said “yes, you can get it”!
He played around camp all night with it. I didnt touch it until the next day on the beach when I used it to help the kids dig a pool.
I was actually shocked how well it dug. I know it was just sand but it worked very well to quickly dig a large hole. I thought, “damn I wish I had this on the boat a few weeks ago.”
Well my search was on. I settled on the fact that the gerber is the one wanted. They seem to be pricey though, and rarely in stock.
The other day I was in a well known and very over priced gear store the sells “Recreational Equipment” and discovered they had the standard Gerber Etool on sale for $47. I snagged one. The build quality is really nice, especially when compared to my son’s coghlan’s model. Its a heavy object to carry on your person and I dont know if I would ever throw it in a pack unless I knew I was going somewhere with the intent to use it. I plan on keeping it in the gear box on my boat or in my truck. I think an etool, a tomahaw/hatchet and a fixed blade would pretty much accomplish any needed task in the outdoors. Add in a saw and you'de really be set.
My question is this…
How many of you own and use an etool? Which one do you prefer? How do you carry it?
This past summer I took my kids out on the river and we found an island with a pebble/sandy beach. We made campfire on the beach area. It was windy so i wanted to dig a hole. The only thing I had on the boat was my emergency paddle. It worked in a pinch but obviously a shovel would be better. Later in the summer we went to the beach and in the camp store/bait shop my ten year old son found Coghlan’s brand E-tool. Being a budding gear squirrel himself I could see in his eyes the look of wonder and desire! Before he asked I looked at him and said “yes, you can get it”!
He played around camp all night with it. I didnt touch it until the next day on the beach when I used it to help the kids dig a pool.
I was actually shocked how well it dug. I know it was just sand but it worked very well to quickly dig a large hole. I thought, “damn I wish I had this on the boat a few weeks ago.”
Well my search was on. I settled on the fact that the gerber is the one wanted. They seem to be pricey though, and rarely in stock.
The other day I was in a well known and very over priced gear store the sells “Recreational Equipment” and discovered they had the standard Gerber Etool on sale for $47. I snagged one. The build quality is really nice, especially when compared to my son’s coghlan’s model. Its a heavy object to carry on your person and I dont know if I would ever throw it in a pack unless I knew I was going somewhere with the intent to use it. I plan on keeping it in the gear box on my boat or in my truck. I think an etool, a tomahaw/hatchet and a fixed blade would pretty much accomplish any needed task in the outdoors. Add in a saw and you'de really be set.
My question is this…
How many of you own and use an etool? Which one do you prefer? How do you carry it?
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