Januarys challenge

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  1. Strigidae

    Strigidae Administrator Staff Member

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    January is a month of new beginnings. So in honor of our new year, post pics of your new gear and how you plan to use it on an adventure this year.

    Winner, chosen at random, will receive a Limited Edition Randall's Adventure & Training skull logo patch.
     
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    My Christmas present from my beloved. She and her friend Sunshine are going to be the death of me. :)
    I signed up for the year long "Sunshines Fitness Challenge". She's a really sweet soft spoken MMA participant, the idea is to compete in as many mud runs, obstacle courses, and outdoor activities as we can find to get into.....I predict there will be suffering...lots and lots of suffering. :D
     
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    Not new gear except for the wicked MACV-SOG RECONDO blade , but out the door I go, hangover too :D:p

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    I got some new gear for the kitchen, actually the misses got new gear for the kitchen but I will be using it mostly.
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    It is the Calphalon Premier™ Space Saving Hard Anodized Nonstick 10-Piece Cookware Set, we also got the 8qt stock pot for the set. It can go from stove top to oven and its dishwasher safe. They cook good I made black-eyed peas and collard greens in them yesterday.
     
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    Just picked this up............

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    First Edge 5050. I was super curious about this when it came out a few years ago.
    Found a good deal on one, got it, did some handle mods and put it in rotation.
    Lets be real here.....This might be the only knife in the 5 inch blade class that can make an ESEE 5
    seem svelte. Yes, at 17.4 oz she's a porker.
    After handle mods my 5 is 15.5 oz.
    Elmax steel, G-10 Handle and the shape of a 5.
    I will work with it for a bit and probably move it along unless it amazes me in some
    unknown way.
     
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    Patch up for grabs to whomever wins this challenge.
     
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    My new gear isn't much, but it'll play a role in this year's outings for sure. The first is a poncho from Bushcraft Outfitters. Not only to keep the rain off but hopefully will use it as a shelter on some ultralight overnights in this coming year. The other is the new MSR Pocket Rocket, redesigned to be lighter and more compact. I love the open fire and packable wood stoves, but with constantly changing fire restrictions in the Southwest I have one of these so my outdoors trips can remain flexible. IMG_6327.JPG
     
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    Post a picture and explanation to win a limited edition skull logo patch.
     
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    My second Suunto MC-2. This one will be replacing my faithful Silva Ranger after three years of continuous use on SAR.

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    We had our first challenge Sat. 4 miles cross country with 3 PT stations-3 different excersise sets in each along the way. My finish time was 1 hr 10 min on the nose....sorry no pic. I was busy trying to not DIE!! :D
     
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    Did you get a patch or a tshirt? Something?
     
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    My new gear is a investment in myself,i have signed up and paid for for the October bushcraft class!!!
    Been wanting to try out this knife i bought for edc,what better way to test it than fire making.food processing,game skinning.shelter building etc.
    And just found a recon kit bag like this one.
     

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    Post up a photo of what knife or gear you are bringing!
     
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    Bought this...

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    Waded here...

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    Found this...

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    Nothing. Not a dang thing, but I crossed the finish line, dead last but I crossed it all the same. One lady stopped at 2 miles,,she got tossed by a horse 2 weeks ago and said her hip was hurting. She gets a pass. Her husband turned back and walked her to the start line. He gets a pass. 1 couple didn't show up. No mercy for them...it was cold and misting rain and generally not a good day for outdoor excersise. My reward was putting rubber on the ground till the trainer said "Hooya. 1 hr 10 min. You finished." ;)
     
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    Hearing youre finished is the greatest words ever.
     
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    One of my goals for this year is to cut past the smoke and mirrors, and focus on IRL. Part of that is I'd like to worry less about gear for fantastical adventures I don't have the means to accomplish in the first place, and worry about kit that actually effects my life, even if it isn't the coolest, sexiest gear to talk about. So I've been piecing together an EDC bag. Just got this Kifaru Organizer Pocket in the mail to help go towards that.

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