Wow! Didn’t think it was worse up there. Next time we drive over I’ll smuggle a few gallons up to fund my trip!
New UCO Chandelier candle lantern (plus a box of 20 candles for it - not shown ) reflective tarp and cheap paracord for the truck. (truck camping, emergencies)
Get your Pre-Order in for the @Sam Wilson PACKlite knife in CPM154 steel Let's support one of our very own members here , @Sam Wilson , who makes some pretty cool firesteels, knives etc. If you subscribe to @Sam Wilson GEAR CONVOY emails, you'll get an email . You can buy in for one of these knives for $1.50 now, and get locked in for purchasing when the knives are ready in Feb 2023 I'm in for one of these, can't wait! (Although it's good they are being released in Feb 2023, it allows me to easily tuck away funds! )
Winter oil change time for the 1990 Mazda B2200, currently sitting at 1, 360, 458 KM's Next oil change in 25,000 KM's (1,385,458 KM's ) (oil filter change every 5000 KM's plus draw off an oil sample for analysis )
Investment beer, brewed locally, about 10 minutes down the street from me in East Vancouver BC $17 a bottle , 2021 Reserve
ACEBEAM TK16 Osram led edc light, from the fine crew at BLADES CANADA 16340 IMR 550 mAH rechargeable battery, or can use SureFire CR123 lithium batteries nice tiny 2.25" long x 3/4" edc light. Strong spring clip. Single rear button. Multi modes, moonlight, Reg modes , turbo burst and strobe. Added a rubber grommet , Surefire style
Also ordered a new headlamp for my buddy. He had a habit of buying the cheapest cost gear or gear off eBay or Craigslist (cuz he thinks he's getting a good deal and saving money, but ends up buying tons of poor quality garbage gear ) and then it breaks / fails in the field. (Every time we're out in woods too.....) case in point, recent overnighter camp out. He had a $3 chinese made clip on headlamp for his cap . Lasted about 10 minutes in the cold , then the leds failed and the clip broke. No light for him all night. I'd rather work a few extra hours overtime and buy friends long lasting high quality bleeding edge gear, than deal with cheap gear failures in the field........ so I got him the same headlamp I use. The ACEBEAM H30 red/green led , with 4000 lumen 6300K led flood light. 21700 hi amperage lithium ion battery. as well, I got him a WOODSKNIFE BIG LEUKU 180mm scandi Bushcraft knife from Varusteleka in Finland. Same fire prep / Bushcraft knife I have . (He uses a chipped / dull machete and a cheap dull bayonet knife that doesn't cut anything) plus a ferro rod and TinderQuik's
My roll off truck has a factory installed 1" RamMount ball on the dash (for GPS/Cellphone/Etc) . for too long I've just propped the cell phone on the dash, but I finally got a few RamMount components to mount my cell properly (and legally - $500 fine for having a cell phone in cup holder or on dash within reach up here) The quality and durability of this mount is very good. Can't wait to go to work tomorrow just so I can use this mounted!
Good time for that gift since it gets dark at 4pm now LOL the flashlight returns full time to the edc rotation
More loot from the fine crew at Blades Canada - 2 - ACEBEAM 16340 li-ion rechargeables , for my ACEBEAM TK15 edc light. - Surefire SPARES carrier , also for the TK15 - Surefire CR123 lithium primaries and a ACEBEAM L35 5000 lumen searchlight.
Finally scored an old school German canteen / cup / mess cup kit. Heavy duty wash in hot water with dish soap / bleach, followed by Ballistol Oil application to the leather straps and moving parts. my Eastern European MilSurp source has 6 sets of these left, very hard to find in good shape. I might just drop a couple hundred to buy the lot , so I never run out of these
