By the way, what do people actually use scissors for? The only time I ever miss them is when I need to cut my nails, and that can be done with a sharp knife, too - though it can be a bit difficult with broken nails at times. But things like cutting cord or opening a bag of freeze-dried food is, in my opinion, quicker and easier with a knife. No, I'm not trying to say knifes are better than scissors, I'm just wondering if others are using their scissors for things I haven't thought of.
If anyone doesn't like my story, then you can thank trae for bringing it up. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I started using scissors in Iraq. I found a pair of those medical ones in the trash that someone was throwing away. I figured that if they cut pennies, they must be good. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> When going out on missions (I was a heavy truck driver, so all I did was drive all over the country in the biggest truck the Army has) I carried three cutting tools; a Victornox multi tool (like Less Shroud <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />), a K-bar sized fixed blade, and these scissors. To help you understand my philosophy, let me remind you that I HATE sharpening knifes, but I like a really sharp edge. The blade on the Victornox was always very sharp, and to keep it that way, I only used it if it was the only choice. I wanted my big knife to always be sharp for stabbing (sorry, I was in a war zone), so I tried not to use it either. Remember, anytime you cut paper, plastic, anything, your blade is slightly dulled. It doesn't take long cutting cardboard to dull a knife. I ended up using my scissors almost exclusively. They cut open my MREs (I ate a lot more than I ever wanted <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />), they cut boxes, they cut cord, they cut string etc. I still have them, and they still cut all kinds of stuff, and I have never sharpened them. In fact, everything they cut, they cut better, faster, and cleaner than a sharp knife would have. When you are holding a hot MRE and are trying to cut it open, scissors cut it with more control (less chance of spilling it on your lap while you are riding in a bumpy truck), without the danger of cutting your hand open <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> . Oh, and luckily I only used my big knife to chop ice. We would buy a big block from people on the street and break it up in our ice chest with our drinks <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />.
If you think of all the things you cut while bping, 90% can be done with scissors. In my opinion, scissors are primary and a knife is backup. But that is only me. To go with Jim's last post, I try to carry the biggest scissors so that mine is bigger than everyone else's. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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