IW’s field points are pennies compared to some of the target points…Easton X10 Ballistic Tungsten break off points go for $290 a dozen on the Lancaster website.
Congrats. Hope your feet heal quickly.
My wife does ultras. She was a pacer for the Western States Marathon in 2023. Those people are nuts and impressive.
Chris Reeves small Inkosi. Since 2017, it’s the only pocket knife I’ve carried. All of my benchmade, spyderco, and lionsteel knives have sat in the safe.
I have a Fenix 5, 10-12 days between charges, just depends on how often I use the GPS and track my running. My wife is an ultra runner and uses Garmin, don’t remove what model she has but it’s be bulletproof. I would recommend the Garmin watches.
There was another thread here on RS asking about similar guide services on Kauai and I posted a link to an outfit out of Eleele, but can’t remember the name at the moment. I go to Kauai often but have never used them. I seem to remember a few thumbs up from RS members about that particular...
You can build your own strop with ease. Go to a tack/saddle shop and pick up some scrap leather. Glue two large paint stirring sticks together, then glue the leather to the stick (glue slick side of leather to stick). You can pick up stropping compound online.
As a biologist in California…when I first started my career my boss told me, “If you ever see a wolverine don’t tell anyone unless you have photos, hair, or blood samples…I’ll accept your blood and scars as evidence as well.” Ten years later (see my earlier post in this thread) I got to help...
Sworovski SLCs fell out of the truck when I got out to take a leak. Didn’t notice for about an hour and when we went back someone had already found them. That stung for a while.