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vinniesdayoff
Ireland
Приєднався 19 лют 2016
Hello, welcome to my humble channel and welcome to Ireland! This channel is about the things I like to do on my day off. Like many people , I suspect, I live for my leisure time. I love the outdoors, hunting, fishing, kayaking, and wildlife management. I like working knives, and have a mild interest in bushcraft and survival.
MOUNTAIN WAREHOUSE WATERPROOF BOOTS
I have tried a number of supposedly waterproof boots that were disappointing. I found these and was pleased with their performance so I decided to share my findings to help anyone who, like myself, wanted a pair of properly waterproof boots. I test my boots by walking the length of the Galtee mountain range. A walk known as the Galtee challenge or the Galtee crossing.
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BUCK 105 FIELD TEST
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Lint to my friend Steve's channel, Fading Margins www.youtube.com/@fadingmargins
Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Rust Resistance Test
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I test the rust resistance of a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife, and a Rough Rider knife to answer a question from a viewer.
Easy homemade lead fishing lures
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I love making things out of lead. Here I make some DIY lead fishing lures or pirks for sea fishing. Good for jigging .
US MRE (Army rations). Field Test. Menu 7. Brisket Entrée
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I field test the menu 7 US MRE, beef brisket entrée with au gratin potatoes very kindly sent to me by Jack Batterson.
Lidl folding knife. Good or dreadful ?
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Link to Fading Margins ua-cam.com/channels/JEXC8-_7BbMnviImbg06_A.html In this video I field test the Lidl folding knife to see if it is good or dreadful. I also give my friend Steve who has recently started his UA-cam channel a shout out. He is a nice guy so why don't you pop over and say hello 🙂
Bresser trail camera from lidl 2020
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I take a look at the Bresser game surveillance camera and show some pictures from it
Homemade mackerel feathers/sabiki from household items
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I make mackerel feathers/sabiki rigs from stuff I find around the house. Link to the handmade fisherman channel ua-cam.com/users/paulpadam
DIY KAYAK GO PRO CHEST MOUNT FOR PFD/BUOYANCY AID
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I make an action camera chest mount to suit my PFD or buoyancy aid that I think is more useful than the elastic chest mount
Bushcraft an emergency axe handle with the Otter Anchor Knife (carbon steel)
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I try the cordwood axe micro challenge to bushcraft a replacement handle, to simulate how you would manage if you were deep in the wilderness with a broken axe. I also review the Otter Anchor Knife or Anker Messer (carbon steel). An excellent folding knife.
The butchers jam knot
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I show a jam knot which I have not seen demonstrated on UA-cam before. It was shown to me by a butcher
A parting glass for Mors Kochanski
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My tribute to Mors Kochanski. Link to Mors channel ua-cam.com/channels/3MW2S7G0ay4TLcSfnKtNeA.html
MOSS BUSHCRAFT SHELTER IN HEAVY RAIN
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I check out how my moss shelter stands up to heavy rain
TCME Mini parang
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I review a mini parang built by my UA-cam friend Turbo Conquering Mega Eagle. We use this parang to bushcraft a survival type shelter. Link to Turbo's channel ua-cam.com/channels/Rv3Np2ihYxOKolEp_cyBYg.html
Lidl trail camera 2019
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A review of the Lidl wildlife surveillance camera. The camera can be set to 3mp, 5mp, 8mp, 12mp, or 16mp for photographs. The higher the megapixel setting shows greater detail but uses more memory. Video resolution can be set to 1920 x1080, 1280 x 720, 640 x 480 or 320 x 240. Again the higher the resolution shows more detail but uses more memory.
Buck 110 S30V problem. A fly in the ointment
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Buck 110 S30V problem. A fly in the ointment
The best tool(s) for cutting your way through brush
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The best tool(s) for cutting your way through brush
Mora knife and Bahco camping axe I build a dog sled
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Mora knife and Bahco camping axe I build a dog sled
Stanley craft knife and a moss bushcraft shelter
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Stanley craft knife and a moss bushcraft shelter
Mallorca, Snorkeling and feeding fish.
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Mallorca, Snorkeling and feeding fish.
Homemade kayak handline fishing reel. Mackerel catch and cook
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Homemade kayak handline fishing reel. Mackerel catch and cook
GEC Hayn' Helper # 47 field test. I carve an axe handle.
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GEC Hayn' Helper # 47 field test. I carve an axe handle.
Irish Defence Forces 24 hour ration pack 24 hour field test....Well almost
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Irish Defence Forces 24 hour ration pack 24 hour field test....Well almost
Thatched bushcraft shelter in heavy rain
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Thatched bushcraft shelter in heavy rain
Rangergrip 78 Swiss Army knife. Can you use a Swiss Army Knife as a survival/bushcraft knife??
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Rangergrip 78 Swiss Army knife. Can you use a Swiss Army Knife as a survival/bushcraft knife??
58 pattern poncho camp out and grey squirrel patrol also featuring one of the first bivvy bags
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58 pattern poncho camp out and grey squirrel patrol also featuring one of the first bivvy bags
How is the Otter holding up now vinnie?
Where abouts are you mate?: looks a lot like the blooms
I’ve had mine since 89 it is used loved restored used again as a kitchen knife picnic knife bushcraft and hiking knife and now as I enter my sixties it’s become my heavy duty gardening knife 35 years of service and still going strong That has got to mean something It’s a quality item if used and maintained properly like any other tool it will outlast its purchaser in all probability The Buck 110 is built like my grandfathers carpentry tools that I’m still using now the weight the Ebony the Brass It my old good friend
Survival can mean so many things. I will be so thankful to have a Victorinox knife. They are some survival experts that are recommending 1 kg knives or an hatchet. Survival means for me that it happens unexpected and it make sense to Cary a folding knife with you. When I go to work I don’t take chainsaw with me because the office friends will be scared 😂😂. I can make 🔥, bow, scheltet, cut food atx… Victorinox ranger with the saw 😊
This is a refreshing watch while on an overnighter with the dog in a hammock 😅
I used to insist that any swiss army knife i bought had a philips screwdriver. Now ive changed my mind. I actually prefer the corkscrew. I dont open wine bottles with with it. I use it too help untie knots, pulls staples., remove plastic lag nuts, attach the knife to a stick to extend the reach, to make a handle for carrying loads, to carry the mini eyeglass screwdriver or a paperclip and safety pin and many other things. I do own. An Explorer that. Has an inline Philips and a corkscrew and i have a swiss champ on the way. It's a funny thing but i have never run into a philips screw growing in the woods. Since i have 17 SAK's i have philips on about half of them and often drop a Tinker in one pocket for urban use and a Ranger in another pocket for use in the woods as well as urban carry. When i love my Rangergrip78 and my one hand opening Trekker for the woods. Maybe when the Champ arrives ill be able to carry just the one knife since the width and weight dont bother me. Who knows? I will in about two more days 8/8/24
Christmas mackerel ha ha well your rigs worked paul liverpool
Thanks Paul 👍
I like Rough Ryders as well as Case knives. But nowadays the overall quality is better on a RR. Trusharp, 440 Razor Sharp, SS (Victorinox), 420HC.. they are very good for EDC. All that supersteel is just a nerdy hype.. Of course it is better, but only if you use your knife 250 times a day.😅 I prefer Carbon Steel though.. 👌🏻 Good video! Thanks a lot!
You speak sense my friend
Currently have the victorinox Bantam in Alox in my pocket. I feel even better now after watching these! Thank you Vinny!
Great to hear!
Are they pure lead or do you mix in tin or any other alloy?
Where can I buy your trap. Well done. I fully subscribe to your thinking. I live in cork where the mink population is out of control
I don't sell them but they are realitively easy to make. I have made a video showing how. Thanks for watching
The poncho was a good idea which did not work. Soldiers thought it was a groundsheet with a hole in the middle (which was the worst place where you could have a hole). It was therefore regarded as an inferior waterproof sheet which did not really do a good job. The bivvi bag was a very welcome alternative.
Indeed. A poncho without rain pants would lead to wet legs and boots too
Wonderful, finally someone put buck 105 in action, much appreciated and thank you for this great review 👏
Thank you kind sir 🙏
@@vinniesdayoff3968no sir, it's you who should be thanked for this great video ..THANK YOU 😅
A great video it certainly raised some opinions.I would like to see how the drop point performed after you sharpened it.A deer dressing would be good.The Graf Boys early videos show what is possible with a Mercator 555.
It proved too much of a job to thin the blade with the resources I had. Really I should have done better research and got the clip point knife which has a thinner profile. Thanks for watching 🙏
A great video it certainly raised some opinions.What I would like to see is a video as to how the drop point performed after you sharpened it.May be a deer dressing.The Graf boys in New Zealand early videos show what is possible with a Mercator 55.
Please teach how to sharp knife though i use lansky. However, your down to earth technique would enlighten us... love from Australia, sir...
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It looks like a saw was used on the ends, negating the need for a knife blade. Win win for the Swiss army knife with saw. Kudos for a vid where you actually use the tool. A 110 on a table with waving hands is all the rest.
No saw was used. I demonstrated cutting the poles to length in the video. By making a series of cuts around the circumference of the pole and breaking it off it will look similar to a saw cut pole. Have a look nine minutes and eighteen seconds into the video. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Nothing wrong with rough rider except country of origin.. did the whole friggin world forget about covid19 brought to you by china.. cmon people..
In the future I would suggest a decent diamond stone for sharpening "super steels" , they're much more difficult to sharpen and hone quickly on a Norton stone. Then ceramic to hone and leather strop to finish. Its just harder steel than 420HC. I've been an owner and user of Buck knives since 1980😂 I don't baton, beat on or abuse them. Honestly its a HUNTING folding knife, not a chopper or beater. Hope this helps, as I much prefer the old clip point models myself. Im old😂😂
I just ordered a custom Buck 113 Skinner and thought long and hard about upgrading to the S30V steel instead of 420HC. I decided to stick with 420HC. I was worried that S30V would be difficult to sharpen with the tools I have and particularly in the field. I’ve come to really appreciate Buck’s 420HC. It strikes s good balance between edge retention and ease of sharpening.
S30V is harder but not tougher than 420HC. Generally, the harder a steel is the less tough it is. S30V will hold a sharp edge longer than 420HC but will be more prone to chipping when encountering harder surfaces.
Thank you
You're welcome
WE HAD A YORKIE BAR INCLUDED IN THE OLD RATS BACK IN THE 90S,WAS ALWAYS THE FIRST TO GO
I too am a chocaholic
I honestly think the tweezers are really useful, they helped me out a lot
Its a hunting knife,really not made for bush craft,that what the buck 124 frontiersman is for
كيفك خاي كيف صناعة مصيده لحيوان عرسة❤
I have a no 6 and there is no way I'm using it as a Bush knife . For that I use a hunter or a big buck knife . I can chop with them .
i lost this video and finally found it again, saving it this time, thanks, will refer back when i cant remember haha
Glad it helped!
The Rough Ryder trapper....is a 10$ knife. The CASE trapper, that one is 60-70$. 1 major difference is the blade steel. 440a in the RR and CASE's TRUE SHARP which is most likely a type of 440C.
The conclusion I have come to is that I'm not impressed with RR at all. I'm not impressed with Case either. I think their Carbon steel is excellent but I doubt true sharp is 440c. It's a pretty ordinary stainless. Let me add an ordinary stainless is perfectly good enough for the vast majority of knife users for all they are doing with their knives. More worrying is their quality control. I only have two Case knives one of which I had to return. The replacement has a really weak back spring . Charging a high price should mean that everything is top quality and shoddy product should not slip through
@@vinniesdayoff3968 ....tell us, what brand/ steel have you come to appreciate the most, enough so that you not only own and carry it, but you would recommend?
@@Orlosthedruid I started out looking for "magic" steel. I have come to the realisation that how the knife is built is as important if not more important than the steel, I like a thin blade and a knife that has been made by a company with good quality control. I had no interest in Swiss Army Knives but now believe they are excellent. I like the Buck 110 but recently got a Buck 112 and I think it is even more suitable for me. I have a barlow from A Wright and Sons and I really like it too.
@@vinniesdayoff3968 ...good, honest answers. I love my SAK Fieldmaster. My CASE Barlow is YET to return from being serviced for a loose blade after only 60 years of service, and when it comes to BUCKS....I bought 4 this Christmas. 1 fixed blade and 3 of the new 110/112 DROP POINT styles. I like the drop point blade shape much more than a clip.
It is 6/10/2024 And CASE "STILL" has not returned my Barlow knife. Talk about slow service.
Great job on the video bud
Thanks 👍
Stumbled across this tribute several years after you posted it. I hope you and your family are well. Take care fella.
Thank you very much
thanks Vinnie; your videos are great!
Glad you like them!
Hope you are doing good Vinnie, looking forward for more videos soon 😃 Best regards, David
I must get off my behind and do something soon David
@@vinniesdayoff3968 Here is some ideas for the next video/videos? How about you make a video of your hometown where you live? How about a Q&A video where your viewers ask questions?
@@MeepleZero You see the landscape in my videos? That's my hometown 😁 😁
@@vinniesdayoff3968 is beautiful 😀
This is great! thanks.
Glad you liked it!
You can open handcuffs if your mate hets into a jam with the tweezers
Good to know. How did you find that out?🙂
Yeah, a bit of a disappointment with the giveaway leds but still great value for that money. There's a new version in lidl on Monday 29th April for 99.99 euros, it looks only slightly different so I'll be grabbing one because last year they flew off the shelves so they are obviously very popular and they look very well put together. Roll on Monday
The hinges on mine eventually broke just to let you know how they fared
It doesn't bleed much do they have less blood than us
That dear looks pretty dead
Menards had these cameras for $12. With the odd design and cheap price I didn't even give them a chance. Seeing this video made me wish I bought at least 1
Well worth $12!
Your 91mm-Victorinox is a Spartan, the Camper would come with a saw, as well as the Hiker. I usually carry a Huntsman as an EDC, the scissors are my most used tool - and for outdoors I have an Outrider. I prefer the corkscrew over the Philips, very useful to untie knots and store Helix tinders - with a 'Firefly' ferrorod from Tortoise Gear as a replacement for the toothpick you get an almost complete survival kit. My only wish is, Victorinox would bring a knife with better steel like S30V or Magnacut. The best survival knife is the one you carry with you when the situation occurs, and chances are much better for a folding knife, especially in Europe, where I live. I highly recommend watching YT-videos of Felix Immler, the 'Victorinox-guy', to see, what you can do with just a SAK.
Vinnie, could you upload another video to let us know how you’re doing? I hope all is well.
Hi Sam. I'm doing fine. There are things going on that have left me with less free time than I used to have. I hopefully will get a chance to make a video or two in the coming months. Thanks for dropping a line!
@@vinniesdayoff3968 Glad you’re doing well Vinnie! Wish you the best.
@@vinniesdayoff3968 I almost forgot, when you are up to it, I would love to see a video on the French Douk Douk knives out in the woods. The knives have an…interesting history to say the least. I recently picked one up and have fallen in love with it!
I have one but I found the steel soft. I must look at it again. If you like that type of knife the Mercator folding knives are good and somewhat better finished@@Sam-pg9sr
What a terrific and informative video. Thank you !
Glad it was helpful!
Did you try opinel 12 or 18 saw
No Vladimir. I've always been put off by the cost. You can buy a perfectly good folding saw for half what an Opinel saw costs
I am a neophyte to knives; however I recently purchased a Bos heat treated Buck with a thick blade simply because I had seen S35vn on the blade It was a display knife so the flipper spring was not as snappy as I had seen videos of on You Tube as it most likely had been opened many times, being a display knife, however despite the sluggish flipping action, the weight of the blade after I had flipped it open, caused it to flip right out of my grip onto the concrete floor. Which is my point here. The Bos heat treated still did show a tiny little chip near the very tip of the blade where it landed and thus probably the benefit of having thick steel was exhibited as a lesser steel, after falling out of hand and onto a concrete floor may have suffered more damage than just a molecular sized chip that will easily be grinded out and sharpened to like new. However, it is a small benefit and I wish I had been more patient and purchased a blade with a slimmer blade as I was aware of the cutting advantage of thinner blades made from blades that can hold an edge, before I made my purchase. Not to mention that I lost my receipt. so now I am stuck with the knife. But I surmise that there are worse things than having a knife with a Bos heat treated S35VN blade in the back of your knife drawer or glove compartment.
We learn as we go eh?