Thanks for inviting me to share your trip - I really felt I was there! You are so right about nature. Sorry to hear you have gone through a divorce - I am lucky in that respect, in that my wife and I have been very happily an item for 45 years - our 5th Grandchild is due in 10 days. I have the Casstrom no.10, which I have owned for perhaps 14 years or so. I don't need the no14 - but I certainly want one! I never ask my wife if she actually needs another handbag. She never asks me if I really need yet another knife. One of the reasons we have been so happy together! Regards from Scotland.
45 years, That is awesome!! Man thats great. And 5th grandchild, beautiful! I really hope I can find somebody to share my life with. “ She never asks me if I really need yet another knife” sounds GREAT. The absolute polar opposite with my ex, huh. Thanx for watching my friend, and cheers to beautiful Scotland!
@@OldForestBushcraft I hope that you do find the right wife this time. We have a proverb - "A problem shared is a problem halved, a pleasure shared is a pleasure doubled". I enjoyed my camping / kayaking trips alone, but much better when shared with my wife. Even better when shared with 4 women - we have 3 daughters, all of whom are outdoor enthusiasts. Teaching you children or grandchildren campcraft, kayaking, or the constellations in the night sky reignites the original wonder. The sense of history you describe does not only stretch backwards, but forwards. The boy learning how to handle a sea kayak in the 1950s is now the old man waiting to share the secrets of wild country with the boy to be born over the next few days. I am arthritic, and my wife has a dodgy heart, but, what a wonderful life we have had!
Nice video by the lake! Very relaxing to watch! Knife is indeed interesting. Sorry about your divorce…from some comments in earlier vids I suspected something was amiss. Went through this myself many years ago. Second time was better…hopefully it will be for you too! Stay well in nature my friend!
Thanx for the engouraging comment! Yes, just wasn’t right, allthough I did try. Good hear your second one was better! Gives hope! Thanx for taking your time and watching my friend, have a great day!🌲🔪🌲
I have to admit I'm jealous of your living around such beautiful nature, The forests , streams, and lakes are so beautiful. I live in a city, and seldom find the time to get out and enjoy nature, where you have easy access to it. I have the Joker Bushlord, which is a carbon copy of the Casstrom Lars Faalt knife in Sleipner. Joker makes Casstrom's knives, or at least that one anyway, and I assume all of them. I noticed this nbr 14 just a few days ago as it came in stock at one of my most frequented knife outlets and I've been considering buying one. I appreciate your doing a video on it, and even enjoyed your rant.
actually have considered buying the Bushlord. Looks very nice indeed! Should try Joker knives really. Didnt know Joker makes the knives for Casström, interesting! I really really like this one. See this becoming on of my high use knives for sure. Thanx for watching my friend, have a great day!
Wow, there's a lot in there! I hope things settle down for you. You and I have made similar choices - I could have pursued a career in the city, but chose to stay here and have never regretted it! Awesome my friend! 🇨🇦
Yeah, things are getting slowly better and better, not simple but light ahead. Indeed, similar choices, I could have had much better work opportunities in the city, no doubt. But not regretting a single moment my decision! Would not have it otherwise. Thanx for watching my friend, have a great day!🇨🇦🇫🇮
@@OldForestBushcraft Know a thing or two about that too... Wrestled with the idea of moving to a bigger city after work and financial gains versus staying here and being happy while barely making my living. I have a healthy baby boy now, an awesome working place and a growing collection of knives I get to use in proper nature just a few minutes drive from where I live... So no complaints.
I enjoy being taken along on your walks, stopping for something to eat, brewing tea, in the forest of Finland. I suspected that something was going on in your life this summer, little short video, one that you mentioned that you were at your girlfriend’s home. Well you don’t post that unless you want your wife to know. So, now we know too. Not an easy time for anyone involved, especially your daughter. Of course you know, so back to Forest/knife talk. Your feelings of a”Sense of Place” is spot on. I have felt that feeling only in very few places, I strongly feel it, as do you. I like the looks of this knife also, beautiful art in a functional tool. If I didn’t love the looks and usability of the Finnish Puukko, I would want to carry one of Casström knives on my belt, during my wanderings in the wild country, surrounding my Alaskan home. I would love to wake up some morning in one of JRR Tolkien’s Hobbit Homes. It would be comparable to waking up in a Lapland sod house or a Saami teepee tent, something I thoroughly enjoyed, I play that in my memories all the time. Have a sparkly day, my friend on the other side of the world.
Yeah, these thingsare never easy. We've been separated already in winter, and divorced. But things just kind of got bad during summer. Liking this knife quite a bit, only first impression, but really happy with this one. Oh man, one day I just have to visit Alaska!! Thanx for watching, and have an awesome day my friend!
If you are coming to Fairbanks Alaska let me know. I will pick you up at the airport. I believe you have my email address. I can show you some places that I like. I have a nice wall tent you can sleep.
Wall tent is classic Alaska house shaped tent. Large enough for a big cot with thick mattress, so you can sleep off jet lag from the many flying hours to get here. I can take you to places that I fish for Arctic Grayling.
Thanx for the invite Richard! have been a dream of mine one day to visit Alaska. Maybe in the near future. Will certainly contact you if and when. Thank you!
Really nice video Ilari, I enjoyed it a lot.Your ramblings are what make your videos so enjoyable. The stove looks great too. We actually saw a lot more of that than we did of the knife. Keep up the good work buddy.
Thanx man, much appreciated! Good to hear my ramblings are not totally horrible😅. Yeah knife didnt appear too much at the end. Will do more focused review later. Really liking the knife. Thanx for watching, have a great day!
Great video! Very relaxing, thinking of doing it myself tomorrow, hiking and cooking in nature that is. I have the Casström No 10 and Lars Fält, they are great knives. Thinking of pairing this with the No 10 when I don´t bring an axe and want to process wood for cooking. It looks like a "fancy" Terävä 140 or Peltonen M 95 which along with the Benchmade Leuku are my favourite knives. Thanks for another great video and greetings from Sweden :)
Thanx man, much appreciated! “Fancy” Terävä 140 / Peltonen M95 was excactly what I was thinking, lol!! Very close with the specs, yet not breaking the bank. I really like this, the sheath also. And see this becoming on of my high use knives! Should test the SFK 10 and Lars Fält also, looks like winners! Thanx for watching my friend, and have a nice trip tommorrov! 🌲🔪🌲
One drawback is the family that dont want to go along. Im progressing with my own selfish regime. One huge problem is the cooking. Especially when travelling. So i shrunk the griller and produced this. ua-cam.com/video/TyG-5ghtUU8/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared The best thing is that when I want to cook chicken and sausage on the griller you need low and slow. So all you do is place the griller flat and reduce the oxygen. For steak you raise the griller. Sort of turbo . Im not selling or manufacturing it.its just my secret sauce of getting around the difficulty of getting my meat freshly cooked
Thanks for inviting me to share your trip - I really felt I was there! You are so right about nature. Sorry to hear you have gone through a divorce - I am lucky in that respect, in that my wife and I have been very happily an item for 45 years - our 5th Grandchild is due in 10 days. I have the Casstrom no.10, which I have owned for perhaps 14 years or so. I don't need the no14 - but I certainly want one! I never ask my wife if she actually needs another handbag. She never asks me if I really need yet another knife. One of the reasons we have been so happy together! Regards from Scotland.
45 years, That is awesome!! Man thats great. And 5th grandchild, beautiful! I really hope I can find somebody to share my life with. “ She never asks me if I really need yet another knife” sounds GREAT. The absolute polar opposite with my ex, huh.
Thanx for watching my friend, and cheers to beautiful Scotland!
@@OldForestBushcraft I hope that you do find the right wife this time. We have a proverb - "A problem shared is a problem halved, a pleasure shared is a pleasure doubled". I enjoyed my camping / kayaking trips alone, but much better when shared with my wife. Even better when shared with 4 women - we have 3 daughters, all of whom are outdoor enthusiasts. Teaching you children or grandchildren campcraft, kayaking, or the constellations in the night sky reignites the original wonder. The sense of history you describe does not only stretch backwards, but forwards. The boy learning how to handle a sea kayak in the 1950s is now the old man waiting to share the secrets of wild country with the boy to be born over the next few days. I am arthritic, and my wife has a dodgy heart, but, what a wonderful life we have had!
Nature really brings us back to our core! ❤
It truly does my dear❤
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🌲👍🌲
Nice video by the lake! Very relaxing to watch! Knife is indeed interesting. Sorry about your divorce…from some comments in earlier vids I suspected something was amiss. Went through this myself many years ago. Second time was better…hopefully it will be for you too! Stay well in nature my friend!
Thanx for the engouraging comment! Yes, just wasn’t right, allthough I did try. Good hear your second one was better! Gives hope!
Thanx for taking your time and watching my friend, have a great day!🌲🔪🌲
I have to admit I'm jealous of your living around such beautiful nature, The forests , streams, and lakes are so beautiful. I live in a city, and seldom find the time to get out and enjoy nature, where you have easy access to it.
I have the Joker Bushlord, which is a carbon copy of the Casstrom Lars Faalt knife in Sleipner. Joker makes Casstrom's knives, or at least that one anyway, and I assume all of them. I noticed this nbr 14 just a few days ago as it came in stock at one of my most frequented knife outlets and I've been considering buying one. I appreciate your doing a video on it, and even enjoyed your rant.
actually have considered buying the Bushlord. Looks very nice indeed! Should try Joker knives really.
Didnt know Joker makes the knives for Casström, interesting!
I really really like this one. See this becoming on of my high use knives for sure.
Thanx for watching my friend, have a great day!
Wow, there's a lot in there! I hope things settle down for you. You and I have made similar choices - I could have pursued a career in the city, but chose to stay here and have never regretted it! Awesome my friend! 🇨🇦
Yeah, things are getting slowly better and better, not simple but light ahead.
Indeed, similar choices, I could have had much better work opportunities in the city, no doubt. But not regretting a single moment my decision! Would not have it otherwise.
Thanx for watching my friend, have a great day!🇨🇦🇫🇮
@@OldForestBushcraft Know a thing or two about that too... Wrestled with the idea of moving to a bigger city after work and financial gains versus staying here and being happy while barely making my living. I have a healthy baby boy now, an awesome working place and a growing collection of knives I get to use in proper nature just a few minutes drive from where I live... So no complaints.
@@kv3515 That sounds really good! Happy for you, and gongratulations for the baby!
@@OldForestBushcraft Thank you! And all the best to you. Keep making these awesome videos 🙂
I enjoy being taken along on your walks, stopping for something to eat, brewing tea, in the forest of Finland. I suspected that something was going on in your life this summer, little short video, one that you mentioned that you were at your girlfriend’s home. Well you don’t post that unless you want your wife to know. So, now we know too. Not an easy time for anyone involved, especially your daughter. Of course you know, so back to Forest/knife talk.
Your feelings of a”Sense of Place” is spot on. I have felt that feeling only in very few places, I strongly feel it, as do you.
I like the looks of this knife also, beautiful art in a functional tool. If I didn’t love the looks and usability of the Finnish Puukko, I would want to carry one of Casström knives on my belt, during my wanderings in the wild country, surrounding my Alaskan home.
I would love to wake up some morning in one of JRR Tolkien’s Hobbit Homes. It would be comparable to waking up in a Lapland sod house or a Saami teepee tent, something I thoroughly enjoyed, I play that in my memories all the time.
Have a sparkly day, my friend on the other side of the world.
Yeah, these thingsare never easy. We've been separated already in winter, and divorced. But things just kind of got bad during summer.
Liking this knife quite a bit, only first impression, but really happy with this one. Oh man, one day I just have to visit Alaska!!
Thanx for watching, and have an awesome day my friend!
If you are coming to Fairbanks Alaska let me know. I will pick you up at the airport.
I believe you have my email address.
I can show you some places that I like. I have a nice wall tent you can sleep.
Wall tent is classic Alaska house shaped tent. Large enough for a big cot with thick mattress, so you can sleep off jet lag from the many flying hours to get here.
I can take you to places that I fish for Arctic Grayling.
Thanx for the invite Richard! have been a dream of mine one day to visit Alaska. Maybe in the near future. Will certainly contact you if and when. Thank you!
Oh man that sounds great! Grayling really good be my favorite fish to dish with a fly. I fish it in lapland!
Really nice video Ilari, I enjoyed it a lot.Your ramblings are what make your videos so enjoyable. The stove looks great too. We actually saw a lot more of that than we did of the knife. Keep up the good work buddy.
Thanx man, much appreciated! Good to hear my ramblings are not totally horrible😅. Yeah knife didnt appear too much at the end. Will do more focused review later. Really liking the knife.
Thanx for watching, have a great day!
Great video! Very relaxing, thinking of doing it myself tomorrow, hiking and cooking in nature that is. I have the Casström No 10 and Lars Fält, they are great knives. Thinking of pairing this with the No 10 when I don´t bring an axe and want to process wood for cooking. It looks like a "fancy" Terävä 140 or Peltonen M 95 which along with the Benchmade Leuku are my favourite knives.
Thanks for another great video and greetings from Sweden :)
Thanx man, much appreciated! “Fancy” Terävä 140 / Peltonen M95 was excactly what I was thinking, lol!! Very close with the specs, yet not breaking the bank. I really like this, the sheath also. And see this becoming on of my high use knives!
Should test the SFK 10 and Lars Fält also, looks like winners!
Thanx for watching my friend, and have a nice trip tommorrov!
🌲🔪🌲
One drawback is the family that dont want to go along.
Im progressing with my own selfish regime.
One huge problem is the cooking. Especially when travelling.
So i shrunk the griller and produced this.
ua-cam.com/video/TyG-5ghtUU8/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
The best thing is that when I want to cook chicken and sausage on the griller you need low and slow.
So all you do is place the griller flat and reduce the oxygen.
For steak you raise the griller. Sort of turbo .
Im not selling or manufacturing it.its just my secret sauce of getting around the difficulty of getting my meat freshly cooked
Looks really nice the cooker! Thanx for the comment, and thanx for watching! Have a great day!