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>Be /out/ hiking
>Trusty 1095 High Carbon uncoated knife by my side
>Decide to stop on trail for a snack
>Pull out unopen bag of beef jerky
>Too weak to tear the seal
>Unsheathe 1095 High Carbon knife to open package
>Blade has completely rusted since getting on trail 30 minutes ago
>Completely unpack my backpack to get out S.O.S pad, flannel cloth, and bottle of high quality protective oil
>Spend 15 minutes de scaling the rust off the blade
>Spend 5 minutes rubbing a generous amount of oil on the blade with my flannel cloth
>Go to cut open the bag of Beef Jerky
>Blade edge was completely ruined by the rust
>Dig out my Japanese Water Stone set
>Spend 45 minutes putting on a keen edge
>Finally trusty 1095 High Carbon knife is ready for action
>Begin cutting open bag of beef jerky
>Slight amount of moisture contained inside the package
>Rust instantly begins to form on the blade from this miniscule amount of moisture being released
>1095 blade begins to dull from rust and the abrasive nature of the plastic bag.
>Manage to get the package open
>1095 Blade is completely rusted and dull again
>De scale, re-oil, and resharpen on Japanese Water Stones
>Put 1095 blade back in sheath and pack up all my gear
>Get back on trail
>Just another day /out/
