>>664358I made an opinion on batoning through experience.
2 years ago I had a pretty cool survival ex, in the coldest days of the canadian winter.
They told us we were going to camp innawoods so we brought the necessary stuff.
Arriving at site they tell us put all youre rucksacks in this truck and go over there for briefing.
Then they tell us that the rucksacks will stay in the truck all weekend and were only allowed whats in our pockets.
We get one (summer) sleeping bag per person.
-25 celsius
Mfw i thought it was going to be an easy ex
Struggle to make fire with our issued gerber 600s and our EDC knives
Spend th whole time daydreaming about my bk7 that stayed in the rucksack
My lesson was that a 6-7 inch knife is necessary in the winter in that kind of forest with lots of conifers and almost no dry windfall
And that a hand saw is king
