Your favorite small piece of gear.. not big stuff.. Small doo dad

[yellowcanoe]

Long handled titanium spoon.. I don't know how I got along without it.

 

[Odyssey]

Headlamp. And maybe ferro rod lighter.

 

[southcove]

Toss up for me between an insulated mug for my hot drinks - and a custom lathe built 3 LED flashlight that is super small, super neat...use both all the time and both give me equal pleasure w just how good and useful they are.

 

[Jim Dodd]

Swiss army pocket knife. Tinkerer model. I think I'd rather go without underwear, than without my Swiss army knife !
Close toss up anyway !

Jim

 

[yellowcanoe]

Swiss army pocket knife. Tinkerer model. I think I'd rather go without underwear, than without my Swiss army knife !
Close toss up anyway !

Jim

oh... the horror of the knife against virgin skin...

 

[Odyssey]

Swiss army pocket knife. Tinkerer model. I think I'd rather go without underwear, than without my Swiss army knife !
Close toss up anyway !

Jim

But you'd still need pockets.

 

[Grandpa Paddler]

My Kelty chair, or is that too big?

 

[Iskweo]

toss up between my compass ( silva ranger) or my waxed jute fire starter ( a la Hoop)

Christine

 

[Canotrouge]

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toss up between my compass ( silva ranger) or my waxed jute fire starter ( a la Hoop)

Christine

The wave Jute fire starter a la Hoop would be mine!! I like them so much I made 8 of them to put in 8 red pouches for my wife and daughter, and My hunting buddy, his wife and 3 kids!! Sophie 9, lighted her first fire using it yesterday!!

I really like my opinel knife.

I also like my felt packer hat.

My axe.... I never go anywhere w/o my axe... Is an axe to big for that thread?

 

[sweeper]

Stingerz, Fleas, and Wasps

http://www.dutchwaregear.com/stingerz-single.html

http://www.dutchwaregear.com/fleaz-single.html

http://www.dutchwaregear.com/wasp.html

And a couple more neat pieces from Dutch

 

[Canotrouge]

Stingerz, Fleas, and Wasps

http://www.dutchwaregear.com/stingerz-single.html

http://www.dutchwaregear.com/fleaz-single.html

http://www.dutchwaregear.com/wasp.html

And a couple more neat pieces from Dutch

These would fit more in the other thread, "Gear that annoy's you" lol

 

[Sweetfancymoses]

Bungee Dealee Bobs or their generic equivalents. They hold my painters, maps case, spare paddle, and other odds and ends in place.

 

[sweeper]

These would fit more in the other thread, "Gear that annoy's you" lol

But the make the hammock hanging SO much easier

 

[Robin]

Cotton handkerchief, hands down. I use it a lot on canoe trips and every day life. It comes in handy when cooking even with those cold handles around a fire. Bush coffee filter, or drying off after a coyote breakfast (kneeling on a rock at daybreak, take a drink, wash your face and have a good look around)

Also good for stopping the bleeding after a hook extraction from a finger.

 

[Doc.]

I have a Tomahawk Junior made by Bridgeport Tools that belonged to my grandfather. Clips to my belt via the old custodian-style "key-safe".

 

[Canotrouge]

Coyote Breakfast, I like that!!

 

[frozentripper]

Sponge for mopping up water in the canoe... a little larger and heavier are binoculars which I've been using more and more often, for everything. But mainly for observing the neighbors across the lake when they think nobody's looking.

... hehehe... heh, heh, heh, heh....

 

[Guest]

A toss up between:

Delta Windmill lighter. Shockproof, windproof, waterproof. Bombproof.

https://www.amazon.com/Windmill-eG-390-Stormproof-Lighter/dp/B0002736M0

Made better only by the tiny fuel tank adaptor thingee Conk turned me on to, so I can refill the lighter from an iso-butane stove canister in the field. This little thing:

http://www.exxpozed.com/primus-full...991000480302&gclid=CJvl3sv7ntECFYKFswodGMkBHw

Or maybe high quality sunglasses. I am frugal and bought cheap sunglasses for too many years. The first time I put on a pair of sunglasses with quality optics it was like I had entered a whole new world of shaded vision.

Unfortunately sunglasses are kinda like PFD’s or pants; you really need to try them on for head fit and comfort first.

 

[Magnus919]

Long handled titanium spoon.. I don't know how I got along without it.

I have one of those, too. Fell in love with it on a cold morning while sitting in my canoe eating hot chicken noodle soup out of a thermos. The spoon reached to the bottom so I could eat out of the thermos and not dirty up a bowl.

 

[Magnus919]

My favorite little doo-dad is a Buck Nano Bantam knife that goes with me everywhere on my keychain. I've been carrying it every day, everywhere (except airports) for the last 5+ years now.

Close second is a Stipula Passaporto pocket fountain pen that goes in the "fifth pocket" (watch pocket) of my jeans. They are hard to get now. I have two (blue, clear) which I got through Massdrop. The blue one has an upgraded custom nib that writes a little more fancy and to my liking. This way, wherever I go I know I can have a civilized writing device.