On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 02:19:29PM -0400, Richard Culpeper wrote: > Does anyone make one of these with all the parts in stainless? I paddle and > ski with one in my first aid kit, but replace it every few years due to > severe rusting of the release mechanism. The blade rust is no big problem > -- I just sand it down. The problem is that the release mechanism for the > folding blade rusts and jams up. Not that I know of. I do the same -- replace it every few years. Incidentally, NRS sells a version of their "Pilot" knife that's made of titanium. The good news is that it'll hold up to anything; the bad news is that it's expensive (of course). ---Rsk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Aug 11 2010 - 16:19:20 PDT
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