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Comment on Nike FREE XILLA TR Men’s Training Shoe by Erick

Erick — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:47:55 +0000

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Decent for lifting, bad for INSANITY..., January 19, 2012

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I bought these shoes because I thought I needed Cross-trainers for INSANITY. I would highly recommend just GREAT running shoes. They're good for side to side exercises, but, w/INSANITY, you're jumping a lot up and down. So, I went back to my SHOX. But, they're good for lifting, everyday tasks, etc. They have really good side support and are comfortable (except when jumping a lot [INSANITY]).

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Comment on Nike FREE XILLA TR Men’s Training Shoe by Matthew Britton

Matthew Britton — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:13:31 +0000

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Blisters, April 23, 2012

Matthew Britton (Chicago, IL) -

This review is from: Nike FREE XILLA TR Men's Training Shoe (Apparel)

I usually love Nike shoes, but I was sorely disappointed when I purchased these and they gave me blisters on the arch of both my feet. This can be avoided by taping my feet, but one shouldn't have to do this if they're wearing sports socks. Not the best Nike shoe I've ever owned. I would recommend someone getting a different model.

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Comment on Kershaw Folding Northside Hunter Knife with 4 1/2-Inch AUS8A Stainless-Steel Blade and Gut Hook by Crankbait "Vince"

Crankbait "Vince" — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:22:19 +0000

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One of the best!!, February 18, 2012

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This review is from: Kershaw Folding Northside Hunter Knife with 4 1/2-Inch AUS8A Stainless-Steel Blade and Gut Hook (Sports)

No doubt this is one of the best "Hunting/Skinning" knives I've ever owned, and I've owned quite a few.
1..Its a simple design.
2..It fits the hand.
3..It has a safe locking blade with guthook.
4..Its easy to sharpen.
5..It stays sharp.
6..Its not heavy, only 4.8 ounces.
7..Its corrosion resistance.
8..It has A sturdy nylon belt sheath.
9..Its tough and should last a lifetime.
10..Best of all it didn't break the "BANK".

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Comment on Kershaw Folding Northside Hunter Knife with 4 1/2-Inch AUS8A Stainless-Steel Blade and Gut Hook by Tell it like it is

Tell it like it is — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:16:23 +0000

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Kershaw folding with gut hook, June 27, 2011

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This review is from: Kershaw Folding Northside Hunter Knife with 4 1/2-Inch AUS8A Stainless-Steel Blade and Gut Hook (Sports)

I like to field dress the deer I kill before I load them. I have not used this knife for that yet but for other things. I received it after hunting season but the gut looks like it will do the job, it is a very sharp knife and resharpens well. I'm glad I purchased it thru Amazon.

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Comment on Kershaw Folding Northside Hunter Knife with 4 1/2-Inch AUS8A Stainless-Steel Blade and Gut Hook by Mark

Mark — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:48:23 +0000

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Kershaw Northside Hunter w/ Gut Hook, June 28, 2011

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This review is from: Kershaw Folding Northside Hunter Knife with 4 1/2-Inch AUS8A Stainless-Steel Blade and Gut Hook (Sports)

Great deal for under $20 and free shipping. You will probably get the new model. Amazon's description and pics are old. Here's info from the Kershaw website;

Steel: 8CR13MOV stainless steel

Handle: Injection molded Santoprene

Blade Length: 4 1/2 in (11.4 cm)

Closed Length: 4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm)

Overall Length:

Weight: 4.7 oz.

The knife is made in China with the 8CR13MOV stainless steel. Most people feel this steel is similar to aus8. The knife is black and the usable blade length is around 4 inches. It was smaller than I expected. It's a lockback and is solidly constructed. A pure hunting knife, no tactical features like a thumb stud, etc....Everybody should have a guthook and a backup.

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Comment on Buck 221 Silver Creek Fixed Blade Bait Knife (Blue/Stainless) by JD in So Cal

JD in So Cal — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:55:33 +0000

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good knife, good value, October 29, 2010

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This review is from: Buck 221 Silver Creek Fixed Blade Bait Knife (Blue/Stainless) (Sports)

good quality for the price. I use it for a bait knife on a boat, and it gets used constantly for all kinds of fishing tasks. I rinse it with fresh water after using and occasionally hit it with anti-corrosion spray, and have had no issues with rust at all (this is salt-water fishing, where everything tries to rust). I had one for 2 years, until a friend used it for a pry-bar and broke the blade. I liked it enough that I looked until I found the same knife and bought 2 more.

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Comment on Buck 221 Silver Creek Fixed Blade Bait Knife (Blue/Stainless) by J. Devine

J. Devine — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:47:40 +0000

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Nice bargain knife, sheath needs improvement, August 18, 2009

J. Devine (Boston, MA) -

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This review is from: Buck 221 Silver Creek Fixed Blade Bait Knife (Blue/Stainless) (Sports)

I do a bit of sailing/fishing and was looking for a knife that wouldn't degrade sitting in that environment. I've had many stainless steel knives discolor or pit sitting around on a boat. This has lasted well do to the titanium coating and been easy to sharpen. I am disappointed with the sheath. The knife clicks in well so you won't lose it yet is not difficult to draw. It also has excellent drainage, important when using it in a wet environment. The main problem as the other reviewer has said is the belt clip. While you won't lose the knife out of the sheath, you could lose the while setup right off your belt because it's just a clip, and not a very tight one. Its not a deal breaker- it doesn't have to be pretty so I have used first duck tape and now an elastic to make the clip a loop. Otherwise instead of drawing the knife, you can pull the sheath right off your belt.

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Comment on Buck 221 Silver Creek Fixed Blade Bait Knife (Blue/Stainless) by Bargain Finder

Bargain Finder — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:56:23 +0000

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Good knife but don't buy it because it has a belt clip, April 17, 2009

Bargain Finder (Los Angeles, CA) -

This review is from: Buck 221 Silver Creek Fixed Blade Bait Knife (Blue/Stainless) (Sports)

The knife is sturdy, yet lightweight, and just the right size (not too big or too small). And I prefer knives with a belt clip (as this one has), so you don't have to undo your belt and stick the belt through the typical sheath 'loop'. However, the 'clip' on this Buck knife is poorly designed. It does NOT hold-down the sheath as you pull the knife upwards. Instead, because the sheath clip has almost no gripping surface, the sheath comes off your belt/waistband along with the knife. You have to 'grab-hold' of the sheath to keep it on your belt/waistband as you pull-up on the knife. [Follow-up: I just read another reviewr's comments that says the knife 'pops-out' too easily from the sheath. I had just the opposite problem...maybe it's a QC issue.]

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Comment on Sterno Single Burner Folding Stove – 50012 by Neil Alexander

Neil Alexander — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:53:45 +0000

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Best all-purpose camp stove, January 9, 2010

Neil Alexander (New Hampshire) -

This review is from: Sterno Single Burner Folding Stove - 50012

What aggravates me about most camping stoves is that they require you to carefully balance your pot atop the flame. They're virtually all designed to only heat water. If you want to do any real cooking - with an actual pan- they're almost useless.

This Sterno stove, however, gives you a full metal grate to place your pan upon. You don't have to worry about it collapsing or falling over from a super-precise placement required by, say, an alcohol stove made out of a soda can. Add in the clumsy wind screens, and it's just a royal pain to do anything except heat water.

I like to cook fresh eggs when I make a breakfast omelette. I like to have grilled cheese sandwiches, seared hotdogs, and carmelized onions on my hamburgers. Using the Sterno stove allows me the ease of use and flexibility to do real cooking on the trail.

In addition, the shiny box reflects heat nicely to the pan, and acts as an integrated windscreen. Nothing else needs to be purchased, though a little aluminum foil can go a long way, too.

Finally, I use several different burners with the stove. A Trangia stove is fabulous ( military surplus fits perfectly, civilian version inside a tuna can ). Various versions of alcohol burners including soda cans and side jets. I also use a different chafing fuel called "Safe Heat" - which is a bit more expensive than regular Sterno, but uses a wick and diethylene glycol as its fuel. It has a perfectly consistent flame until empty, whereas Sterno can vary a bit. One can will work for a three day camping trip easily.

I have used Esbit tablets ( on top of a tuna can ), and the aforementioned placement of live coals from a campfire. Doing that last, however, turned the aluminum yellow-gold. It didn't hurt the performance, at all.

Use a real stove. Use real pots and pans. Get one of these.

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Comment on Sterno Single Burner Folding Stove – 50012 by J. Evans Jr. "Jim Evans"

J. Evans Jr. "Jim Evans" — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:23:17 +0000

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Great Little Stove!, January 21, 2009

J. Evans Jr. "Jim Evans" (Georgia USA) -

This review is from: Sterno Single Burner Folding Stove - 50012

I love this little stove! I have used this stove from camping, to a hot lunch on a remote jobsite in the mountains of Colorado. Couple this stove with an inexpensive mess kit, a can opener and some canned foods, and you have a backpack-able solution to your food cooking problems.

The design of this stove must surely date back to the 1930's, or even before, yet the functionality cannot be surpassed. Sure, a WhisperLite is trendy, and might heat water and food a little more quickly than sterno, but the tradeout is carrying around those bulky gas canisters, which are only useful for the stove itself. Sterno, on the other hand, has many other uses while outward bound, and much easier to tote around with you than those canisters, believe me.

I originally purchased my first Sterno stove in 1995 when I learned to flyfish after moving to Colorado. I needed something inexpensive, and easy to packpack, as I used to take off and spend two to three days fishing different rivers throughout the state. My whole system was easy enough to use to prepare some hot food after braving a frigid river on a November morning was a great morale booster. Whipping this out at a jobsite 10 miles from the closest Wendy's, Subway or any food outlet made my fellow workers envious as I enjoyed a can of hot chili and crackers while they mulled through their bologna sandwiches or other such lunchfare. I was asked numerous times where I had purchased my stove, and after returning to work over the next few days, noticed a few other little stoves had popped up on the site.

I gave it away to a couple of hippie kids who were 'traveling' through Colorado one day, and, can only imagine that once they landed on their feet, that little stove has been passed on to another soul who can put it to good use.

I am back to buy another to stick in my "Grab and Go" bag, just in case I ever need to head for the hills, due to some sort of disaster.

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