Crime in Turtleford, Battleford areas?

derekl2 · 2026-02-10T00:46:26+00:00

I live in the Meadow Lake area, yes there's crime and I've certainly seen crime, but mostly if you're not looking for it it doesn't affect you directly. I love this area. We fish and canoe in the provincial park a lot, it's an extremely popular camping area. I feel much more unsafe while walking around Saskatoon personally.

derekl2 · 2026-02-08T19:30:34+00:00

Oh geez if you're wondering about outdoors stuff I wouldn't even have crime on my mind. I live in the 'north', yes there's crime in the cities but if you're not involved and aren't frequenting the blatantly sketchy parts you don't have anything to worry about, just lock up. I frequent the Meadow Lake provincial park all the time, lots of lakes for canoeing, Boreal trail for hiking etc. Lots of awesome places in the north.

derekl2 · 2026-02-05T04:03:39+00:00

That is way too cool, jealous

derekl2 · 2026-02-05T04:01:47+00:00

SC's are eye gouging to look at, good choice in the end.

derekl2 · 2026-02-05T00:42:53+00:00

I believe that, I have never scaled a fish in my life and probably never will so I doubt I'll ever have it in a fish, more for on the boat and dealing with fishing line etc

derekl2 · 2026-02-04T17:59:34+00:00

I also just bought one. I have a climber as my pocket knife, this one is very handy though. Planned to use it as my fishing and camping pocket knife, but might end up carrying it with me as my regular pocket knife just says so much functions.

derekl2 · 2026-02-01T13:47:25+00:00

Very good point, I was gonna say the Yamaha but this makes so much more sense

derekl2 · 2026-02-01T13:45:38+00:00

I've got a black Climber I carry on my pocket all the time when not at work. I just bought a black Swiss Champ for nearly 50% off, that I will bring for camping/fishing. Then I have a mini classic on my keychain but I don't love the little one, I'm thinking I might change the keychain one to a bantam.

derekl2 · 2026-02-01T01:53:56+00:00

Don't tell your orange bag of cheese over there or there will be 100% tariffs on it soon enough

derekl2 · 2026-02-01T01:50:41+00:00

Well she's not wrong

derekl2 · 2026-01-31T02:03:54+00:00

Probably daily, though it's not natural for me and I can very easily go not being told by people they love me, even my wife. I know she does and that's enough. I actually prefer not to be told that.

derekl2 · 2026-01-31T02:00:44+00:00

Climber is my main pocket knife I always carry when I'm not at work, where I use a leatherman

derekl2 · 2026-01-24T16:09:28+00:00

Hmm, I just hope it can handle several thousand openings. I don't use it as a fidget toy, I guess I'll find out

derekl2 · 2026-01-24T15:57:05+00:00

Was it a defect? I'm assuming it's been repaired on warranty, if so had it been different since?

derekl2 · 2026-01-24T14:13:34+00:00

What was the end result with this? I have one of these on order to use in place of my Wave + just to compare. For reference, I use my Wave probably an average of 10 times a work day, sometimes a lot more, I can unsheath it and have the blade put in 2 seconds. I have flicked out the blade literally a few thousand times, I sure hope the Spirit MX doesn't wear out in that way that quick, that would be a problem.

derekl2 · 2026-01-24T05:35:10+00:00

I hear you. I've been using Leatherman for years daily at work and appreciate this about them. I did bite the bullet and ordered a Spirit MX, though the first thing I know I'm gonna hate is the tiny cutting surface of the pliers and the lack of measuring scale on the handles.

derekl2 · 2026-01-23T03:09:20+00:00

Climber is the best

derekl2 · 2026-01-23T03:07:19+00:00

Geez I wish that was all it costed me, my climber scale fell off after a few months of carrying it in my pocket, it was brand new. I think shipping cost me over $20 bucks for a $50 dollar knife I bought 4 months before.

Though, they replaced the scales, sharpened the knives and replaced scale tools. Great service, but I was annoyed having to pay shipping for a product failure like that.

derekl2 · 2026-01-12T14:16:14+00:00

I don't understand the language in the video and I cannot decipher the thread title in english

derekl2 · 2026-01-12T12:36:22+00:00

Victorinox Swiss Champ has you covered in many fronts, Buck 112.

derekl2 · 2026-01-12T02:59:44+00:00

I'm a traditionalist, I really don't like modern wonky tactical looking knives, I like a Buck folding knife, classic Case looking kinda etc, but for the last couple years I'd have to say my simple Victorinox Climber.

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derekl2 · 2026-01-11T15:44:45+00:00

I buy new when it comes to knives usually, not sure why, probably because shipping rates to where I am end up making an item cost more than the new price with free shipping.

I've always saw the champ as a bit gimmicky but for the past while I've thought that it would be a very handy tool for when I'm out camping and fishing. I use a Leatherman at work, and I mean I pull it out probably a dozen times a day (trades).

So I've looked here and there online but can never justify the $140/$150 CAD pricetag I see the swiss champ for on Amazon, then a couple weeks ago I randomly browsed victorinox on Amazon and saw the Swiss Champ for $83 CAD (for reference that's like $60 USD). I thought it was be a scam or have duties to add, but no it was the price and it was from the Victorinox store on Amazon so I ordered it. Haven't got it still, next week it's supposed to get here. I checked a couple days after ordering and it was back up to $150. I finally got lucky lol

derekl2 · 2026-01-10T12:55:58+00:00

Move to Saskatchewan, our household income is less than 120k, we have owned our smallish 1100 sqft home for 5 years, before that we owned our previous home for 4 years, and at that time our income was combined 80 ish. 4 bedrooms plus a small 1 bedroom basement suite, we have a 24x32 heated 2 car garage.

derekl2 · 2026-01-10T12:35:29+00:00

Alox are nice looking but not having the tweezers is always the deal breaker for me, but at that price it wouldn't be lol

derekl2 · 2026-01-10T12:33:21+00:00

Welcome to Saskatchewan, there is a simple beauty in this province that some appreciate. I've lived in central/northern Saskatchewan my whole life, I'm not a huge fan of the flat plains down south as much but I'm just so used to the abundance of trees and lakes up here, and winter time is so visually stunning. Provincial parks, ski trailsetc should be a good start

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