Does anyone actually carry a sword of some type when they go /out/?

>>973774

I'very carried my Swamp rather waki a few times but that was literally just for shits and giggles.

I know a few hema folks that do but that's just because they take them out and have practice sessions out in the hills and stuff..

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>>973774

>>973774
I will usually carry my basic short spear from cold steel, just in the case of mountain lions I at least have a better option than just my knife. My swords would be impractical I think.

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>>973787

Jesus fucking christ.

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>>973774
Of course.
I am the Red-eyed swordsman.

two swords, I think I could dice a mountain lion. A bear not so sure. Anyone know how thick there hide is? lol

i bring my rapier for roasting hot dogs

and of course the off chance a mountain lion wants to draw blades

While you were making this thread I studied the blade.

>Not using a halberd

>>973774

Yeah, it allows me to baton 8 logs at once.

>>973796
holy cow, six swords!

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Waki and survival whistle, all I need.

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>*Blocks your trail*
>"Pssshh, nothing personnel, kid"

>>973774
I DO NOW!!.

>>973798
but just machetes. I probably don't need them. But I'll take them anyway. There light.

I would but its illegal. Texas is wierd with laws, mainly because our legislature meets every other year for 3 months. I can legaly carry a full auto machine gun straped to my back but any blade over 5.5 inches is illegal.

It's rarely enforced and no one is going to fuck with you for a 7 inch blade in the woods. But it is the law.

>>973974
That's just a waterproof match container doofus

>>973979
> Autist wouldn't even be able to swing it
> beat him stupid with a pine cone just because it would be more embarrassing that way.

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Pls dont take a sword with you. Ppl will laugh at you.

>>973774
Why would you take a sword with you? Do you think some orcs are going to ambush you?

>>973979
honestly i can't tell if those pictures are just for ironic laugh or legit serious

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>>974126
I believe Texas is Knife Rights biggest target right now and theyre slowly making progress.

In the last couple of years they really helped improve the knife laws in my sate, even to the point of it being legal to carry sword canes.

>>974171
You never know, there might be elves lurking around your camp site.

>>974129
Well, how the fuck am I supposed to know, I never go out with it!

>>973774
I usually wear my Albion Kern on my left hip when I go hiking. Never know when there might be reivers about.

>>973774
I used to carry the longest machete Ontario makes. Didn't use it enough hunting, hiking and canoeing to justify the size.

Now I just carry a good 4 to 6 inch fixed blade, a tiny folder and a Fiskars folding Japanese saw. If I go with alot of people, I'll bring my 18" Estwing axe.

A buddy used to bring an Ontario katana machete, but he had to make excuses to find something to do with it. Made a good fire poker.

>>974415
A 5-6 inch blade is ideal. Estwings are shit axes you are far better off using pretty much any 20 oz hatchet. Machetes have a use but if you aren't 20 miles or less from the ocean they have no use for you.

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>>974129
>chezmate muthersperger!

>>974485
I use my Estwing efficiently enough. I've got a wee little Finnish Gerber that does all the things baton fags are proud of, since I put a proper grind on it. I like the looks of those little hatchets that start with a "M" or "W" I've seen in the axe threads, but I've heard their old world craftsmanship is somewhat hit or miss. Not in the budget anytime soon anyway.

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>>973787
yes, but can u batonny wif it? otherwise ITS THE WRONG STEEL

>>973979
HOLY FUCK HE COULD BATTONNIE A FUCKING FOREST WITH THAT SHIT OMG N ITS A KATANUHA SO YOU KNOWW ITS GOOD HARD STEEL OMG U KNOW HOW I LIKE MY STEEL GUUD N HARD : DDDD

>>974660
It's not a katana, anti-weabo tryhard.

how autistic do you have to be to feel like you need a sword /out/.

I mean, even if it is to fuck around, at least a machete or an hatchet serves some sort of purpose for the additional weight. But what about swords?

>2017
>not carrying a fascine-cutting short sword

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>The Year of Our Lord 1756
>Not having a hangar on one's person whilst out-of-doors.

Brigands abound.

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My waki is always loaded.

And... never unloaded.

But I don't bring waki to a gunfight.

>>974538

R E K T
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>>973774
easy there Aragorn, the beacons of Gondor have not yet been lit!

Seriously. What is wrong with USA? There's no problem with owning a gun, but you have regulations on carrying blades, knives etc.

We stopped hanging politicians.

>>974126
What about the second Amendment right to keep and bear arms?

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swords are useless, get one of these.
they're great for hunting, utility work and smiting infidels.

I've always had a dream of doing a reenactment sort of thing where a group of people get together and go on a long journey through some wilderness while dressed as Roman legionnaires with the accompanying equipment, to try and experience the expeditions of discovery that some Roman generals did in lieu or as well as military campaigns.

>>975153
Guns are rather heavily regulated in the US compared to pretty much every other sort of weapon other than modern materiel, which can be owned as well but only with great effort. It just looks to the rest of the world that we have no regulations because guns are a sacred cow to their governments that good citizens should not be even thinking about owning.

>>973870
Why not a hauberk? Or a bec du Corbin?

i am seriously thinking about carrying my unsharpened iaito so i can pratice a little bit of iaido when i'm out

>>975312
Why not learn Engrish?

>>973774

Yes, some people do. You know, Weeboos and massive faggots. People like that.

>>975448
I'm going to find you, beat you up and take your damn weeb stick. Then I'll laugh about it with my chad friends as we throw it in the river because nobody wants it.

>>975615
Just because it is not practical doesn't mean it isn't fun. I bet Weeboos and massive faggots have more fun /out/ than you.

>>975681

If you think carrying a sword around for no practical purpose is fun, you need to get laid.

>>975681

I don't know, do you have fun /out/ being a massive faggot?

a sword can:

-split wood
-clear brush
-cut food
-kill

It's a hatchet and a knife in one. Why the FUCK don't you have a sword /out/?

>>975283
>>975690
Even me cannot bear so much sarcasm

>>975695
too weak to swing detected

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>>973871
Why would you batonny with a choppy chop chopper?

>>973774

Yes, virgins.

>>975450
because that's what they are called you uneducated fuck nugget

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>>975684
>>975686
The weight of the sword on my shoulders doesn't bother me. It is the weight of the blade on my soul. The knowledge that I am the superior man, and the superior blade wielder. The burden that I may be forced to kill again... this time it will be slicing the flesh of my opponents and not a duel of the minds.

This... this is why I carry my sword when I journey in the woods.

>>975740
BECAUSE CHOPPY CHOPPIE IS MUH WOODSMUN WAYZ N I STERT FIARS WIF BATONNY CHOPPIE CHOPPY CHOP CHOP N MOMMY IS PROUD N SAYS IF SHE KNEW MY DADDY HE PROBERBLY MADE FIRES N WAS FIGHTIN TREES N BEARS.

>>975872
You batony trolls are getting gayer than the actual Batonites.

>>973774
it`s objectively for giant faggots

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>>973774

I prefer 10mm Auto in a compact Glock 29

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>>975890
Let's not get /pol/itical.

>>975690
kek < - This one
kek
kek
kek

>>975900

>Glock
>10mm

Lana! No! You'll kill us all!

>>975890
So what kind of sword do you carry?

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>>975868

>>973774
I'm not autistic, so no.

>>975153
>mfw Arizona has the most relaxed gun laws in the US (except for maybe alaska)
>when you turn 18 you can open carry with no permit
>when you turn 21 you can conceal carry with no permit

BUT

>nunchucks are explicitly are illegal here

>>973774
if by sword you mean machete, then yes, sometimes.

>>976734
Because kids castrate themselves showing rad moves.

>>977004
I still think idiots should be allowed to remove themselves from the gene pool if they so choose.

>>975868

*tips fedora*
*turns 360*
*elates away*

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>itt Ludities not coving all the bases

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>>973774
>all these fencerfags here
I literally walk around with my dad's old mallet for hammering the tent into the ground. Paladins will always be good tier and nothing you can do will change it.

>>973979

That'd be so cool, if it wasn't so so lame.

>>976734
you jest can't trust them slanty eyed nips n their tricky quick hands. That's why I don't go to Benihana.

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>>975145
A hearty kek was made.

For the last time OP, I am not gay!

>>978563
>... my boyfriend is.

I have a couple homemade spears I use as walking sticks and throw for fun once I get my camp set up. I tempered one for more of a tool hardness and can even walk with it tip down if I don't feel like weirding out people I encounter.

Just my boar spear. Hate boars.

>>975153
>>976734
>>974126
>California has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country
>has better knife laws than Texas
Laws are weird.

>>973774
No. You would have to be retarded to do that. If your need a weapon, and you don't have access to or are not allowed to have a firearm on you, the woods are full of spears. Which are superior to swords in every way. At least in the hands of untrained peasants who have never gone through actual combat training with a sword.

>>981950
If you* need a weapon, that is.

I have a light Walloon type sword and a Dutch Klewang. Which is more suited for my outdoor purposes?
>Europe based
>into hiking, trekking and generally being outdoors

>>981976
you know that big black dildo that you keep under your pillow? That would have more use outdoors.

>>981976
Honestly, if you want big blade, get a sami knife or a machete with a fairly thick blade. Swords are no good. They are weapons, not tools. They'd be great for cutting through shrubbery and other tasks like that, but that's about it. Also, if you're planning on actually using it as a weapon, make sure to at least to some research on HEMA.

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>>981994
Guess I'll take the Klewang then and sees how it goes if I like it i might upgrade to a cavalry saber.
Also, will there be a /out/ swordsman meetup some day?

>>982017
Cavalry saber, lol. Were you dropped on your head?

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>>982322
Several times, why? Cav saber is nice and will serve me good outdoors!

>>982330
No. It won't. It's probably going to get you killed, or you're going to take it innawoods once, and then realize it's a piece of shit for things like that.

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>>982351
Well, I'm not sure if I get your point because I already have several swords, I got a Swiss 1713 Dragoon sword for EDC, I got an 1830's German gilded Spadroon for Sundays, and a 18th century German Jagdegen for when I feel extra fancy.
I see no problem taking the sabre out, we will have a great time, likely I will even take it into my sleeping bag so we get to know each others a little better.
>pic related, my EDC

>walking in the bush with a sword

This thread was cringy as fuck. Loved it.

>>974688
>for the extra weight
Decent machetes weigh fuckall.
Most of these guys probably already have the sword and just take it out. It's kinda gay sure but they aren't hurting anyone and the sure as hell don't deserve all the vitriol people are gonna spew about it

>>975297
No they arent. You need to be 21 and pass a background check to buy a handgun from a business and thats all until you start with NFA items.

Well unless you live in a shit state

>>982586
lrn2reed
>compared to pretty much every other sort of weapon
An age limit and background checks for purchase, as well as restrictions on trade in them across internal borders, is rather heavy regulation for an inanimate object.

>>982626
Ammonium nitrate is just an inanimate object too.

Anyone got pics of their outings with swords?

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Got my new sword yesterday.

>>984386
pleb

>>984388
Loser

>>973774
Is this the sandnigger general? How does someone behead someone else in the desert? Someone apparently beheaded their roommate last summer here in northern Minnesota for screwing they GF

>>982626
>inanimate object
You're a vagina, sir.

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Why bother? There'd be no place to plug it in.

I've got an old machete with a tarp sheath that's held together with fucking red duct tape

It's bretty useful, should be 2 inches shorter though

>>984425
>How does someone behead someone else in the desert?
With a sword or other relatively sharp implement.

>Not carrying maces/warhammers/battle axes for self defense

psssssssssssh, you all do not know true medieval weaponry.

>>973774

Does a machete count?

It's really a short sword when you get down to it.

If I have to go through new areas that I haven't cleared I bring one.

>>984386
thas a pretty sweet sword anon.

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*ahem*

>>987122
I guess a sheddy counts. And azthough it's not useful in almost any situation it's still more useful than a sword.

I carry an old pipe-machete with me cuz of gangs

>>975900
So fucking gay.

>>974126
This. Living in Texas, I can legally walk around town with a loaded 12ga slung on my back as long as I don't drink alcohol and keep it cucumber.

I cannot under any circumstance wear a KABAR.

Dunno why anyone would take a sword into the woods and not a magnum pistol or long arm. A mountain lion would tackle you and your tinfoil weeaboo blade will go flying.

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>>973774
There's enough kudzu and poison oak around to warrant a machete. Pic related.

t.piedmont

>>991371
>no handguard
>no real point
>no proper distal temper
Thats not even a real sword!

>>973774
Why the fuck is this thread still up? Why the fuck do you fucking sperglords think it's okay to walk around in the woods with a fucking sword?

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>>993239
>Why the fuck do you fucking sperglords think it's okay to walk around in the woods with a fucking sword?

Guys, do you recommend curved swords for /out/ use? Or is something like a straight backsword more suitable?

>>975904
>>>/lgbt/ massive faggot

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>>993239

>>982017
Unless you're riding a horse you don't want a cavalry sword. There is a reason the infantry saber existed

>>982781
It was also the best damn fertilizer.

>>993275
What are you going to do, wack a fucking tree to death?

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>>993330
Do you think dual carry would be over the top for an overnighter?

>>993332
Not at all.
>dual carrying fucking cavalry sabers

I wouldn't carry a sword but those Hungarian/Czech/Slovak walking stick/axe combos are pretty cool.

>>993332
L O N D O N
O
N
D
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Pork sword. Carried at all times and I know how to use it.

I keep a spadroon on me at all times. No reason not to keep the objectively best sword on me always

>>973774
>"What's the swords for"
>to cut...brush *hacks at tumbleweed*

>>974176
I think it is cosplay of some anime character. There's a few with ridiculously long sperg swords.

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>>974658
>batonny

IT IS BATON YOU MOUTH BREATHER OMFG

It must be hard for you haters to understand, but we aim to become the sword.
When you have a good time with your friends, we train the sword.
When you watch tv and munch nachos, we train the sword
When we go out to meditate in the wild, we take our sword with us and train.
We carry the sword every day until we feel its weight no more and the blade has become part of us.

So all your shitty comments are useless, because we follow the path of the sword, and nothing can change this!

>>973774
What the fuck?
No.

I carry 6 swords on me at all times because you never know when you will run into a liberal or a lunatic with only 5 swords.

>>994074
What if they have 7 swords?

>>973774 Are you a fucking weeb? just carry a boom stick like a real human.

>>974835
Are revolvers better for /out/?

>>975690
A machete with a reverse saw blade does a better job than a typical sword in each of those tasks.

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>>994502
>machete
>better at killing than swords

>>973787

lost it.

>>994535
Depends on what is wielding it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-0vbvy2ip4

>>994535
Depends on the sword. Machetes are better than say, a spadroon at killing

>>984947
just fence steam

>>994535

Seeing as most machetes are made to be used, while swords are mostly wall hangers, so yeah, machetes are better at killing, you stupid faggot.

>>994722
Just because you are an idiot and buy wallhangers doesn't mean everybody has to be this retarded.

>>976734
Same in Mississippi, so i let my permit expire, went kayaking in louisiania yesterday and had to open carry like a fag

>>994924
>open carry
It is very hard to conceal a sword anyways. Thats why they are so honorable weapons, you carry them open like a real man, not cc like an assassin.

>>994926
Fuck open carry, wouldn't have bothered me if i was in the backwoods but the lake we were on is surrounded by HIGH end houses. I hate looking like a "look at me, im carrying a gun" open carry asshole.

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>>995083
>I hate looking like a "look at me, im carrying a gun" open carry asshole.
That is exactly why you should carry a sword! Swords make you look attractive, smart and successful and trustworthy!

>>995090
You have convinced me, sharpening my Confederate calvary saber now. I intend to look like the definition of a southern gentleman

>>995090
I really do wish swords were an acceptable fashion accessory.

>>995090
Openly carrying any type of weaponevery day makes you look like a scared little beta bitch.

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>>995335

>>995337
Case and point.

>>995335
It's more that it isn't a fashionable thing to do anymore. It's like how you look strange if you wear suspenders in shorts or if you have a fanny pack.

>>995900
I wish fanny packs weren't considered so gay. They're really useful. Also, you can carry a pistol in them without a license in my state, so you don't need a sword.

>>994573
>Not realising how fake this is

>>995900
I guess it depends on where it is. I.e. innawoods, I kind of expect people to have some sort of weapon on them, but not in the city where there are cops with guns everywhere anyway,
I feel that a lot of people who go out of their way to have a weapon on them at all times should just get a piece of body armor, as that is way more effective at preserving life than any gun could ever be. That being against guns and knives. Not much use against say, a bear. Therefore, I think it's more appropriate to be armed innawoods than in "public", whatever you can call "public", I guess.

>>993334
In case anyone was also wondering what he was talking about.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd%27s_axe

>>996352
yeah that would make way more sense for a hike than a sword.

>>995911
i would wear a fanny pack too. i like to joke about it with my wife who isnt a fan of the idea in the slightest.
what about this? it technically isnt a fannypack
http:// karolb. com/products/instinct-bag-waist-leg-hip-holster-purse-pouch-belt-bag-brown-steampunk.html

>>995911
>>996390
You two are insecure closet faggots. I wear a fanny pack, because it works.

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>>995911
>>996390
The Maxpedition M2 might work for a less pansy-looking fanny pack. You might end up looking more mall ninja though.

>>996361
Yes, because a sword is strictly a weapon. It's not designed for "bushcraft", or whatever you want to call it. It's probably great for cutting through shrubbery and shit like a machete, but that's where its usefulness ends too. A sherpherd's axe, or an axe in general, as well as a knife, will always be better to carry around than a fucking sword.

>>996391
Yeah. Everytime I see an episode of Cops, the tweakers and hoes are ownin'em hard. Maybe if they called'em nutsacks instead of fanny packs, they'd be less gay. Or not.

>>995335
>keeping the capability to defend and attack with you t all times is beta
Whatever you say faggot.

>>996663
well if you have to crawl in a jungle or go anywhere a machete comes in handy the sword will be better (you will get pretty fucking tired tho real fast). for northern temperate forest the tomahawk or sheperds axe is better.

>>996897
Scared of your own fucking shadow = beta as fuck.

>>996993
Kind of true. I still think the machete itself would be better, as that is actually designed for chopping,
whereas the sword is not. It's a common misconception that swords are used for chopping/slashing,
but the reality is that they are stabbing weapons. The way they're balanced is the reason why they wouldn't excel at that task either.

>>998949
While being taken down, the "defeated" guy made contact on the face and the back/flank, both slicing. By any proper rules, he won.

>>998952
Maybe in competition but in battle it would be just a scar at most.

>>998949
gotta love the poles!

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>>973774
Does this sucker count? She's a gem here in Florida.

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>>993434
Batonny is what the pro-bushy boys call it. Yew woudlnt kno b/c ur not a tru bushy-crafter

>>997074
>but the reality is that they are stabbing weapons
really depends on the type of sword. most could do both very well.

>>991371
Atuou oorcoddio

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>>999858
What I had in mind when I wrote that was the European arming sword. Which is not balanced very well for really heavy chops. For machete use, my money would be on cavalry sabers, scimitars, falchions/messers and...

>katanas

>>975868
Fucking gold

>>999742
>she's
kys

>>973774
I like to carry my Machete saw if that counts. I'll often bring my grandfather's old army knife, too. I fixed up my great grandfather's old kyzar and sharpened it, I'll bring it every now and then. but that thing can get heavy as a mofo

>>982781
yeah and I just bought 5 pounds of it on Amazon for like 10 bucks with no restrictions or anything...

>>1001973
Because it's an inanimate object, and therefore completely harmless, not matter who has it.
>implying

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>>973774
I wish swords became fashionable again

>>1003128
FInger wrapped around the guard was a common thing, actually. That's why you see swords from the renaissance having rings up there.

>>1003134
>FInger wrapped around the guard was a common thing, actually.
Yes. but not with longswords, and having your finger mashed by a feder is no fun.

>>1003144
No, but it was a fairly common thing with arming swords, I believe. Of course, those were used with a shield, so your sword hand wouldn't be out in the open like it would be with a longsword.

Y'all scare me. Have you been outside? Like really outside? 50 miles deep outside? If you still carry a sword I salute you and run away.

>>981904
Califag here. CA has literally no state restrictions on knives IF it's open carry; i.e. you can't legally concealed carry a knife. However, folding knives in the closed position are explicitly listed in the statute as not counting as a concealed carrying a knife, so you can carry whatever folder in your pocket you want. For open carry of a fixed blade, there any obviously multiple methods, but the statute explicitly says that anything "hung openly from the waist", e.g. in a scabbard, is not considered concealed. So, theoretically, you could walk around with a sheathed sword at your side like it was 200 years ago and it would be perfectly legal.

That being said, there are a few issues.
1) some fucking meme weapons like brass knuckles, butterfly knives (I think), etc. are still illegal, because "muh scary weapons", even though lots of them (e.g. nunchuks) are more dagerous to the wielder than anything else.
2)There is another statute that bans carrying "dirks and dangerous weapons." Whether a knife is a weapon in a particular context is a matter for the courts to weed out, but it does make open carry less totally 100% kosher.
3) Even if it is legal to carry e.g. a sword, you be the cops probably won't realize that and will give you a hard time over it. So, similar to firearm open carry, really.
4) Many (most?) cities/counties have their own knife laws, so in e.g. LA it's illegal to carry anything over 2.5 inches (unless explicitly carried as a tool for some reasonably immediate use. You could probably argue with a judge about every day carry as a tool, but again now we're getting into thin ice.)

>>1003219
Some cops may be cool enough to let it slide, but if you carry something, knowing that it's legal, you're just putting yourself in more trouble than it's worth.

>>1003219
My friend was carrying around a samurai sword for a while, on a college campus no less. No one noticed because he was also carrying a golf umbrella.

>>975312
>thinking a hauberk is a weapon

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>>1003252
No one would see it under their trench coach

>>1003252
>samurai sword
Your friend's the king of cringe.

>>973787
Mountain lions attack from the rear, pouncing and biting your neck. Are you going to Harikari and hope you get him with the tip as it pokes out your spine?

>>974126
>>974126
so... you can't even have machetes? I could see like actual swords, even if its a dumb law you never really need a sword. But I legit take a machete with me because it's basically a hatchet + backup knife + it has a crappy saw on the back edge + self defense

>>974251
>not just befriending the Ents so they can take care your adversaries

>>1004728
A mountain lion is no threat to a seasoned swordsmen. We who train the sword develop a sixth sense that lets us sense danger no matter from where it comes, a mountain lion has no chance to approach a real swordsman unnoticed.
And the mountain lions can sense that to, they instinctively feel the superior senses and awareness of a trained sword fighter, it would never mistake it for prey.
Thus, both apex predators, lion and man, live in harmony and don't bother each others.

>>974538
Dragonsong forge?

Who would be so pathetic as to have their masculinity made insecure by people carrying swords? If swords upset you, you might as well kill yourself now and save future generations of your descendents the pain of having to deal with your genetic trash.

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>>1004748

>>1004748
With the exception of maybe a few, none of these fuckers train with swords. I fucking guarantee it.

>>1005394
How dare you, after a long and successful sports fencing career I studied the old masters of Europe! There was a time when people like me called people like you out and casually kill you for your lose mouth!

>>1005507
...And I would end up wasting your ass with flintlock pistol.
Fencing (assuming you are referring to Olympic-style fencing) gives you no advantage whatsoever when you're facing a real opponent. You know, one that wants to kill you. Like certain kinds of wildlife.

>>993433
>>974176
nah, that's just nodachi (and a non-self-aware sperg holding it)
I blame 90's action movies like Matrix and Kill Bill for this more than anime

>>1005658
>90's
I mean 00's

>>1005648
Animals are smarter than you think, theychoose their prey very carefully, and they don't choose a trained swordsman, because it is way to dangerous for a quick lunch. Even when animals are desperate, a short show of the blade is enough to discourage them, its like the deadly cobra showing her neck shield, instinct just tells them to fuck off.
It is possible that a wounded large animal like a grizzly is bold enough to charge a swordsman, in which case it will be a fair and good fight. Despite my training and my love for the old French masters I'd recommend a Katana on this occasion. To dispatch such a rage animal you need deep cutting penetration, and thats where the jap blades excel.

When I lived in northern arizona bout 15 years ago I used to walk around mountain lion country with an oversized machete. Came across an elk carcass next to some water that didn't seem to be more than a few hours old at most, and was hardly touched beyond a watermelon sized hole. Didn't smell like much either.

Still amazed to this day how my 12 year old ass didn't end up as food that day desu. Seriously doubt I could've ever fought something like a big cat off, even with a razor sharp 40" blade unless I had hit it square in the eyes or something

>>1005681
I do know that animals can be discouraged from simply brandishing a sharp implement.
They never could train horses to charge pike formations back in the day.
However, what I'm getting at, is that if the scare tactics don't work, you're pretty much fucked unless you're Jaime fucking Lannister.
And you would want a stabbing weapon, btw. Slashing doesn't do enough damage in the short amount of time you have. Therefore, a double-edged sword with a wide blade would be the best bet.
You have to keep in mind that the katana was only a sidearm, and therefore not developed for any sort of prolonged fighting. Sure, they're nice and sharp and all that, but there are better alternatives.

>>1006156
>And you would want a stabbing weapon
I beg to disagree, but a weapon that can cause a deep cutting wound is preferable. Her is a good example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV739GC2dr0

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>>973774
>youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxH2QordzyE

this is me. rainer winkler 'drachenlord' german power (dragonlord)

>>1006322
https://youtu.be/9LGCKSjS6BE

>>1006322
>>1006324
Impressive skillz mate and a good aura to!

>>1006318
Well. That's a movie, first of all. Depicting the fucking Predator and what seems to be a trained swordsman.
You wouldn't fight something like a bear the way you'd fight a predator anyway.
Deep cuts are nice and all, but actually accomplishing that is harder, which is why most swords are stabbing weapons in the first place.
If I'm not completely fucking incorrect, with a few exceptions, swords that were intended as "primary weapons" are usually stabbing weapons. Unless you can somehow cut the tendons of whatever you're up against and disable it immediately that way, you have a much bigger chance of causing serious harm by stabbing. Besides, performing a thrust is easier in very close quarters because you don't wind it up the way you do a swing. Which is why the
"military-grade" swords from way back were designed as stabbing weapons.

>>1006354
>Which is why the
>"military-grade" swords from way back were designed as stabbing weapons.
Why was the saber then the goto weapon for pretty much everyone?

>>1006357
What? It wasn't. At least not when melee weapons were the main armament for any army. Like in medieval Europe.
Also, I'm pretty sure I said "with a few exceptions", those being things like scimitars and falchions/messers.

>>1006357
>>1006358
Sorry, I fucked that up. What I meant to say was that _military_ swords were typically stabbing weapons, what I had in mind was exclusively European weapons like gladii, longswords, arming swords, rapiers, most likely greatswords, etc. Other more slashing-oriented swords did exist alongside those, but they were never issued as military weapons in any capacity because hacking and slashing doesn't do well when you're in a formation.

> want to carry a sword to fight monsters but your ancestors killed all the monsters 400 years ago

>>1006387
kek

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Not saying a sword is good for /out/

But which sword would you say would be the "best" for /out/

>>1008508
>But which sword would you say would be the "best" for /out/
japanese short sword would be the least obtrusive and hindering.

but i can see perhaps a falchion used as a machete from time to time.

>>1008540
Smallswords are excellent for small game hunting and small game prep.

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>>1008540
perhaps something like this, while it may be useful as a tool, it certainly has retains the defensive capability of a sword.

>>1008508
Messer

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A Messer is like a Bowie knife for heteros.

>not taking a bayonet

you know , i prefer having something meant for KILLING anyone who tries to attack me and not having something they will laugh at

but that's just me i guess

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>>1009153
>why would you take a sword instead of something made for killing

>>1009153
You got to be 18 to post here. Please leave now.

How about throwing knives? Throwing knives are a good way to pass the time. They probably wouldn't help you survive in any sense but its certainly fun.

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>>1009174
>everbody has swords
>you're the "special" kid with the throwing knifes.

>>1009178

How will you ever catch me on the trail when you are weighed down by your sword? When I throw my knife at you I'll get even lighter

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>>1009171

>>1009196
Good for Indy he had that gun. If he had a faggy bayonet instead he'd be proper fucked!

>>1009196

>this entire thread

>>1009187
I'll throw my long sword at you like a javelin

>>1009196
Remember, he was supposed to whip the sword away but Harrison Ford was feeling sick that day so the changed it to gun

>>1009199
Carrying a fucking sword around the woods is fucking faggy, but the only thing that's faggier is carrying a gun around when you're not hunting.

>>1009955
What if you have a gun that shoots swords?

>>1011243
Well, are you hunting wth it?

>>1011243
>>1011265
What you're hunting doesn't even matter at that point. You're not going to fuck with someone that has a gun that shoots swords.

>>1011265
I tried some squirrel and rabbit sticking with my small sword, but I think I need to train more, the animals can still feel my aura and hence flee me.
Once I can eradicate myself and become one with nothingness, I shall also master this task!

>>993239
Found the actual autist

>>1011579
None of that implies autism, you sack of shit.

>>973774

I generally carry a medium sized kukri machete /out/. For feral dogs, uppity sheep dogs and uppity sheperds. Fuckers are a real problem over here. Think they own the damn wilderness.

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>>1011618
Have you fought about carrying a backsword? They are excellent at dealing with sheep and shepherds.

>>1011618
>wilderness
>feral dogs
>shepherds
That ain't the wilderness, yo

>>1006324
>don't understand a lick of german
>still lol-ing.
Is that really this same sperg >>1006322 ?

>>993239
>Why the fuck do you fucking sperglords think it's okay to walk around in the woods with a fucking sword?
because it gives me inner peace!

>>1011618
>not carrying a kukri for uppity sheep

>>1013225
>implying sheep are a fucking problem in the first place

>>1013232
Obviously you've never seen an escaped pit sheep.
Fuckers only know meat as a food source, but are too aggressive to catch anything that runs innawoods.
By the time they get to you, their half starved and as angry as a blown on tarantula.
Frankly, i figure the moment they see another person, its like they have to release all their built up rage towards their abusive handlers, who were always likely behind the safety of bars or other barriers such that the creature cannot lash out to attack them from.

Last one went straight for my legs.

Luckily, i had my medium sized Kukri Machete™ with me. Made it out in one piece.

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>>1013264

>>993332

I', not sure about this.

Ermmm

I must investigate the *firmness* of this mounting system.

For science!

going to get a machete this week for the jungle, one a fairly short one hopefully
the villagers all use the thin as fuck variety, but whatever

40% feral dogs
40% vines and keeping the trail passable
20% encouraging people to leave me alone

as an autistic kid I used to carry a massive sword I made from a 1.5cm thick piece of steel, leather grip, weighed more than I could swing with any ease.
used mainly for autism and breaking things that should just have stayed in one piece

>>1013390
what shithole do you you live in?

>>1014896
Detroit

>>973774

I carry a rifle or handgun, depending on how much other weight / bulk I have in my pack.

And also a decent, moderately sized fixed blade, a small folder, and depending on my environment / trip plans a "Hudson Bay" axe which fits nicely in the niche between a hatchet and felling axe.

>>1009955

>CCW is faggy

sorry about those election results, commie

>>1015526
You seem to have pretty good gear choices. But why don't you carry a sword?

>>994486
Nope, Glock 20 or 40 are best innawoods handgats

>>1015648

Because it can't do anything better than any of the other tools I carry.

A sword makes a poor axe, and a poor hatchet due to blade profile and weight distribution. Too cumbersome for fine work like gutting or skinning, and I've never had the need for a machete.

A sword also weighs as much as a handgun + ammo, or potentially even as much as a light rifle, while objectively being a worse hunting or fighting tool.

The sword is obsolete. If I needed a non-projectile edged weapon I would rather have a well made spear. At least I could use that as a hiking pole.

>>1015659
Yes all fair points, but a sword is a sword is a sword, and it is always nice to have a good sword with you, how else will you train your swordsmanship or meditate about the way of the sword? It's like leaving your soul at home.

>>1015686

More time to train marksmanship and meditate on the way of the gun, anon.

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>>1015698
Guns are ok, but they take a lot of fun out of the game.
The sword is the weapon of a manly man. Not as clumsy or random as a pistol. An elegant weapon... for a more civilized age

>>1015706

Alright, I played along for a while, but now I know you're trolling.

Good one, m8y.

>>1015698
Guns are a symbol of Americas deep rooted laziness.

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Ive got a 9 inch kabar that I carry, not really a sword but its good enough and also actually practical.

I bring my glock if I am going anywhere that has dangerous wildlife

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Would a cold steel special forces shovel be good? It's sides are sharp and it looks like it'd make a good multi tool as a hatchet and shovel.

>>1015874
No, you really should get a sword. Except of course you want to dig a hole, in that case a shovel is just fine.

>>977467
Underrated post

>>973774
>first camping trip out of highschool
>two friends bring a katana and master sword replica from the legend of zelda
>we pull up at the campsite and they immediately start swinging them around
>rangers see this and come over and take the swords and give them tickets
>they never got the swords back
I cringe hard at this memory.

>>1015581
Politics has nothing to do with it, cunt. You fuckers aren't responsible enough to own firearms.

>>974126
What happens if you put a bajonett on it?

>>974126
>tfw your state passes open carry
>tfw your state allows concealed carry
>tfw all knife laws were essentially repealed in your state

>>1017013
It's Texas. You can't expect anything to make sense.

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>>1015874

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzs_dYE6MjA

shovels are the best

>>1015874
No. If it says "cold steel", the answer is always no.
>>1016064
Swords are useless as tools, whereas a shovel is not. You don't want something that has a single function when you're out and about.

>>1005648
>>1005507
Dude, just stop. For starters, I'd consider myself a proficient hunter, and swordsman of many styles, and I'd never be so arrogant to think that an animal could never get the better of me. Other animals are inherently unpredictable to us, which is what makes them dangerous. Anyone can be caught off guard, at any time. Studying swordsmanship aims to lessen the incidence, and to cope when it happens. Plus, I've trained my senses seriously for ~15 years (and I only have the 5), and I still get caught off-guard. True, I'm annoyed, and try to cover it up when it happens, but it still happens.

And fuck off with that aura bullshit, this isn't Bleach. With any predator, the decision to attack is weighed against the risk of injury, essentially, whether the food you'll get is worth the fight. It's all about what you look/sound like to them, not some hocus pocus shit.

And have you ever actually seen a grizzly bear? And wounded as well?! That would not be a fair fight, a swing of its paw would break your arm like a twig. Or even if you landed a killing blow, it's likely to fall on you, where you'll suffocate.

Also, don't call yourself a swordsman and back it up with sports fencing, when that's pretty much tag with pipe cleaners. Plus, I bet you use foils. And I bet you use spinning attacks.

>>1005394
Truer words have never been spoken. I think you can tell when they romanticise swordplay so much, like they were born in fucking 1690.

>>1018598
Didn't mean to link the flintlock one, but it's true. Fencing is for 1vs1 humans, it's shit for groups, and for animals. Unless all you do is jump around thrusting at them, that might work.

>>1018598
Yeah, practicing Olympic fencing makes you good at just that. Olympic fencing. It's not even in the ballpark of "real" swordplay.

>>973796
Hella, Ares

>>1018220
More like Ballad of the Shovel U NO WHUT I'M SAYIN'

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would this make a good sword for /out/ use?

No, I carry an AKM. 30 rounds of 7.62x39 is more effective than sword.

>>1020363
Cringe.

>>974126
You can carry a knife over 5.5 inches if it's for sporting purposes i.e. Camping, fishing, ect

A sword would be a pretty stupid thing to bring into the woods. I have considered bringing a hunting spear and reducing the local wild pig population.

>>1021720
You're never going to be able to do that with a spear. Not you. You're just going to get yourself killed because you are not trained in hunting with a spear.

>>1021720
Bad idea mate! What he said >>1022294
You are better off with a small sword and do some small game hunting with it. When you have lots of experience you can advance to the Katana, and can go at bigger game, like slaying a deer or a pig.

trust me, i'm an expert.

>>1021720
Get in contact with Gropey, he hunts boar with historical boar Spears

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>>1021720
>>1022455
>not hunting boar with your trusty boar sword
are you even trying plebs?

>>973774

If I was going to carry something that big I'd carry a rifle or shotgun.

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>>1022490
Are those actually a thing.

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>>1022594
Hunting with swords was the privilege of nobility. Spears are for peasants. It was this training that made them such deadly warriors and swordsmen.

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>>1022601
hunting with swords is a sport fit for kings.

>all this talk of swords for self defense

Do you guys live in bongistan or something? I take my .357 Magnum when ever I go inna woods

>>1022609
Cringe. .357 magnum is too weak for "innawoods" shit.

>>1022605
That horse is thick as fuck.

>>1022609
Also, revolvers aren't fucking suitable for self defense purposes. For obvious reasons. They're even less suitable than swords, which is also a retarded idea.

>>1023143
U shore trolled me m8.

>>1023161
I'm not the one who thinks revolvers are good for self defense, mang.

>>1014896
I'm in thailand

>>1022294
I'm pretty sure I can take down a pig, it's a pig. Like what's it going to do?

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>>975868
Saved for future generations.

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>>1025398

>>1025028
It's going to tear you the fuck apart with its tusks, for one. They're not regular "pigs", and you're fucking retarded if you believe so.

>>973979
>Throw my trusty hatchet in his face
>follow it with with engineer shovel
>if all fails, a hunting knife (and a backup folding one) should Finnish the job