Another Skunk ramble. Hope you're prepared.

First off I was intrigued by the meaner (leaner) street. What lines, the way the handle undulated and transitioned into that slender pointy blade. But alas, it was not to be. Some non knife things were required.

THEN I was much (and still am) taken by the Sarsquatch. IF the one I had spotted would have still been up for sale it would have been mine. But it too was not to be, and possibly for the good. I have more 7 inch range blades than I really need and for me at least the best one is the 711 strapped to my day pack. It was a gift. (Thanks DOG)!

Then I started reading more about the SAR 5. Hey that is a pretty good piece of steel and IT'S AFFORDABLE! BUT is it REALLY what I want? I mean I already have the S5, 411 and the Mud Mutt. Nah, they will work for me, specially the S5.

Then for the last 6 hours of this shift I have literally been looking at two knives. The Meaner Street (again) and the Boss Street! (Actually I would like an SCABS) I watched several videos and utterly destroyed a ream of paper making lists (Hopefully realistic ones) of what I would use a knife like this for.

Even thou the Meaner Street Has stolen my heart with it' sultry lines, the pointy blade I am afraid may be TO pointy for me, I tend to abuse my blades because it's all I have at hand. I watched a video of a guy who stabbed a BS into a log a good half an inch or more and then levered it out sideways! Don't know if the Meaner could handle this with that tip or not.

So after reading more reviews, and watching more videos I have settled on..... the Boss Street! With it's 4.25 inch blade, it is within the realm of what I originally "Designed" for a wilderness blade. The defining moment for me was a couple short 4 minute jobs where one guy did nothing more than cut rope, paper, plastic rope and zip ties and another where a guy just delimbed a branch to make hot dog roasting sticks and batoned through a couple 2- 2.5 inch sticks of wood. Will I regret my decision, maybe, but only by having it in hand and using it will I truly know.

SO now I just need to decide which version/color I am going to get.