indeed, well put Rainwalker

I like that saying, I may need to steal that...

So what do people do the practice BC? And how do we define modern equipment? Obviously things like GPS and Propane cookstoves are out, but what about knives? Or Flint? I assume that sturdy clothing and boots are acceptable

As for a BC knife, are we looking at maybe a 3"-4" blade, 8" overall blade? Maybe, 3/16-1/4 in thickness? What about folders? Are there BC tasks that would require something stronger than a folder? That may be a bad question, because if you're in a BC situation you're probably not only going to have a folder