thanks guys, I can never get enough of the forrest, my goal this year is to get up more than last year. Eventually I want to buy some acres out there. As far as the Ranger Bushcrafter, it has a 4.5 inch blade, 9.5 OAL, 3/16 thk CPM 3V. That and the gem from Snotpig are both awesome blades. EMF, good to see ya,hope all is well your way. The AR I bring up to plink with, I usually have something larger in my tent in case some 4 legged critters roam into camp but I find that they usually stay away with the gun fire. As a matter of fact I have never run across anything other than an occasional deer or marmot.