Good call on the spear. I figure that the Bushman is essentially a "throwaway" since I've got at a minimum the DM and RAT7. I'd likely snatch up the RD7 and DF as well, so I won't feel bad about possibly "wasting" the Bushman if it came down to it. I'm taking the DF and DM out on Monday for a little wilderness family BBQ. My mom and dad, one of my brothers, one of my sisters, and the wife and kids are all meeting at some Hot Springs around here. My brother and his girlfriend are riding their bikes (the pedal kind) the 70 miles to the "spot," and the rest of us are driving. We're dropping them some gear, and then feasting, and coming home. I'll try to remember the camera. The plan is to split some firewood w/ the DF and dig a little pit w/ an E-Tool, and I'll probably use one of my fire starting tools from the BOB to get some practice with that. Likely a magnesium/flint combo and some dryer lint on some tinder (provided by stick shavings from the DM). My summer is just getting started though, and I plan on doing a lot of camping!!

I made a spear once when my buddy and I were stuck guarding a wrecked vehicle in Korea w/ the Army. Tried catching a bird under an MRE box w/ a prop and a string. didn't work. Tried hunting birds w/ rocks, and the spear. No luck. It was fun though.