3V Gear React EDC Folding Knives

[Big Frank]

I didn't like the shade of blue on my blue handled knife, so I bought the tan handled one. I think I showed them on here before but I'm not sure. My friend, Sarge gets the blue one as soon as I throw everything in a box for him and get to the post office. It took me awhile to find out who his preferred shipper is. Someone, I think it was UPS left packages out by the road next to his mailbox instead of bringing them to the house and they were stolen. Something like that, I can't remember exactly what he said. I threw all my cardboard boxes in the trash, but got a few more since then. 3V also makes the knives with black handles, and all 3 colors come in your choice of smooth or grooved. The blades can be Black Coated, Stone Washed, or TI Coated, so there are 18 combinations you can make with each blade design, and there are 14 designs, including plain. So that's 252 combinations in al! My knife had some gunk on it I had to scrub off with Soft Scrub cleanser. That left it looking kind of spotty, so after I took the pics, I oiled the pivots of both knives with a lightweight oil from Ed Brown, brushed some Hoppe's gun oil all over them with a toothbrush, then wiped it off. They both look better now. The hardware on the Stone Washed finish looks a lot better to me than the Titanium Coated finish on my Tan knife, so if I bought another React knife I would probably get that or another Black Coated one. The Grooved G10 has more grip than the Plain G10, so I got that on both of them. The pictures didn't turn out very good and I may retake them before I send Sarge his knife and other stuff.

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[Big Frank]

MUCH better! The knives come in a custom foam-fitted box with 2 magnetic catches on the right side, where the lid hangs over. You have to pry open the side of the box at the bottom to flip the lid open. I clipped the knives on a stack of scrap paper to keep them upright and laid that on top of another stack of scrap paper. That worked MUCH better than trying to balance them on my bed.

[Big Frank]

I finally got the blue handled knife to my old friend, Sarge. And my German/American Friendship-Blooddrive stein, which he's using as a coffee cup. The man likes his coffee. Speaking of which, ALDI stores have the same coffee here they had in Germany back then, but the packaging has changed over the years. There's an ALDI store less than 2 miles from my house, but it's a mile past Kroger, and I keep forgetting it's even there. I wasn't a coffee drinker back then and don't know if it was good or not, but Sarge says it's good and I'm going to try it some day. It comes in half-kilo bags, regular or decaf. I also sent him a "GRUMPY OLD VET" sticker to match mine, and a "MAY TELL WAR STORIES" sticker. It looks like they quit making the sticker but I found a pic of the matchin T-shirt. There's a "GRUMPY OLD VET" T-shirt, too. Plus I sent him a stack of Ballistic Machinist macnets so he can remind his friends to SHOOT COOL SH*T. And a Milspin Zero F*cks Coin. I give Zero F*cks, and now he can give Zero F*cks too. I wanted to buy some Zero Sh*ts coins one time, because I've given Zero Sh*ts about most anything for a long time, but they were sold out.

I gave him my souvenir patch from The Zugspitze, which we took a cable car up to the top of, well above the clouds. Anyone in our company that wanted to use 2 days of their leave, and spend some money, had a 4-day pass one weekend to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It was my only vacation during those years. I didn't take a picture of the patch but it was similar to this one I found online, with an edelweiss flower on it, but it also had the elevation in meters on it. We found that when my brother and his wife and I were cleaning out her house. I think it was squirreled away in the attic which was packed from edge to edge.  I think that was everything. I was going to give him a Buck knife but he didn't want it.

In winter as in summer, sports enthusiasts, explorers and families have plenty of opportunities for activities on the Zugspitze. The Cable car Zugspitze, the cogwheel train and the Gletscherbahn cable car provide excellent access to Germany’s highest mountain.

At the summit, scenic views of four countries and 400 surrounding mountain peaks in Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland are waiting.


Facts & figures

Germany’s highest mountain

    Top of Germany: At 2,962 metres, the Zugspitze is Germany’s highest mountain.

    Threatened ice worlds: Zugspitze is home to one of Germany’s last glaciers – but the “eternal ice” on the Zugspitze is also acutely threatened by climate change.

    Germany’s highest ski area with 20 kilometres of ski runs: The natural snow on Zugspitze makes skiing and snowboarding an amazing experience.

    Signature feature of the Zugspitze summit: the golden summit cross

    3 cable cars: For a comfortable trip up the mountain, you can choose between
        the world-record-holding Cable car Zugspitze,
        the almost 100-year-old cogwheel train and
        the Gletscherbahn cable car.

    Restaurants: Panorama 2962, Restaurant Sonnalpin and Gletscher 2600 are open to day guests and can also be booked for company celebrations, seminars and conferences.