Too many reasons for having a knife to list here, but to not have one: cutting food (cheese, salami,etc.) Cutting rop or cord for repairs, etc
Max grew up hiking all around New Hampshire and New England
I discovered its value during my years as a firefighter and wilderness rangerso much depends on how well your pack works and all of the design elements play a part. Originally, lash tabs were designed to help mountaineers, hikers and wilderness types carry extra gearyou know, back when backpacks held compasses, climbing ropes, and dreams of survival, not just half-eaten granola bars and crumpled Target receipts
Some droppers we like follow: Weiss BP Dark Heavyweight Perdigon, Millers Victim Jig Fly, Jigged Sassis Solution, or a Tungsten Jig TNT Nymph
The grips are good quality cork