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Agreed,That is so true. Sharpen a knife. Get from A to B using a map. Change the oil in your vehicle. Cook a meal. The list of essential skills that are aren’t being past on could be long.
That said, there’s something to be said for convenience. I can sharpen a knife, but that OE razor knife is the tits
I enjoy sharpening knives and when I’m done they are hair popping sharp. But it is really convenient to simply pop off a blade and snap on another one that is surgically sharp. Especially when half way through an elk at night in a snow storm. It’s quicker, it’s easier and it’s taken me until now to admit that. This is the first time in over 40 years of hunting that I’ve relented and used a replaceable blade knife.
Even then I’ve used both all season long and have decided that the outdoor edge is a legit system. I’m not sure that I’ll ever discard my quality traditional fixed blade or folders but the OE is for real.