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Survival Stick

 Copyright © January 3, 2023 by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.
All Rights Reserved.

Introduction

Winsper Walking Stick In one of my previous articles I discussed walking sticks for self-defense. My previous article can be read at this link on my website: Walking Sticks.

The purpose of the article you are now reading is to discuss a walking stick that is also a very nice survival stick.

A picture of the different parts of the walking stick is shown in the picture on the right. The long thin white line on the top center of each of the seven black hollow cylinders is the reflection of my camera flash.

The seven hollow cylinders screw together beginning with the cylinder on the top of the picture that has a knife blade. Each hollow cylinder is screwed into the piece below it and finishing with the hollow cylinder on the bottom with a rubber tip on the end of the stick. There is a rubber "O" ring between each of the cylinders that makes the assembled walking stick waterproof.

The seven black hollow cylinders are made of high quality lightweight aircraft aluminum.

The knife blade and the spear are made of steel and each one can be unscrewed from the cylinder to which it is currently attached in the picture.

The knife blade has a cutting edge, a saw edge, and a bottle opener. The hollow cylinder to which it is attached has a comfortable non-slip grip around its upper end.

The knife blade fits into the hollow cylinder with the name "Winsper" printed in white letters.

The cylinder with the spear attached fits into the hollow cylinder with the rubber tip on its end.

The small piece on the right center side of the picture is a combination metal whistle with a piece of "fire steel" attached. If you strike the "fire steel" with the back edge of the knife blade then sparks will be created that can be used to start a fire.

The "fire steel" piece screws into the bottom of the handle end that has a compass and a lanyard cord.

The fully assembled handle end with the compass and whistle and "fire steel" screws into the top of the first cylinder that has the knife at the bottom.

When all the pieces have been screwed together the result is a walking stick that is 51.5 inches long and it weighs 1.5 pounds.

In January of the year 2023 the entire "Winsper Walking Stick" shown in the above picture can be purchased on Amazon for approximately $60. It is available in black and in green.

There are a lot of different types of walking sticks available for sale on Amazon but I decided to buy the one shown in the above picture.

Discussion

I personally do not have any complaints about the Winsper Walking Stick.

The advantages of the Winsper Walking Stick are as follows:
  1. Compass: It is mounted on the top of the handle piece and it is easy to see when you are holding the handle in your hand. However, as I have mentioned in a few of my other articles, I strongly recommend that a person have a backup non-electric magnetic compass in addition to their primary compass when they are hiking.
  2. Fire Steel: The fire steel is coated with a very thin layer of protective black paint. After striking the fire steel several times with the back edge of the knife the thin layer of paint exposed the fire steel and it created sparks the way it should. However, as I have mentioned in some of my other articles, I strongly recommend that a person carry a butane lighter and some ordinary matches whenever they are away from home.
  3. Whistle: It worked correctly the first time. It makes a good loud sound but it is not as loud as some of the other whistles that I have. In my opinion a person only needs to carry one whistle with them when they are hiking. The universal SOS signal for "help" is three shorts blasts, pause, three long blasts, pause, three short blasts, stop. Wait 10 seconds and repeat. Continue until help arrives or you get tired of blowing the whistle.
  4. Knife Blade: The cutting blade is sharp and the saw blade works correctly. However it is only an average quality knife. I would not trust it as my only knife when I was hiking. But that is okay because in some of my articles I recommend that a person carry two knives with them when they are hiking.
  5. Spear: It is nice. To convert the walking stick into a spear you only need to unscrew and remove the bottom hollow cylinder that has a rubber tip. I am not skilled at throwing spears. However, I believe this spear would be an excellent tool for someone who uses steel traps to catch wild animals because the spear would allow the trapper to hold the handle end of the spear with both hands and use the spear end to kill a small or medium size wild game animal that was caught by its foot in a trap without having to get too close to the wild animal. If "spear fishing" is allowed in your area then you could stand on the edge of a bank over some shallow water and hold the handle end of the stick in your hand and thrust the spear end through a fish when it swam close to the edge of the water to feed. If you spear the fish then the design of the spear head would allow you to lift the fish out of the water so you could clean, cook, and eat the fish. Although the spear only has one sharp point it could also be used to "gig" frogs in a survival situation so you could cook and eat the frog legs.
  6. Total Weight: In my opinion 1.5 pounds is not too much for a walking stick when you consider all the accessories that are inside the stick.
One of the reasons that I prefer this particular walking stick is because the hollow cylinders screw together with a rubber "O" ring between the cylinders and this makes the assembled walking stick waterproof. The top two cylinders and the bottom cylinder have items already contained inside them. But the other four cylinders are hollow and waterproof, and this will allow you to insert stuff inside a cylinder if the item is smaller than the inside diameter of the hollow cylinder and shorter than the length of the cylinder.

Some of the items you may wish to consider adding to your walking stick are the following:
    Rayovac Flashligh
  1. LED Battery Flashlight: The Rayovac flashlight in the picture on the right uses 2 AA batteries and it generates a strong bright beam of light. In January of 2023 it can be purchased at some Walmarts for approximately $9. In addition to the 2 AA batteries that are already inside the flashlight you could also include two extra spare AA batteries. A flashlight would provide light if it got dark before you returned home, or if you discover a cave or a dark hole that you would like to shine a light into. The flashlight could be put inside a sandwich plastic zipper bag before putting it inside a cylinder and this would help to keep the flashlight from sliding around inside the cylinder. The flashlight comes with a small metal clip that can be clipped onto a pocket. The small metal clip can be easily removed from the flashlight by unscrewing the battery end, removing the tiny "O" ring around the screw threads, unscrewing the piece that keeps the metal clip attached to the flashlight, and then lifting the metal clip off the end of the flashlight. Screw on the holding piece, replace the rubber "O" ring around the screw threads, and screw the battery cap back into its position on the end of the flashlight.
  2. Stick Matches: At least 25 short stick matches, and two striking strips, could be vacuumed sealed inside a vacuum bag cut to the correct size. This would allow you to quickly and easily start a fire if the need should unexpectedly arise.
  3. Clothes Dryer Lint: Remove some lint from your clothes dryer lint filter. After you have done this a few times, press the lint together and vacuum seal all the lint inside a vacuum bag that you cut to the correct size before you seal it. A small amount of lint could be used as tinder and this would allow you to start lots of fires in extremely wet or freezing weather if you really needed a fire.
  4. Disposable Nylon Gloves: Four of these could be put into a sandwich plastic zipper bag and they would still fit inside one of the cylinders. These gloves will protect your hands from germs, bacteria, and other stuff if you need to clean fresh fish, or a game bird, or a wild game animal.
  5. Small Folding Pocket Knife: In my opinion, a folding pocket knife is an excellent tool that you should always have with you. If you can find a folding knife that is small enough to fit inside one of the hollow cylinders, and if the knife has a sharp stainless steel knife blade, and perhaps some other type of blade such as a saw blade or a gut hook, then that would be the type of knife that could be very useful in an unexpected emergency situation. Sometimes a short sharp blade is needed because a long blade will not fit inside the space where it needs to be used.
  6. Screwdrivers: A small slender screwdriver with a phillips head and a straight head might be useful in some situations.
The above are just a few suggestions. You will probably be able to think of several other really useful items that would fit inside one of the hollow cylinders. However, there is only a limited amount of unused space inside the walking stick so you will need to prioritize your choices based on what you think would be practical in the types of situations that you might encounter.

Conclusion

If you are interested in knowing more about the "Winsper Walking Stick" that is shown in the picture at the top of this article then a direct link to the Amazon page that features this item is below.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SKV7T1Y?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

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Respectfully,
Grandpappy.

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