Ideas for gifts from Father to Son

soonerfan

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I've got 4 boys, and they are growing up fast. I would like to give them each a special gift when they turn 18.
Probably not a firearm.
Something timeless. Technology goes out of date so fast.
Something manly and cool.
Maybe something that could be engraved.


Please share with me your ideas......
 
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My boy turns ten this week. So last weekend when I was up to visit I gave him his first shotgun and pocket knife. At 18 I would probably get him a nice watch or a good starter set of basic hand tools like wrenches, sockets ect...
 
Looking back on my relationship with my late dad, I would think a nice memory would be the perfect gift. Why not offer your son a father/son trip for two on an excursion of his choice. If he is into fishing, why not head to wherever Marlin swim and go out on a boat to catch a trophy? Hunting, trip to Alaska to bag a Grizzly. Women, a solid week in Thailand.
Just a nice memorable trip would be the best gift.
 
ArGyLe64 said:
Watch, pocket knife, fishing reel, Russian mail order bride
I'm surprised no one said, "a hooker!"

Any recommendations on a watch or pocket knife? I don't want to give a Timex or a Gerber.

Great ideas. Anybody else?
 
soonerfan said:
Any recommendations on a watch or pocket knife? I don't want to give a Timex or a Gerber.
I want to say a Case knife. They look like something that you keep for years and say "my dad got this for me when I was 18." They can get a $20 Gerber folder for actual tough jobs.

I don't know enough about knives to say if Case actually makes good ones or not. I just like the style.
 
Do you hunt with them? If so, get them a custom knife. Dave Winston makes some nice stuff. Each knife is around $200. My son is 2. For his birthday ( I mean the actual day he was born two years ago) I ordered him a custom knife from winston. It matches mine and is made from weathered elk antler. I will give it to him for his 16th or 18th birthday, I haven't decided yet.
 
I would also go with a father, son trip. I have many, many great memories of my father but our father, son trips stand out the most. Seems like I remember every little detail. All gifts can be broken, lost or stolen but memories last a life time and can always be talked about at family gathering etc. Unless you go to Thailand then you might have to leave some part out!
 
What's wrong with Gerber? I have 2 Gerbers that I've been using for 13 years, another that's 7 years old, and my Pro Covert Automatic which is AWESOME!!
 
My main issue is that most knives are now made in China. Is there any knife maker not in china? Any in the USA?

I have a belt knife made by my dad in WWII, made from a file, with the handle made from leather valve stem gaskets. He worked on a floating dry dock in China repairing ships that got shot up.
 
dennishoddy said:
My main issue is that most knives are now made in China. Is there any knife maker not in china? Any in the USA?

I have a belt knife made by my dad in WWII, made from a file, with the handle made from leather valve stem gaskets. He worked on a floating dry dock in China repairing ships that got shot up.
So the knife your dad made was made in China.
 
dennishoddy said:
My main issue is that most knives are now made in China. Is there any knife maker not in china? Any in the USA?
I ran into that when I gave my son his first boyscout knife last weekend. Some Gerbers, Buck and Case knives are still made in the US. I think Benchmade is as well.
 
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Pocket watches aren't in vogue now, but they are nice keepsakes. Custom made knife with name etched on blade.
 
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