Buck has always been a fascinating company to me. They very rarely jump aboard new trends, and rather tend to trudge along doing their own thing. I don't say this as a criticism at all, because clearly it works. A Buck knife is unapologetically a Buck knife. It's curious (because it's so rare) to handle a fixed blade with unique materials (phenolic scales and aluminium butt cap anyone?) that have ...
Survival Shelf – Survivalist & Prepper Link Resource Site – Relaunch
Back in 2014, we launched a survival & preparedness link resource site, SurvivalShelf.com, in the hopes of being able to show off a lot of the links we found in the industry that we thought deserved as much attention as they could get. Unfortunately, while we started strong, life got in the way, and so as those of you who had followed Survival Shelf will know, eventually this site went for ...
February 2016 EDC Purse Dump
Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Smart Phone Motorola Moto E 2nd Gen + Ringke Slim Case Flash Drive SanDisk Ultra Fit 64GB USB 3.0 EDC Camera Sony Alpha a5000 with 16-50mm Lens Pocket Knife Spyderco Sage 1 > Read our review of the Spyderco Sage 1 ...
Thinking of Prepping? Why You Just Need to Start Now
Prepping is like absolutely everything else in life - you can't get better at it before you start. Streamlining preps takes practice, dedication, effort, and some amount of financial investment as well. It's my firm opinion that you won't be able to get your hands on the ideal food stockpile for you and your family, for instance, until you've made at least a few mistakes first. As much reading ...
Bahco Laplander Folding Bushcraft Hand Saw Review
The Bahco Laplander is one of the most ubiquitous tools in any bushcrafter's arsenal. It's basically legendary at this point, but if you're thinking that this might be one piece of kit that doesn't live up to its hype, you'd be dead wrong. Bahco Laplander Folding Wood Hand Saw - Amazon Out of the box we have this (surprisingly) aesthetically pleasing folding saw. It's odd to attribute a sense of ...
Knife Drop: Knife Reviews to Come
Another set of behind the scenes shots. Thomas has been getting so many requests for the Cold Steel Finn Wolf that we need to push that review up even though we have a number of other knives queued up to be reviewed. And I absolutely love that Spyderco Squarehead. Pretty expensive for what it is, but still an awesome knife! Knives Featured Cold Steel Finn Wolf > Read our review of the ...