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Information & list articles about gear such as knives, multi-tools, flashlights, & other EDC and survival gear. Looking for our gear reviews? Find them here.

Only interested in knives? Check out our knife articles by clicking here. Similarly, if you're only interested in survival gear, check out only our survival gear posts by clicking here.

Buy It Once: Everyday Carry Tools I’ve Bought to Last Me a Lifetime

June 26, 2018 By Thomas Xavier | Updated: June 26, 2018 18 Comments

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Like many of you, I got into this EDC obsessed lifestyle as a kid. I have always had an affinity for tools that serve a singular purpose, but have almost perverse levels of technology thrown into them. A knife is just a sharpened piece of steel, but you can take a relatively … [Read more...]

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How Often Do You Change the Gear You Everyday Carry?

January 15, 2018 By Elise Xavier | Updated: January 15, 2018 23 Comments

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My personal EDC habits, especially in terms of how often I swap in and out the things I carry, have changed considerably over the years. I know there are many who like to change what they take out with them daily, but I've never been the type to change what I EDC very … [Read more...]

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Chosen By Our Readers: Victorinox’s Best Swiss Army Knives to EDC

December 21, 2017 By Elise Xavier | Updated: December 21, 2017 25 Comments

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Picking out the best Victoriniox Swiss Army Knife is not at all an easy feat considering just how many options Victorinox gives you, and how many variations of those different there are to choose from. There's no way I could have mad up a list of the top SAKs on my own, so I … [Read more...]

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SAK Chat: What’s Your Favourite Swiss Army Knife?

December 11, 2017 By Elise Xavier | Updated: December 21, 2017 27 Comments

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I know from when I asked you guys a few months back what knife was in your pocket that a lot of you carry Swiss Army Knives. Actually, the Victorinox Classic made it to the #1 spot on my list compiling your responses to that question. There's no way anyone could deny the … [Read more...]

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What’s In Your Bug Out Bag?

November 17, 2017 By Elise Xavier | Updated: November 17, 2017 19 Comments

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We've thought about doing a bug out bag guide so many times before it'd be impossible to count, but somehow in 4 years, still haven't actually published one. The why comes down to the fact that, unlike comprehensive lists - like of all the survival gear you might or might … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gear, Prepping, Urban Survival Tagged With: Discussions 19 Comments

What Survival & Prepper Gear Would You Buy In a Dollar Store?

October 27, 2017 By Elise Xavier | Updated: October 27, 2017 10 Comments

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Really curious about this one because obviously, it's not past me to look for deals when it comes to buffing up a prepper stockpile, and obviously I happily go the cheap items on Amazon route often when it comes to gear - so why the heck not buy dollar store items to prep or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gear, Prepping, Urban Survival, Wilderness Survival Tagged With: Discussions 10 Comments

Lefty? The Best Left-Handed EDC Knives to Get Your Hands On

October 25, 2017 By Thomas Xavier | Updated: October 26, 2017 12 Comments

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Wrong-handed folks have long being stigmatized in the knife industry. There are a number of pocket knives designed with left-handed support, don't get me wrong, but most of these seem to me to be more of an afterthought, rather than being true ambidextrous folding EDCs. … [Read more...]

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Do You Sharpen Your Own Knives? What’s Your Preferred Method?

October 20, 2017 By Elise Xavier | Updated: October 20, 2017 29 Comments

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A small number of posts on this blog have been about knife sharpening; probably nowhere near as much as should be on here considering how knife-heavy our content is, but nonetheless we do have a couple articles: What's the Best Way to Sharpen Stainless Steel Knives? … [Read more...]

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Your EDC Picks: Top Knives & Multi-Tools MTJS Readers Are Carrying

October 11, 2017 By Elise Xavier | Updated: October 11, 2017 16 Comments

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Thank you guys so much for answering my question a few weeks back about which pocket knife you were currently EDC-ing. Made for a crazy cool read, especially since there were so many knives listed I didn't even know existed. Some awesome discontinued knives in the … [Read more...]

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Where Do You Buy Knives? In Person? Online? Which Stores?

October 6, 2017 By Elise Xavier | Updated: October 6, 2017 39 Comments

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First off, let me start off by saying thank you so much for answering my question about which knife you were currently carrying a few weeks ago. I was pretty astonished by the variety of gear in your pockets & packs; your responses were definitely interesting enough for … [Read more...]

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