When you're shopping around for folding knives, all the while trying to get the most bang for your buck possible, it can be pretty overwhelming considering the plethora of options available on the market. You don't want something cheap - a box cutter is cheap - you want … [Read more...]
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Knife Blade Steels – A Comprehensive Guide
I have written a number of in-depth articles on the topic of blade steels and their relative strengths and weaknesses over the years - from detailing whether or not I think super steels for knives are worth it, to guides on how to sharpen stainless steels, all the way over … [Read more...]
History Channel’s “Alone” Survival Gear Lists – Season 1
For Season 3's survival gear lists, click here. For rules & to see a full list of the items that could've been chosen for Alone, keep reading. ***SPOILER ALERT // Please do not continue reading if you don't want to know who won!*** Now I'm not going to lie, we … [Read more...]
A Massive List of the Best EDC Knives on the Market
If you got here by typing something like "best EDC knife" into Google, you probably already have a little history with knives. Likely, you already have at least some indication of what you do and do not like in a knife, owning at least a few yourself already. But chances … [Read more...]
DIY: How to Build Your Own Altoids Tin Survival Kit
We've got a really straightforward reader question to be answered for today that comes from one of our long-time Twitter followers, moriel73®! moriel73®’s Altoid Tin Emergency Kit Question Hi. Can you help me to make my Altoids emergency kit? Our Response: Build … [Read more...]
List of Knives Used on the Gotham TV Series
We're o.b.s.e.s.s.e.d. with the Fox TV series by DC Comics, Gotham, in this household. Thomas and I both concur - it's definitely one of our top 3 favourite TV shows of all time (and dare I say, almost on level with Game of Thrones?). While watching more recent episodes … [Read more...]
6 Reasons Not to Get an Electric Knife Sharpener
I don't know about you, but every year around November, I seem to get completely swamped with thinly veiled spam suggesting I need to try this "brand new all-in-one electric knife sharpener" that will give myself and my loved ones a "real Chef's edge" in just one pass! I … [Read more...]
Wilderness Survival Gear: 5 Budget Bundles Under $150
Time and time again, Thomas and I have repeated our belief that it's completely possible to practice survival, whether that's bushcraft and wilderness survival, or urban survival and household preparedness, without breaking the bank. You can have great gear, have it be … [Read more...]
The Complete Guide to Paracord
I've noticed that when Elise goes online shopping for paracord, she really isn't ever quite sure what she's looking for. She typically has colour preferences and has a particular function in mind (to make a paracord wrap for her new ESEE knife, for instance), but at the end … [Read more...]
Knives Used on the TV Show Dexter
Figuring out which knives and gear have been featured on TV shows seems to be becoming something of a running theme on this blog. We've gone through Dual Survival's knives, Naked and Afraid's gear, and now we're on to the knives used in Showtime's Dexter, specifically those … [Read more...]
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