A long while back, close to when we originally started penning this blog, I published an article about the most popular/best selling survival books in existence. While I know there will be plenty of overlap (what kind of a survival book list wouldn't make mention of popular bushcraft books?), I now think it's important to break up that post into sub-topics, in case anyone wants to concentrate on ...
Helle Mandra Les Stroud Small Bushcraft Knife Review
Reviewing the Helle Mandra offers insight into my (honest) bias. In a lot of ways, I have to compare my feelings for this little "neck knife" to the conclusion I reached in my review of the Buck 110. It's a non-optimal knife that I can't help but love. It's surprising to me after reviewing the Helle Temagami to handle this little tyke. The Temagami is such a serious bushcraft tool with a clear ...
October 2017 EDC Pocket Dump
Similar to another EDC of mine from earlier this year, but hey, it's what I'm using. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Frankly, with how grim the weather has been here in the UK, I'm quite happy to just stay at home puffing my pipe. Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Coffee Tin Nescafe Azera Used for storing pipe tobacco. Lighter Classic Bic Pipe Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Left ...
What Survival & Prepper Gear Would You Buy In a Dollar Store?
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 add to a survival kit when they're really worthwhile? I've heard a bunch of people talk about how they get their mason ...
Lefty? The Best Left-Handed EDC Knives to Get Your Hands On
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. After years of fielding questions about "the best left-hand friendly knives" I am finally getting around to writing the article ...
Do You Sharpen Your Own Knives? What’s Your Preferred Method?
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? How to Use a Japanese Water Stone (Whetstone) to Sharpen a Knife As well as reviews of the Hapstone Pro & the Smith's ...