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Can I Drink Small Amounts of Seawater in Survival Situations?

May 13, 2014 by Elise Xavier | Updated: May 25, 2017 15 Comments

I previously wrote an article about the dangers of drinking seawater in survival situations. If you haven't read that article, you can go ahead and read it over now, or read the crux of the article here: When you drink salty water, from the sea or the ocean, you’re putting … [Read more...]

April 2014 EDC Purse Dump

April 30, 2014 by Elise Xavier | Updated: February 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Pocket Knife Spyderco Lum Chinese Folder > Read our review of the Spyderco Lum Chinese Folder Day Planner Moleskine Classic Ballpoint Pens Paper Mate Flexgrip … [Read more...]

Spyderco Paramilitary 2 EDC Folding Knife Review

April 28, 2014 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: March 26, 2020 31 Comments

Those of you who have visited this site before can tell fairly easily how much real estate Spydercos take up in my collection. The vast majority of the knives I review on this site are Spydercos, and of those, I already have multiples (different sprint run versions) of the … [Read more...]

10 Tips for Staying Prepared While You Move

April 16, 2014 by Elise Xavier | Updated: April 17, 2020 2 Comments

It can be hard to to stay prepared when you're in the middle of a move. We should know: in the past 3 years, we've moved houses a total of 3 times, and we're currently nearing the end of one more move. Needless to say, staying prepared while moving has been a big part of our … [Read more...]

April 2014 EDC Pocket Dump

April 10, 2014 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: February 3, 2020 2 Comments

Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Pipe Missouri Meerschaum Kubotan Catacomb Customs Cocobolo Kubotan Day Planner Moleskine Classic Drafting Pencil Pentel Graph Gear 1000 EDC Neck Knife CRKT Minimalist > Read my review of the CRKT Minimalist … [Read more...]

Spyderco Delica 5 With No Spydie Hole – April Fools

April 2, 2014 by Elise Xavier | Updated: May 8, 2015 Leave a Comment

Yes, as many of you have already figured out for yourselves, yesterday's post was an April Fools Day joke. Spyderco isn't going to be replacing their ever-so-loved spydie hole with a thumb stud, not even on one knife. For those of you who bought our little trick, don't … [Read more...]

Announcing Spyderco’s Delica 5: Now With Thumb Stud

April 1, 2014 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: May 8, 2015 2 Comments

We've been itching to share this exciting news with you for a little over a month now. Spyderco sent us one of these babies a while back, but we had our hands tied and couldn't release the news (or photos!) until today. Without further ado, here's what the new Delica 5's are … [Read more...]

CRKT Surf N’ Turf Folding Fillet Knife Review

March 28, 2014 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: March 26, 2020 7 Comments

In an attempt for full disclosure, I'd like to note from the start of this review that although I do have quite a lot of experience with knives, I actually have relatively little experience filleting fish by comparison. Thus, my thoughts on the CRKT Surf N' Turf are … [Read more...]

March 2014 EDC Pocket Dump

March 24, 2014 by Thomas Xavier | Updated: February 3, 2020 4 Comments

Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Tablet Google Nexus 7 + Poetic Slimline Case Drafting Pencil Pentel Graph Gear 1000 Folding EDC Knife Kershaw Tremor + Catacomb Customs Purpleheart Wood Handles > Read my review of the Kershaw Tremor Day Planner Moleskine … [Read more...]

Join Us on Google+ and Share Your Thoughts About Wilderness Survival & Preparedness

March 18, 2014 by Elise Xavier | Updated: November 9, 2015 1 Comment

Hey guys! We love the comments and questions we've been getting on More Than Just Surviving lately. In an attempt to open up the discussion around survival and preparedness a bit more, we've created two new Google+ pages, one for Wilderness Survival & Bushcraft, and the … [Read more...]