Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Mini Multi-Tool Gerber Dime EDC Flashlight Fenix E05 Pocket Knife Spyderco Dragonfly 2 > Read our review of the Spyderco Dragonfly 2 Secondary EDC Knife Spyderco Squarehead > Read our review of the Spyderco Squarehead ...
Maximizing Bang for Buck: Best Folding Knives by Price Point
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 something that's good value for your hard-earned cash. And that's tricky to do. Why? Well, when the vast majority of us look ...
Knife Drop: Most Frequently Used Neck Knives
While I don't personally use neck knives all that often, Thomas used to EDC both his modified CRKT Minimalist and his modified Boker Microcom in the past quite religiously - sometimes not even taking them off when he slept (not a good idea by the way; they've slipped out on more than one occasion because of the way they were modded). Both these knives he personally modified (and quite heavily at ...
Can I Cook Outside Without Attracting People & Animals?
Been a while since we've had a reader question up on the blog! I suppose with the new forum, it's been much easier to throw up a new thread than send an email, which is certainly fine! But do keep in mind we love getting questions by email (our contact info can be found here) and responding to them in posts! So don't hesitate if you think we've missed discussing an important topic on our blog and ...
September 2015 EDC Pocket Dump
Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Keychain Light NiteCore Tube EDC Multi-Tool Leatherman Skeletool CX Pipe Falcon Briar Bowl + Falcon Standard Chrome Straight Stem Pipe Tobacco Peterson Irish Flake Lighter Classic Bic Pipe Tool Stainless Steel Tobacco Pipe Tool Capsule Waterproof Capsule Used to carry tinder. Capsule Waterproof Capsule Carrying Imodium - here's why ...
Frugality as a Double-Edged Sword
As preppers, it's both to our benefit and detriment that we can at times be quite frugal. I'd say that on the whole, frugality is much more of a positive thing than a negative thing. It allows us a frame of mind that more often than not helps us to scrimp and save happily, while others who haven't got a frugal bone in their body will often feel the sacrifice of "having to be cheap" as too ...