The Cold Steel Kudu is a modern interpretation of the Okapi knife designed manufactured in Germany for the colonial market. The original was produced in 1902, and the target demographic needed an inexpensive everyday pocket knife for all the tasks one might encounter in the African brush. Did Cold Steel do the classic justice? It's hard to gauge. Modern interpretation of classics are always a ...
Knife Drop: Cold Steel Collection Beginnings
We've been purchasing a lot of Cold Steels recently. Truth be told, we should've been working on our Cold Steel collection for some time now, but I feel like we usually obsess over one brand for a while, then once we've gotten a good chunk of the knives we want from that brand, we finally begin to move on to another one. Seems to be what we did with Spydercos! My favourites of these are the ...
Condor Bushlore Fixed Blade Bushcraft Knife Review
The Condor Bushlore is one of the most popular fixed blade survival/bushcraft knives on the market, and after owning it for about 6 months or so, I have to admit, I really do understand why. Before I get into the nitty gritty of the specifics of this knife, I preemptively want to state that the Condor Bushlore is actually one of the best bang-for-buck bona fide bushcraft blades you could get for ...
How to Tell If Your Cut Is Infected
I recently cut myself pretty deep on the inside of my palm, and even though the cut healed up relatively well and cleanly, I did notice some bruising around the wound channel as it healed. I realized how messed up my wound looked, mostly considering it was a pretty large and reasonably deep cut in the first place, so I figured it would be a good time to sit down and do some serious research on ...
So When Will the Shit Finally Hit the Fan?
As much as people like to predict when the shit will finally hit the fan, there's absolutely no way of knowing for sure when it will, if it will, or what exactly will happen when it does. And that's really the point of prepping - the reason why preppers exist. In An Ideal World: You Would Know In Advance If you know when each and every single emergency situation is going to take place ...
March 2015 EDC Pocket Dump
Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Folding Pocket Knife Spyderco Sage 3 > Read my review of the Spyderco Sage 3 Mints Excel Peppermint Watch Seiko SNXS77 Dial + Nylon Striped Band ...