A while back, I received a question that asked about the best way to sharpen stainless steel knives, a common problem, especially considering how much easier it is to sharpen carbon steel than stainless steel. Well, it seems a lot of you benefited from that article, and as a result, I thought it'd be a good idea to do a very similar article detailing how one can sharpen ceramic blade knives, since ...
Boker Plus CLB Microcom Fixed Blade Neck Knife Review
The Boker Microcom was designed by Chad Los Banos as an homage to Fred Perrin's rather unique tactical cutlery. I decided to snap one up, and even though I was disappointed with the out-of-the-box utility, I did manage to appreciate it after some extensive modifying. I will stress preemptively that this knife is anything but stock. I modified literally every single aspect of it besides the sheath ...
January 2015 EDC Pocket Dump
Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Folding Pocket Knife Cold Steel Recon 1 > Read my review of the Cold Steel Recon I Wallet Bellroy Hide and Seek Portable External Hard Drive Western Digital My Passport Ultra 1TB Cell Phone Google Nexus 4 Keychain Tool Gerber Shard > Read my review of the Gerber Shard Fountain Pen HERO Wing Sung 590 Vintage ...
What Keychain EDC Gear Would You Recommend?
Diving into a reader question straight away this time! Taylor's Keychain EDC Question Let me begin by offering my praise for operating such a great website, and thanking you for taking the time to provide your knowledge and information to those who find interest in knife and other gear reviews, theories and thoughts behind disaster preparedness, and my personal favorite... The EDC pocket / purse ...
Cold Steel Recon 1 Tanto Blade EDC Knife Review
The Cold Steel Recon 1 is the quintessential badass knife: the type I most certainly would have lusted over when I was still in my teen years. Regretfully, I am now all grown up, but I was still curious to see if this brutish slab of steel was something more than its purely knockout style. I wasn't let down. Though it may be killer in the looks department, it's not lacking in substance ...
6 Wilderness Survival Resolutions for the New Year
We actually had quite a bit of success with the prepper resolutions we laid out for ourselves last year, managing to make at least some progress on all 5 points. This year, we're sticking to the theme of a small number of really specific goals, while shifting gears temporarily away from prepping, and more toward wilderness survival skills, which would certainly help in a SHTF situation ...