I picked up the Gerber Shard on a whim. At around $5, the introduction cost was miniscule, so I just threw it into my amazon basket to see what all the fuss was about. My keychain is already pretty overloaded, so I wasn't sure I was the widget/keychain tool kinda guy, but this little tyke really grew on me. You get used to having it on hand, and even though the features performed average at best, ...
June 2014 EDC Pocket Dump
Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Mints Ginger Altoids Swiss Army Knife Victorinox + Catacomb Custom Walnut Scales Kubotan Catacomb Customs Cocobolo Kubotan Keychain Tool Gerber Shard > Read my review of the Gerber Shard Folding EDC Knife Spyderco Tenacious Catacomb Customs Purpleheart Scales > Read my review of the Spyderco Tenacious ...
5 Steps to Assessing Emergency Situations & Responding Well
Whether we like it or not, emergency situations happen everywhere, no matter which country, state, city, and/or town we find ourselves living in. Although some locations may have more emergency situations occurring than others, there are bound to be car crashes, fires, collapsed buildings, electrical grids down, and natural disasters happening everywhere at least once in a while. Of course, it ...
CRKT Ripple Ken Onion EDC Folding Knife Review
Ken Onion is undoubtedly a behemoth in the knife world. His unique sense of aesthetics and function, coupled with his willingness to collaborate with production companies to create valuable, yet inexpensive knives, has left quite a mark in the knife industry. Although the knives he works on are production knives, they have a custom vibe to them, and he has quite a signature look and feel to his ...
The Ultimate Survival Gear List
Once you've begun to stockpile survival gear, it can be hard to determine what you're missing from your list. As a result, we've taken the time to create as much of a comprehensive list of all the different types of survival gear as possible. Of course, every survivalist is different and has different needs. Thus, no two survival gear stockpiles or survival kits will look the same. Some will ...
Spyderco Balance Folding Plain Edge Knife Review
The Spyderco Balance is a truly odd little knife with some ridiculously well thought out, and of course aesthetically pleasing, innovations. It's essentially a triangular, almost perfectly symmetrical shape when closed, and yet even with such a strange shape, this knife is not at all a gimmick! Spyderco Balance Plain Edge Knife - Amazon / Blade HQ When you first hold the Balance, it's perfectly ...