Exactly one year ago, we hit publish on our very first entry to this blog: technically just a notice that posts were coming, though shortly after we published a real first article called How to Start a Fire After It's Rained. Since then, we've written on a variety of topics (from a complete guide on batoning to tips for staying prepared while moving), have published a hell of a lot of knife ...
June 2014 EDC Purse Dump
Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Flashlight Foursevens Mini AA-2 Ballpoint Pen Uni-ball Signo DX Folding Knife Spyderco Dragonfly 2 > Read our review of the Spyderco Dragonfly 2 Hard Candy Anis De Flavigny Punchring G-10 Single Nuko Tool ...
3 Ways to Find Bodies of Water in the Wilderness
When you're lost in the wilderness, locating a body of water can be the difference between life and death. Besides the obvious potential of supplying you with drinkable water, a body of water also has the ability to provide many other advantages to a lost wanderer. It can provide refreshment, be used as a method of transportation, prevent hyperthermia, and in some situations, can even lead you ...
Gerber Shard Keychain Tool Review
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 ...