When I went to South East Asia in 2008, I quickly realized that not all countries function as smoothly as those in the West. Sometimes trains and planes get delayed for hours, or outdoor toilets really end up being holes in the ground. The reality is, when you're out and about in a new place, you never really know what you will need with you, and while I try to not go overboard and carry half my ...
May 2014 EDC Pocket Dump
Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Folding Pocket Knife Opinel No. 8 > Read my review of the Opinel No. 8 Lighter Catacomb Customs USN Zippo Pipe SederCraft Kraig Seder Custom Pipe Tobacco Orlik Golden Sliced Pipe Tobacco ...
Spyderco Manix 2 Lightweight FRN S110V Knife Review
The Manix series of Spyderco knives have been a staple of the Spyderco line up for many years now. Originally conceived as a heavy duty workhorse with G-10 scales, steel liners, and a back-lock, the Spyderco Manix was reinvented in later editions as a lightweight model of the same proportions. I have owned the particular version of the knife with the S110V and dark blue FRN handles since it came ...
Can I Drink Small Amounts of Seawater in Survival Situations?
I previously wrote an article about the dangers of drinking seawater in survival situations. If you haven't read that article, you can go ahead and read it over now, or read the crux of the article here: When you drink salty water, from the sea or the ocean, you’re putting both salt and water into your system. The problem is that the amount of water you take in is nowhere near the amount you’ll ...
April 2014 EDC Purse Dump
Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Pocket Knife Spyderco Lum Chinese Folder > Read our review of the Spyderco Lum Chinese Folder Day Planner Moleskine Classic Ballpoint Pens Paper Mate Flexgrip ...
Spyderco Paramilitary 2 EDC Folding Knife Review
Those of you who have visited this site before can tell fairly easily how much real estate Spydercos take up in my collection. The vast majority of the knives I review on this site are Spydercos, and of those, I already have multiples (different sprint run versions) of the Delica, the Tenacious, and the Endura, as well as nearly every edition of the Sage series (Sage 1, Sage 2, & Sage 3). Yet ...