While mass-produced knives can get the job done, there’s a difference between a knife that simply cuts and one that slices with style. And when you put together three industry icons’ heads together to design and produce a knife, you can bet the result is nothing short of extraordinary. Designed by Ferrum Forge, a small […]
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Adventure Medical Kits | Trauma Pak Pro
With the current global war on terror, and most recently, the tragic mass shooting in Orlando, more civilians are carrying a firearm for protection than ever before. As a concealed carry citizen, you’re goal is to protect your family, yourself, or others in harms way, right? A lot of folks think that their pistol, a […]
Dave Canterbury’s signature Bushcraft Kit is almost here!
The wait is almost over. Just in time for Father’s Day, Morakniv, UCO Gear and The Pathfinder School will unveil their new limited edition collaboration with Dave Canterbury, the Bushcraft Survive & Thrive Kit. Canterbury is a renowned survival expert, founder of The Pathfinder School and New York Times bestselling author of “Bushcraft 101: A […]
Have You Carried the Leatherman Micra?
You probably best recognize Leatherman for their full-sized multi-tools. They pack a whole toolbox worth of functions into a a “butterfly” opening design that you can throw into a bag or desk drawer. Their larger size makes them useful for tasks where you need the grip and leverage, but for everyday carry it’s all about […]
1TAC Outdoor Survival Water Filter Straw
Water is one of our most precious resources on this earth. Without it we do not survive! We all know murphy’s law, when something bad can go wrong, guess what, it will. So why not have a survival tool that is easy to use that will allow you to quench, refill or process unsanitary water […]
Wild Hedgehog Get Home Alive Medical Kit
Your biggest injury threat in the backcountry is trauma. Wild Hedgehog has created a simple medical kit stocked with the basic and necessary items to stop a bleed, splint a fracture, or clean a wound.
Hydro Flask | A Love Story of Liquid Proportions
Some items just work better and some relationships dissolve, even with our gear. Sometimes even a water bottle like Hydro Flask can change everything.
Great American hikes: 20 top trails across the USA
It’s hard to say exactly why hiking is such a popular pastime in the U.S. It could be the accessibility; there are hundreds of major trails and countless marked and unmarked offshoots. It could be that getting started is as easy as putting one foot in front of the other, but challenging treks will keep […]
Nemo Victory Sunshade | First Look
If you live in the Northern Latitudes like I do on the 45th parallel, winter is finally a thing of the past and spring is in full swing. For Spring Break, my family escaped to Anna Maria Island, Florida for a little reprieve from the long winter. Last year our “old-school” umbrella finally took a […]
The Buck mini-knife: A little knife that does what it needs to do!
The PakLite Skinner Not every knife that you carry for “Tactical” or Tacticool” purposes has to be labeled a “Tactical Knife.” What did we old timers do before all of these terms were used? We used common sense to find every day carry type equipment even if it was not labeled “Tactical.” I found these […]