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The Hill People Gear Connor has been my day hiking pack since I reviewed it late last year. Reference my first impressions post for features and more pictures. Yes, I know I didn’t post a follow-up review on it. The initial post was more detailed than a typical “first look” would be and my view of […]
Hopefully winter is in the rear view mirror and spring right around the corner. With that in mind, it’s time to start thinking about warmer temperatures. Staying hydrated is important regardless of the season and Yeti has a cooler to haul your beverage of choice for every occasion. New for 2017 is a soft sided cube […]
Whether you’ve been hitting the books hard these last few months at school or putting in work at the office, you’re probably feeling like your next vacation can’t come soon enough. With spring right around the corner, now’s the time to treat yourself to a little break (or at least start planning for one). And […]
Sometimes less is more, and more put into the right places makes the product. This is especially true of the Minuteman / Southern Grind special edition Spider Monkey. The Special Edition Spider Monkey keeps things simple with a few twists which makes this knife particularly useful. I’ve been using this knife for the past couple […]
French knife makers Patrick Famin and Eric Demongivert are bringing their second collaborative effort to market, aiming to catch a new wave of demand for compact, legal-everywhere knives. The new friction folder, called the Vital, packs multiple tools into a tiny package, and the collaborators reckon if they play their cards right, the design has the […]
The Tru-Nord compass is a precision instrument, specifically designed for use in wilderness areas, day or night where an accurate, dependable quick reading compass is essential. Some assume that the higher grade button compasses – AA – mean higher quality, but that’s not necessarily true. They are generally plastic and give a general direction for […]
After marrying his Vietnamese wife and settling down in Saigon, Tim Leatherman would soon begin the journey that led to the creation of one of the most popular tool brands in America. A week before the Fall of Saigon at the hands of communist North Vietnam, Leatherman fled the country with his wife and her […]
Known for working with unconventional materials, French knife maker Roland Lannier is preparing a new line of slipjoints with handles made of Solid Comic Book, a substance composed of comic book pages soaked in resin. The first knife to come out of Lannier’s workshop getting the Solid Comic Book treatment is the Spring Heeled Jack. This sizeable slipjoint […]
QTRMSTR is delivering their first integral knife to kick-off Season 2 of their Q Collection, a program that puts new, experimental designs into collectors’ hands. The company also addressed rumors about the country of origin of their products and maintains they’re all made in the USA. “To my knowledge we’re the only company that does something like this,” QTRMSTR’s Jared West […]
Sometimes lightweight can go too far. See how the Sea to Summit Titanium Folding Spork holds up against the other full size utensils on the market.
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