utility knife

GEAR AID Buri Utility Knife

There are several sports that require, or at least recommend carrying a knife. Most are obvious, like hunting, fishing, camping, etc. Two slightly more obscure sports that I’m involved in are SCUBA diving and sea kayaking. Finding the right knives that fit these specific sports have been a challenge for me. Until I came across […]

Three questions to ask yourself before looking for a new knife

Thanks to my varied career and personal choices over the years, I’ve put a lot of knives through their paces. Whether it’s for a field op or camping, a daily use pocket knife or a defensive weapon, a multi-purpose survival knife or a fancy decorative piece. I’ve probably got a knife or two that’ll fit […]

SOG Key-Knife (from Base Camp Echo)

(Article originally published on The Martialist) SOG‘s Key-Knife, which I obtained from sponsor Base Camp Echo, is one of those brilliant little tools that makes you wonder out loud, “Why didn’t I think of this before?” Specifically, I’m talking about how handy it is to have a cutting blade right on your keychain. It’s possible […]

Top 25 Pocket Knives that are Indispensable: #23 Victorinox Cadet

In June, we took a survey to learn which pocket knives our readers believe should never be discontinued. Respondents were asked to name as many or as few pocket knife models as they wanted, and no brands or blades were off-limits. 404 respondents named a total of 268 models and the average respondent named 4.1 […]