When camping, there are two kinds of knives that come to mind. There’s the knife for the ordinary tasks of a camping trip: cooking, fishing, setting up a fly, and more. Then, there’s the knife for when everything that could go wrong does go wrong. The knife that keeps you alive. This article is about those knives that keep you alive in the wilderness. We will address … [Read more...]

Bushcrafting has really taken off as a hobby, or at least an area of interest.  This may be due in part to the success of TV shows and online videos showing survival and bushcraft activities.  It might also be that the hectic, stressful and abstract nature of modern life has left many people looking for ways to reconnect with a sense of their more basic nature, and little … [Read more...]

Made famous by such unforgettable big-screen characters as Rambo and Crocodile Dundee (“That’s not a knife…”), the Bowie knife has long held the attention and imaginations of little boys and girls everywhere with the size, clip point tip, and cross guard that give it such a distinctive look.  Given the prevalent attitude of “bigger is better,” it stands to reason that the … [Read more...]

This article will help you better understand which Morakniv knives are some of the best available on the market today.  We’ll cover a wide range of knives and what they’re best used for, and then recommend you a small handful of Mora blades based on everything from price to overall effectiveness. Before we get started, please use our interactive table below to see how some of … [Read more...]

In this article, I’m going to go into a lot of detail about some of the best Ka-Bar knives that are on the market today.  I’ll also list my favorites, discuss why they work and what they’re lacking, and compare some of my choices against other great knives on the market.  Hopefully, by the end of this article, you’ll have a better understanding of what Ka-Bar knife you should … [Read more...]