Review of Bear Grylls Ultimate Knife & Parang Machete from Gerber by Field & Stream

by suburban | Nov 24, 2010 | Bear Grylls, EDC, Gear, Knives, Survival Gear

As a knife fan, I real­ly look for­ward see­ing and hear­ing reviews about knives and how they work in the field.  I hate to make a mis­take when buy­ing a knife.  Once you have bought and used it, you own it for life, unless you can unload it on some­one... Read more

Kydex Sheath Information

by suburban | Nov 10, 2010 | DIY, Personal

I have a few knives that have nylon sheaths.  I am real­ly not hap­py with the nylon sheath.  Besides keep­ing costs down, they breathe and allow the water to evap­o­rate off the knife to pre­vent it from cor­rod­ing.  How­ev­er, I am not real­ly hap­py... Read more

Reviews of the Mora Knife

by suburban | Aug 23, 2010 | Bushcraft, Knives

I was going to do a review of the Mora knife, but a quick Google search has revealed that there are a pletho­ra of them already out there.  So, instead of writ­ing one on my own, I thought I would share sev­er­al that I have found.  This way, you only have... Read more

What You (and I) Need To Know About Knives

by suburban | Jul 26, 2010 | Gear, Knives, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

There are many types of knives out there.  I have many.  Prob­a­bly too many knives, but each one has a pur­pose, so when I go camp­ing or hik­ing I choose the right one to go with.  I usu­al­ly car­ry one or two knives pret­ty con­sis­tent­ly.... Read more

The Mora, by Survival Common Sense.

by suburban | Jul 11, 2010 | Bushcraft, EDC, Knives, Preparedness

I bought a Frosts Mora Knife sev­er­al months ago, and have car­ried it in my day pack since as part of my EDC and my Trav­el Car­ry.  I car­ry it when I go camp­ing (among oth­er blades), hik­ing, etc. Sur­vival Com­mon Sense had a good review of the Mora.... Read more