We mostly started this site so we had another excuse to go into the mountains. As a result, most of the knives we talk about are made for camping and hiking. So if you’re looking for a knife that is sturdy enough to carve wood, make tools, start a fire, and ride easy on the belt, we have definitely talked about it.
Every knife we review here has been on a hike and subjected to a big log and a ferro rod. It has also probably been thrown against a tree, dulled into uselessness, sharpened again, and then used to chop a bunch of logs again.
Another Great Italian Push into the American Survival Knife Market This is the first knife produced by Woox. They’re a new company that started making noise in 2020 as the knife and gun-stock centric branch of the Italian wood products company, Minelli Group. This particular branch also happens to be based in North Carolina. Right …
The Most Aggressively Full Tang Finnish Hunting Knife is Also Their Weirdest Looking It feels rude to say Marttiini is the better looking but lesser known Mora alternative, but that’s how it’s been for a while. At least, it was until the YouTubers discovered them. Also until now, Marttiini has mostly made half to three-quarter …
This Julio Diez Knife is Basically a Machete that can Start Fires We’ve been fans of Julio Diez’s work ever since we got the Bush Slicer and the SBK and went on one of the best camping trips we’ve had in a long time. He has a functionally overbuilt sensibility with survival knives, and we …
Good Looking, Tough And Easy To Carry. The lionSteel T5 is The Knife We All Aspire To Be The lionSteel T5 is a good looking knife. It is also relatively expensive. This is a combination that often gets me in trouble when writing a review. It is just too easy to make excuses for a …
A Capable Survival Tactical Hybrid That Makes A Great Camping or Backpacking Companion There are few combinations that have been as successful as Ka-Bar and Ethan Becker. You could make a strong case for peanut butter and jelly, or penicillin and prostitution, but the Becker Ka-Bar collaboration has arguably had a bigger impact in the …
Gift Ideas For Knife Lovers. We Tested All Kinds of Knives From Kitchen Cutlery to EDC To Make This 2023 Guide. There are so many choices in 2023 when it comes to choosing the perfect knife to give as a birthday or holiday gift. We understand that it can be overwhelming, so each year the …
A Pretty Knife that is Tough Enough for the Wilderness The Forseti Steel Ironside Tracker is a good looking knife, but it doesn’t let its looks define it. This knife can take the type of beating survival knives should all be made to endure. That is not to say that I didn’t find some issues …
The SBK Is a Good Knife With A Great Sheath The Condor SBK has been on my “most wanted” list for over a year. I put off the purchase, because I thought the blade was a bit on the thin side for a survival knife, and I kept forgetting about it due to the fact …
This is a Decent Survival Knife that Tries Too Hard to Look Good I’ve wanted a Boker Arbolito knife for a while. From afar they look like the fashionable version of Condor: they’re made in South America but owned by reputable German companies based in Solingen, they have a polished if old-fashioned aesthetic, and their …
This Versatile Bushcraft Knife Solidifies Gerber’s Dominance in Sheath Designs The Principle checks a lot of boxes for being a good bushcraft knife: It has a scandi grind, a tough steel with good corrosion resistance, a simple handle made out of a tough, grippy material, and a sheath made to carry a hundred different ways. …
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