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.
This knife is Great if You Hunt, Fish, Whittle, or Hike a lot The Guardian 3 is a carving tool. It’s not going to clear a trail for you or make it easy to split a log, but it’s a fantastic tool to take outdoors for any finer cutting tasks that need a good edge …
These are just Rugged Bushcraft Knives Disguised as a Butcher Knife Set The Old Hickory butcher set from Ontario Knife Company is a case of toughness over function, and age turned into beauty. It’s an asset in the kitchen but better suited for outdoor food prep on a camping trip, and clearly designed for butchering …
The Versatility of Micarta Makes It A Great Option For Most Types of Knives From Fixed Blade Bushcraft to Gentleman’s Carry Pocket Knives Everyone has a preference, and for a lot of people it’s Micarta. For good reason. It’s a tough material, easy to clean, comfortable, and it usually looks nice. It does have the …
Buck Knives 863 Selkirk Is A Camping / Bushcraft Fixed Blade Knife That Is Well Designed And Versatile. Buck decided to jump into the Bushcraft game a few years back when they announced the Selkirk. For the sake of better performing traditional bushcraft tasks they gave the Selkirk a full flat grind rather than their …
Great Horizontal Side and Scout Carry Knife and Sheath Options For Tactical, Survival and Bushcraft Knives Most people equate the horizontal carry style to some kind of tactical life decision when really it’s just a comfy life decision. Fashion statements aside, it’s a lot less awkward to take out a knife strapped to my left …
An Innovative, Budget Bushcraft…ish Knife With A Sheath The Feels Like It Was An Afterthought So this review is mostly gonna be pictures with the exception of the specifications below and a few relatively useless observations that I put up just to make it look legit, because every time I hold the Cima G20 all …
Whether It’s Hunting, Bushcraft or EDC, Steel Matters Anyone who only buys their knives in a certain kind of steel is the kind of person who’s going to have an opinion about S30V, S35V or S45V steel. Or 154CM versus CPM154, or D2 and why a $50 price increase for Crucible powder steels is worth …
Boker Knife Brands Company Breakdown – The Differences Between, Solingen, Plus, Arbolito and Magnum Explained Jump to: There’s a little confusion about where specifically Boker actually manufactures their knives. Being famously German-made, it was heartbreaking for a lot of us when they decided to start manufacturing in China and Taiwan. Even with those factories running, …
What Happens When You Turn a Lumberjack into a Fixed-Blade Bushcraft Knife Awhile back I played around with my brother’s Condor Swamp Romper, which is a great bushcraft knife, but pretty light in the blade. I mentioned to him how much better it would be at chopping if the blade had a thicker spine and …
The Condor Tool and Knife Swamp Romper is a Tough, Versatile Knife With a Great Sheath This is one of those knives that can do a little bit of everything. It cuts fine, it chops pretty well, it carries light on the hip, and the handle is super comfortable. It generally feels nice to use, …
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