Knives

10 Best Folding Saws (2022 Update) Buyer’s Update

A folding saw is a human-powered hand tool that is light and versatile with myriad potential applications. Folding saws can make a big difference in the quality of the outdoor experience for campers, hunters, bushcrafters and backpackers, and will facilitate work for loggers, landscapers and those in the construction trades.

There are scores of folding saws on the market today, each one with its own set of pros and cons. We put them to the test and concluded that the 10 you will find below are the best folding saws of 2021. (more…)

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10 Best Bushcraft Knife (2022 Update) Buyer’s Guide

The term ‘bushcraft’ is an umbrella term used to describe a set of outdoor survival skills. The term emerged from the Australian Outback decades ago and essentially implies the ability to live off the land using nothing more than what you carry with you. The bushcraft knife emerged from this outdoor survivalist tradition.

Most people who venture into the backcountry today take pretty much everything they need with them. In spite of that they’ll still need a tough, dependable knife to harvest firewood, carve tent stakes and, should the SHTF, enable their survival.

Bushcraft knives are a distinct sub-category of outdoor knives with a decidedly all-purpose air about them. They’ll help you hunt, prepare food, fabricate shelter and even defend yourself. The following are the best bushcraft knife options on the market today. (more…)

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10 Best Knife Sharpeners (Update 2022) Buyer’s Guide

Even the best knife in the world is useless when it’s dull. A quality knife sharpener will help you keep your knives sharp and can actually increase the longevity of your knives.

Whether you’re using knives for hunting, throwing practice, or just in the kitchen, a quality knife sharpener is an essential item to add to your arsenal.

Ever since humans began using knives we had the need to keep these knives sharp. Some of the first sharp-edged tools can be dated back more than 2.5 million years (1). Early knives were fashioned primarily of stone and they were often made for a specific purpose and then discarded immediately after satisfying that purpose.

Today, we fashion knives from a variety of metals and these metals can be routinely sharpened to enhance performance.

We’ve compiled our very own list of the 10 Best Knife Sharpeners to help you find one that’s right for you.

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10 Best Multi-Tools (Update 2022) Buyer’s Guide

The multi-tool is one of the most useful and essential items carried by all recreational enthusiasts.

Whether you avidly enjoy hunting, fishing, backpacking, hiking, mountain biking, or any other form of outdoor recreation, you’ll find many uses for a good multi-tool.

In the modern age, there is a multitude of multi-tools to choose from, including knives, basic tools, flashlights, and dozens of other options.

We’ve sorted through hundreds of selections to give you our 10 Best Multi-Tools of 2022.

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By Scott, ago