Survival Common Sense Blog | Emergency Preparedness
Survival Common Sense Blog | Emergency Preparedness
Survival knife reviews, machete reviews, cutlery knife reviews, axes and hatchet reviews, based on decades of experience hunting, fishing, outdoor camping, hiking, and adventures.
What is the best first knife for a beginner? Here are two contenders that can handle just about anything.
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I like thin-bladed knives and think batoning firewood is highly overrated. Mike Stewart, president of Bark River Knives, and a knife industry legend, explains why today’s knife blades had to be made thicker because of the batoning fad. Here are his Facebook comments, used with his permission.
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Best survival knife guide: Some knife designs work very well. My father, a WWII infantryman, learned this after he acquired a Hitler Youth knife. It became his hunting knife.
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Jesse Hemphill has come up with another excellent knife for deer hunters. Here is how the Hemphill Town Creek II performs in the field.
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Make a carbon steel blade look antique with this simple method of forcing a patina with vinegar.
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Sometimes the most effective blade length for a job is under three inches. This Tarpon from Lon Humphrey Custom Knives, packs a lot of utility use in a small package.
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The Bravo-6 Generation 2 is the latest in Bark River’s wildly popular Bravo line. Is it the big knife you’ve been looking for?
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The Bark River Yukon Skinner may become your favorite hunting/EDC knife.
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Many Scouting America councils and camps ban fixed-blade knives. Here’s why they shouldn’t. (And why the well-prepared survivalist/prepper should consider adding a fixed blade to their survival gear.)
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The only valid cutlery review is one that uses the blade for the purpose it was designed. That’s how the Bark River Machete was tested. It was wrung out on one of the most abrasive and challenging mediums imaginable – bamboo. Here’s a second look at how it worked out.
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