Trifecta of awesome: Leatherman, Spyderco and Fenix It started years ago, before I had ever even heard the term “EDC.” Long before I learned the name of my obsession, there was the obsession. I was working outdoors, cleaning pools in Southern California. The cheap sunglasses I was buying would only
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Official Specs 8Cr13mov Steel Full flat ground (FFG) blade Co-polymer Handle Blade length 4 1/2 inches (11.4 cm) Total Length 9 1/2 inches (24.4 cm) Weight 5.3 Ounces Real Leather Sheath My review sample was purchased from Amazon.com. Design This is your standard fixed blade, drop point camping / hunting
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My sister makes these great survival kits. She spent years in the Peace Corps in far corners of the globe, so she really knows survival. She brings a very disciplined and thorough approach to her kits. Everyone loves them. She makes several versions including the car kit which this post
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About Pelican The company was founded in 1976 in Torrance, CA. They are well known for their rugged gear cases and flashlights, which are now produced and sold worldwide. Pelican 1910 AAA Flashlight Price: $20 Instruction Manual The 1910 is a basic ruggedized, single mode AAA flashlight with a clicky
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We had a great time in Cocolalla, Idaho! We stayed at dad’s ranch and explored the lake. It’s a great little out of the way lake in the Idaho pan handle. There’s so much great camping in the pan handle that I think this lake gets overlooked. Which is fine,
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Introduction Being The Outdoor Nerd, I feel it’s important for my reviews to be as uniform as possible, not only with each other, but with other reviewers as well. This gives you, the reader, a more consistent experience, and makes it easy to compare similar products you are interested in.
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At night, I can hear it in the garage. It comes in through the cat door and jumps up to the storage shelf that I put the cat food on. The Chihuahuas look for the cat food the first thing they do whenever they get into the garage. It’s no
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Squirt PS4 Price: about $24 The squirt model has evolved over time, with the PS4 being the latest in the Squirt evolution by adding scissors to the popular spring-loaded pliers. The Squirt line is much smaller than some of Leatherman’s larger models such as the Wave, Charge and even the
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Streamlight is a well established company who make a wide variety of different flashlights. The ones I am most familiar with are the Stinger, Microstream, Stylus and Nano. The Stylus and Microstream both use the AAA form factor with the Stylus using two AAA and the Microstream only using a
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I just got the two Mora knives I ordered from Amazon – straight off the UPS truck! I ordered a Companion MG and the discontinued Clipper models. These knives are so well known, I’m not going to do another review. Just about everyone already knows how awesome they are, so
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