Salon du Survivalisme Hello everyone, last weekend we were in Switzerland at the "Salon du Survivalisme." It's a small event with a family feel, with many friends and old buddies. Was it fun? Yes, of course. Did we expect more visitors? Yes, indeed. Was there enough publicity? Yes! So why? Why didn't the visiting crowd come as the organization would have liked? I believe that it was a cocktail of different factors: the economic crisis in the world, the sunny (warm) weather th

Silky (made in Japan) No! It's not a manga cartoon. It's a big folding saw from Silky (made in Japan) with very aggressive XL teeth.Its name is the Katanaboy 700. Why 700? Because the blade length is 700mm. In the Katana line, it's not the largest, and there is even a smaller model, the 500. The Katanaboy is delivered with an easy-to-carry soft protection case. It is a very good saw to bring with you into the wild. Weighing only 1800g and measuring 840mm when closed, you ca

TRC Knives What? A titanium chunk milled into a solid bit driver. In the past few years, many companies and tool manufacturers have come out with a bit driver useful for the EDC community, so they could maintain their gear and knives. In 2017, the popularity of fidget spinners was enormous, and the ball bearing system they used was incorporated into bit drivers. Easy to spin and turn with, but it has less force than a normal one. So Andrius from TRC Knives had an audacious id

Blades in Langres Lames à Langres! That means "Blades in Langres." Every year in April, there is a knife show in Langres with knifemakers from France, Belgium, and sometimes other countries. This year, women knifemakers were well represented. Again, many new faces and some usuals. Is it a big show? No, it's a small show with approximately 55 exhibitors, but with a lot of choice: folding knives, fixed blades, leather pouches, hunting knives, kitchen knives, and historical repl

ROXON On the internet and social media, you see many different brands of gear and materials like knives, flashlights, bags, pouches, tools, and others passing by. But are all those things any good? That is why Goibniu started his own research and tries to give you as correct a review of an article as possible. In this case, we present you with a tool made by ROXON. They make innovative multi-tools with exchangeable blades and tools. At the moment, we have unboxed and lightly

With Armour knife Yes, we unboxed another With Armour knife. This time, the limited edition of the Mercenary, designed by Arthur Brehm. A solid full tang drop point knife with two pairs of handle scales delivered, black Micarta and coyote Micarta, so you can choose. In the presentation package, you will also find the warranty card, a limited coin, a ferrocerium rod, a diamond rod, and tools to exchange the handles. The knife itself is almost 280mm long with a blade length of

Cimo Cimo? Yes! A brand I'd never heard of, a Brazilian knife company that makes some awesome knives. You have to know that I've been in the knife business for more than 20 years, and even I discover new brands and more all the time. So here I present to you an EDC pocket knife with a 14C28N steel (59HRC) hollow-ground blade, G10 handle scales, liner lock, right-carry clip, and flipper tab. Like I said, this brand is completely new to me, so for the moment, I present to y

What is going to come What you see here is just a small part of what is going to come in the near future. New knife articles, new gear, and flashlight articles will be published in the coming weeks and months. We will test some gear to the max, write some technical reviews, and work with some guest writers later this year. In the last few weeks, some people have asked me why I write a blog. I strongly believe in the written word; we live on an electronic fast train where ev

IWA Yes? Why DBK? Because at the "IWA," only Maarten from Dutch Bushcraft Knives, his girlfriend, and Patrick, the DBK shop owner, were at the event. MikkieB didn't come with them. So Christophe Verstappen followed Maarten for a day and a half at the exhibition. Knowing him already for many years and helping him with PR, I knew many people would stop him to talk with him and take pictures. But with a very full agenda and meetings he had to run, you need to make time for your

Nuremberg The last day (yesterday) was a crazy, fully packed day with more than 15,000 steps. I ended up saying goodbye to all the people I met for the first time, and to old and new friends. With all the new laws around knife carrying or knife transport, I had to make sure that all the gear I got at the show was well packed so I would not get into any trouble. I could go deeper into details about this absurdity, but that would be misplaced. The IWA was, as always, a very goo