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Knives

We put three outdoor utility / survival knives side by side to compare their features. Here are the Glock 78 Field Knife, the Benchmade 155 SBK-ADC (with ADC Sheath) and the Cold Steel SRK. All three of these are very well made and strong knives. These are all about the same size in length, but the handles are various sizes and materials.

Three Outdoor Utility / Survival Knives Compared

We have been using this Schrade Tough Chip 11 Function Mini-Shear / Multi-Tool with locking blades / implements for safety. The Schrade Tough Chip tool is made of 100% stainless steel in the USA and has a Lifetime Warranty from Schrade. So far it has worked well and been useful. It stays in a backpack that is carried to school (college) by a full time student / dad and gets plenty of use. It has held up well with little damage over time.

Schrade Tough Chip Review

Becker Combat Utility Knife BK-71 has a seven inch long clip point blade which is .188 inches thick made from 0170-6C carbon steel. The Becker BK-71 weighs 12.9 ounces. The Becker Combat Utility Knife sheath is ambidextrous and made from nylon with a kydex liner. It has a pouch ont he front for a sharpener or folding pocket knife / multi tool. This is a rugged knife that will hold up to almost any abuse

Becker Knife and Tool Company BK-71

We switched the blades to make this Benchmade Mini Tactical Pro Knife Sharpener easier to use with the knife in your left hand.

Benchmade Knife Sharpener Left Hand Mod

Our first impression of the Victorinox Rescue Tool is a good one. This is a very solid well made folding tool. The first thing you notice is the color. This is designed as an emergency tool, so its bright yellow (StayGlow) handles really stand out keeping this tool from becoming lost if dropped, The bright red and yellow sheath is also hard to miss. For more low key applications there is a black version available. The Victorinox RescueTool fits well in the hand and three of the most important blades are one hand opening and closing even with gloves. This could be a good all around knife. The specialized blades are still useful in other applications. For an EMT or Paramedic this would be a must have tool in my opinion. For a first aid kit or emergency bag this is also a great tool for the money.

Victorinox Rescue Tool Review

Quick review of a Gerber fixed blade knife

Gerber Gator Knife

Not much to say about a proven knife. But here is a quick review of the one we use

Ka-Bar Review

Packs, Pouch & Bags

We take a look at a sample of CSM Tactical Gear

Makers of good US made gear

CSM Tactical Gear

The Benchmade 8 Hook is a one handed webbing cutter made from one piece of440C Stainless Steel. Its design offers a one handed grip that lets the user securely hold the cutter even under wet or slippery conditions. The Benchmade 8 Hook comes with a black nylon pouch that holds the cutter and offers quick access to the tool. This high quality webbing knife is designed and built to be useful in an emergency. Any one working as emergency rescue personnel would do well to have one of these on their belt or rescue bag. The MOLLE compatible sheath and included MALICE Clip allow the cutter to be placed at almost any location on most vests, bags or chest rigs. This webbing cutter can be used to slice through seat belts or tactical gear. When removing heavy duty gear in an emergency this tool cuts gear and not the person under it.

Benchmade 8 Hook

the Malice Clip was invented by Tactical Tailor. They are injection molded, heavy duty, reusable clips that attach modular pouches to MOLLE equipment

MALICE CLIPS Overview

Here is an Eagle Industries Patrol Bandoleer and an Eagle Industries MOLLE Style Medical First Aid Kit Pouch both in Crye Multicam pattern camo. This combo offers a simple efficient package for carrying a supply of ammunition and medical gear. This combo is set up for a right handed shooter to be worn on the left side of the body with the medical kit in back.

Eagle Industries Patrol Bandoleer and Med Kit

We take a look at a sample of Spec.-Ops. Tactical Gear

Makers of good US made gear

Spec.-Ops. Tactical Gear

We take a first look at the REMORA GearSlinger from Maxpedition
A well made single strap backpack

Maxpedition GearSlinger REMORA - First Impression

We had a chance to photograph this Rapid Deployment Pack from Bravo Company and USPeacekeeper. It is a 100+ square inch shoulder bag designed to allow fast access to magazines and gear. A simple bag with easy access external magazine pouches and one main compartment. This bag is black and OD green

Rapid Deployment Pack

Flashlights

Another clever LED light we saw at the store and made a quick video

LED Magnet Light

Surefire 10X Dominator has either 60 or 500 lumen output with low and high settings. The Surefire 10X Dominator has a runtime of 3 hours to 20 minutes. The Surefire 10X Dominator is 9.5 inches long and weighs 20 ounce. The Surefire 10X Dominator uses one B20 Rechargeable Ni-Cad battery

Surefire 10X Dominator

A Smith & Wesson M&P45 with a Streamlight TLR-2 weaponlight. This combo seems to work out well. The strong attachment of the TLR-2 makes these two items seem like one. Some grip tape added to the top of the slide in front of the rear sight on this S&W M&P45 help to reduce glare and provide more traction when manipulating the slide

Smith & Wesson M&P45 with a Streamlight TLR-2 weaponlight

We review Outdoor Gear, Knives, Tools, Electronics, EDC Gear, and other cool stuff

Gear Buyers Guide on You Tube

People keep asking what gear we Every Day Carry (EDC) so here is another video to show what we carry

Now it's your turn..
Show us what you carry every day, post a video reply

What do you carry? EDC Gear 5

What is this thing? Someone asked us, now we'll ask you.

Navy Flare Launcher

Fenix Light Comparison

First Aid

We take a first look at the e+LITE headlamp from Petzl.

This is feature packed, well made LED light that weighs in at just 28 grams, has a weatherproof storage case and even a signal whistle

I was impressed as soon as I opened the package with this emergency headlamp.

It seems very well made and ready for rugged use.
We plan to put this light to the test over the next few months,including a trip to Cental America and various outings around the US.

Stay tuned for more updates and more reviews of the e+LITE emergency headlamp from Petzl

By Pete Philippe
Publisher GearWebsites.com

e+LITE emergency headlamp from Petzl

Unparalleled Rapid Response Cut Ability
Durable Edge Quality and Versatile Design
Large Handle Area
Multiple Carry Options

Medical Hook / O2 Wrench / Syringe Popper

Available with Black Hard Sheath w/ Snap Lanyard

New Benchmade 8HOOK Medical Version

Quick look at the SkedCo Trauma Kit

SkedCo Trauma Kit

We open up an mergency pack that we put together a few years back. This pack is stored in a truck used to travel off road in the desert

Emergency Pack Review

A small first aid kit designed to be worn at the shooting range

Range FIrst Aid Kit

One of our favorite first aid resources, the Adventure Medical Kits: A Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness & Travel Medicine

Adventure Medical - Wilderness / Travel Aid Book

Here is some Backup Copies of ID I use for various situations.

What do you think?
What would you change or add?
Do you carry backup copies of your IDs

Backup Copies of ID

Tools

Our first impression of the Victorinox Rescue Tool is a good one. This is a very solid well made folding tool. The first thing you notice is the color. This is designed as an emergency tool, so its bright yellow (StayGlow) handles really stand out keeping this tool from becoming lost if dropped, The bright red and yellow sheath is also hard to miss. For more low key applications there is a black version available. The Victorinox RescueTool fits well in the hand and three of the most important blades are one hand opening and closing even with gloves. This could be a good all around knife. The specialized blades are still useful in other applications. For an EMT or Paramedic this would be a must have tool in my opinion. For a first aid kit or emergency bag this is also a great tool for the money.

Victorinox Rescue Tool Review

I stopped in and talked with Russell the owner of Desert Surplus. He is a good guy, knows a lot about the surplus business and has done a great job of stocking his store with of the stuff you like to see in a surplus store.

Like all good surplus stores the inventory is always changing so stop in often.

Desert Surplus

I saw the instructions for this on the internet and figured I would give it a try. I was not about to buy a French Knitting Spool so I made one with some spare parts (a PVC fitting, some chop sticks and some twine). I read that the braid (knit) could be done with
two or more posts along the spool, so I started with 3, it worked easily so I added more pegs to end up with six. At that point I glued the pegs in place so the knitting spool stays together for a while. This process could be useful occasionally

Making rope handles with a single 550 cord

We use the Aimpoint sight adjustment tool for the first time.
It works well, can be easily found in a shooting bag and is well made

We made one modification, by writing the adjustment instructions from the T1 on the side of the tool with a marker to make adjusting the T1 easier.

Aimpoint Optics Adjustment Tool

Gerber Multi-Plier 600 Needle Nose (in black) Review

Gerber Multi-Plier 600 Needle Nose

This bag is used quite often. It has a lot of empty space for extra water, food, etc depending on the trip. For hiking it offers room for lunch and remains comfortable on long trips. This bag weighs 13.25 pounds.

Inside the small outer pockets are: pepper spray, hand cleaner, emergency bandage, and more energy bars. In the inside pocket there is TP, rubber gloves, energy bars, and an LED light. Inside the main pocket: two water bottles, small survival kit, 550 cord and carabineer, small binoculars and room for plenty of other things if needed.

Diamondback Tactical E&E bag

We gathered some cool AK47 bayonet pics and posted them here

AK Bayonet Photos

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