Tag: product review
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A Highly Customizable Folding Knife from Deejo
Here’s a nice looking minimalist knife I picked up on my last trip to Montreal last year. The Deejo knife is a curious blade. I took a while for me to get used to it as compared to my other EDC knives. The small, compact design and clip was an issue until I decided that…
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Great Value For Money The Cold Steel Trail Boss Camping or Bushcraft Axe Product Review
I wanted an affordable axe that I could take a beating to but wanted a nice summer like the grandfors or hultafor axe which are about twice or more expensive. The Trail Boss from Cold Steel ended up being a nice find. It’s been on the market for a few years, but needed something that…
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Alternative To Bear Spray For Hikers – BASU eAlarm+ (formerly Robocopp sound grenade+)
Note: Robocopp.com was absorbed into BASU.com in early 2017. Updated link to view products. When you start doing backcountry hiking at a later age it is natural that you might want to have some deterrence with you to help scare away some of the critters that might be lurking nearby. Note that depending where you…
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Great Commuter Backpack The Arc’Teryx Sebring 25
After a number of months using the Arcteryx Sebring 25 litre backpack, I wanted to share with you my high level review and thoughts whether or not this is a fantastic commuter pack or a below average backpack for the wilderness. Pack Breakdown The Arcteryx Sebring is a 25 Litre daypack that you can use…
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Keysmart 2.0 Product Review
Quick product review of Keysmart 2.0, which you can get via their website at http://getkeysmart.com This started out as a kickstarter project originally and you can find similar items, but I think this does it right by keeping it simple. Here I’m using the standard 3-4 keys model.
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CRKT Key Chain Sharpener – Product Review
We take a quick look at a recent addition to my pocket EDC key chain and the CRKT Key Chain Sharpener tool. Ranging between 15-18$, this is 3.375 inches in length with nylon handles for your fingers and comes with 4 tools: bottle cap opener, sharpener, webbing cutter & flat head screw driver.
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Primus Ignition Steel vs Sparkie Fire Starter
In this video, I compared the usage of two fire starters. Otherwise known as firesteel, fiero rods, ignition steel, etc…
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Magellan 350H – Review & Tutorials
Getting Started In this video, we will take a look at the Magellan eXplorist 350H. This GPS device is designed specifically for hunters as it strips down the functionality to specifically to that activity.
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Granite Gear Alpha Dog Hiking Pack
Fall is a good time of year to get back into hiking longer distances, but I wanted to look into getting the dog something that he can haul his gear- so I got him a Granite Gear Alpha Dog pack.
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Keen Clearwater CNX Sandal Review
Finally got around to give you a review of KEEN’s latest line of sandals. The CNX line joins the minimalist trend as with other shoe companies and has a few offerings. I opted to get one of two different sandals and using an older pair of Newport as comparison.