Author: Jack Bogart

To thrive and survive outdoors, safety starts the minute you get behind the wheel. Don’t overlook the first, and most critical, rule of the road: Put on your seat belt. Beyond the drive there, an accident-free first climb up a destination crag comes down to etiquette and execution. Planning and preparation matter, whether the route is in your backyard or at the end of an epic road trip. Here are a few best-practice reminders on how to be a good steward, plus safety keys for moving your rock climbing outdoors, and then coming home alive.   Gym-to-Crag Safety Tips for an…

By Yamil Sued Posted in #Guns Have you ever found yourself contemplating a new pistol or pistol system, only to end up stressing over the minutiae? Questions start piling up quickly: Which optic should I get? Do I need more magazines? What kind of carry or range case makes sense for this setup? If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. I’ve been there more times than I care to admit, and yes — it can be stressful. Fortunately, Springfield Armory seems to have recognized this problem and came up with a solution that simplifies the entire process.…

It’s not even peak summer season yet, and national parks are already swamped. At some parks, bumper-to-bumper traffic to get in can stretch for miles, and many drive-in campsites are already booked up for months. If you’re dreaming of camping in national parks this summer, heading into the backcountry might be your best bet. It’s also the best way to escape the crowds. There are plenty of great weekend and overnight trips that allow visitors to explore the wilderness and camp in solitude, without requiring long miles or complicated logistics. Ranging from 8 to 45 miles, these seven trails are…

To thrive and survive outdoors, safety starts the minute you get behind the wheel. Don’t overlook the most critical rule of the road: Put on your seat belt. Launching a great adventure then extends beyond the drive to etiquette and execution, planning and preparation. Whether you are new to your favorite sport and traveling near, or are comfortable with more experience and farther distance, mind these best safety practices to help ensure that you come home alive from your next car camping trip. Car Camping Tips for Near Trips  Buckle that seat belt. Deer love last-minute crossings, and blind turns…

HunterSeven Foundation Offering Cancer Screening During SOF Week Limited spaces remain for SOF Week Screening for 25 types of cancers, using one tube of blood. Plus skin checks using the non-invasive Derma Sensor for at-risk veterans… for free! At Jackson’s Bistro (601 S. Harbour Island Blvd.) Tuesday, May 19th 18:00 to 21:00 Plus we are giving away a SIG P365 XMacro with red dot and light, and Radian grips as door prize… with options to win HUXWRX silencers, exclusive HNTR7 mags, Team Wendy helmets, and other great stuff! And of course, free food, rated top choices in Tampa Bay courtesy…

My wife wants a new headboard, after we got rid of our traditional mattress in favor of an adjustable one (because we are old…make fun all you want, I haven’t woken up in the middle of the night since it was set up a month ago). As a result the ambling pace of the knife station build had to be accelerated significantly and so two weekends of focused work brought the project to an end. The final steps were fun ones—getting the fire extinguisher in place, adding a bottom shelf, creating a grommet for the power cords, attaching the aluminum…

There are knives that become products, and there are knives that become dialects.The Spyderco Para Military 2 since its inception belongs firmly to the second category. For sixteen years, the PM2 has occupied a rare position in the knife world: not merely respected, but culturally embedded. Made in Golden Colorado USA Earth, designed in the lineage of the original C36 Military model and its offspring the Paramilitary 1 from 2004, the Paramilitary 2 refined the formula into something more agile, more urban, more universally wearable. I have never really gotten into the Paramilitary series of Spydercos.  I have a PM3,…

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives – spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital…

For decades, warfighters have accepted unnecessary weight as part of the job. Extra ounces became extra pounds. Extra pounds became fatigue. Fatigue became slower movement, reduced endurance, and increased physical wear over time. Everyone acknowledged the burden. Few questioned whether it was avoidable. Blue Force Gear did. Long before “lightweight” became an industry buzzword, Blue Force Gear engineered a system designed to reduce load carriage weight without sacrificing durability, capability, or compatibility. The result was Helium Whisper®, a patented attachment system that fundamentally changed what modern load-bearing equipment could be. Helium Whisper pouches reduce weight by up to 50 percent compared to legacy pouch designs while remaining fully…

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J — More than 150 government and industry leaders convened at Picatinny Arsenal on April 28 for the Kinetic C-UAS Industry Day to forge critical partnerships and accelerate the development kinetic drone-defeat technologies to ensure U.S. warfighters maintain technological overmatch. The summit centered on kinetic counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS), technologies engineered to detect, track and physically destroy hostile drones, distinct from non-kinetic systems that rely on electronic jamming or redirection. Senior Scientific Technical Manager for Weapons and Software Engineering Tony Pezzano noted a desire to firmly establish the Armaments Center as a premier partner for kinetic C-UAS. “We…