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By mid-June, it dawned on me like it does every year — summer is hotter than ever. As sweat poured down my face and I caught my breath at the top of a dusty trail climb, I was thankful to have two soft flask water bottles along for the run. I can’t get away with skimping on water like I can in the spring and fall on the roasting trails around Eagle, Colo., during the summer. Nothing plummets my will to go running like a scorching hot day. I’ve been carefully selecting my trail running kit this season to venture…

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Land Rover wants to make the Defender Octa even meaner. The 626-horsepower twin-turbo V8, raised air suspension, and 2.7-inch-wider track might have you feeling supersonic, but they just weren’t enough to help make it the “toughest, most capable, and most luxurious” Defender. What is an off-road company to do to make its top-spec SUV tougher? Create the 2026 Defender Octa Black with more black trim, of course. Loads of it, with a mix of gloss and satin finishes. Oh, and have them shuttle around…

Before I lost it while climbing out of a canal lock on a long boat trip down the Atlantic coast, my long-term EDC blade—an older version of the Gerber Harsey Air Ranger that’s no longer made—had done it all. With that single blade, I had cleaned deer, ducks, squirrels, and a wild hog; carved fuzz sticks; and removed a rotten toenail in the Canadian backcountry. It still cleaned up nicely enough to cut a wedding cake when the caterer failed to bring her own knife. But I’ll confess: I will cheat on a knife in a sharp skinny minute. And…

If you’ve been waiting, patiently, perhaps for years, for Civivi to release a fillet knife – well, your time has come at last. Civivi is calling it the Shawka, and they naturally went all out with the mechanical flourishes. The fillet knife is a demanding format, in the sense that it requires the blade to have very specific properties. It needs to be fairly large – larger by far than the average folding knife – and it needs to be flexible, in order to be maneuvered around delicate bones and in between the skin and meat layers of a fish.…

Saab Receives Order for Ground-Based Air Defence from Sweden Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the mobile short-range air defence solution RBS 70 NG with missiles. The order value is approximately SEK 1.5 billion and deliveries are scheduled 2027-2028. This order was booked in Q2 2025. The order also includes equipment which will enable the Swedish Armed Forces to integrate the system on a Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution in the future.  “We are continuously contributing to strengthening the capabilities of the Swedish Armed Forces and Saab’s air defence systems play a…

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More High-tech camper company Pebble is looking to be number one for your number two. The Pebble Flow camper is filled with innovative ideas, including a dual-motor system that helps it extend your EV’s range and actually lets you move it around by itself to hitch up. But the Pebble Auto Dump system might be the best feature of all, especially for anyone squeamish about the worst part of RVing. No, not the rain or the flies — we’re talking about, ahem, emptying your tanks.…

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…

Don’t make the same mistake I did. Unless you’re from Texas, you probably saw the name of this knife and pronounced it like it looks: “Bex-Ar.” Turns out, the word is more like a toddler hollering for a stuffed animal at the carnival. Forget the “x” is there, and you’ll have it right: Bear. That said, it wasn’t the name that drew me to the knife. What caught my eye initially was the blue camo print on the handle. It’s unique and wonderfully done. As I checked out the specs, I realized this knife had to be one of the…

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…

Primary Arms Exclusive Source for Geissele Blemula Line We’re excited to announce a powerful new partnership between Primary Arms and Geissele Automatics! In addition to having the largest selection of Geissele products online, Primary Arms is now the exclusive source for the highly sought-after Geissele ‘Blemula’ blemished product line, which offers the full performance of Geissele products at a fraction of the regular price. This collaboration brings together Geissele’s industry-leading craftsmanship and innovation with Primary Arms’ commitment to providing everyday great prices and world-class service. Primary Arms now offers the most comprehensive selection of Geissele products available anywhere. From small…