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Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Hikers love to trade stories about surprise animal sightings, from bears to moose to the mercurial cougar or wolverine. But a small group of hikers in Bellingham, Wash., stumbled on an animal they never expected while exploring a local trail: a giant Pacific octopus. Bellingham photographer Micah Moeller posted several videos of the encounter on Reddit threads for Bellingham, initially asking for help identifying the specific species. The videos, quickly shared across social media, drew thousands of likes and comments, many of which expressed…

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More With more star signs than an astrology convention and more screens than a sports bar, this is the latest from Mercedes-Benz. The all-new 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA is one of the brand’s smallest models, but it has just kicked off a whole new era in design, features, and function for the German luxury brand. It will arrive with both gas and EV models. The EV could be the longest-range electric car in the U.S., or at least close to it. 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA Big on…

Stoeger Industries has rolled out another variant of its flagship STR-9 series, the new STR-9 Combat X, a 9mm striker-fired polymer frame handgun based on the original STR-9 design. The new Combat X comes finished in a smoked-bronze Cerakote finish and includes ambidextrous slide release controls and a threaded barrel. There is also an optics-ready slide from the factory. In addition to the optics cut, the STR-9 Combat X’s slide also has lightening cuts and very wide front and rear serrations to facilitate easier gun manipulations. The dust cover of the pistol has a Picatinny rail for accessories such as…

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 Editor, curating…

For decades, Outside Magazine has offered its readers some of the best outdoor journalism found anywhere. Many of its contributors — from Jon Krakauer and Hampton Sides to Jimmy Chin and Tommy Caldwell — have become iconic authors, photographers, and athletes. Now, some of those icons have asked for their names to be removed from the masthead of the legacy publication. They say the magazine’s parent company, Outside Inc., has abandoned “bold, spirited journalism” by laying off senior staff and discouraging investigative work or political coverage, according to a letter signed by nearly 40 writers, photographers, and editors. That includes…

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 Editor, curating…

I was on lap number seven on Grouse Mountain, and I wasn’t about to stop anytime soon. My breath was heavy. I was sweating through my baselayers and covered in snow. Beaver Creek had gotten 10 inches overnight, and it didn’t seem like anyone else was there to ski it. Every single run, snow was exploding over me all the way down. It was an ideal day to test the Renoun Citadel 107 — a light, floaty, and easy-to-maneuver powder ski with one very techy attribute. According to Renoun, thanks to a patented non-Newtonian anti-vibration polymer called “VibeStop,” this ski self-adjusts…

The Huxwrx Safety Company has recently unveiled its first fully additive manufactured/3D-printed pistol silencer, made from Grade 5 titanium. The new Flow 9k Ti is a 9mm suppressor with a nominal diameter of .35 caliber and optimized for use in PCCs (pistol caliber carbines) and handguns. As such, it can also handle other calibers beyond 9mm including .22LR, 5.7x28mm and subsonic .300 BLK. In addition to its 3D-printed Grade 5 titanium construction, the Huxwrx Flow 9k Ti is coated with a high temperature C-Series Cerakote finish that is available either in black or flat dark earth (FDE).   “The Flow 9k…

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Good review. He bought the knife himself, and Aaron is a straight shooter to boot. I have seen him destroy substandard tools and gear, but legitimately so, and not as a hit piece. Today he breaks down the good, and less good about the Boker DBK Bushfriend 2000. Read the full article here