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IT'S ALL ABOUT SELF-RELIANCE

WRITE IT, SCOOP IT, PRY IT • SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE HERE

JENNY WREN COMPACT • CRKT AND RMJ TACTICAL TEAM UP TO OFFER A RUGGED, AFFORDABLE CAMP TOOL YOU CAN TAKE ANYWHERE

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GETTING PERSONAL • WITH BENCHMADE’S CUSTOM KNIFE BUILDER, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR KNIFE YOUR WAY

LITTLE BUGGER VS. MINI TANIMBOCA PUUKKO • WHICH OF THESE POCKET-SIZED TOPS FIXED BLADES IS BEST?

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MATT GRAHAM: HEAVY ON SKILLS TO TRAVEL LIGHT

TACTICAL RESURGENCE • SNIPER BLADEWORKS IS BACK WITH FIVE OF ITS BEST BLADES

UTILITY ABILITY • SOMETIMES THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB IS THE ONE YOU HAVE WITH YOU

VICTORINOX VERSATILITY • LEGENDARY SWISS ARMY KNIVES: READY TO FACE ANY ADVENTURE HEAD-ON

CORKSCREW OR PHILLIPS?

SWISS ARMY SPECS

BK3 ADVENTURES • TOUGH JOB AHEAD? THE LEGENDARY TAC TOOL MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM-SOLVER YOU NEED

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MULTITOOL SHOWDOWN • TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THESE POPULAR TOOLS STACK UP

Ankle Carry

ON THE RING • SMALL, USEFUL TOOLS ON YOUR KEYCHAIN OR IN YOUR WALLET CAN SAVE THE DAY

EDC SPECIALTIES IS A GOOD PLACE TO START

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READY FOR THE WILDS • THE SLYSTEEL SURVIVAL KUKRI IS MORE THAN JUST A BIG KNIFE

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SLYSTEEL’S FINAL OPTION BLADE

FIRE-STARTING WITH THE SURVIVAL KUKRI

Free TO INNOVATE • GIANTMOUSE: WHEN TWO GREAT DESIGNERS LET THEIR CREATIVITY RUN WILD

KNIFE-FIGHTING FALLACIES • The Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Carrying a Self-Defense Blade

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

FABULOUS FOLDERS • SMALL, ARTISTIC MASTERPIECES YOU CAN CARRY IN A POCKET

DON'T REST YOUR • NOT JUST FOR COLLECTORS: TRADITIONAL FOLDERS FROM W.R. CASE & SONS ARE MEANT TO BE USED

LONG HISTORY OF CASE KNIVES

DUE FOR A VISIT TO THE ZIPPO AND CASE MUSEUM

EXCLUSIVE KNIVES THROUGH THE COLLECTOR’S CLUB