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The Very Best Gerber Knives

Gerber Legendary Blades, more commonly known as Gerber Knives to most, may not be at the forefront of your mind when it comes to cutting edge cutlery.  Lots of more niche brands steal the thunder with...

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Quiet Carry Waypoint Review

With a name like Quiet Carry, you may not be surprised to find a lineup of EDC gear and folding knives that are very simple and subdued. Their foundation, since their debut in 2014, has been to create...

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Kershaw Launch 5 Review

I’ve had a boat load of pocket knives over the years, but few of them have ever had the button that makes the blade swing out with an anti-social thwack.  This is primarily for practical reasons – I...

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Nitecore P20i

Key Specs: Nitecore P20i Length 5.61″ Weight 4.0 oz Max Lumens 1800 Max Throw 343 meters Battery 4000mAh 21700 Cost About $90 Nitecore has always been a leader in the modern flashlight arena.  Their...

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Pro-Tech Malibu Review

For a knife company with automatics at their forefront, Pro-Tech has sure outdone themselves with a new, manual flipper knife; the Pro-Tech Malibu. It’s not their first go at the springless variant of...

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Spyderco Siren Review

I really can’t think of anything Spyderco hasn’t made. Frame locks, back locks, liner locks, compression locks, tiny knives, huge knives, fixed blades, you name it, they’ve done it. One of their newer...

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Maker Blades Shaman

Key Specs: Maker Blades Shaman Blade Length 4.7″ Overall Length 9.6″ Weight 9.6 oz Blade Material 66mn4/1.1260 Handle Material Brazilian Ironwood Country of Origin Bulgaria Today we discovered Maker...

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Koenig Arius Review

Bill Koenig has one of the true American dream stories, come true. At a young age, he had the intrigue and desire to buy and sell knives, go to trade shows, and clean and sharpen his own knives. While...

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Olight Baton 3

Key Specs: Olight Baton 3 Length 2.48″ Weight 1.87 oz Max Lumens 1200 Max Throw 166 meters Battery 550mAh 16340 Cost About $65 Another amazing flashlight from Olight landed on our desk this week – the...

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Chris Reeve Impinda Review

Since the 1980’s, Chris Reeve Knives has been making folding and fixed blade knives. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for over 40 years, you already know that. What you may not know, is that this...

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Chaves Ultramar Redencion 229 Review  

Ramon Chaves makes some truly bad ass knives. His custom line, the 228 series, is big, bold and tough. Another fixed blade knife maker turned folding knife maker, Ramon takes the success of the custom...

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Benchmade Bugout CF

Blade Length 3.2 in Overall Length 7.5 in Weight 2.2 oz Blade Material CPM-S90V Handle Material Carbon Fiber Locking Mechanism AXIS Lock Deployment Mechanism Thumb Stud Country of Origin USA Price...

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SOG TAC XR Review

SOG’s been on something of a revival tour recently, dropping dead weight, adding new models that appeal to enthusiasts, and re-imagining classic products with new and updated features to make them...

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Hinderer Firetac Review

Rick Hinderer’s XM-18 is a very well known folding knife, with many years of evolution and innovation built in. It’s also the most popular pocket knife from the Hinderer factory. But, ironically, it’s...

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Olight Odin Turbo

Length 6.1″ Weight 8.8 oz Max Lumens 330 Max Throw 1050 meters Battery 5000mAh 21700 Cost About $250 No this is not just another LED flashlight, it’s an LEP (Laser Excited Phosphor) device that emits a...

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Spydero Endela Review

Taking a piece of plastic and adding some small screws, a sharpened blade, and a pocket clip may not sound like it’s worth $130. And that may be true, in some sense of the idea. But Spyderco has been...

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Benchmade Mini Osborne

Blade Length 2.9 in Overall Length 6.8 in Weight 2.0 oz Blade Material CPM-S30V Handle Material Aluminum Locking Mechanism AXIS Lock Deployment Mechanism Thumb Stud Country of Origin USA Price Range...

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Civivi Odium Review

I’ve been carrying and reviewing knives long enough now that I’ve pretty much nailed down “my thing.” Knives, to me, have a bell curve of enjoyment. At the bottom end of the curve are knives so cheaply...

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Olight Olantern Mini

Length 3.9″ Weight 8.4 oz Max Lumens 150 Max Throw n/a Battery 2000mAh 26350 Cost About $60 I took my daughter camping recently and got a chance to use the new Olantern Mini from Olight. It might not...

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Gerber Sedulo Review

Overhauling a brand’s image isn’t an easy task. Sometimes when a namesake is damaged enough, you just pick a new one. Gerber has spent a long time disappointing knife consumers, with some notable...

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