Keep It Simple, Stupid
I carry butane lighters as part of my fire starting kits. People give all sorts of reasons not to do this, most of which come back to “they won’t work when you need… Read More
Category Archive: Fire
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Edgewise About Axes
Axes come up more than a little here on BFE Labs, and rightfully so: There are few tools that can do what an axe does, much less do it well. While there are… Read More
Working with Fatwood
Last week, in the Wet, Rusty, Dirty article, I made mention of fatwood. Fatwood, or pitchwood, is a product of resinous pine trees: After the tree dies, the sap (or resin) sinks to… Read More
Wet, Rusty, Dirty
In the real world things get wet. Things get rusty. Things get dirty. And that can have an impact on how those things, and the people using them, perform. Yet, I see pictures… Read More
Survival/Woodscraft Knife, Version 1
For several years now I’ve been using (some variation of) a particular set-up of edged tools for woods craft, survival, etc. There are several schools of thought on the appropriate cutting tools for… Read More
Ultimate Survival Technologies Sparkie
Ultimate Survival Technologies Sparkie Units in Tan and Orange Ultimate Survival Technologies has long been recognized as a producer of high quality and innovative survival solutions. One of their more noted innovations has… Read More
