Posts Tagged ‘Knives’

Essential Camping Gear: The Ipod Touch?

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

It appears Apple is attempting to broaden its target market by appealing to outdoor enthusiasts. Now, don’t get me wrong, I can embrace certain technological advances within the realms of camping and hiking — like LED light technology or new knife innovations – but accepting the Ipod as a potentially useful item in the outdoors went a little too far for me.

Apparently, there are a number of applications available on the Ipod Touch that are tailored to the outdoorsmen. Some of the suggested applications or uses include: (more…)

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Do-It-Yourself Knives

Friday, March 13th, 2009

In his new book, Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life, Neil Strauss shares his stories about learning to be a survivalist. He gives his reader tips and tricks on how to survive not just in the great outdoors but the “surburban wilderness” we all know and love. Among his arsenal: do-it-yourself knives.

In an interview with Danger Room, part of Wired.com, Strauss demonstrates how to create a makeshift knife out of a cigarette. In addition to D.I.Y. knives, he shares about things like urban survival kits and the “philosophy of the sphincter.”

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