How to Care for and Maintain Your Newly Purchased Machete Machete maintenance goes a long way towards increasing the lifespan of your survival machete, as well as that of every individual part that makes it up. Just like you’d take care of a broom or a brush by caring for its individual elements, it’s the … Read more
The Ontario 18” machete is often referred to as the military machete mainly because the Ontario Knife Company has provided many of the best survival machetes, survival knives, and bayonets used by the US military since WWII. This particular machete, model number 6145, is a very simple yet well made American machete based on the … Read more
How to Swing Your First Machete: A Beginner’s Guide to Using a Machete Gripping, using and swinging your new survival machete correctly can be somewhat difficult. Fortunately, there are a few simple tips you can follow that will greatly help you with that. Before doing anything else, you have to check your immediate area. This … Read more
Anyone who knows anything about knife design will tell you that Ken Onion is one of the industries most sought after award winning knife designers. So when Columbus River Knife and Tool (CRKT) asked him to design a survival machete for them it was a bit of a coup. However, Ken had made his name … Read more
Survival saws are lightweight tools that help outdoors men cut wood, but these compact and basic tools shouldn’t be overlooked for their usefulness. A good survival saw will be light enough to carry in a backpack and will prove to be an invaluable tool for anyone who is out in the backwoods who needs to … Read more
A pocket chainsaw, or hand chain saw as it is also often referred, is a small yet effective tool for cutting branches or even larger trees, and has been specifically designed with the survivalist or prepper in mind and most will come with a handy pouch or tin for storing the coiled blade which is … Read more
