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Written by Mark Aspell
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 The jungle is a harsh environment for such an item because the tool was
wet or the majority of the time. However, it stood up very well with
little sign of rusting or corrosion even after coming back and allowing
it to stand for a while.
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Written by Mark Aspell
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 Unique in its field, the Wrench is not based on the standard pliers set-up like every other model on the market but on a sliding adjustable pliers design
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Written by John Fenna
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 John Fenna reviews the Leatherman Vista Multi-tool: Made to the same high standards that have made Leatherman Tools world famous, the Vista is very well engineered, the shears being ultra sharp and having an extra wide opening to the smoothly closing jaws for tackling thicker wood.
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Written by Stuart Goring
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 The L2 Lumamax specifications are certainly impressive; the body of the torch is beautifully CNC machined from aerospace grade aluminium with a Type III Hard-Anodized finish and O-ring sealed. The illumination is provided by a digitally regulated 5 watt Luxeon LED nestled in a flawless beam with no dark spots or rings.....
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Written by Tony Bristow
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 A person’s skill in the bush can be directly measured by their ability to ensure that they sleep comfortably and wake well rested for the trials of a new day.
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Written by Ogri the trog
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 The following review list is in the order that they were bought over a period of some 15 years and all have been used close to their limits. Nothing serious has broken yet but we’ll come to that later on. I’ll ignore the usefulness of things like can-openers, bottle-openers screw-drivers etc as they should work if they are included, unless something stands out as particularly useful/useless in which case it will be mentioned.
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Written by Edispilff
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 Late Fall, Winter, and early Spring constituted the testing period for the Fiskars Pro Chopping Axe (FPCA from now on). Some of the duties required of this tool included: Firewood collection and felling of 'dead standing' beetle-kill trees (Ponderosa Pine, Pinion Pine, juniper)
Primitive living quarters construction (Juniper, Pine, Aspen), kindling splitting, small animal bone separation and chasing off curiously hungry black bears during evening hours
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Review on the Web-tex Warrior Cooking Unit, in this review John tells us what he thinks of this military type cooker, mug and bottle system
Review on the Thatchreed Catering Size Group Nesting Set, in this review John tells us what he thinks of them
Such is the lure of these shiny objects on the male psyche that a
number of dedicated collectors’ forums exist, inhabited by the
silhouetted forms of men squinting at light meters, bathed in the
brilliant glow of their own personal supernovas, mumbling incoherently
about Lux, Lumens and thermal runaway.
I've been playing around with various Pepsi can stoves for a while now and was intrigued when I saw how many reviews this little stove was getting, light and efficient what more could you want???
How many hats are guaranteed for life with a no quibble agreement? The
T3 is! How many manufacturers insure the hat against loss or damage?
The T3 has a 2-year, all perils 50% deductible policy attached!
The F1 is a basic fixed blade knife with a 'drop-point' 3.5inch blade (made of VG 10 stainless steel) and a man-made (Thermorun) handle. Originally designed for use by Aircrew of the Swedish Defence Forces as a survival knife, as any survivor will tell you a 'survival-knife' is the one you have with you at the time, so the F1 is designed to be small & light enough to be carried at all times but robust enough to withstand the abuse it would encounter in a survival situation within the Arctic Circle...
I rate these knifes very highly. Both in design and construction
I was intrigued by Spamel’s thread on the Snugpak Response Pak – or their other types of ‘grab-n-go’ bags - and what people carried in them. I’m a bit of a bag junkie, partly because of my work (military) and partly because of a quest to be able to carry the right equipment for the right job in practically any situation. I guess the ‘Holy Grail’ is effectively a bag that you instinctively grab, without thinking about it, before you go off for an adventure.
The sparks that come off the steel, burn longer and hotter than anything I have used before. Sometimes they can sizzle away at 3000 degrees centigrade for a second or more,
The mess tin is a solid stainless steel and relatively lightweight cooking vessel. It comes with a well fitting lid, which is a bonus compared with the old aluminium version which came without a lid. It saves precious fuel and makes your water (or whatever you are preparing in it) come to a boil significantly faster.