Overall, Benchmade is a top-notch knife brand with a tactical, outdoor focus. However, with a few new releases, it seems to be experiencing a brand metamorphosis. If you look at its Bugout line, there ...

A Beefy EDC Blade That Stands Out In Value & Design, Lets Find Out What The OFF Grid Knives Sidekick Brings To The Table!____ ...

The best pocket knife is the one you love to carry, so it feels a bit presumptuous to declare any knife or knife brand “the best.” There’s also so much interesting diversity in the knife marketplace ...

In early 2024, Big Idea Design — an EDC brand known best for its array of pens and pocket tools — launched a fixed-blade knife called The Lookout. It was an immediate hit, raising over $127,000 on ...

In an industry defined by continuously evolving trends, the knife market’s craze du jour is the pocket fixed blade. If you’re wondering why, I outline the history and justification for the trend in my ...

Scott Einsmann is Outdoor Life’s gear editor. He oversees the gear team’s editors and writers who are subject matter experts in bows, knives, hunting, fishing, backpacking, and more. He lives in ...

Fresh off the release of its (semi-controversial) EDC fixed blade, the Dacian, Benchmade is at it again. Only this time, the popular knife maker is giving one of its more rugged EDC folding blades, ...

Every outdoor enthusiast needs a good camping knife. It doesn’t matter if you spend most of your time enjoying the modern convenience of full hook-up campgrounds or roughing it 10 miles deep in the ...

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