Day 37: Where to find good survival gear…
What to look for in good survival gear: What to look for in good gear is a hard nut to crack. With some startups creating amazing cutting-edge technology and others making complete garbage trash, with advertising showing you everything but what you want, it can sometimes be daunting trying to parse out what is quality and what is not.. Whenever it comes to a new technology there are a few things that stick out. The first iteration of anything from an engine to a new coat is going to suck. It is going to have something wrong with it that no one finds out until a thousand of us go out and use it. A good example of an extremely time-tested item would be the boxer engine of a BMW motorcycle. This was originally a World War I airplane engine. Therefore this engine has been in hundreds of thousands of vehicles over 100’s of years. Basically stated they have worked the kinks out. When it comes to knives I personally stick to traditional designs with modern production techniques used. Those guys in the jungle that use their leaf spring parang to farm, to skin pigs to make friction fires, they know where the hot spots on the handle are. They know what is going to break over time, they know what works and what does not. Those reindeer herders in the taiga know what it is like to carry something heavy so they don't. The light weight Puuko and Leuku knives have been passed down for generations and they have the attributes that they have because those attributes work above all others. So when I see someone that comes out with a new four cutting surface knife with magic saw and hidden fire starter I question it. When I see someone that takes a traditional time tested design and makes it out of super steel I'm okay with that. I guess what I'm trying to convey to you is this. There is nothing new under the sun. Old designs on new material technology are amazing. Old companies are around for a long time because they're doing something right. Finally nothing beats handcrafted craftsmanship from someone that is good at what they do so pay them for their time. Go use the gear that the old guys have been abusing for decades before purchasing that new shiny thing that you're just going to take out of the backcountry and break. But whatever you do, go out and use your gear. Because everyone looks at it but no one actually likes a trailer Queen.
what to look for when searching for survival gear step by step
Skilled survivalist should only have this headlamp^^
