Going Prepared

Several people have contacted me, asking that I start offering a fire kit for sale on Going Gear, so this is that kit. The kit is a refinement of several that I have made for myself and others, and is … Continued

I finally received the firesteel knife from the knifemaker, Erik Boese, a couple of days ago. I am giddy with excitement over this thing. It is exactly what I wanted it to be, so hats off to Erik for doing … Continued

I received some samples of butane lighters along with the recent bottle lighter order. Butane lighters are nice to have thanks to their high flame temperature and ease of use, so they make a nice complement to a bottle lighter … Continued

The bottle capsule lighters I ordered last month finally made it here from China! I have them in chrome and green. The butane lighter samples came in with the bottle lighters, but I’ll talk about those in a separate post. … Continued