Gear

Many people live on the periphery of the world of chronographs, as did I for many years. But this all changed when I drew a muzzleloader elk tag in my…

I bought my Nemo Hornet one-person tent back in 2021. Since then, I’ve spent three to four weeks each year living out of it, everywhere from the Sonoran cactus fields…

The Diamond D Alaska Hunter Hip Holster (try saying that three times fast) is an excellent choice for serious hunting and fishing endeavors in rough country.

I am an absolute sucker for the Model 70 in any form (well, maybe aside from the push-feed stuff). Wood stocks, glass stocks, stainless, blued, long barrel, short barrel, standard…

I’ve seen a large amount of folks on the forums debating holster options for their new-production (and old) Colt Anaconda. As a somewhat specialized (and humongous) firearm, you generally can’t…

Honestly, I don’t really enjoy writing “gear reviews,” and I think I’m basically alone when it comes to this. There is little artistic merit involved in these things. A lot…

While I no doubt appreciate the highest end of the optics bell curve, I, like most people, also look for the perfect intersection of quality and value — the ideal…

Perhaps ten or fifteen years ago, I recall that one of the hottest things in the knife world were boutique steels with weird names. Ultra-tough, ultra-durable. CruWear. Elmax, Maxamet. S110V.…

I had been skeptical of the scalpel-bladed hunting knives since, approximately, I first heard about them. I’m a skeptical guy in general — leery of marketing verbiage, and usually of…