As of today, our national debt is well over 11.5 trillion dollars. I just read somewhere that on this same date in the year 1795, James Swan, a financier and patriot, paid off the $2,024,899 …

Be Prepared. For Anything.

Recently, when the sky turned black in the middle of the afternoon over my Orange County home, I started thinking about survival. The fires were burning in several directions within five or six miles, and I …

Selecting the perfect groomsman’s gift is not a task to be taken lightly. Your gift represents not only a hearty “thank you for standing by me through the thick of it” but is also a …

What Man Doesn’t Like Bright And Shiny?

The advent of LED bulbs has been kind to the EDC (every day carry) flashlight industry. Suddenly, you’ve got hundreds of lumens of lighting goodness in a device smaller …

Channel Your Inner Lumberjack

It’s often said that firewood warms you twice – first, when you split it and again when you burn it. Most men have forgotten about the first part. We blame it on …

Never Take A Knife To A Gun Fight
The last thing my leaves ever saw.
Leaves. In my yard. Everydamnwhere.
To make matters worse, rain was bearing down on my position from the West. Such a tempest …

From The Men That Brought You Multi-Tools Comes… Light
Leatherman Serac S1 looks right at home on your keychain
As a man, you’ve probably had or currently own a Leatherman multi-tool of some kind. It goes with …

At first glance you might think it’s a pruner but upon second glance you may also realize it’s a Leatherman. You’d be right. Not only are you looking at Leatherman’s take on a pruner, but …

2008 National Geographic Adventure magazine’s gear of the year award winner, the Leatherman Skeletool CX shows just how far the Leatherman tools have come.
Sure, the signature, shape is there to some degree but looking more …

Damn, we love multi-tools. We can’t get enough of them and every time we see one it’s all we can do from buying one and getting our mitts all over them. Our justifications for purchase …