http://outdoorsurvivalmagazine.com Wilderness Skills and Adventures Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:09:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When Mike Stewart told me that he had decided to make a modern incarnation of the Historic Searles Bowie, downsized into a hunter, I expected a very interesting knife. He didn't disappoint me. The Bark River Searles Hunter is a very cool knife. Here are the specifics: Overall Length: 9.5 Inches Blade Length: ... http://outdoorsurvivalmagazine.com/?p=41 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Click for full size image"][/caption] By Kevin Estella Instructor Wilderness Learning Center 4" It is the average size of a belt knife in most woodsman's trios of tools. This of course comes from no scientific research or statistical analysis. This observation comes from years of working in the outdoors ... http://outdoorsurvivalmagazine.com/?p=29 Point First Batoning.... For use with a small knife.  Bark River Bravo Necker Batoning down a tree with a larger knife.  Blackjack Model 125 http://outdoorsurvivalmagazine.com/?p=26 Nessmuk said “The more you carry in your head, the less you need carry on your back.” There is great wisdom in that teaching, especially if you resist the urge to expand upon it. Many people have reinterpreted it to mean that the smartest outer therefor carries nothing. That's not what ... http://outdoorsurvivalmagazine.com/?p=18 BRK Smoke Jumper I got this knife a couple weeks back but I’m just now getting around to the review. I wanted to actually use this knife over the course of several different outings realize the full potential. I was not really swayed to buy just on the first sight of ... http://outdoorsurvivalmagazine.com/?p=11 Being a Knife Knut can be very much akin to being a student of history, especially if you are a bit inquisitive and observant. Unless you're willing to become a minion of the KOTM (Knife Of The Month) school, you realize that as one of man's oldest tools, Knife Design ... http://outdoorsurvivalmagazine.com/?p=3