Some knives are born for one job and only tolerate the rest. The Ka-Bar Bowie / Full-Size Fighting & Utility Knife (Model 1213) is the opposite: it was designed as a fighting knife, but it has quietly earned a place in camp because it just keeps working. It is big, it is simple, it is honest steel and a handle that stays put when your hands are cold, wet, or tired.
Thermal gear has a way of changing how you move after dark. Not because it is flashy, but because it gives you information your eyes cannot. The BlazeSeeker 6 Compact Thermal Monocular is built around that idea: a compact, field-friendly thermal you can keep on you for scanning woods lines, fields, trails, and property when visibility drops.
If you’ve ever gone to pick a beautiful, ripening apple from your backyard tree only to find it gnarled, scarred, or prematurely on the ground, you’ve likely met the Plum Curculio. Despite the name, this little pest doesn’t just stop at plums—it is one of the most common and destructive enemies of the family apple orchard.
Some rifles feel like a project the moment you take them out of the box. Others feel like a ready-to-work tool that just needs a quick zero and a little range time. The Palmetto State Armory 16" Mid-Length 5.56 NATO 1/7 Nitride 13" Lightweight Hex M-LOK MOE EPT Stealth Rifle, ODG lands in that second category for us.
Hypothermia is not just a “fell through the ice” problem. It is a slow, compounding heat debt that can build in plain sight, especially when you are wet, tired, underfed, or riding a steady wind. It also affects the brain early, which is why people often miss it in themselves. The body cools, judgment slips, and the choices that would have fixed the problem get harder to make.
