If you’ve ever gone on a jungle trek, or been in dense undergrowth for many acres, you’ve probably learned about a machete. If there is another tool out there that can take you through tangled, never-ending underbrush better than a machete, I’d have a hard time believing it. There isn’t anything, anywhere that can compare to [...]
Entries from August 2008
Machete: The Magnificent Machete
August 26th, 2008 · Comments Off · Machete
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Knife Throwing: The Safest Knife Thrower
August 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Knife Throwing
The safest knife thrower is fully aware that the knife is a highly dangerous weapon when being thrown at high speed over a distance. Safety rules and nothing should compromise that. The knife, the throw, your surroundings and even how you feel all contribute to how safe a knife thrower you become.
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Knife Sharpening Experts: Stamped Knives vs. Forged Knives
August 25th, 2008 · Comments Off · Knife Sharpening
We all agree. If a knife isn’t sharp, what’s the use, right? The sharpness of the blade will make all the difference in the world. And sharpness is largely dependant upon the quality of the blade material from which the knife is made. You’ll need to determine whether or not to get stamped knives or [...]
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Tree Climbing: The Greatest Kind Of Tree Climber
August 24th, 2008 · Comments Off · Tree Climbing
The greatest kind of tree climber is the one who climbs with the barest disturbance to living trees and their inhabitants. This climber knows how important trees are to the environment everywhere and to all air-breathing creatures on this earth. The greatest kind of tree climber is all too aware that he is the visitor, [...]
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Hurricane Survival: Securing Outside Your Home
August 24th, 2008 · Comments Off · Hurricane Survival
There’s a powerful storm coming your way. You’ve got some major securing to do. The inside of your home has already been secured, including supplies, food and water. Now you’ve got to secure the outside of your home. We’ll go from most important to least important.
Consider the largest items outside. These are the ones [...]
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Mountain Climbing: Crazy Mountain Climber
August 24th, 2008 · Comments Off · Mountain Climbing
Any person who willingly engages in an activity where the ground you stand on could disappear beneath your feet, where the earth around you could bury you alive or where the weather alone could blow you right off a mountain, well. Mountain Climbers are just insane. They engage in one of the most extreme, most [...]
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Knife Throwing: So You Want To Be A Knife Thrower
August 24th, 2008 · Comments Off · Knife Throwing
So you want to be a knife thrower? Well, as quick and to the point as can be, here are the fundamentals of becoming a knife thrower. You’ll need to know how to choose a knife, how to grip it and how to throw it.
Choosing a knife. The type of knife you choose will [...]
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Knife Sharpening Experts: Sharpening Stones
August 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off · Knife Sharpening
There are so many kinds of knife sharpeners out there. It could be exciting just to select one. You could use an electric grinder but that’s pretty major. Only professional sharpeners should go there. Maybe you’d like an electric sharpener, the ones where all you’ve got to do is just swipe the blade through. Perhaps [...]
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Crazy Ocean Swimmer: Your Knife Is Your First And Last Line Of Defense
August 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off · Health and Fitness, Island Ecology
I’ll tell you, I’ve jumped off a boat into the clearest blue water way, way, way out in the ocean. Hundreds of feet deep on a bright sunny day with not a thing in sight, above or below the water. There’s nothing like it and few things come close. And no matter how scared I get—and I get scared quite often—fear doesn’t stand a chance. I won’t allow it.
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Hurricane and Tropical Storm Survival: Tree Trimming
August 19th, 2008 · Comments Off · Hurricane Survival
You’ve been warned that a storm is coming. Standing outside your home, looking over your place, you realize that you’ve got to do something about those beautifully large trees. If you just let them be, you could lose them. They may even damage something on your property or something else nearby. You’ve got some serious [...]
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