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4 Tasks You Shouldn’t Do But Can When Using The Bear Grylls Knife

Filed under Camping by on February 23, 2012 at 00:15 {no comments}

The Bear Grylls Knife has got some practical characteristics which makes it a beneficial addition to anyones camping kit collection. In this article I write about certain things you’re able to do using the BG knife but really shouldn’t do with a standard knife.

A single purpose?

Typically a knife is known as a single purpose device. it’s for cutting off. I have found that having a utility tool during camping is a seriously handy thing, yet occasionally I need to have a dedicated larger blade knife and a compact utility tool just won’t complete the task. I acquired the Bear Grylls Survival Knife a little while ago and figured out that there are numerous things that you can get done using this knife that you really ought not to do when working with other knifes.

Hammer in outdoor tent pegs

The metal base on this knife can also be used as a hammer. This is certainly useful for individuals like me who regularly forget important camping tools merely to realize it when I’m actually out there camping. It’s amazing how much you look for something when you need it. Fortunate enough the BG knife can hammer in things like tent pegs or we’d all be having problems! I’ve previously used it to crack open nuts and beat metal objects back into shape.

Build a spear

4 Machined holes situated on each and every end of the handle means it is possible to tie the knife to a stick making a spear. I was aching to give this a go and recently rigged up an unskilled spear with a few spare tent cord. Although I only succeeded to hunt down a tree it really works rather well. I can foresee this becoming really practical in a survival situation. I do know my multi tool definitely can’t do that.

Spark up a fire

The Bear Grylls Survival Knife consists of a fire starter. This is really a very useful feature if your matches get soaked and your looking at your friends wondering exactly how the fire will get started tonight.

Slice frozen food

While theres the main blade there is a serrated edge as well. This is undoubtedly useful for chopping through frozen food. It’s amazing how convenient this is when you have a camping fridge and you happen to have frozen things that have joined together and can’t be separated by hand.

Justin is the founder of Campingeek.com a spot where geeks, gadgets and the great outdoors coexist.. This article, 4 Tasks You Shouldn’t Do But Can When Using The Bear Grylls Knife is available for free reprint.

Campingeek – A Home For Geeks And Gadgets

Filed under Camping by on February 20, 2012 at 01:04 {no comments}

Camping had been thought of as an effortless activity. All that you considered necessary was a fire, basic canvas tent and perhaps a mat to sleep on. Even if this was previously the case, like everything, modern technology has penetrated the once simple camping trip making the bush into a modern play ground. I personally, think this is a good thing, here’s why!

The ultimate outdoor activity

I really feel that camping is one of the biggest outdoor pleasure activities imaginable. It’s reasonably cheap, it can be undertaken by people of any age and you can now get tools just about any place. You can easily take animals, you can even ride animals. You can drive cars or motorbikes, it’s also possible to hunt. What other recreation has so many choices.

Yet, as with all sport, it’s also possible to get lots of neat camping gadgets. The selection of camping gadgets available is pretty much endless, from utility knives, to sophisticated torches, to specialized cold weather outfits, different devices are coming onto the market every single day.

Here’s a small selection of what you can find.

Ease and comfort tech

Aside from simple canvas tents, nowadays there are “Breathable Technical Cotton” with “poled front vestibule”, “nylon bucket floor” as well as Kevlar guylines, awesome! The technology doesn’t stop once your inside the tent either.

Sleeping bag products has advanced as well. Now you can dress yourself in your sleeping bag and get up, not to mention walk around. The Selk Bag comes with nylon soles along with anti-slip pads on the feet, and quick-release closures at the ends of the arms, that permit customers to extend their hands out. In addition , it incorporates a chin drawstring opening for the hood, and covered draft tubes around the zippers and neck. Pretty good for a humble sleeping bag!

Useful Tech

It’s not just about convenience either, camp lighting has gone hi tech with 200 lumen extremely powerful self adjusting head torches. There are some torches which don’t even use batteries!

Wind up technology takes away the trouble as a result of forgetting batteries. The Freeplay Sherpa Xray LED Wind up Torch for instance will glow for up to 3Hrs on high beam and up to a whopping 20Hrs on low beam when fully charged. As an alternative 30 seconds of winding supplies 20 minutes of light on energy-saving mode. How nice is that.

The basic camping device, which is the utility or survival knife, has evolved with technology as well. Nowadays they are full of features and precision instruments unheard of only a few years ago. The Swiss Army Knife now features a data storage addition.

Fun Tech

Of course camping is all about fun. Things like night vision, glow in the dark balls and high powered solar chargers guarantees the fun never stops. Did you know you can get a device that automatically rotates your marshmallow over the fire to create that perfect camping treat, how’s that for camping gadgets.

A Place For Geeks And Gadgets

Camping doesn’t have to be about survival and hardship. Gadgets make life easy and fun. Checkout Campingeek.com a place where geeks, gadgets and the great outdoors coexist.

Justin is the founder, blogger, photographer, videographer, editor, cleaner, reviewer and general dogs’ body at Campingeek a place where camping gadgets, geeks and the great outdoors come together. Are you a Campingeek?. Check here for free reprint license: Campingeek – A Home For Geeks And Gadgets.

Tritium Kit Marker – Useful Light Source To Help You See

Filed under Camping by on February 11, 2012 at 21:00 {no comments}

Know what a Firefly Tritium Kit Marker is and why will you need one!

What’s Tritium?

Tritium is actually a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. Which sounds elaborate, because it is. You’ll find it difficult to go walking out into your lawn and scoop some right out of the ground. Why? Because naturally occurring Tritium is very difficult to get. Tritium is made in very small volumes through the interaction of the atmosphere with cosmic rays. What this means is you’ll need expertise and equipment to find and extract it. Fortunately, somebody else has already seriously considered that for us.

So why do we care about Tritium?

Warning science!

What’s actually amazing about Tritium is the expelled electrons from the radioactive decay of tritium cause phosphors to radiate. This results in radioactive self-powered lighting systems called betalights. Now, we’re getting somewhere!

How Does It Help Me?

So, this is were it gets practical. Tritium can emit light, it’s not actually unsafe except in cases where you eat it and it can be used in watches, exit signs, map lights, firearm night sights and also my favourite, camping gear such as kit markers.

Military Spec

This technology was previously only offered to the military, on the other hand now we are experiencing a number of helpful devices making their way into the market. The most important and popular is the Firefly Kit Marker.

Firefly Kit Marker

A kit marker is a small clear rounded container comparable in size and form to a battery. It’s powered by GTLS or Gaseous Tritium Light Sources. The beauty of Firefly self illuminating kit markers is that they will never require batteries and will certainly provide you with light even in complete darkness for 10 years. They happen to be pretty cool pieces of kit merely because they can be used between -60 degrees C and up to +80 degrees C, it will also continue to work normally even though it is submerged under water.

Just how much light does it produce?

The kit markers create light in pitch dark. As soon as your eyes have adapted to complete darkness the kit marker would actually start looking quite bright. If you happen to hold some paper up to it you can actually read a little bit by using the light. It is impossible to sit there and read a novel but in a complete disaster it would likely help. As they never need maintenance you’ll be able to hang the gadget and forget about it.

Take a look at Tritium Kit Markers, it’s science that will help you see!

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Why you need the Bear Grylls Survival Knife

Filed under Camping by on February 6, 2012 at 19:14 {no comments}

Have you envisioned yourself being in the outdoors without having a great pair of knife? That can be one of the most awful things that any person on a camping trip can forget.

That is precisely what brought me to get the Bear Grylls Gerber Survival Knife. I had been trying to find a reliable knife and when I discovered this product made by Gerber and contains Bear Grylls name on it. I know that this ought to be good. From the name itself you can be comfortable that this piece of product would help you live when dealing with unfavorable and odd circumstances. It may possibly not have satisfied everyone based on several other reviews that I’ve come across, yet if you ask me I think of it as one of the greatest camping gadgets on my list.

Something you need to find in a knife is that it must be sturdy and won’t fall or cut through things that you didn’t want it to cut, just like your hand. With the Bear Grylls rubber grip and oversized finger notch in handle, you are secure realizing that it’s not going to just simply slide off from your grasp.

Something else that you’ll want to consider will be the blade itself and I can let you know that the blade on this thing is sharp. It has a serrated high carbon stainless steel drop point blade that calls for less exertion when cutting through ropes. What’s more, it has a straight edge that’s suitable for cutting and slicing. The stainless steel pommel in the base of the handle can be put to use for pounding nails this also would come useful in the event you left your hammer at your house.

The Bear Grylls Gerber Survival Knife comes with a whistle included in the lanyard cord and all this would be extremely helpful in cases where you get lost.

An additional camping essential that’s added in this amazing multi-purpose equipment is a fire starter kit. It’s a Ferrocerium fire starter rod locked into the sheath as well as the striker notch integrated into the back of knife blade that can be used if your lighter got misplaced.

Other items added in this gear will be the mildew resistant nylon sheath, land to air rescue instructions, pocket guide which has Bear’s survival essentials and a diamond sharpener for on-the-go sharpening.

In summary, I can say that the Bear Grylls Survival Knife is the ultimate knife in the wild and is definitely useful. It also offers an individual two important edges needed in survival— the edge of a sharp cutting blade and a survivor’s edge or advantage over undesirable situations.

Justin is the founder, blogger, photographer, videographer, editor, cleaner, reviewer and general dogs’ body at Campingeek a meeting place where camping gadgets, geeks and the great outdoors meet. Are you a Campingeek?. This article, Why you need the Bear Grylls Survival Knife has free reprint rights.

Don’t Leave behind This Camping Gear

Filed under Camping by on February 5, 2012 at 12:05 {no comments}

Before I start any camping trip I ensure that I have my Freeplay Sherpa Xray LED Wind up Torch. Proper camping light is important for any camping trip particularly when you’re camping with your children. Have you ever experienced staying in the outdoors at night and recognizing that you haven’t managed to charge the battery of your lighting or even worst forgot to bring a flashlight along with you? This is a really unpleasant experience. A stable camping light can be very useful during times of urgent situation as well as if you need to do some nighttime fishing. Not only that, it is also crucial in being able to carry out tasks in a low-lit environment.

There are different types of lights being used in these modern times when camping. Some use lanterns, there are 2 different types of lanterns. There’s a gas lantern which often lasts longer as it uses petrol and there’s the electric lantern that is very similar to an LED camping light. You can also get solar lights. Some people also use floodlights and spotlights.

My Sherpa Xray LED Wind up Torch falls on the personal camping lighting category such as a battery torch or a battery flashlight, but the good thing about my lighting equipment is that it is energy efficient meaning, it lights up longer than others. It also has a self-charge system which offers maximum dependability and worry-free camping experience.

One of the reasons why I never forget this camping gear is due to the fact that since I started using it I never had to hastily search for batteries in the dark. Another thing I love most about it is aside from saving me money from having to change batteries every now and then it also saves the environment.

Being the nature lover and outdoor geek that I am, it thrills me to discover a product as eco-friendly as the Freeplay Sherpa Xray LED and this is made possible, because of its wind up technology. Thirty seconds of winding this product will give you 20 minutes of light. While a fully charged battery provides you with 20 hours of light.

Next time you decide to go camping, be sure you’re battery operated lighting is fully charged and you have some additional batteries along or better yet invest in a Freeplay Sherpa Xray LED Wind up Torch to be sure that you will have a well-lit camping experience anywhere, anytime!

Justin is the founder, blogger, photographer, videographer, editor, cleaner, reviewer and general dogs’ body at Campingeek a meeting place where camping gadgets, geeks and the great outdoors meet. Are you a Campingeek?. This article, Don’t Leave behind This Camping Gear is released under a creative commons attribution license.

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