Your SLYSTEEL Knife Buying Guide

Your SLYSTEEL Knife Buying Guide

We’ve refreshed our knife buying guide to include the Survival Kukri and Spectre Combat Survival Knife, two powerful additions to our American-made lineup. Both knives share an identical handle design, featuring the fishtail pommel and split finger grip, intentionally crafted over two years by Oliver and Christopher Hannan to perfect ergonomics, grip security, aesthetics, and feel for unmatched performance in demanding conditions.

How to Build a Fire in the Rain with Jeff Zausch

Jeff Zausch building a fire in the rain

If you camp, backpack, or adventure out in the wilderness often enough, you have probably learned that a fire is not only a source of heat but also a source of comfort and joy. We humans just feel a lot more at ease in the darkness of the forest when we control the power of a flame.

Unfortunately, sometimes, the weather will make it difficult to build a fire. Sometimes, you will have to overcome the challenge of making fire during a downpour. But, strong as the elements are, you must be stronger. You must learn how to start a fire in the rain.

Oliver Hannan, the Founder of SLYSTEEL

Photo by Christopher Hannan of Oliver Hannan, the founder of SLYSTEEL, photographing new knife

I’m Oliver Hannan, the founder of SLYSTEEL. I founded SLYSTEEL in late November, 2013 with an idea for a unique knife design that would serve its owner in the most demanding circumstances without failure. That knife is the SLYSTEEL Shark Tooth Tactical. I also designed the smaller, but no less capable knife, Shark Tooth Hunter …

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