Review: Spartan Blades – Damysus Introduction Another knife review: The Spartan Blades Damysus! As some of you might know, I wrote two articles about the new “Silver Line” by Spartan Blades, having the chance to look at them closely for some time now. As a result, I was able to provide already one about the […]

Giena Tactics – Navigator Pants Introduction Readers of Pine Survey might be already familiar with Giena Tactics – an interesting Russian company based in Novosibirsk, which specialises in military and outdoor gear and apparel. Thanks to some engaging conversations during IWA, I had the opportunity to already take a closer look at their Strider anorak […]

It is a pleasure for me to present you yet another article from the Outdoor Series. As always, my dear friend and Pine Survey contributor Deep Forest took a closer look on a topic, that might come in handy for you, when being out in the wild. Cooking without a pot the Neolithic way – […]

Introduction In late March I wrote about the new “Silver Line” by Spartan Blades, including (among two other knives) the Machai. It is part of a new line up of blades under the umbrella of newly founded Pineland Cutlery, a merger of Ka-Bar Knives and Spartan Blades. So if you want to know that particular […]

You already learned about my friend and Pine Survey contributor DeepForest during his LifeStraw review. We decided to start an Outdoor Series, focusing on his experiences as an avid outdoors man. With this intro to the series, he will give you a glimpse of what to expect – and what not. Intro Hiking and living […]

Introduction When I met Ondřej from Acta Non Verba Knives during their showcasing event in Vienna at Lorenzi, we not only discussed the M311 Spelter, but also the M200 Hard Task. After my review on the M311 I reached out to Ondřej again, and we decided to give the M200 HT some closer look at […]

Early Access for Patreon Subscribers! Introduction In July 2019, I noticed all of a sudden new social media channels pop up, using style and designs closely resembling those of Spartan Blades USA. Adding to that Curtis Iovito of Spartan Blades had a new position on LinkedIn: President of Pineland Cutlery, Inc. So everything with regards […]

Eine deutsche Version dieses Reviews kann im Tacticalforum nachgelesen werden Introduction Like so many other visitors to IWA, I was completely surprised by the impressive booth of Acta Non Verba Knives in Spring 2019. Feeling as if it came out of nowhere, the booth was an inviting attraction with a multitude of knives in the […]

Introduction It’s been a while since I wrote a knife review here on Pine Survey. Even more so a review about the Russian knife company Kizlyar Supreme. If I recall correctly, the last one was about the Survivalist, so this review will be a nice change in topic. As you can see I got a […]