I stopped by a couple stores last night. One thing I have been looking at for a while is the Leatherman Crater c33
or c33L. Finally found one at Target. They had a pretty nice selection, at a fair price, of Leatherman tools in their camping isle.

My first impression upon opening the package… This thing is light. It actually freaked me out a little. The glass filled Nylon must is very light, along with the metal of the carabiner.  But it keeps a good balance with the blade. Once I felt the “action” of the knife I fell in love.

Opening the knife with the thumb stud takes some effort. This is good, I’ve had other knives open in my pocket… not a good end result. the Carabiner clips easily on a  belt loop.

I own another knife, it has been good, but This Leatherman is a Leap up in quality and craftsmanship. I can’t wait to buy more Leatherman tools now.

∞Leatherman C33

Update: I have had some time to use this thing in the “wilderness”. I love everything about it.   Very well crafted knife. I also love that the Bottle opener captures the bottle cap. No need to chase the cap under the fridge   My only regret is that I may have enjoyed carying the c33t, With the included screwdrivers.

Tags: camping, knife, leatherman, leatherman tools

Made in Minnesota.

Epicurean has an impressive selection of Cutting boards and Knife holders. I have been looking for a Magnetic Knife Holder for a while.
If you are in the market for a Cutting board, You can buy Epicurean on Amazon.

Epicurean via American Pride, American Products

Tags: food preparation, Kitchen, knife holders, Knives, Minnesota

Rada cutlery has some great reviews on Amazon.  Made in Waverly Iowa.  These look like excellent quality, My next cutlery purchase will be from Rada, Maybe a Rada Cutlery Pizza Cutter, Aluminum Handle, Made in USA.

Purchase Rada Products on Amazon.

Rada Cutlery

Tags: Kitchen, rada cutlery

I was searching for a good spatula or hamburger flipper.

A friend and I went to a Restaurant supply warehouse near my home.  I ran across the Dexter Russell 6in. by 3in. Hamburger turner. Let me tell you, it’s awesome. I don’t have any trouble getting under eggs or any other potential stick-to-the-pan foods I normally run into problems with.  This is one of the best pieces of kitchen equipment I own.

They also have a serious line up of Cutlery

• Sani-Safe – Holypropylene Handle
  
• Connoisseur – Rosewood Handle
  
• V-lo – Rubberized Grip
• SofGrip – Soft Rubberized grip
• Traditional – Wood Handle

Please note, not all of their cutlery is made in the USA (I’m still waiting on confirmation of one series of cutlery), They do have some German Steel too.

∞Dexter-Russell

Tags: Cutlery, dexter russell, Kitchen, knife, stuff I own

I’m a big fan of pocket tools, surprisingly I don’t own a Leatherman.  I do a lot of hiking and hopefully more camping next year.   I’ll probably go with the Leatherman 830298 c304 Folding Straight-Edge Knife with Multi-Tool.

Tags: Cutlery, Factory Tour, hiking, knife, leatherman, leatherman tools, multi-tool, pocket tools, Tool

Hello, My name is Ryan, and I’m addicted to Atwood’s pocket tools.

Seriously, is there a support group out there for this? I have only a few of these.   Peter’s tools are so popular he had to start a lottery to purchase one, to be fair to everyone. On the First go at the lottery guess who wins?  Yes I did.  If you are interested in getting one, Watch his Blog for announcements on items for sale or lottery. 

G4 Prybaby, TiBottleBug, TiBaby, and a PryBaby that I carry with me everywhere.

If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one, they are all designed to be multifunctional. I regularly use my PryBaby(Bottom) to open boxes, Schlafly Beer, take out nails or pushpins, or anything else that needs prying, screwing, or scraping.  I have attacked some serious tasks with it, and won.  

I lust after a SOPThing… Preferably a black one with the v-notch… Maybe one day.

Thanks for what you do Peter.

∞Atwood Knives

Tags: art, atwood, Knives, multi-tool, Outdoors, peter atwood, pocket tools, Prybaby, SOPThing, stuff I own, TiBaby, TiBottleBug