Scott Einsmann is Outdoor Life’s gear editor. He oversees the gear team’s editors and writers who are subject matter experts ...

This folding knife arrives looking like it survived decades of tough hunts and zero maintenance. The metal is dull, the joints are stiff, and the whole thing feels forgotten. But once the restoration ...

Watch as a small pocket knife’s shortcomings spark a creative journey to build a giant, fully functional folding knife from ...

In the most remote settlement in Greenland, Hjelmer Hammeken’s life style has gone from something that worked for thousands of years to something that may not outlive him.

Sears’ philosophy bucked the trend. It was all about going light and carrying only what you need. At the heart of his ...

Fly reels used to play second fiddle to rods, at least in the fly-fishing world. Volumes have been written about the nuances of bamboo, fiberglass, and graphite fly rods. But the reel? “It’s just a ...