Survival instructor and friend of SOG, Mark Wienert, Jr, from Lifesong Wilderness Adventures is hosting a skills clinic at the Eugene, OR REI on May 4, 2010. If you are in the area I suggest registering and going to this informative course.
SOG donated a Flash II knife that will be given away to one lucky person at the clinic
Here is a great how-to article written by Brian Griffin about making some improvised canteens and such using the Team Leader and some bamboo.
Improvised In the Field Water Purification and Storage
Text and Photos by Brian Griffin
To me the SOG Team Leader Survivor is one of the best knives to come along in a very long time. It combines a great blade shape, wonderful edge geometry, and a fantastic fully functional saw all in one light-weight but stout little package. Recently I have been doing a lot of work with this knife using bamboo. This is a material for which the Team Leader Survivor is a natural choice. Using this one knife I was able to make an improvised canteen as well as a pot and hanger system for boiling liquids all from bamboo with a minimum of exertion and energy expense.
The canteen
In order to make a quick, improvised canteen or canister I just picked a large stalk of bamboo and using the saw spine cut off a complete cell that closed at both ends from the larger end of the stalk.
Just came across a great video of the new SOG Creed in action. Take a couple minutes and check it out.
Actually after watching the video I feel the need to go out and chop some firewood for the evening.
In our ever continuing quest to provide more and more information on the SOG website we have added two new videos on how to change/replace the pocket clip on a couple of our knives. These videos are specifically for the Twitch XL and Spec Elite/Pentagon Elite but apply to more models.
The Twitch XL also applies to the Flash I & II, Trident, Aegis, X-Ray Vision, Mini X-Ray Vision, Visionary I & II, and Vulcans. The tools needed to remove the clip screw is different on some of these modles so please refer to the handy chart we have created here.
The Pentagon Elite and Spec Elite are a little different than most of our other knives in that they have three fasteners that need to be removed in order to replace or change the clip. Also, you will need two different drivers a Torx 10 and small Phillips.
We hope this helps out and if you have more questions let us know.
Do you have a PowerLock multi-tool? Have you wanted to know how to install scissors in the tool? We have just created a video on how to do just that. It is quite easy. Give the three and half minute video below a watch.
Have you ever wondered what tool you need to change the pocket clip on your SOG folding knife? Well we have the just put that information on the SOG website. Check out this link and if you have any questions please let us know.
I know that this does not directly relate to SOG knvies but I found this quite interesting. Ben Potter wrote a great piece an adding wire detail work on a knife blade. After reading the article I really wish I had the space and know how to do things like this. I’d say it is worth a quick read.
Here is a great video and demonstration of some well thought out additions/modifications to the SEAL Pup kydex sheath. Watch the whole thing as he does some great demonstrations at the end.
Just came across this nice review of the SEAL Pup Elite. I think he did a good job and I’ll be on look out for more.
I was just alerted to this great video on youtube on the SEAL Revolver. It demonstrates how it works. So if you were ever curious about the Revolver you shoudl check out this video.
