Survival

The big, bruising Adventure Mate V3 "mega-multitool" won't fit in a pocket, but it will get actual work done. The tiny blades on a traditional multitool might whittle a branch, but the V3 will take down the whole tree and split it into firewood.

Enola Gaye has nearly 30 years of experience with smoke and paint grenades. Now it's putting that experience into a pull-activated firestarter for wilderness survival. The Ultimate Match can ignite underwater before firing out a mini inferno.

Having a Swiss Army knife is all fun and games until you find yourself wanting to see in the dark, start a fire, drink water straight from a stream, or heck, even charge your phone. Enter the Lifesaber.

A folding saw as premium as a collector's edition knife? It's a category that didn't really exist until Woxna hit the ground running this year. The brand's newest saw pairs mesmerizing Damascus steel and rich walnut wood into a one-of-a-kind tool.

Researchers at Australia's RMIT University have devised a simple and clever contraption that could make drinking water available in disaster-stricken areas, by pulling it out of thin air.

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world. With that popularity comes literal tons of waste each year. Morii Outdoors puts some of that waste to good use in an all-natural firestarter for camping and survival.

The most innovative flip blade of 2025 may not be a knife. CRKT has bravely taken one of its most unique folding knife designs and adapted it into a sleek, compact axe that packs safely without a sheath and flips into full-on chopping mode in milliseconds.

Overland Expo's focus may be largely on earth-exploring giants and heavy-duty gear, but the show does also highlight some smaller gadgets. One of our favorite finds was the Fire Flute, a tiny, 50-gram fire starter with watertight cache and whistle.

The wilderness can instantly leave you stranded and in desperate need of rescue. Airmarker debuts a new survival beacon that can triumph where others fail, sending up a visual indicator of the victim's exact location, without battery or connectivity.

Even the best multitool isn't going to do you much good if you don't have it with you. The 13-tool MultiMighty Paracord Survival Bracelet is the latest device (there have been others) to address that problem by simply going around your wrist.

Scientists have found the molecular mechanism that causes a losing zebrafish to wave the white flag. While fighting fish in general may not spark a lot of interest, their shared neurobiology with humans means this could be a very significant discovery.

DeepBlue's new Ti-capsule multi-tool is a thumb-size titanium capsule that comes with a series of interchangeable tools. Most notable is the kerosene lighter that gives you a reliable fire-starting option that fits in your smallest pocket.