Recently wrote an article for beginners on knives and their necessity.

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It is essential to establish this in advance so as to be able to make the best decisions possible for the situation at hand. What so many people fail to understand is that a simple day hike can and does often turn into a survival situation. This year alone there have been hundreds of incidents in Arizona (specifically Pima and Maricopa county) involving day hikers who got lost and due to a lack of preparation, skills or foresight of any type had to be rescued by others. Some died only to be found later by Border Patrol, Sheriff Patrols and simple civilians hiking. Add into that the hikers or simple day trippers who suffered accidents in other states and you have a reality that can only be ignored by mainstream media

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