Stuff We Like: Outdoor Element Scout Feather

I love multipurpose gear. Outdoor Element’s Scout Feather Adventure Survival Knife ($59.95, outdoorelement.com) provides you a cutting tool, fire starter and emergency signal device, all secured in a sheath with a built-in ceramic sharpener. The knife boasts a 2.75-inch stainless steel blade attached to a comfortable shaped handle. Looped at the end of the handle is a small but loud emergency whistle.

The sheath includes a replaceable ferro rod. Quickly slide the knife’s spine along the rod and you get a shower of sparks. Along with a tin of Outdoor Element’s Fiber Light ($9.95, outdoorelement.com), a fire starter made of finely ground wood fiber and wax, you can quickly get a campfire going.

Follow pocketknife safety rules. Seek proper training before you carry one, and check any knife policies your unit, council or camp might have.