Ray Mears is more about living with the land and traditional ways of survival taken from indiginous people. Bear mixes in more 'adventure' and survival when in trouble.
Sean Linnane is the pseudonym of a retired Special Forces career NCO (1st SFG, 3d SFG, 10th SFG). I served with honor on five continents; I continue to serve in other capacities.
Old rule of thumb he sort of touched on but in a tangential way:
ReplyDelete"If you can actually SEE the edge (looking at the edge straight on) you don't have one yet."
It's a good thing to keep in mind. Saves wasting time checking sharpness before you've gotten it sharpened or very very close.