Rewild Gear- Adventure is Calling!

When I stumbled upon Rewild Gear, I was left scratching my head about what kind of company they were. They offer a 4-inch fixed blade knife, a grill, handy telescopic pocket bellows, a ferrocerium rod, a food utensil, a stylish trucker’s cap, and pyro balls! Yes, you read that right, pyro balls!

Rewild Gear, a family-run business founded by four brothers from South Central Kentucky, creates high-quality, lightweight outdoor gear. With a focus on conservation and minimalist design, they aim to inspire a love for nature in the next generation. Their gear works seamlessly together for an excellent camping experience. 

Rewild: verb
“To reverse the process of domestication. To return to a more wild or natural state.”

Gear for the Wild

Gasper 4- Inspired by the Gasper River in South Central Kentucky, where four brothers enjoyed kayaking and fishing, the Gasper 4 knife is a tribute to their adventures. With a 4-inch blade symbolizing the brothers, the knife measures 8.84 inches overall and weighs just over 8 ounces, including the sheath.

The Gasper Knife features a 4.07-inch CPM-S35VN steel drop point blade with excellent corrosion resistance and a long-lasting edge, ideal for various tasks like skinning. Its 4.78-inch orange/grey Tero Tuf handle provides a secure grip, even when wet, and includes a glass breaker, nutcracker pommel, and a Ferro rod striker notch for easy fire-starting. It comes with a kydex sheath and versatile belt loop attachments for both vertical and horizontal carry.

Kitchen Worthy

Trailside Utensil – This featherlight gem from Rewild Gear packs a full-size fork on one end and a spoon on the other, complete with a handy bottle opener for those moments when you need a refreshing sip. It folds down to a sleek 5.35 inches and tips the scales at just 0.85 ounces. Rewild Gear chose titanium for its strength, lightness, and safety in utensils. A clever locking mechanism ensures everything stays securely in place, enhancing durability.

Granite Grill – This compact and ultralight camping essential weighs just under 12 ounces and is only 0.2 inches thick. With its 18-inch by 7-inch design, this grill features two cooking areas: a center section with ½-inch spaced tubing for veggies and smaller meats, and larger outer tubing spaced at 1 inch for brats or fish fillets. It even includes a multi-purpose canvas sheath to protect your gear and keep debris at bay. With the sheath, the total weight is just 16.5 ounces.

Rewild Gear on Fire

Pyro Balls– When the rain pours, fire starters are your best allies. Pyro Balls are twelve cotton balls filled with a gooey accelerant that ignites your kindling until the bigger logs catch fire. Housed in a handy, reusable tin measuring 3 ¾ inches by 2 ½ inches, they easily fit in pockets.

Simply fluff a Pyro Ball, strike it with the Tinder Ridge Ferro Rod, and watch it ignite. Add your kindling and some dubious wood, then use the Firelite Bellows to turn that spark into a roaring fire!

Tinder Ridge Ferro Rod– Check out this Ferrocerium rod with a comfy bamboo handle, measuring 5 ½ inches total—3 inches of that is solid Ferro—and it’s.3125 inches thick. Rewild praises it for delivering 10,000 strikes at a scorching 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, designed for all those campfire moments. This waterproof fire starter is reliable survival gear in skilled hands. 

It comes with a multi-tool striker and 29 inches of 550 paracord, all in a lightweight canvas bag—totaling just 2 ounces. 

Firelite Bellows– The bellows has a vital role by directing a focused stream of oxygen right into your fire. This collapsible stainless steel tool is like a magic wand that adds the often-missed element—air! Remember the HAF mantra: heat, air, fuel. Remove any one of those, and your fire struggles or goes out. 

At 5 ½ inches closed and 21 inches open, it’s lightweight at under an ounce, easily slipping into any pouch or pocket. So, save your breath for breathing and give it a good puff to bring your fire back to life!

Camping with Rewild Gear

Late autumn and early winter are my favorite seasons for camping. With bugs, heat, and casual hikers out of the picture, the environment attracts a different kind of adventurer. Having a fire is essential for cooking and survival, and luckily, Rewild provides the perfect gear for that!

To start a fire, you need a good bed of coals, but first, let’s ignite it. I always look for standing deadwood on wet days and for blown-down branches in the trees for kindling to load into the Uberleben Stoke Stove to boil water and cook.

For my fire, I combined Rewild’s Pyro Balls, Tinder Ridge Ferro Rod, and Firelite Bellows. I prepared a top-down fire lay with thicker hardwood at the bottom and kindling on top. Lighting it up was a breeze with the Ferro Rod—fire secured!

I used the Granite Grill’s canvas sheath to keep my kindling off the wet ground, keeping the camp organized. Once the damp fuel ignited, the Firelite Bellows added the oxygen boost to flaring flames.

Fire

The Tinder Ridge Ferro Rod worked like a charm, striking sparks effortlessly while the comfortable bamboo handle withstood the elements. The Gasper 4 knife was my primary cutting tool. It was perfect for food prep. Sausages, veggies, and chicken for kabobs weren’t safe. This 4-inch slicer carved feathers and held its edge without any sharpening.

Finally, the Granite Grill proved to be a versatile asset. It cooled quickly, didn’t warp, and worked as a coal mover in the cold. Its design was great for cooking, making the Gasper 4 and Granite Grill the true stars of my Rewild Gear!

Rewild Conclusion

Rewild Gear creates high-quality, minimalist gear designed to help you reconnect with nature, family, and friends. Whether you’re camping, hiking, or fishing, they’ve got the perfect equipment for your outdoor adventures!