Keith Otworth  0:18  
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My prepper brothers and sisters I know this is very very last minute. So if you've been procrastinating I'm here to tell you it's not too late to get your hands on some very cool survival gear. I was originally planning to go all out on this episode with tons of different types of gear. But then I had second thoughts about going that route. I just don't think there's any reason that I can think of overloading you guys tonight with bucket loads of gear ideas. In a few weeks. It'll be the new year and we can do like an official 2020

Year in Review of survival gear, so but we'll get to that another night. Let's just keep it light and fun. So I'm going to stick to just one survival gear item. This is definitely a top five item to never leave home in an SHTF situation without. And it's also one of my personal favorites, and that would be the survival knife. Rhonda is here with us tonight. And she's got some of her own ideas about last minute Christmas gifts. 

Rhonda Triggs  5:24  
Yeah, so you know, women like a lot more things than just knives. So I have a few extra ideas. 

Keith Otworth  5:29  
Cool. All right. So should I go ahead and get into the knife? 

Rhonda Triggs  5:34  
I want to hear about knives first. 

Keith Otworth  5:35  
Okay. So for starters, I can't help you find your perfect survival knife without first telling you why and how I choose my knives. And this is important for most people out there. While doing my research on this subject, I found a whole lot of bullshit online, it would seem that there's lots of folks out there that are pushing knives onto their readers, their listeners, their viewers, because they're getting paid to do so. So buyer beware. When you hear somebody tell you that the one specific brand of knife that they're selling or sponsoring is the only one that you should get. press the back button, move on down the road, head on down, okay, don't do it. You need to get lots of different opinions from different folks when you're doing research on knives. I found a lot of them out there. Okay, there are so many really really good knife manufacturers making 1000s of great knives. I personally have hundreds of knives -Rhonda and I both together. And I have knives that cost me 20 bucks, and I have some that costs hundreds of dollars. In fact, I've been carrying a cheap $20 folding knife for my EDC for my day job for about a year. Now because I'm a tradesman by day, I need to keep a good pocket knife with me at all times. I use hand tools and power tools all day long, but the nut but the first tool that I use, always number one tool is my pocket knife. I use a cheap $20 pocket knife all day more than any other tool that I have hands down. I actually started using it to test just how durable this cheap folder could be because I wanted to put it in one of my survival kits, okay, and also wanted to put it in the survival kits that we sell to the public on off grid tx.com. So when this thing passed six months without failing, it stopped being a test knife and it became my favorite EDC knife. Does it hold an edge like one of these expensive knives? Nope, it doesn't. I have to sharpen it at least once every few weeks. But I don't care. I love sharpening my knives and axes. It's relaxing. I call it therapy. Try it. Try it sometime. Try sitting down and sharpening one your knives it is it's very therapeutic. Just like cleaning your rifle. Exactly. You know plus at $20 I can buy five of these things for the price of one of the expensive ones. I'm not saying not to get one the expensive ones. We're gonna get into that. But don't you know overlook that the less expensive brands and you know what if I lose it, it happens I lose knives all the time. If I lost $100 pocket knife, you would find me in the corner crying like a big baby. Seriously. I don't want to lose $100 pocket knife. So I think a lot of these knife snobs out there are feeding us a lot of shit. Okay. They know that there are cheap knives out there that are durable and trustworthy. So yeah, folders are awesome pocket knives rock and don't misunderstand the term snob. I'm not hating on anyone. Okay, everyone is a snob about something. Everybody somewhere has something that there is no but I'm a snob about earbuds, you know, headphones. When I'm listening to my music, I'm doing it with earbuds that's what I use, and I can never seem to be 100% satisfied with my sound. I'm always searching for that perfect sound quality and an earbud cheap $15 earbuds will not work for me. Okay, I'm not even gonna tell you what I spend on my earbuds so yeah, I'm a snob about stuff too. I'm also a Glock fanboy. I love Glocks pistols. Okay, I exclusively EDC Glock pistols. So you can call me a snob about that. Okay, we need snobs. When you're looking for a passionate opinion about a specific product, find yourself a snob, or they won't call themselves snobs. They'll use terms like afficionado just to describe their passion. Look, I like the term snob. Okay, so don't hate. It's more fun. It's a term of endearment really. So anyway, look, I digress. Also, during my research, I found a really great website dedicated to all things knives. It's called knife informer.com. And the founder Matt Davidson seems to be a great guy whose knowledge in Blaze is astounding. He's got an article on survival knives, one of the many blog posts on his site that I think are awesome. And I'm gonna go over some of the key takeaways from his article. And of course, I will add it to the show notes so you guys can go and check out you know, Matt site, I think you'll like it. We're gonna attempt to get Matt on the show to really discuss knives in depth with us. He's a busy man, I figure but maybe he'll give us a few minute.

It's at this time so fingers crossed. So Matt's expertise is very telling when it comes to survival knives. He has rules about survival knives that he sticks to and I find myself agreeing with all or most of them. So let's go ahead and get to it. Rule number one, no pocket knives. Yeah, I said it. Rule number one is no pocket knives that is no folding knives. A survival knife must be a straight fixed blade knife and I agree with that. Now I've got nothing against folders. I love folders. For me folding knives are for EDC. They're for toolboxes and bug out bags. I carry a folding knife most every minute of every day you will rarely find me without my pocket knife. But in survival situations, we need a knife that can take a beating over and over again. Okay folder is inherently weak at the pivot point. This is not good for survival situations. So next up Rule number two full tang is a must, you must have a full tang knife. A full tang means that the blade extends the entire length of the knife from the tip to the very end of the handle one piece of steel all the way through. It's essential for providing the strength you'll need in many survival situations. A partial Tang is simply too flimsy in situation where you need to force a blade against a hard object. Okay or use a knife as a prying tool. A full tang knife is going to be much more effective for prying and digging that sort of thing. It can take a pounding. The other problem with partial Tang knives is that the blades can loosen and develop play in the handle which becomes very dangerous. Okay with a full tank knife even if the handle becomes damaged or completely falls off. You can wrap the tank and parachute cord or rope or leather or something like that. And you still have a fully functional usable tool. Not so with the partial Tang knives. Okay, your survival knife must be full tang. Rule number three high carbon steel blade. When it comes to your survival knife you don't want to cheap out on the $20 Chinese made knife okay from eBay with a soft steel that won't hold an edge. This knife may one day be the difference between life and death. So give it some respect. Look for a high carbon steel when choosing your knife. This is important the steel means something rule number four blade length between four and seven inches. Now I completely agree with Matt on this one. Size matters when it comes to the length of your knife blade a blade that is too long can make it difficult to dress small game and car precision snares and do small work. On the other hand, if your knife is not long enough, you won't be able to use it effectively for chopping or buttoning. Okay, y'all know what petani is, right? You've seen the videos, that's when you you you put the knife into a piece of wood and you strike the back end of the knife with like a stone or a chunk of wood or something. And you drive the knife blade down through the branch through a thick branch that's called batani. your knife has got to be able to take a beating when you do things like that. So you want a blade that's long enough to do what you need it to do, but not so long that it gets in your way. That's where I agree mostly with this big giant survival knives are really cool looking. And if you're going to fight a bear, yeah, I think I'd like to have one. But in realistic terms, if it's too big, it's it's very hard to use especially for me. Okay, so choose wisely. I prefer knife blades that are about six to seven inches. I agree with Matt on that. I don't like four inch blades for survival purposes. But you know, people do people do have them, I don't like them. I recommend keeping the blade between six and seven inches with an overall length of around 10 to 12 inches for the entire knife. Anything longer than 13 inches, 14 or 15 inches, you might as well be a machete at that point. It's not a survival knife. Remember, we're talking about survival knives, mats, rule number five blade thickness between an eighth of an inch and a quarter of an inch. When you're shopping for survival knife, you might be worried about keeping your encumbrance down. Okay, so you're thinking about weight, okay, you don't want to be carrying any more weight than necessary, I get that I totally get that the rule is good. So you might be tempted to you know, shop for survival knife that's got a thin blade so that the weight is down. Well, this is not always a good idea for a number of reasons. The biggest reason is that you don't just need a good blade, but you also need one that's going to be useful for many different jobs. Okay, you're going to use it for lots of different things. One minute, you might find yourself using your survival notubes skin a rabbit. Okay, the next minute you'll be buttoning wood and that's where the extra thickness is going to come in handy. Bending is absolutely undesirable in a survival knife. So you need some girth in the blades thickness. At the same time. You don't want the blade to be so thick that you can't use it for delicate delicate work like skinning. Okay, it's getting game. There's a sweet spot. Now Matt says look for a thickness between point one seven and point two five. Let's just keep it simple and say an eighth of an inch

To a quarter of an inch, that's where you want to keep your blade and mats rule number six a solid synthetic handle 100% agree with Matt on this one. It is easy to focus on the blade and getting the most out of it. Remember that you've got to hold this thing and use the survival knife in all sorts of situations including inclement weather, okay, it could be raining or wet you can get your hands can be sweaty or bloody. Okay, we're more often than not your hands are going to be wet. The handle will also take a bit of a beating when you're using your knife or batani wood or prime objects loose, okay, or even digging a hole in the ground which you will do with your knife with your survival knife. The most important things to look at in a survival knives handle our strength, durability, and grip. Stay away from hollow cheap plastic or metal handles in your survival knife. Okay, now, it might sound really cool to be able to carry matches and fishing line and all kinds of stuff inside your knife handle. Okay, I've done it. I've got knives that have it. But that lack of density seriously compromises the strength of the knife. If your survival knife is hard to hold or lack strength and durability, it can quickly become a liability with the cost of injuring yourself. Remember that metal handles also they conduct heat. So if you're holding it near a fire, it can get you hot and remember also that in the winter, they can get really, really cold metal handles. The best materials for a survival knife handle are typically made from modern synthetics. There are folks out there especially as some of these traditionalists that are going to tell you No, don't do it. But I'm telling you and Matt is telling you definitely go with modern synthetics. You've got Creighton, which is like a synthetic rubber Polymer. You've got my carta, I'm sure lots of you have heard of my carta. There's g 10. That's a good one got grn and fr and that's glass or fiber reinforced nylons, that's also good. I think some brands are as I tell and Alex, you can even use dense rubber. Okay, these materials are nearly indestructible and they provide durability and grip. Look for texturing and scales to giving you plenty of comfortable grip. Don't let traditionalist talk you out of this guy's synthetics are definitely the way to go in today's let you know what let modern technology do some of the work for you. A lanyard hole is also a plus, you can strap it to your wrist it makes for a great self defense weapon when you can strap it to your wrist. So now let's go through the list of survival knives that fit these rules within reason. Okay, most of these knives are ones that I've used before I even own a few of them. This list comes from cool material calm and as usual, we will have the link in the description. You guys need to know that we have no affiliations with these knife manufacturers. We're not making any claims about these products. And you should always do your own research before investing in survival gear. We'll put the links in the show notes for you guys to go and check out and again, we're making no money whatsoever on these links. So don't think we're trying to push you into it. I don't want any of you to feel like we're pushing you into purchasing any of these products. Okay, we're not doing that at all. The truth is, I'd much rather you go spend your hard earned money at awkward tx.com and get on one of our survival kits rather than go out and spend on knife. That's not we're here for today. Okay, and don't forget our survival kits also includes several great knives in it. But you know, there's my shameless plug. Some of these less expensive knives, they may stray slightly from Matt's list of rules for choosing your survival knife, I get it, you're gonna say well, you just said not to do that. Whatever. Okay, it's acceptable considering some of the savings you're going to get on the less expensive ones. So going from least expensive and up. Okay, first up, we've got the of course we've got to say it. It's the cheaper than dirt rough use classic buoy knife. For less than a six pack of good beer you can pick up a cheaper than dirt rough use classic buoy knife is a gun to have as fine an edge as some of the other more expensive options. Nope. Does it have any sort of warranty? Nope. If you buy this knife, you won't even know which one of the multiple manufacturers actually made the knife. That's how cheap it is. Okay, but none of that matters when you consider the 13.5 inch overall length eight inch blade for 40 steel. Okay for 40 stainless steel construction, black textured coating, Sure Grip rubber handle and the fact that once again, it's freakin cheap as hell worried about bhutani rough chopping or prying not with this knife. It's built to take abuse. At this price you can stash one in every bug out bag, glovebox cubby hole or in hiding spot that you've got. I had a hard time finding the current price for this night because right now cheaper than dirt doesn't have any they're not in stock. So they're not showing their price. best i can tell they run between 10 and $15. So tell ya buy three or four of them. Why not? Next we're going to talk about the this nice got a long name. So hold on here. It's called the Condor. We all know Condor right great company. This is the Condor see t k 232 dash four

Point three ah see walnut bush lor knife. Seriously, guys, shorten the frickin name. Okay Condor CTK 232 This is the walnut bush floor. This is the walnut bush lore knife. It is around 12 ounces. Okay four and a quarter inches in blade length nine a quarter overall length. It's completed with a wooden handle and a blasted satin finish. It's a survival knife perfect for bushcraft that's as comfortable in your hand as a standard kitchen knife. The smaller size the lightweight construction it makes the one eighth inch blade easy to carry in a pack or on your belt with the included leather sheath and that means you'll have it anytime you need to get something start a fire and then eat it. These run around $52 Okay, next up the Glock OEM field survival knife and router you can jump in anytime you want. If you have any questions on these I know I'm running through them quickly but this is going to be the Glock and you all know Glock pistols. Well they make a lot of other things too including knives. Well, Glock OEM, that's original equipment manufacturer, Glock OEM field survival knife, that Glock might be more well known for their handguns, but the Australian manufacturer has also produced some fantastic knives over the years like the Glock OEM field survival knife, the ergonomic handle spring steel HRC five phosphate treated blade and just over 11 inch overall length are all great features and a durable survival knife. But what really sets this Glock survival knife apart from the other options is the saw blade on the back edge. And I've I've held this knife it's really cool. the saw blade is actually really long too and it's sharp. You can use it for for sawing firewood and making traps things like that. Okay, this well built knife that was developed in close cooperation with the Special Forces also comes with a Glock polymer sheath which securely holds the knife to your side. Now I can't find anywhere where it says that this knife is a full tang construction and that's bad. I have searched and searched and searched all over the internet. And I have not found anybody that says that this is a full tang knife. It looks like one but you can never tell what's underneath the handle. So I'm a little worried about that. But I can tell you this much all of the reviews on the Glock survival knife say that it is virtually indestructible and it comes in at 35 bucks. I mean who can't afford 35 bucks. That's a couple of pizzas on a Friday night right? So get one. Okay now next we're going to talk about buck knives and we've all heard buck knives, right? Well, this is the buck knives 119 special fixed blade knife. In 1902. Hoyt buck produced the first buck knife. Four years later after the US government made a request for blade donations for the military use. after Pearl Harbor. He began handmaking the 119 special in the basement of a church. Three quarters of a century later the buck knives 119 special remains one of the most iconic fixed blade knives ever created. Built in the USA with 420 h steel and a six inch clip blade which by the way is my favorite blade. Okay the 10 and a half inch long 119 special retains the same basic engineering the knife was originally built with and that means the same solid feel fixed blade knife capable of almost anything and backed by a forever warranty guys a for forever warranty that you don't get very often. Okay, the one nine special from buck is around 65 bucks, still very, very reasonable, definitely reasonable knife. We're starting to get up there in price though. So next we've got the schrade s c h f two extreme survival fixed blade knife, the matte finished sae 1070 high carbon steel with a partially serrated clip point blade, multiple carry position ballistic sheath with storage pouch and lanyard. It has a 7.5 inch blade length and an ergonomic 5.2 inch knurled hemp handle This thing is awesome. Those are all great features of a fixed blade survival knife that is as easy to use as it is to clean this is a very easy knife to clean sometimes aren't. Remember, mats advice to stay clear of hollow handled survival knives remember we talked about that earlier? It's possible that this one might be the exception to the rule. I don't know. Okay, this nice is the reason why I say this because this knife is a one piece construction. Okay, meaning that the blade and the handle are all one piece of steel. It's all made from one continuous piece of steel, which might change things up when you talk about the hollow handles rather than a standard handle. The schrade has a waterproof hollow handle seal with a screw down end cap an O ring that hides a removable magnetic 10 piece bitset inside. So while you might not find much use for a screwdriver in the great outdoors, that same compartment can be used for matches, Flint, Firestarter, paper currency, whatever you want to hide in there, I would throw the tool, the tools out there, there are better multi tools that you can have, toss them out, then put something else in it. Like I said, I have no idea how this knife will hold up in the bush. I just don't. Okay, but I just ordered one to test it out. And I'll give you guys a real time review once it comes in. Right now I hear it's on backorder it is actually on backorder due to COVID. You know, because everybody's freaking fearful of COVID stupid, but that's what happens. And it is backwards. So once it gets here, I'm going to do a review on it. I'm going to beat the hell out of it. And I'm going to show it to you guys and see if it's worth getting. I'm really curious to see if Matt was right about the hollow handle survival knives. I have a feeling that this 1070 high carbon steel one piece design is going to kick some serious ass and it comes in at 60 bucks. Again, very reasonable next, trust me everybody knows this one. So I'm but I'm gonna say it anyway, I've got to say it if we're going to talk about survival knives, you've got to talk about K bar. Okay. K bar US Marine Corps knife. This knife should require no introductions, but I did it anyway. And you should absolutely have one in your collection. Why? Because K bar says it best. They say it's the most famous fixed blade knife in the world. The K bar was designed to serve our troops during World War Two and is still doing the job with honors 70 years later. So the K bar is made with 1095 CRO van steel with a seven inch straight blade and almost unlimited uses. It's easy to see why this knife has been in use officially and unofficially by various branches of the military for 75 years. The K bar us MC knife isn't just a highly functional utility knife designed for everything from combat to survival. It's the bar that all other knives are judged against. And that is the absolute truth. Everybody wants to be the K bar us MC knife. Now they're not cheap. They come in at $115 and they go up from there. The $115 version of this knife is actually all you need. It's a great knife again something you can save for next we're going to talk about K bar again Okay, this one is the K bar Becker BK seven Becquer combat utility knife long name is designed by a Becker knife and tool and it was built by K bar and the K bar Becker knife and tool BK seven combat utility knife was made for soldiers and adventurers who need a lightweight sturdy knife that can stand up the hard use for both survival and combat purposes. With a 1095 CRO van steel seven inch clip point blade sporting a 20 degree edge angle Swiss made handle and an overall length of 12 and three quarter inches this knife delivers on all counts and more than lives up to its heritage that both brands have delivered over and over for decades. Okay, it might it might just be the best all around survival knives out there. So you're gonna need to take a look at this one. They run at about $74 that's high but that's still not very high. This is the K bar Becker BK seven beggar combat utility knife around 74 bucks check it out. Next. Again, no introductions are needed. This is the Gerber l m f two survival knife. Now because of their presence with every single box door and their partnerships with people like Bear Grylls Gerber is a household name when it comes to knives and survival gear. Now originally designed to free air crew from downed aircraft the LM f two is one hell of a survival knife, drop point black oxide coated blade with a partial serrated edge made of 420 Hc American steel, ergonomic handle made of glass filled nylon that's the gfn okay with tpv overmold and a spiked pummel built for glass breaking with multiple holes for lashing that allows you to turn it into a spear that's cool. ballistic nylon sheath with Molly capability and a built in knife sharpener. That's also cool. When a knife is so tough. Okay, that's tough enough to tear through the fuselage of an aircraft. It's tough enough for whatever you need it for. This is one of my favorite survival knives. I've held it I've used it. It's really cool. It feels comfortable in my hand. It looks awesome and it comes in at right around $72 again, a great bargain worth every penny next we're gonna go up even more. This one you still doing good over there, Rhonda. Listen, okay, so I know it's hard to take in all this but this next one is the SC six p dash B plain edge fixed blades survival knife. It's a lot of words great knife, with two decades in the business and a clientele ranging from military and law enforcement to film crews and professional adventure

Se has a fair bit of experience when it comes to what's needed and a great survival knife. The se six p B is a full tank 1095 high carbon steel construction survival knife with a black powder coated flat ground six and a half inch blade jimping on the spine of the knife and an ergonomic gray micarta scale handle makes this hefty knife easy to handle and use without being too heavy to carry on a regular basis. Guys se makes super high quality knives. This one comes in at around $116 a lot of money but you can save for that. So start saving. Next we're going to Switzerland This is a Swiss company called Falcon even and this is the Falcon even a one survival knife. Swedish brand Falcon even is one of the world's premier knife manufacturers because they are willing to use some of the best materials available in their knives even if it means the end product isn't cheap. The Falcon even a one survival knife is the perfect example of this. Made from laminated Vg 10 steel with full tank instruction and paired with a checkered crate on handle. This knife is great for striking and shopping as well as finer daily use tasks. This is a superior quality knife that's built last for decades of bushcrafting ain't cheap, but it's worth every penny and it comes in at just under 200 bucks around $185 Falcon even is awesome. The Falcon even a one survival knife. Check it out. There's YouTube videos on it. It's really great. It's worth every penny. Now guys, this last one, it's for the daydreamers amongst us and yes I'm one of them. This is the cream of the crop, the magnum opus, okay the PST day results of survival knives. And we're talking about Randall Randall knives model five camp and trail knife. Now founded almost 80 years ago, Randall made knives have a quality, dependability and function that have made them blade of choice for soldiers and sailors, generals and infantry men, astronauts and royalty. A few of their knives have even ended up on displays in museums around the world. You could pick any knife from their collection and be prepared for anything but the model five camp and trail knife because of the one quarter inch stock fine leather handle five inch to eight inch blade length options. And the amazing feel of this knife in your hands makes for the perfect survival knife. It's a gorgeous 100% handmade knife that you might feel bad actually using. But it's built to tackle just about anything. This is the night that's handed down from one generation to the next. And if somebody gives you their Randall, they truly love you. And as you might imagine, now heirloom knives of this quality are in high demand and they take time to produce so don't expect to get your Randall made knife anytime soon because they are currently taking orders five years out and expect to pay well over 400 bucks cheapest 400 bucks and that's actually the cost of the model five camping trail knife so save up your money guys and get it out guys look. You can never have too many knives okay survival or otherwise train yourself get into the mindset to pick up inexpensive pocket knives whenever you see them at reasonable prices. Okay, next year in 2021. Let's set some goals. Pick up at least three mid range straight blade full tang survival knives around 50 bucks or so each. That's what you're looking for. You're gonna grab three of those next year. Do it once every four months, you can definitely do that. It's not too expensive. stash one of each of these in your go bags. All the while you should be saving up for one of those top line survival knives the big boys the ones that are 150 200 even $300. Okay, maybe even one of those Randalls one day you could own saving up to spend a few $100 is very much within every preppers budget for one of the most important tools you'll take with you into sh t f or into the wild for bushcrafting or on homestead. Next up after the mid show break we'll get to run this list of last minute Christmas gifts for the prepper survivalist

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Thank you guys for sticking with us through the mid show break guys tonight we're talking about last minute gift ideas for the prepper survivalist in your life. So I think I'm going to go ahead and hand the mic over to her and get well I'd have to hand the mic over. She has her own mic, of course. But you want to you want to say something in this podcast or what you haven't said anything yet. 

Rhonda Triggs  37:04  
Yeah, I've just been listening, my ears are full.

Well, I'm personally one of those people that first of all, I'm a tightwad. I like cheap things. And I like to try lots of different variations. So I tend to go for the lower cost items so that I can try it, throw it out and buy another one.

And also, I have lots of family members with birthdays in January. So I don't really want to say this is just for Christmas. This is just gifts in general, do you want everyone at every budget range to be able to do some kind of preparedness and, and, you know, get some gear together in case anything does happen. We have an affiliate page, you know, everyone knows we have a store. But we also have an affiliate page, where we've just we've searched for partners that we know can provide quality products at affordable prices for you. So yes, I'm doing a commercial. I want to go through some of our affiliates because I went through their pages again today, you know, for Christmas I browsed again and there's lots of good stuff on there. It's really exciting 

Keith Otworth  38:09  
we have some great affiliates, and we're gonna work on those affiliate programs. Anyway, a little bit more, right, we've kind of been pushing off to the side and forgetting about them. But we really do need work on and I want to let you guys know, Rhonda is currently working on the GTX prepper survivalist podcasts own website just for the podcast. We're very excited about it. She's been working very hard on it. I don't know when it's going to go live, but it's going to come out it's gonna be very cool. And it's gonna be the place for you guys to go and check out the pocket. It's gonna be everything OGTX podcast Am I right? y

Rhonda Triggs  38:50  
 Yeah, of course, we'll put links when we mentioned products and stuff, we definitely want to share, of course, and we'll have our blogs on there. And we'll have all the podcasts on there. 

Keith Otworth  38:58  
So this is our next step into into growing the podcast getting a little bigger up there and, and having shows every week and sometimes even twice a week, we're trying to get to a point where we can have a members program as well. So anyway, I didn't mean to cut you off, I just want to throw this out. 

Rhonda Triggs  39:12  
2021 is going to be the year for growth for OGTX Absolutely. Okay, so I picked out a product from each affiliate on our page that I just wanted to tell everyone about if you go to off grid tx.com forward slash OGTX dash affiliates. We'll put the link in the notes that this is where you'll see this list of affiliate partners that we have and you can access our web page. We do get paid a small commission if you click to them from our web page, but it does not charge any additional cost to you the buyer just know that it's it's a small little way to support our show. Very small commissions. 

So the first one I want to mention is mega knife. I don't know if everyone has heard of mega knife. I had not heard of it before Keith introduced me to it and we added them as an affiliate but they have lots of awesome knives and axes and all kinds of gear that you could literally shop for hours on there. I picked out a six piece black survival tactical set.

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