Welcome to episode 2 of the Hardest Kit on the Planet Podcast!
In this episode we chat to Lindsey Phelps from CRKT (Columbia River Knife and Tool). She is the international Sales Manager for the company and shares some really awesome insights into the company, how it works, and how they became and remain one of the best knife companies in the world.
During the interview we talk about numerous things concerning CRKt including how they started, how they come up with their designs and what innovations they have brought the the knife industry. We also talk a little about knife safety and how come of the features built into modern knives help improve user safety.
It's a really great conversation, and we hope you get some great insight from it! As always if you have any questions or suggestions for us please email podcast@heinnie.com

How CRKT became and remains one of the top knife companies in the world

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This is episode 28 of the Hardest Kit on the Planet Podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Heinnie Haynes - The Premium Source for the Hardest Kit on the Planet, available online at heinnie.com This is the show where we speak to the hardest people and companies on the planet, looking at what makes them tick, from adventurers and explorers to knife makers, bushcrafters, preppers and generally awesome outdoors people. I’m your host Ben Roberts, and i’ll be your guide with each and every episode of the podcast. If you do have any questions, guest suggestions or comments please feel free to drop me a message anytime to podcast@heinnie.com We are also now using the #hardestkitpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for further chat on the show :) So, do get involved online to keep the chat going about each episode! This weeks brilliant guest is a woman called Laura Kennington. She is a UK based adventurer who set up her own challenges both big and small, at home and abroad. In this episode we chat about some of the really cool adventures she has undertaken. Including a channel islands triathlon and a kayaking adventure down the length of the Volga river in Russia. We look at the kit needed, the planning (or lack of) planning required, and how adventure is accessible to everyone. As always if you like the show please subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review. The more subscribers and more popular we are the better we can keep making this podcast.

The world of human powered adventure. Including swimming, kayaking and cycling . . . with Laura Kennington

This is episode 27 of the Hardest Kit on the Planet Podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Heinnie Haynes - The Premium Source for the Hardest Kit on the Planet, available online at heinnie.com This is the show where we speak to the hardest people and companies on the planet, looking at what makes them tick, from adventurers and explorers to knife makers, bushcrafters, preppers and generally awesome outdoors people. I’m your host Ben Roberts, and i’ll be your guide with each and every episode of the podcast. If you do have any questions, guest suggestions or comments please feel free to drop me a message anytime to podcast@heinnie.com We are also now using the #hardestkitpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for further chat on the show :) So, do get involved online to keep the chat going about each episode! This weeks brilliant guest is a guy called Laurence McJannet. This guy is really cool. He is an adventurr bike rider, mountain biker and 'bikepacker', and also the author of a great book called Bikepacking. In this episode we chat about all things bikepacking, wildcamping and adventure bike riding. We look at the kit needed for either a days ride or for a mini adventure. We also delve into the places you can go and the legislation that goes hand in hand with where you can or can't go. As always if you like the show please subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review. The more subscribers and more popular we are the better we can keep making this podcast.

A look at the world of moutain biking and wild camping, aka Bikepacking . . . with Laurence McJannet

We are back with a second series of the podcast! This is episode 26 of the Hardest Kit on the Planet Podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Heinnie Haynes - The Premium Source for the Hardest Kit on the Planet, available online at heinnie.com This is the show where we speak to the hardest people and companies on the planet, looking at what makes them tick, from adventurers and explorers to knife makers, bushcrafters, preppers and generally awesome outdoors people. I’m your host Ben Roberts, and i’ll be your guide with each and every episode of the podcast. If you do have any questions, guest suggestions or comments please feel free to drop me a message anytime to podcast@heinnie.com We are also now using the #hardestkitpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for further chat on the show :) So, do get involved online to keep the chat going about each episode! This weeks brilliant guest is an incredible woman called Laura Bingham. She's a UK based adventurer who recently embarked on a fantastic journey across South America on her push bike without the aid of any money, while also raising money for a charity. In this episode we talk all about Laura's journey, her fears and experiences. We also look at the kit she took, and how she prepared for the trip. We then look at how over the course of the journey her kit changed, and how she had to adapt to survive. It's a phenomenal chat, and she shares some really great insights! As always if you like the show please subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review. The more subscribers and more popular we are the better we can keep making this podcast.

How to travel across a continent on a push bike without using any money . . . with Laura Bingham

This is episode 25 of the Hardest Kit on the Planet Podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Heinnie Haynes - The Premium Source for the Hardest Kit on the Planet, available online at heinnie.com This is the show where we speak to the hardest people and companies on the planet, looking at what makes them tick, from adventurers and explorers to knife makers, bushcrafters, preppers and generally awesome outdoors people. I’m your host Ben Roberts, and i’ll be your guide with each and every episode of the podcast. If you do have any questions, guest suggestions or comments please feel free to drop me a message anytime to podcast@heinnie.com We are also now using the #hardestkitpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for further chat on the show :) So, do get involved online to keep the chat going about each episode! This week we have no guest. Instead I (Ben) summarise everything we have learnt and talked about over the previous 24 weeks. I also share my motivatinos behind the podcast, and what I want it to do for you. In this episode I attempt to summarise what each of the episodes covered and what I leanrt from them, and hopefully what you toold from them. I also hopefully get you guys you guys an insight into some episodes that you may not have had a chance to listen to yet! Enjoy! As always if you like the show please subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review. The more subscribers and more popular we are the better we can keep making this podcast.

25 episodes of the podcast! What have we learnt so far? . . . With Ben Roberts

This is episode 24 of the Hardest Kit on the Planet Podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Heinnie Haynes - The Premium Source for the Hardest Kit on the Planet, available online at heinnie.com This is the show where we speak to the hardest people and companies on the planet, looking at what makes them tick, from adventurers and explorers to knife makers, bushcrafters, preppers and generally awesome outdoors people. I’m your host Ben Roberts, and i’ll be your guide with each and every episode of the podcast. If you do have any questions, guest suggestions or comments please feel free to drop me a message anytime to podcast@heinnie.com We are also now using the #hardestkitpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for further chat on the show :) So, do get involved online to keep the chat going about each episode! This weeks guest is Jack McCormack who is an outdoor and bushcraft enthusiast. He is also one of a very few people in the UK who are on an army scholarship, which is helping put him through 6th form and university, before going onto Sandhurst Military Academy. In this chat we look at his military scholarship and how he is building up his skill set ready for his future role in the army. We look at the skills he is building and how other people of his age can get out and about more! As always if you like the show please subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review. The more subscribers and more popular we are the better we can keep making this podcast.

How CRKT became and remains one of the top knife companies in the world

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