BASECAMP ESSENTIALS WITH THE SURVIVAL UNIVERSITY - Meeting Room 257B

Basecamp Essentials is a 30-45 minute demo designed to introduce essentials of wilderness living. We will demo how to create various camp comforts such as benches, chairs, and other useful camp tools, using materials found in the natural environment. This demo goes beyond the basics of survival, focusing on enhancing comfort and fostering a sense of community in the wilderness.

LET THE PROS CRITIQUE YOUR KNIFE– Meeting Room 257B

Have a panel of award-winning knifemakers share their decades of knowledge and experience in critiquing your custom knife. Seth Lopez, Shane Magnussen (Scorpion 6 Knives) Jared Oeser and Will Stelter will go over every square inch of your knife and tell you what is good about it, what is not and how you can make it better. This will be a limited seating event. Bring one knife only. Questions from attendees for the panel as a whole will also be entertained as time permits.

West Coast Flipping Championships – Meeting Room 254

The West Coast Flipping Championship hosted by Squid Industries returns to BLADE Show West for the annual flipping competition. The event will feature head to head live blade flipping in an elimination bracket style competition.