Author: Mike Travis

Mike Travis is a Western Pennsylvania-based bushcraft practitioner and survival gear editor with over a decade of hands-on experience testing survival knives, cutting tools, and field gear in the wilds of the Appalachians. His knife reviews have been published in American Survival Guide magazine, and he is a member of The Gauntlet — a rigorous peer knife review collective whose feedback has directly influenced production knife designs. At TheOutdoorChamp, Mike reviews survival knives, bushcraft gear, and cutting tools through real field tutorials.