{"id":13667,"date":"2016-07-22T21:51:09","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T21:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=13667"},"modified":"2016-07-22T21:51:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T21:51:09","slug":"new-from-zac-browns-southern-grind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/new-from-zac-browns-southern-grind\/","title":{"rendered":"New from Zac Brown&#8217;s Southern Grind"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--YouTube Error: bad URL entered-->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To me one of the appealing facets of <a href=\"http:\/\/southerngrind.com\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Grind<\/a> is that they do not make 500 different knives. They\u2019ve figured out how to make ideal knives for specific applications and each is splendid in its own right. You don\u2019t have to look over hundreds of blades to find the right one for the job.<\/p>\n<p>If you need an everyday carry folder, there\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.southerngrind.com\/spider-monkey.html\" target=\"_blank\">Spider Monkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you need a field folder there\u2019s the <a href=\"http:\/\/southerngrind.com\/build-a-bad-monkey\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bad Monkey. (You can even build your own!)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Need a bushcraft-like, unbreakable blade? Select their<a href=\"https:\/\/store.southerngrind.com\/jackal.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Jackal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you need a brush-cutting zombie chopping slasher, there\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.southerngrind.com\/grandaddy.html\" target=\"_blank\">Gran-Daddy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/southerngrind.com\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Grind<\/a> has just introduced a few new blades for specific purposes and they also supported the recent <a href=\"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/the-2016-scout-rifle-conference-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scout Rifle Conference<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsite.com\" target=\"_blank\">Gunsite Academy<\/a>. In fact, they provided several knives for the prize table and a special engraved Jackal for the match winner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13669692_10207862884824520_3850119168133479468_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13668 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13669692_10207862884824520_3850119168133479468_n-300x236.jpg?resize=300%2C236\" alt=\"13669692_10207862884824520_3850119168133479468_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13669692_10207862884824520_3850119168133479468_n.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13669692_10207862884824520_3850119168133479468_n.jpg?w=634&amp;ssl=1 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13716067_10207862884624515_6828219231685190420_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13669\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13716067_10207862884624515_6828219231685190420_n-300x248.jpg?resize=300%2C248\" alt=\"13716067_10207862884624515_6828219231685190420_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13716067_10207862884624515_6828219231685190420_n.jpg?resize=300%2C248&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13716067_10207862884624515_6828219231685190420_n.jpg?w=634&amp;ssl=1 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; To me one of the appealing facets of Southern Grind is that they do not make 500 different knives. They\u2019ve figured out how to make ideal knives for specific applications and each is splendid in its own right. You don\u2019t have to look over hundreds of blades to find the right one for the job. If you need an everyday carry &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2509,2522,2500],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense","category-hunt","category-shooting"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-3yr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9078,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/bad-monkey\/","url_meta":{"origin":13667,"position":0},"title":"Bad Monkey","author":"gunwriter","date":"July 1, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"When I reached our camp along the Limpopo in South Africa, a friend traveling with us gave me a knife. I have a lot of knives and had brought several with me but the knife he gave me was, pardon the pun, a cut above the others. \u00a0It's a folder\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DEFENSE&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DEFENSE","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/defense\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Southern Grind Bad Monkey on the green and greasy Limpopo.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image1-1024x682.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image1-1024x682.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image1-1024x682.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image1-1024x682.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12079,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/an-everyday-blade\/","url_meta":{"origin":13667,"position":1},"title":"An Everyday Blade","author":"gunwriter","date":"September 1, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Gun guys are also knife guys. Well, at least all the gun guys I know. Guns and knives go together like bikini tops and bottoms. On the floor or on a super model, they belong together. I have a drawer full of knives; lots of knives. 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Some might consider knives that you can open with one hand too tactical\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DEFENSE&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DEFENSE","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/defense\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"aa-100","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/aa-100.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/aa-100.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/aa-100.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/aa-100.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12887,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/add-a-little-southern-grind-to-your-edc\/","url_meta":{"origin":13667,"position":4},"title":"Add a little Southern Grind to your EDC","author":"gunwriter","date":"January 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The acronym EDC is becoming as overused as the word cool was when I was in high school. 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