The Vital makes the top-cut in December's Outdoor Life, "The Meat Issue," with first placement on the 'knives' page and a review that calls it the, "Smartest, safest blade transfer system of any replaceable blade knife." The team at Outdoor Life were all familiar with, and loved the knife even before they saw it at our New York Showroom, but they were all sure to take one home with them when they left.