Products Reviews
Gerber Releases New Line of Fishing Tools
It may be winter, but it’s never too early to think about getting your boat in the water or pulling on your waders for a
February 2, 2018
Products Reviews | Survival Tools
Products Reviews
Ron Hood’s Survival Basics Video
Those of you who have been reading this site for a while now know that I have written about and enjoyed a couple other Ron
January 26, 2018
Wilderness Survival
4 Insects You Can Eat Year-Round
What? Eating that grub doesn’t sound appealing? Well it might keep you alive. I ate a hazelnut grub when I was learning how to prepare
January 19, 2018
Emergency Preparedness
Planning For a Nuclear Detonation?
So many of you probably heard about President Trump’s boast on Twitter to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un that Trump has a bigger, better nuclear
January 12, 2018
Emergency Preparedness
These 5 Skills Will Keep You Alive – Can You Do Them?
No matter how much gear you have in your pack or bug-out bag, if you don’t know how to use them or have some basic
December 22, 2017
Emergency Preparedness
Oceanfront Property in Nebraska?
Forbes had an interesting article that I thought was worth sharing to our audience here. Take a look at this map of what the future
December 15, 2017
Products Reviews
Top Gifts of Gear for the Holidays 2017
As you long-time readers know, I’m the guy with the gear who actually uses it through my role as a Search and Rescue member. Throughout
December 8, 2017
Survival Tools
Make Your Own Char Cloth
Some fire starter systems rely on char cloth. I wrote about the fire piston that I bought a while ago as one of some backup
December 1, 2017
Products Reviews
Testing the ‘World’s Best Fire Starter’ by Lightning Strike
Now that it is mid-November here in the Pacific Northwest we are starting to have some truly cold days. Last weekend we had a hard
November 24, 2017
Emergency Preparedness
SAR Notes Vol. 3: You Wore What?
My previous SAR-related post involved a subject who was very prepared for an unintended night alone in the wilderness. This one involves a subject that
November 17, 2017