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
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
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
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
Make a DIY Water Filter
Lifestraw or some other water filters are great, and if you have one you should use it. But what if you don’t have one? I
Preparedness Through Service
The intense 2017 wildfire and hurricane seasons in the United States and a series of deadly earthquakes in Mexico have many people wondering about their
Stay Alive By Staying Put
We recently posted an article asking if your child would be found alive if they were stranded outside. That led to a question of what
Is There Nerve Agent Antidote Near You?
Did you know the CDC has stockpiled caches of nerve agent antidotes around the country? The CDC (Centers of Disease Control) states that if their