Before alternating current (AC) was the norm, Thomas Edison tried his damnedest to show how dangerous it was, while, at the same time, promoting his method of e...
The power has been out for 38 days, and what looked like a short-term blackout has now turned into a serious event. Fire and police departments have been largel...
What young man hasn’t seen a pirate movie and dreamed of the freedom and independence implicit in a life lived on the open sea? Like Robert Redford in “All is L...
It’s a blistering day on the Serengeti Plains in Tanzania, and I’m in the middle of a 21-day extreme survival challenge for the Discovery Channel’s first season...
When faced with a short-term wilderness survival scenario, food is typically not a priority until all other urgent physiological needs are met. In a long-term w...
Chris Sylvia was hiking in a particularly rugged area of the Palomar Mountains in western Riverside County, California. In February 2015, several days into his ...
Looking out over a particularly beautiful sunset dipping below the crisp angular buildings of downtown Los Angeles, it is difficult to believe a singular bomb c...
As the prices get higher and the regulations on ammunition become more stringent, the incentive to collect brass and reload your own ammunition becomes stronger...
When purchasing outdoor survival supplies, most people initially stock the big-four basic necessities: food, water, shelter and fire-making tools. After that ma...
There is a wide variety of scenarios where knowing how to escape a pair of handcuffs is vital; from kidnapping to home invasion, getting uncuffed without your c...
