Geared for Success

Kelly AlwoodMay 2, 2018

It is tough to beat experience. After teaching Special Operations units SERE (Survival Evasion, Resistance, Escape), working security on the last three big hurr...

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Field-Expedient Knife Sharpening

Avin UgayApril 30, 2018

In the U.S. Army, the term “field expedient” has a special meaning. It refers to all the tricks and fixes one learns on the job. They are unofficial and outside...

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The Art of Getting Found: Emergency Communication Techniques

Mike TravisApril 27, 2018

Signaling is an activity that we do in our everyday lives and is something that most of us take for granted. Whether it be through a simple conversation with a ...

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Way of the Warrior: 9 Skills You Need to Know for a Survival Situation

Harley ElmoreApril 5, 2018

Let’s be realistic. Considering the increasing number of threats that we all face, it’s wise from time to time to do a quick overview of what our real capabilit...

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Resource and Resourcefulness: Emergency Kit Options

John M. BrownApril 4, 2018

Editor’s Note: There is a lot of theory about what “get-home kits” should look like. I’ve read a lot of articles and had some very colorful discussions with fol...

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DIY Survival Shelters

Tony NesterMarch 30, 2018

Shelter is a priority that’s often hardest to get when you need it the most: when your fingers are numb from hypothermia, the wind is howling, or you’ve sustain...

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D-I-Y FISHING KIT: Improve Your Survival Odds With A 10-Minute Pocket Fishing Kit

Jim CobbMarch 29, 2018

Here’s the thing. Roughly two-thirds of this planet is covered in water, right? And in the vast majority of cases, there is food swimming around in those bodies...

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Firecraft 101: Tools, Methods and Techniques

Dwayne UngerMarch 25, 2018

Not many things compare to the feelings you get from sitting around a nice warm fire. The crackling of the wood, the smell of the smoke and the sight of the fla...

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Survival Cordage: How to Make it, How to Use it

Armando BasultoMarch 24, 2018

The ability to create the tools you need with the limited resources at your disposal is at the root of self-preservation and survival. Improvising products need...

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Foraging Gear: The Tools You Need To Collect, Process and Carry Natural Foods

Kevin EstelaMarch 22, 2018

Plant knowledge is true survival knowledge. My good friend, wild plant expert and former military/civilian survival instructor, Marty Simon of the Wilderness Le...

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