The mountain passes have been snowed in for most of the month and restricted to local residents only, as the threats of avalanches have been on the minds of eve...
A big aspect of survival is centered around protection of your person, your family, your property, and in the case of an SHTF situation, your supplies and means...
Sure, emergency survival kits come in all sizes, from those that require a forklift to transport all the way down to kits made for a family of amoeba trapped un...
Batteries die. It’s a fact of modern life; it seems that the farther you are from your house, the quicker they wither up and die like a rose in the oven.
Wh...
Warm hands. That’s all you’re thinking about when you can barely feel your digits from the cold air. How can you make your hands warm? But now gloves are capabl...
For a backpacker, hiker, or camper, there is almost no gear more important than a decent sleeping bag. Whether you’re sleeping under the stars on a warm summer’...
My dictionary defines "survive" as “to remain alive or existent.” Most of us will never find ourselves in situations in which we are totally on our own with not...
Glare and UV rays are your biggest enemies outdoors, especially while on the slopes. Another enemy? Stuff from the ground kicking up toward your eyes.
So, w...
Imagine this: A nuclear meltdown has hit your town hard, with residents sealing off their vents using duct tape, scrambling to ration the case of bottled water ...
The survival gear industry has come a long way in the past five years, especially in the realm of emergency kits and bug-out bags.
While I like assembling m...
