Prepping, Camping, & Survival

I think we’re all guilty of sitting like a lump, flipping through an endless stream of negative stories on social...

In the prepper world, tools that serve multiple purposes are always welcome. The marlinspike is deceptively simple in design, and...

Every day, it seems more and more people are jumping on the prepping bandwagon. As a result, one of the...

Where I live in southern Wisconsin, as I write this, it’s currently -9°F with a wind chill of -25°F. While...

Two Fire-Lays For Success starts with one idea. The way you stack wood decides if your fire smokes, struggles, or...

Water is a critical survival need. Without a reliable source of potable water, survival gets sketchy. Therefore, knowing how to...

Cold weather punishes exposed hands fast. When your grip fades and dexterity drops, that’s when you need cold-condition work gloves....

Survival Fallacies spread fast. They get repeated, recycled, and dropped into books and PowerPoints until they feel like truth. Here...

The woods hand you tools if you pay attention. A forked branch ranks high on that list. The Mighty Y‑stick...

For right or wrong, one of the first things a budding prepper often does is assemble a bug-out bag (BOB)....

I grew up in the era of the survival greats like Ron Hood and John “Lofty” Wiseman, and the long‑blade...

An important element in any good survival kit is a means of lighting a fire. Ideally, at least two different...

I’m a big fan of Kershaw Knives. The models are well-designed and flawlessly executed. I’ve been using them for about...

While you don’t need to hide it behind a valuable painting on the wall in the study, a good-quality safe...

To split or not split wood is the question. When to split wood depends on several factors. There are no...