Prepping, Camping, & Survival

In the outdoor classroom, I hold to the idea that less is more. I’d rather craft something with my own...

Water is key to our survival. Without it, we’ll perish rather quickly, typically in just a matter of days. As...

I’ve been hanging around the Wazoo crew for over a dozen years now. They’re always at the forefront of innovation...

Constructing survival shelters is one of the most critical skills for staying alive when the environment turns against you. The...

Several years ago, I saw a guy online using a war club to baton a knife through wood. At the...

I was in middle school (we called it junior high back then) when I first became interested in booby traps....

The kuksa cup traces back to the Sámi people of northern Scandinavia. Traditionally carved from birch burl, it’s lightweight, tough,...

Most homes have at least one smoke detector. We test them diligently twice a year. Unfortunately, fewer homes have fire...

There’s a lot of bad information floating around on prepper-related social media. Not all of it is intentionally bad. Quite...

Of all the various aspects of preparedness, finances usually get the least amount of attention. But this is an extremely...

Bivvy Bags offer greater flexibility in the outdoors. They weigh less than a tent and pack to the size of...

A very common complaint in the prepper world is an inability to locate other preppers in the immediate vicinity. The...

Disasters are rarely convenient. They don’t wait until you’re ready. Instead, they often occur when you least expect them to...

In the mid-1960s, the U.S. military began issuing a poncho liner that soon became legendary. Nicknamed the woobie, it served...

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