How quickly the weather can change, it seems like only yesterday I was wearing shorts and running the air; now it’s almost cold enough to kick on the furnace. With winter weather already affecting much of the country, you really need to think about winterizing your gear. That means breaking out your bugout bags, opening
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RockD Auto Lock Here is a quality piece of gear that you can safely bet your life on. The RockD Auto Lock is a D shaped carabiner with a spring loaded barrel locking sleeve with a “locked” indicator. The locking sleeve adds to the strength rating, stops the gate from accidentally opening, and prevents gate
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When buying gear for preparedness we tend to talk about backpacks, guns, food, and cool gadgets. One thing we forget is footwear. This is because most people do not know much about boots – boot materials, features and functions. More boots are bought by whim than through studied selection. Few customers — know what constitutes good value
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One of the most important parts of any hike or backpacking adventure, is your Pre-Trip Planning. Planning will help ensure your trip goes smoothly, and will allow you to account for any dangers that you may face on your adventure. Here are the first things I do before planning any hiking trip. I analyze what
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By definition the parang knife or more aptly described machete is by origin of Malay design. Malaysia of course is dense with thick jungle terrain which by necessity demanded the creation of a handheld cutting implement for indigents to literally slice their way through the maze of tropical growth. By Dr. John J. Woods, a
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The Department of Homeland Security has made news in the past few weeks with the revelations that they have purchased up to 650 million rounds of .40 caliber hollow point ammunition. Now, despite ignoring requests as to why they need that much ammo, they have moved forward and purchased an unknown amount of bullet resistant
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With the way things are going lately with gas and food prices rising makes it hard for some of us to have any extra cash for prepping. Shopping with the Sunday coupons and what ever sales or deals are out there makes it a little easier. I recently started making a list in the categories
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Even a moments delay in an actionable response can result in your demise. Most Bug OutTo leave for a more secure position. i.e. Survival Retreat, Neighbors, etc. scenarios usually occur in a panic state. Sure you are supplied, packed and ready to go, but when the alarm goes off are you ready to go? By
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Assess, plan, and prepare — but don’t think it ends there In a great many ways, we live safer lives today than our parents and grandparents ever did. Western civilization’s emphasis on science and engineering has driven incredible progress in our understanding of the world. Because our understanding of the world is imperfect, and our
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