If you are cooking for a large group outside, using multiple ovens, it would be very convenient to have the meat monitored by the remote thermometer. It would eliminate the need to open lids to check on cooking progress.

A five-year-old boy missing at a state park overnight was found safe Thursday. He had gone for a walk, got lost and stayed in one place until rescuers found him. The boy’s rescue shows that proper training for kids should start at a young age.

Water filters that will work under survival or emergency circumstances need to be effective. Equally important, they must be light, compact and easy to carry and use.

Does a grainmill have a place in a survival kit? Would it be useful in a long term survival situation? I believe it does, and here is why.

When I bought my Camp Chef double burner propane stove nearly 20 years ago, I never dreamed it would be so useful, get such hard use or last so long! by Leon Pantenburg (I received no compensation for this review. In fact, I never gave much thought to testing this piece of  equipment – I [...]

Being able to carry sufficient water is a survival must. Dehydration can cause you to collapse in the heat or in the cold, and it can kill you. Every survival kit should have some way to carry and purify water.

One of the things you don’t want to have to improvise is a good sleeping bag. If you can’t sleep at night because you’re cold, the next day is guaranteed to be exhausting. Too light a bag can put you in danger of hypothermia. Too heavy a bag may be too hot for comfort. Here’s how to pick a good one for your specific needs.

The ability to make soap during a survival situation can be really important! Here’s some tips from soapmaking expert Karla Moore on how to make a useable hand and body soap, using only two ingredients, and what tools you will need!

hat to buy to prepper/survivalist/hunter/fisherman/outdoorsperson on your list?

The Sport Berkey Portable Water Purifier can be a valuable addition to any urban and/or wilderness survival kit.
The nice thing is that people who fit into these categories generally need and appreciate quality gear

a home-made gift with some thought behind it trumps the most expensive thing you can buy. And, I promise you this: If a child or grandchild makes a survival and/or prepper gift for a parent or grandparent, that gift will be cherished, included in a survival kit and used!