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Five essential gas masks for everyday survivalists | respirator safety
Reliable survival gear is not about preparing for a cinematic apocalypse but rather about managing real-world risks like wildfire smoke, industrial accidents, or urban chemical spills. by Ethan Caldwell Think Camp Fire at Paradise Valley, California 2018. The Camp Fire caused 85 fatalities, displaced more than 50,000 people and destroyed over…
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The Scandi knife design goes back about 1,000 years, to a time of square-sailed long…
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How maps and crowdsourced data help you find great fishing spots
Editor’s Note: Fisherpeople get it: It’s called fishing, not catching. And any fisher who says…
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Why Your Ferro Rod Fails: A Manufacturer’s Analysis of Common Ignition Mistakes
Ferro rod won’t light a fire? It may not be the tool, but how it’s…
Footwear Reviews
Gaiters | Five tips to choose the best pair for any conditions
Low cut, ankle-high or ten-to-18-inch boots? Before you invest in some expensive footwear, give some…
Survival Skills
Video: Survival lessons from the 1845 Meek’s Cutoff Wagon Trail through the Oregon desert
One of the most desperate survival tales associated with the westward expansion was about a…
SURVIVAL TIPS & HOW TO's
Leon Pantenburg writes a survival skills blog with tips and techniques to help typical folks survive an unexpected urban or wilderness emergency, using common sense and emergency preparedness training. Topics include survival knives, survival clothing and camp cooking, making a fire, emergency shelter, hunting and fishing, competent survival skills and survival gear reviews.
