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Survival Shelter | Five items to help you make a field shelter like a snake eater

Survival Shelter | Five items to help you make a field shelter like a snake eater

Don’t let survival shows and Instagrammers lead you astray; here are the only five things you need to survive a night in the bush.

How to Survive Anything Apr 23

The Outdoor Edge ParaClaw: A concealed stinger

The Outdoor Edge ParaClaw: A concealed stinger

If someone ever tells you nice watch at a urinal you may want that watch to be the ParaClaw CQD watch. I mean, it might be a compliment, but if its make creep than compliment at least you’ll have a knife on hand. Literally on hand, or well, on the wrist. The ParaClaw series from […]

PACE Lid Constellation Kit: A compact urban survival kit

PACE Lid Constellation Kit: A compact urban survival kit

I did a previous article on the new GORUCK Constellation Urban Survival and Navigation course. The owner of PACE Lid is also heavily involved with GORUCK and decided to come up with a kit that could be used for the course utilizing his PACE Lid product. From the PACE Lid website: GORUCK Constellation is an Urban survival […]

Survival Gear Oct 06

Nordic Pocket Saw: The bigger they are, The harder they fall

Nordic Pocket Saw: The bigger they are, The harder they fall

As an avid outdoorsman, it’s very rare that I find myself unprepared when I venture out into the wilderness. I always make sure to take the essentials, be it a medical kit, proper clothing, or fire starting materials. After using the Nordic Pocket Saw, I came to recognize one area in which I’ve been unprepared. By using […]

Camping Gear Oct 05

The Brush Demon Machete: Eat the Jungle

The Brush Demon Machete: Eat the Jungle

Florida often invokes a specific image, Disney Land, beaches, sun and fun style living. Which is all true, but doesn’t represent the entirety of Florida, just the places people want to go. Not many people want to cruise over to Northwest Florida, the land of sun, mosquitoes, and what feels like a tropical rainforest at […]

Camping Gear Aug 31

Watch: Basic setup for go-bags and 3 day assault packs

Watch: Basic setup for go-bags and 3 day assault packs

It’s a simple topic but one that can always be updated as the times change. Today we take a moment to discuss different types of Go-bags/3-day assault packs and how I would pack one (generally). You can purchase the Cannae Assault Pack HERE

Disaster Preparedness Aug 22

Exotac nanoSTRIKER XL: Ultra-Portable Fire Starter

Exotac nanoSTRIKER XL: Ultra-Portable Fire Starter

With a company like Exotac, you can pretty much guarantee that you are going to receive an amazing product for starting a fire in any condition. I’ve been so impressed with their products lately, and I’m more than eager to get my hands on their stuff when it’s available. For this review, I’ll be focusing […]

Survival Gear Jun 30

The Crate Club Fishing Spear is on sale now — Here’s how to use it

The Crate Club Fishing Spear is on sale now — Here’s how to use it

Let’s go stab something was the first thing that crept through my head when I opened the Crate Club fishing spear. The fishing spear is actually a spearhead, and its designed to be packed in a bug out or survival bag to give you the ability to create a proper spear when needed. Carrying a […]

Crate Club Jun 09

The Exotac ripSPOOL is the best way to carry an emergency supply of duct tape (and more)

The Exotac ripSPOOL is the best way to carry an emergency supply of duct tape (and more)

Back in January of this year, I wrote a paragraph for the LOR’s “Photo of the Day” on a basic and very simple way to carry a small amount of duct and electrical tape. The method used there by wrapping it around a card of some sort, has been my go-to way of carrying extra […]

Gear Reviews May 30

Hitting the Georgia trails with the LifeSaver Liberty water purification system

Hitting the Georgia trails with the LifeSaver Liberty water purification system

Last year, I set out on a run-of-the-mill 14-mile hike with a good friend from my Marine Corps days. The plan was simple: carry everything you need for two days on your back, we’d cover seven leisurely miles on the first day, make camp somewhere with a view, and then hike back out the following […]

Gear Reviews May 23

Survival rifle review: Chiappa’s lightweight and foldable Little Badger

Survival rifle review: Chiappa’s lightweight and foldable Little Badger

I first came across the Chiappa Little Badger survival rifle in a magazine a few months ago, and distinctly recall thinking to myself, “I’m not sure how useful that would be… but it sure looks cool,” as I kept flipping through the pages. In that brief moment, I told myself that if I came across […]

Gear Reviews May 06

Exotac nanoSTRIKER XL: The best ferro-rod available

Exotac nanoSTRIKER XL: The best ferro-rod available

Being able to start a fire is one of the most important aspects of survival as it allows one to keep warm, purify water, and signal for help. Therefore, a fire-starter is arguably the most important tool in your survival kit. I personally carry a butane lighter, stormproof matches, and ferro-rod in mine (always have […]

Survival Gear Apr 21

Loadout Room Tips: Water Purification Tab Storage

Loadout Room Tips: Water Purification Tab Storage

One of the tips I picked up in the Marine Corps was how to carry 2 water purification tablets for an emergency. Typically we would just keep the small bottle or individual wrapped ones inside our first aid kits. During a training evolution at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, the instructors would occasionally share survival […]

Survival Gear Apr 16

Panthera Silva Eyewear Hardcase survival kit

Panthera Silva Eyewear Hardcase survival kit

The advantage of a small kit like this is that I can throw it into any bag really and turn that said bag into a go-bag if you want to call it that. Due to the compact size of the Panthera Eyewear Hardcase, this makes an ideal sized kit to keep in the glovebox of […]

Crate Club Apr 15

Basic Navigational Tools: The Suunto M9 wrist compass

Basic Navigational Tools: The Suunto M9 wrist compass

A compass matters. A good compass is not hard to come by, but often times they can be something of a pain to deal with. This is especially true during squad movements. As a backup navigator, I’m constantly checking my buddies heading to make sure he’s good to go and that we’re on course. Pulling […]

Survival Gear Apr 14

Exotac Matchcap XL review: An almost-perfect match case

Exotac Matchcap XL review: An almost-perfect match case

One of the most important pieces of a survival kit is your fire-starting gear. As with any essential piece of gear, it’s also important to have contingency options. For example, my fire-starting gear consists of a Bic lighter, ferro-rod, and UCO stormproof matches. If and when one of these options fail, I can rely on […]

Survival Gear Apr 06

Light My Fire Black Pearl CampKit: Give your campfire skills an edge

Light My Fire Black Pearl CampKit: Give your campfire skills an edge

Give your campfire skills an edge. With the new Black Pearl CampKit, there should be no reason at all for not being able to get a fire started. Light My Fire has created one of the best all-in-one kit available for getting a sustainable fire started, no matter the weather condition. We’re going into the cold weather season soon […]

Survival Gear Mar 21

Old school Marine Corps 782 gear and how it relates to modern day survival gear

Old school Marine Corps 782 gear and how it relates to modern day survival gear

I served in the Marine Corps back in the 1990s and was issued this exact gear for all training deployments and field exercises. We used the 782 gear loadout for desert warfare, jungle warfare and mountain warfare. We didn’t have different loadouts for different environments like they do now. We used the same gear and […]

Survival Gear Mar 04

Zippo Typhoon Match Kit: Light it up

Zippo Typhoon Match Kit: Light it up

On the list or survival priorities, fire is one of the big ones. Fire helps with the other three, those being food, water, and protection from the elements. You can cook, boil water, and stay warm with a fire. When it comes to lighting a fire you need to have rock-solid means of lighting that […]

Camping Gear Jan 07

Improved Pelican Case Special Forces Survival Kit

Improved Pelican Case Special Forces Survival Kit

During the course of my career as a Green Beret, I was issued many things, some I was made to turn back in to the Army and others I was allowed to keep. My Pelican 1020 Survival kit was one of the items I was allowed to keep: originally intended to keep a soldier alive […]

Survival Gear Dec 22

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