Category: Security

I’m a big advocate of having a basic trauma kit pretty much everywhere. I like to have one in my house, and one in each vehicle. A basic trauma, or first aid kit, is invaluable to have. Whether it’s treating headaches from dehydration, or cleaning and bandaging a wound caused by a wild fishing hook, […]

If you plan to use a shotgun for personal defense, you should understand its number one weakness, which is limited capacity. Though people make a habit of touting the power of the 12 gauge, people do not always hit their targets, and people do not always stop when they get shot. That being said, you […]

Allow me to paint you a scenario. You’re a twenty something-year-old female. You’re walking home alone from the library, a half-mile walk through urban terrain. You notice somebody following you. You keep an eye on him. When you check on him next, you notice that he’s continued to follow you and has increased his pace. […]

Sometimes, it happens. You don’t use a certain firearm so much and it’s taking up space in your gun locker, or you fall on some financial hardship and you need to generate some quick cash. Firearms are a quick way to make some money. But how do you sell your firearm? This is something that […]

The award-winning LifeStraw personal water filter can travel with you anywhere. Weighing just two ounces and measuring only nine inches long, LifeStraw is ideal for hiking, backpacking, camping, travel, and emergency preparedness. The straw-style filter design lets you turn up to 264 gallons of contaminated water into safe drinking water, filtering out protozoa and bacteria. […]

This week, we will outline what I refer to as the “medical bucket,” for use in any bug-in scenarios, along with a folding medical bag known as the M3 Medic’s Bag. If you have seen any movie or television show set during the Vietnam War, then you have most likely seen the M3 Medic’s bag. […]

Many of us in 2016 have changed our defensive posture in direct response to the last few years increasing level of domestic chaos that seems to dominate every news channel. The situation many of us find ourselves in is that we often practice conceal carrying our weapons on ourselves day to day. That sometimes leads […]

This week, we launch into our first tools-of-prepping review. This one is an American classic, a tool I own and love: The Woodsman’s Pal—or as it was known to World War II aircrews in the Pacific theater, the LC-14-B /Type IV Survival Axe , NSN 8465-973-4807. The United States military used this handy tool as a standard-issue survival axe […]

In 2004, Zack Snyder’s remake of “Dawn of the Dead” hit theaters.  Although there had been innumerable zombie movies before it, Snyder’s take on a zombie outbreak would launch zombies back into the popular lexicon and spark the new golden age of zombie books, movies and TV shows.  Though the craze has waned in recent […]

  This Coyote Works video shows how to bury a rifle for a bug out survival cache. I like the idea of having a selection of food and supply caches buried along the route to my bug out location. If you have ever thought about burying a gun, you should check this out. This article […]

In the first installment of the new series we are reposting from Haley Strategic you saw a short video on proper grip and finger placement  on your pistol. This week Travis and Nate talk about leverage when you grip your pistol and engage targets. If you haven’t checked out the series from Haley Strategic that […]

In this Geauga Firearms Academy video, Neal goes into great detail explaining the various positions commonly used for concealed carry use. He looks at advantages and disadvantages and which position he favors and why. If you are new to concealed carry this will help you gain the knowledge necessary to make an informed decision on […]