Derrick James

The .300 Blackout is an effective round that bridges some of the wide gap between a .223 and a .308 as well as allowing an AR15 platform rifle to encroach on …

So you’re at work when everyone stops what they’re doing, lights are out, mobile phones are suddenly down and all you see are stunned looks. People start heading for the …

How many times have you gone out on a trip, whether it be a survival trip or a vacation trip, and you have returned home only to dump your luggage …

For years there were three roads to go about procuring an AKM, AK-47, or AK-74 in the US.  The first being that you could buy an import.  For years that …

An inquiry came in recently about a past review posting on the Remington Tac-14 shotgun. In the photos that accompanied the article, the Tac-14 was shown with a sling installed and …

The Sidewinder military flashlight is not the only tactical light option out there but it is a very common one. The market for high-end, weapon-grade flashlights is vast and varied. …

The oft quoted proverb “Don’t sweat the small stuff, but it’s all small stuff,” often ignores the common sense point that sometimes forgetting to take care of some of the …

After the continued and quite satisfying success of my Epic Pure pitcher-type filter, I decided to look to Epic again when it came time to upgrade my home water filtration. …

I was reading an article the other day about how a human born today may have the opportunity to live for a 1000 years.  It seemed pretty far fetched but …

Fire is one of the earth’s four cardinal elements and mythology is filled with stories of how mankind got their hands on it in the first place. We do know …

If not at the top of prepper lists, certainly food stocks are very close.  Most preppers understand the basic necessity for water first, but in short order people are going …

Preppers most often tend to concentrate on the more exotic aspects of prep and survival gearing up. We get all the bases covered with water stocks, food supplies, defense weaponry, …