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Imagine you’re hiking with some friends on a day hike on a trail you’ve never been on.  The trail is well marked in places, not so much in others.  At …

I was recently able to attend the Maine Primitive Skills School in Augusta, Maine.  Over the years I’ve spent a lot of time in the forests here in Maine and …

Call me old fashioned.  Call me a Luddite.  But don’t call me lost, because I know how to read a map and compass.  When I served my country years ago …

On the way home one night you get pulled over by the police.  As far as you know you haven’t done anything wrong and the cop seems civil enough.  He …

In a recent article on SHTFBlog called “10 Lessons From A Multi-Day Power Outage“, I fielded several questions about how my generator was set up for a power outage, so …

Electricity is the Achilles heel of most people’s lives and preparedness plans.  You don’t realize how much you need or use electricity until it is no longer available.  During Hurricane …

The Survival Slingshot Archer is one of those pieces of equipment that I both like and dislike.  Allow me to explain.  First, let me admit up front that I’m no …

It’s important not to overlook the .22 rifle’s importance in a survival situation.   You can take lots of small game with a .22 and if you’re really desperate and …

 Why is it when there’s a disaster of some kind people rush down to the store and steal a T.V. set?  I can understand a father or mother breaking into …

The S has HTF and you’re ready to bug-out.  You grab your stuff and hit the road and ride off into the sunset, happy to be alive.  Right? Hold on …

I’ve written about this before, but since there’s a new hiking season coming on and people are still using GPS to figure out where they are I figured I’d do …

For various reasons I don’t keep a sleeping bag in my Get Home Bag or my everyday hiking kit.  Today I thought I’d talk about other options than having a …