SHOTGUN SAVVY: The Perfect Survival Gun?
The amount and variety of firearms available today is staggering. Some are designed for specific uses. When choosing…
AGAINST ALL ODDS
Long-Range Throwsticks
The use of sticks to hunt small and medium game is thoroughly documented. Throwstick variants have been found…
AGAINST ALL ODDS: Shomer-Tec Travel-Ready Gear
A company that has caught my eye over the last couple of years claims to specialize in “merchandise…
AGAINST ALL ODDS: VSSL Survival Kits
A plethora of survival kits are on the market catering to a series of unique needs. Companies like…
EMERGENCY POWER ON DEMAND: Jump-N-Carry Starters
The term Murphy’s Law describes a simple but often neglected concept—what can go wrong, will go wrong. At…
KEEPING YOUR GRID-DOWN COOL
Cooler Shock Ice Packs
During an extended power outage, options for even basic refrigeration are often severely limited. Here in the coastal…
Going Retro: Bolt Guns for Preppers
“When we get to the end of the world as we know it, the last man standing on…
Ten Bug-Out Bag Essentials: Repairs on the Go
Bugging out can be difficult and full of hazards. But it’s a reality that many people in Texas…
Against All Odds: Improvised Survival Gear
In every corner of the world that I’ve explored, I’ve found garbage or junk of some sort. Even in places I was sure were considered “pristine wilderness,” there was trash. Finding junk worthy of survival is a practice all its own, but finding it is just the beginning. At the same time, common everyday items can often be turned into survival gear by using a little ingenuity.
Jack of All Trades: SPARtool Multipurpose Survival Tool
Purpose-built or task-specific tools are just that: designed for a specific task and purpose. They usually work exceptionally well for that specific task, and marginally well, poorly or are downright dangerous when used outside of the design scope.