Emergency Bivouacs
What’s a bivouac? It’s a temporary camp without tents or cover. If you travel in the outdoors long…
Survival Mythbusting
More survival books are available today than ever before, and I believe a great deal of material is…
Natural Disaster Clean-Up Tools
IN the spring of 2011, tornadoes and violent storms ripped through Alabama and six other Southern states, killing…
McNees Personal Survival Knife Kit
I think collectors from all walks of life would agree that once you get it in your head…
Geigerrig Hydration System
Every now and then, a product comes along that justifiably turns heads. I first heard of Geigerrig a…
Quick Buck Saw
HOW is a saw a survival tool? Most of us associate a saw with yard work or maybe…
Cold Weather Survival
One of the biggest dangers in the backcountry isn’t what most people might think—it isn’t the 800-pound grizzly…
Possibles Pouches
Look at a photograph or illustration of early 1800s frontiersmen or reenactors of that era and you will…
Top 10 Survival Tools
Having the right gear with you is important, but in order to select the right gear, it’s important…
Survival Plants of the Southwest
There are hundreds of books on the subjects of trees, plants and wild edibles. I find plant identification…