Survival & Emergency Preparedness

My daughter and I hit the range yesterday and brought along "her" Ruger SR22. I put 20 CCI SV rounds through it.  She shot it unsu...

I've recently been considering acquiring a second compact .22 autoloading pistol. A few years ago I picked up an  Israeli surplus Berett...

I've been on a knife-buying binge lately. A few weeks ago I picked up is a carbon steel Terävä Skrama bush knife from Varusteleka. Pr...

Today for lunch I tried out some Kalakelle Fish Cock, from Finland's Varusteleka military surplus store. There's no way I could com...

Last year I got an Esbit CS985HA cookset which includes two anodized aluminum pots, a pot stand, a Trangia-style spirit burner with snuffer ...

Varusteleka is a military surplus store in Helsinki, Finland. I've ordered a few items from them, most notably a Jerven bag. Service fr...

Rob Ski of the AK Operator's Union did this video at the end of 2015 with guidance on what to look for when buying an AK rifle. If you...

I got one of these  USMC surplus grid fleece pullovers last month from the Sportsman's Guide and have worn it a lot since then.  SPG has...

Some kind of wood processing tool is handy to have when camping and may be a necessity in a survival situation. Many woodsmen likes axes, ha...

For some reason I recently got the hankering to try out a Russian veshmeshok ("kit bag") as a daypack. The veshmeshok is a very ...

(I wrote this up over a week ago and forgot to post it.) December 9th and 10th I went deer hunting in Tioga County, PA, just south of the ...

Many hikers and preppers like the old USGI canteen cup for use as a cooking vessel. I've had this old, L-handle style cup since the ...

Via the NorwegianBushcraft YouTube channel . I need to get a Foodsaver.

The other day I ordered a Lixada wood gas stove using an Amazon gift card. This stove is sold under a number of different brand names on Am...

I wasn't satisfied with using a screw and nut to secure the handle to the DIY lid I made for my hard anodized Olicamp cup, so I ordered...

The other day I ordered an Olicamp hard anodized aluminum Space Saver cup from Amazon using some points. It arrived today and I think it...

Like a lot of hams and preppers, I own a Baofeng HT. Last week on Facebook, Baofeng Tech announced the APRS-K2 digital interface cable for t...

I wound up not getting that old Nishiki, but I did get something. See post here . Unfortunately, it looks like that the seller of the old b...

Since getting back into cycling a few months ago, I've been kicking myself for putting my old Nishiki road bike out by the curb last yea...

After work tonight I took a ~6 mile ride, which reinforced why it's prudent to wear bright clothing, have reflectors, and lights on your...