The Rule of 3s is a long-standing saying that isn’t really meant to be a “rule,” so much as a guideline. Because your body and circumstances are both different from anyone else's, how long you’ll last without access to shelter, food, or water will vary greatly from other people … [Read more...]
Backpacking
How to Survive Anything: How to signal SOS for help
Morse code may not be used all that frequently in today’s era of Snapchat filters and Twitter outrages, but learning these three letters can still save your life. S-O-S isn’t actually an acronym for anything, despite what your Sailor grandfather may have told you -- it’s … [Read more...]
How to Survive Anything: Situational awareness (and how to beat normalcy bias)
For a defensive minded person, potential threats to the well-being of you and your family are always near the forefront of your mind. Whether you’re walking down a dimly lit New York City alleyway or trudging up the steep and well-worn mountain path behind your wooded home, there … [Read more...]
How to Survive Anything: Boiling water to make it potable
These days, it’s not unusual to carry a LifeStraw or other lightweight filtration method (like this one from LifeSaver) - but if you find yourself in a survival situation without your kit, good drinking water becomes no less important. In the absence of of water purification … [Read more...]
How to Survive Anything: Get your head in the game
Welcome to our newest series - How to Survive Anything, brought to you by our partners at the Crate Club! Our goal with this series is simple: provide you with short, easy to digest tips, tricks, skills and lessons that will help better equip you to survive anything life … [Read more...]
Princeton Tec Helix backcountry LED lantern
It’s always nice to have some type of creature comforts when we are out in the forest on an extended camping or hiking trip. As far as lights go, I have usually kept a small flashlight or chemlight handy. With the Helix Backcountry LED Lantern from Princeton Tec, you can have … [Read more...]
The Griff Pack from Grey Ghost Gear: Subtle and bad to the bone
The Griff Pack is named after an NCO that was killed in Tal Afar, Iraq in 2005. “Griff” was known as being tough, versatile, professional, and always with a trick up his sleeve – which is where the Grey Ghost Gear backpack draws its design cues. This is a subtle looking bag that … [Read more...]
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