Many skills when it comes to the outdoors are perishable. If you don’t practice those skills or use them regularly, you’ll lose your edge and that could cost your life depending on the situation. One of those simple skills is knowing how much daylight you have left before the sun sets. Nowadays we have technology […]
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The Garmin Foretrex 401 Wrist Mounted GPS
There are quite a few GPS devices out there and several companies who make good ones. However good is subjective and dependent upon what you need it for. When it comes to a GPS unit I need something that is lightweight. More so than that I need something that conserves battery power and can give […]
Basic Navigational Tools: The Suunto M9 wrist compass
A compass matters. A good compass is not hard to come by, but often times they can be something of a pain to deal with. This is especially true during squad movements. As a backup navigator, I’m constantly checking my buddies heading to make sure he’s good to go and that we’re on course. Pulling […]
Garmin Tactix Charlie | One watch to rule them all
As the capabilities of our armed forces expand at an individual level to include responsibilities and abilities never before imagined, so too the requisite number of tools has expanded greatly. Much like smartphones cramming as many features as possible into a pocket-sized computer, the Garmin Tactix Charlie is a superwatch that combines the traits and […]
Minimalist Rural/Wilderness Survival Kit
I got this idea a few years ago from a post that Kyle Defoor published on his Tumblr Blog. His was more of a last-ditch crash kit that he hoped never needed to be used. I took that idea and ran with it for my own personal survival kit. This is the kit that gets thrown […]
Sanctified Weaving Company | Woodsman Sanctified Adventure Tool (SAT)
Sometimes the simplest product is the best. Ranger beads are not necessarily a necessity however they certainly make keeping track of distance significantly easier. Ranger beads work on a simple concept. There are 10 beads on the lower end of a length of cord and several more higher. For every 100m you move one bead […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | A U.S. Navy SEALs Practices Underwater Navigation During a Diving Exercise
KEY WEST, FL, UNITED STATES A U.S. Navy SEALs practices underwater navigation during a diving exercise. Navy SEALs are a part of a continuous training cycle to improve and further specialize their skills. Courtesy of DVIDS
Prometheus Design Werx Expedition Compass: A high grade EDC field compass
Always have a backup to items that you could be potentially relying on for your survival. In the military we were issued the old school Lensatic compasses for our land navigation courses and field exercises. As an infantry Marine I needed to know how to navigate using a compass and map (No fancy GPS electronics). […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | 4k b-roll of SERE training
WARNER SPRINGS, CA, UNITED STATES This b-roll features unidentified Sailors and Marines going through desert SERE training in Warner Springs, Calif., during the survival phase of training. Shots include students learning to maneuver in the field, read compasses, eat wild plants, build shelters, and being taught lessons by SERE staff. Watch HERE –> https://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/541598 Courtesy of […]
Navigation, Observation and Range Estimation Kit
I like to keep things simple, especially when it comes to navigating my way through the wilderness or some unknown remote region of the world. I recently read a book titled Some Thoughts On Scouts and Spies, which covers how the 18th-century woodland scouts and spies navigated through enemy territory without being detected, and what gear they […]