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 tablets or filtration systems, you can boil your water […]
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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 throws at you. We’re pulling from […]
Get your wings to go: Surveillance footage shows KFC exploding
When it comes to being prepared, a lot of us always have two competing voices in our heads: one that’s constantly warning us about impending danger, and another that’s constantly dismissing those dangers as the products of our own paranoia. This threat-assessment schizophrenia is a product of our environment, of course — the United States […]
Rad on Gear: What’s on your survival bracelet?
In this edition of Rad on Gear, we join Rad while he checks out a survival bracelet being worn by one of the many Namsoft participants that took part in the event this year with Utah Airsoft. This survival bracelet comes with a few handy surprises – make sure to check it out! Get this […]
Everything you need to be prepared for an earthquake
On July 4th, holiday celebrations throughout the American Southwest were put on hold when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the region, fracturing roads and prompting serious concern from many residents of Southern California. The following night, an even more powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake tore through the same communities, having already weathered numerous aftershocks. This subsequent […]
Rad on Gear: Need fire? Keep it simple
In this edition of Rad on Gear, he’s taken us all the way to the incredible Bonneville Salt Flats to talk about a simple solution for what people always turn into a complex problem: fire. There are lots of fire starter kits out there on the market (and lots of them are great) but the […]
Rad on Gear: One Card to Rule them all — The Crate Club Axe Survival Card
In this edition of Rad on Gear, he’s showing off the Crate Club Axe Survival Card. Our partners over at the Crate Club pulled out all the stops with this little piece of kit: cramming more than 20 different functions into a card you can stick right in your wallet. After all, it doesn’t matter […]
Learn how to prepare for a bad situation from retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson
Longtime readers at the Loadout Room will recognize Clint Emerson as the author of the 100 Deadly Skills series of books, which are an invaluable tool for anyone that prizes self reliance and being prepared. For those who may not have run across Emerson’s work in the past, he is one of a few professional […]
Rad on Gear: How many times have you had a booboo? The Crate Club First Aid Kit
In this edition of Rad on Gear, Rad’s talking about how to address injuries the crop up in the field. Whether you’re trying to prevent invention in scrapes and cuts, need to ice down a sprained ankle, or are just looking for a bit of relief from your wind-chapped lips, this First Aid Kit from […]
Rad on Gear: The Crate Club 12 in 1 Survival Kit
Our partners at the Crate Club are always sending us great pieces of gear to try out, and in this edition of Rad on Gear, Rad’s got himself the Crate Club 12 in 1 Survival Kit. This kit’s got everything you need to get yourself out of an unforeseen jam. With 12 pieces of gear […]