Last year, I set out on a run-of-the-mill 14-mile hike with a good friend from my Marine Corps days. The plan was simple: carry everything you need for two days on your back, we'd cover seven leisurely miles on the first day, make camp somewhere with a view, and then hike back … [Read more...]
January 2, 2019 - Colchester, UK - LifeSaver®, a UK-based manufacturer of portable and reusable water filtration systems, proudly announces it has passed compliance testing for NSF Protocol P248 Military Operations – Microbiological Water Purifiers. This certification means … [Read more...]
Water: a basic necessity for survival, but often enough treated as an afterthought. When heading out camping, most usually grab a gallon of it in a jug and go. What happens when you need more? You can drink from a stream, never-minding the pine needles and floaties, and pray … [Read more...]
Aside from protecting your fleshy meat-sack of a body from blistering heat or freezing cold, the most important survival consideration is the old standby: water. Long thought of as one of the easiest elements to find, it is actually one of the toughest to find safely when in an … [Read more...]
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 into my … [Read more...]
It may seem counterintuitive, but when you live in a van down by the river, finding clean drinking water can be problematic. Sure, thousands of gallons rush by your four-wheel adventure machine every hour whilst parked in such close proximity to said river, but that doesn’t mean … [Read more...]
On a recent trip to Costa Rica, my wife and I had the opportunity to get out and hike in the jungle a bit. With several water sources on our adventure, we felt it was the perfect opportunity to test the new LifeStraw Steel. Back in 2016, Rick tested and reviewed the original … [Read more...]
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