Paracord accessories have been swamping the marketplace for some time, especially over the past few years. I get e-mails on a weekly basis about the latest survival bracelet or lanyard to the point where I can't even keep up with most of them. When RattlerStrap reached out to me about their Titan Series Paracord Belt, I was expecting more of the same - a product that fails in its primary purpose ...
Alt-Right Censorship: We All Know It’s Happening, Here’s What We Do
I don't often get political on this blog. There are plenty of websites one can visit for a daily dose of rage and disappointment; I even e-mail pertinent prepper news (political or otherwise) on a daily basis if you are so inclined to keep up with pressing issues at home and around the world, but here - I usually keep things neutral. However - the recent debacle concerning this "alt-right" ...
Why I Considered Stockpiling Water in Jerrycans & Why I’m Stocking Bottled Water Instead
I've done very little water stockpiling in the past for a few different reasons: I lived in Canada, where rain and precipitation in general has never been an issue. Again, I lived in Canada, so rivers, streams, and bodies of water in general were both plentiful and easily accessible. I've always lived in a house with a backyard, where I could set up buckets, tarps, and whatever else I ...
November 2016 EDC Pocket Dump
In-the-garden EDC for spending time in Sue's garden. Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Lighter IM Corona Old Boy Pipe Lighter Pipe Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Pipe Tobacco Homemade Pipe Tobacco (from raw leaf) Kept in an Ikea ziplock bag; still working on finding the perfect tobacco can! Outdoor Knife Tops Lite Trekker > Read my review of the Tops Lite Trekker ...
Lansky World Legal UK-Friendly EDC Folding Knife Review
The Lansky World Legal is one of the more interesting knives in my newly started "slipjoint" collection. The name "World Legal" implies a sense of legislative submission or social neutering, as if to say, "It's so harmless, it's world legal!" As you can see quite clearly with your own two eyes, this is world legal based on technicalities alone. When I showed my grandmother (who is British born and ...
Survival Gear: Affordable Quality Gear, Making Your Own Kit, & More
Second in my attempt to organize the articles we've published on this blog by topic (prepper stockpiles being first) is the subject of survival gear. In case you couldn't tell by browsing this site, we're huge gear junkies on this site - but that neither means we spend a fortune on gear, nor that we constantly attempt to go for the cheapest option so that we can have more gear, albeit lower ...