I'm not going to lie to you, and typically, neither will any other prepper: prepping isn't easy. While, no matter who you are, you're likely to get a lot of negativity from society over being a prepper, prepping can be especially hard when not even your family is on board with your goal to be more prepared. Hell, even if you don't get much shaming from society and if every single person in ...
CRKT M16 Kit Carson Spear Point Tactical EDC Knife Review
The many variants of the CRKT M16 have been a reference model for CRKT for quite some time now. I usually tend to avoid uber-tactical options when it comes to folders, with the exception of the CRKT Hissatsu (which I love), but I felt it was almost obligatory to pick up what is one of the most popular tactical folding options on the market and give it a fair shot as my EDC; at least to see what ...
Prepper Shaming: Who Suffers Most from the “Prepper Stigma”
Truth be told, I'm more than a little fed up. I'm a blogger. And I blog about survival, preparedness, and gear. But when I tell people this, I get glazed eyes and blatant disinterest. I start by saying I'm a blogger, and while there used to be a stigma around that statement alone, I find the negative stigma around blogging for a living has been dissipating in recent years - at least a ...
Kershaw Blur 1670 Ken Onion EDC Folding Knife Review
The Kershaw Blur is probably the most popular knife that I own. It seems everyone I've spoken to either currently owns one, or has at least handled the Blur in the past, and when you see how much Kershaw brings to the table taking into account this knife's affordable entry price, I can't say I am very surprised. It might not be my favourite knife due to its assisted deployment and its lack of a ...
May 2015 EDC Purse Dump
Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Pocket Knife Spyderco Sage 1 > Read our review of the Spyderco Sage 1 EDC Camera Sony Alpha a5000 with 16-50mm Lens Mini Multi-Tool Gerber Dime Smart Phone Google Nexus 4 Keychain Light NiteCore Tube ...
DIY: How to Build Your Own Altoids Tin Survival Kit
We've got a really straightforward reader question to be answered for today that comes from one of our long-time Twitter followers, moriel73®! moriel73®’s Altoid Tin Emergency Kit Question Hi. Can you help me to make my Altoids emergency kit? Our Response: Build Recommendations for Altoids Tin Survival Kit Contents Altoids survival kits have been a mainstay of the survival community for many ...