Welcome to another round of Reader Questions. This time we'll be discussing a two part question about EMPs raised by Bernard: Bernard's EMP Preparedness Question I'm new to prepping. I'd like to get info on: 1. Communication after an EMP and/or 2. How to protect my electronics from an EMP. Our Response: Post-EMP Communication Gear First off, thanks Bernard for sending in your question. For ...
CRKT Minimalist Folts Wharncliffe Neck Knife Review
The CRKT Minimalist set the standard in the knife world as one of the first truly affordable neck knives to enter the market that still offers a level of practicality that made it viable as a utility blade. While so many other neck knives at its price point turned out to be a gimmick, the CRKT Minimalist is actually quite useful as an EDC tool, and in my opinion, is one of the best back up blades ...
Winter Emergency Supplies: Survival & Prepper Gear for Cold Climates
Not sure if winter's begun to show it's frosty fingertips where you live, but here in Toronto, the weather's slowly begun to take a turn for the colder. Last December, Thomas and I had the misfortune of living through 5 nights and 4 days with no electricity in sub-zero degree Canadian weather, as the Toronto power grid went down and emergency vehicles were having trouble getting the electrical ...
Kershaw Cryo II SpeedSafe Assisted Open Knife Review
When Kershaw announced a partnership with Rick Hinderer, the excitement was almost palpable. Rick has been a mainstay of grail knife manufacturers for years, with his XM series of custom/midtech knives (depending on your definition) being on most everyone's "would kill for" list. Finally, with the introduction of the Kershaw Cryo and Cryo II, we mere mortals, who couldn't afford or justify ...
Knife Drop: Mods and Upgrades
One of our friends does some killer knife modifications. He's been getting so good at them recently, couldn't help but taking shots of them and featuring them in a knife drop. My favourite mod is the one of the Kershaw Strobe, what's yours? Knives Featured Kershaw Strobe Kershaw Tremor > Read our review of the Tremor Kershaw Volt > Read our review of the Volt Spyderco ...
What Success Looks Like for a Prepper
Let me start off by noting that success comes in many different shapes and forms. Success for one individual often looks very different from the picture of success another person paints. One individual may see a stable corporate job with fixed hours and the chance to go home and forget about work as dream come true. Another may see working long hours into the night on a creative small business ...