equipment for surviving hostile environments
After several subscribers on my YouTube channel recommended it, I got a subscription for Creek Stewart’s Apocabox. I’ve done dozens of product reviews, but this is the first time I’ve done an actual box-opening video, where I hadn’t examined the…
I finally got a neck knife. I had never seen the need for it, but my wife and boys got it for me, and it’s so convenient and practical that I’m now ready to recommend it. It’s the Boker Magnum…
Hilleberg is a great tentmaker. For my birthday, my boys bought me a mesh inner tent to go with my Nallo 3, and so I demonstrate its cool features and setup. The inner mesh tent is a modular addition to…
If you are looking for a new fixed blade knife, I don’t think you can be disappointed with an ESEE, and with a wide range of available sizes and features, there is probably one suited to any purpose a knife…
Here’s a useful gadget: The Solar Air Lantern from SurvivalFrog.com. I’m not selling it; I only mention it because I think it’s pretty useful, and I’m going to give away a couple in a few days. A simple pressure switch…
When it comes to overall performance, I think wool and other natural fabrics are simply better than synthetics. It’s not because I’m an eco nut; it’s just that they work better for me for my climate and lifestyle. I still…
The ESEE 5 is not a knife for the faint of heart. It’s a quarter-inch thick, tough as a Russian wrestler on steroids (is there any other kind?), and weighs a full pound. If the swiss army knife is a…
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