Category: <span>survival</span>

Safety, planning, and survival are terms we hear and see all over these days. Survival is a major one. Have you thought about surviving ‘the big one’ or a catastrophic event? Would you have enough supplies for you and your family to survive? I am going to focus on survival…

Through the dense underbrush, the blood trail was thinning out. I looked up and saw a set of eyes glaring at me. Seconds later, the boar charged!  Those three sentences are fiction, for me, but it could happen. Many of the areas I hunt do not allow me to carry…

Safety is always a priority with me. Whether it be when hunting the backcountry, around my home, or in dealing with my car, I want to be safe. Before I left for Colorado, I thought about the likelihood of shooting an elk and marking an area, beside using my GPS,…

Sleeping alone in a tent at night, in the pitch black, can be very unnerving. You hear all sorts of things and having a light source nearby is beneficial. What about in a survival situation? Have you ever tried lighting a gas lantern when you are on high alert? It…

I received this in my email again today and wanted to pass it on to you SoCal survival junkies! NBC is having their local casting call for the Bear Grylls Adventure Show! If you go try out, good luck to you. If you make it I want to hear all…

Paracord Survival Bracelet Giveaway Last week, I posted about how you can make your own paracord bracelets. The process is quite simple and fun to do. I made a few and now I’d like to offer everyone a chance to win one for themselves. Two lucky readers will each win…

The Lions Will Roar – Be Prepared! I was checking out The Outdoor Pressroom today and read this story about a female jogger and her recent encounter with a mountain lion near Lake Arrowhead. I was just up near that area a few weeks ago. After reading the story it…

Pack Light, Pack RightI recently posted that REI was offering some lectures inside the store and I decided I needed to check them out. How can I post about them and not attend one, right? Let me tell you, there is value in attending. REI had plenty of space set…