Posts Tagged ‘Boy Scouts’

Survival Knife Review: the Moro

Posted on July 9th, 2010 by Leon

Survival Knife Review: the Moro

A Moro can do about 90 percent of what I need an outdoor knife to do. And while I’ve yet to find the ultimate do-everything survival knife, a Moro can come really close!

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Add a Cheap, Reliable Firemaking System to Your Survival Kits

Posted on June 18th, 2010 by Leon

Add a Cheap, Reliable Firemaking System to Your Survival Kits

The best firestarting system can also be the cheapest and the materials are the easy to find at any drug or grocery store.

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Make a Common Sense Urban/Wilderness Survival Kit

Posted on May 27th, 2010 by Leon

When it comes to wilderness or urban survival, being prepared is just common sense, and you should insert a healthy dose of that commodity into any disaster or emergency planning!

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Foil Wrap Food: Tasty Fuel for Survival

Posted on April 28th, 2010 by Leon

Foil Wrap Food: Tasty Fuel for Survival

In a survival situation, food should taste good. When (fill in the acronym) happens, previously-fussy eaters will find that hunger is the best sauce. But the same diet everyday will soon grow monotonous. Really, how many MREs can you eat before all the entrees taste the same?

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Make a Garbage Bag Shelter Part of Your Survival Kit

Posted on April 21st, 2010 by Leon

Make a Garbage Bag Shelter Part of Your Survival Kit

No piece of survival equipment is worth anything if you don’t have it with you! A trash bag shelter is compact, lightweight and convenient to carry. Consider including one in your survival kit!

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Hatchet or Saw: Choose the Best Portable Survival Kit Tool

Posted on April 20th, 2010 by Leon

Hatchet or Saw: Choose the Best Portable Survival Kit Tool

Is your best choice a hatchet or a saw?

Either choice has advantages and disadvantages. When choosing any tool for wilderness or urban survival, start by anticipating where you might be when you may need the tool, and what tasks it will need to perform.

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Peter Kummerfeldt’s Survival Kit List for Beginners

Posted on April 4th, 2010 by Leon

Commercial kits compromise the quality of the components in order to keep the overall price of the kit down — it’s better to build your own.

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Simple Survival Tips For Using a Map and Compass

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Leon

Simple Survival Tips For Using a Map and Compass

It’s really hard to think, and reason out what to do next when there’s this awful, nauseating realization that you may be lost in the wilderness. Suppose you have a map and compass along, and a basic idea of how to use them. But maybe you didn’t think about using the navigation tools until it was too late…

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Worth Reading: ‘Camping’s Forgotten Skills: Backwoods Tips From a Boundary Waters Guide’

Posted on March 1st, 2010 by Leon

Worth Reading: ‘Camping’s Forgotten Skills: Backwoods Tips From a Boundary Waters Guide’

A good way to prepare for potential emergencies is to read and learn from informative books with practical, usable information. “Camping’s Forgotten Skills: Backwoods Tips From a Boundary Waters Guide” by Cliff Jacobson is one of those literary resources that should be part of any survival or prepper library.

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THINK YOUR CONGRESSMAN’S NO BOY SCOUT? THINK AGAIN

Posted on February 9th, 2010 by Leon

Posted By: Anthony Lydgate Tagged As: Boy Scouts of America, 100th anniversary of Boy Scouts, Congress, Eagle Scout, boys, boy Today, February 8, 2010, is the 100th anniversary of the founding of Boy Scouts of America. The BSA currently offers 122 merit badges. Many of them—Hiking, Swimming, Fishing, Canoeing, Backpacking, Orienteering, Wilderness Survival—are distinctly woodsy. [...]

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