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Vintage gear: The Kelty Tioga backpack sets the standard

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How good is the Kelty Tioga backpack? I’ve used mine – hard – for decades, and it shows no signs of wearing out. Here is why you might check out this old vintage piece of gear.

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Cutlery Reviews

The L.T. Wright Next Gen is a great choice for an everyday carry knife.

Review: Best everyday carry knife? We check out the L.T. Wright ‘Next Gen’

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The best everyday carry knife is easy and convenient to take along. The “Next Gen” could be what you’re looking for.

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Hunt|Fish|Camp

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Fantastic gear I used last deer season – and that I will use again

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The best endorsement for any type of outdoor gear is continued hard use. Here are ten items that I used a lot last deer season, and that I would not hesitate to use again.

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Making Fire

Video: How to find dry fire making tinder in wet weather

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The ability to start a fire under survival conditions can save your life. The inability can cost your life. Here are some tips for finding dry tinder under wet, stormy conditions.

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Emergency Shelter

Five tips to make your baseball cap better survival headgear

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Your survival headgear deserves a lot of consideration, and a ball cap may have a place in it. Here are some ways to make that cap more effective.

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Survival Gear

Irish Setter Edgerton XD review

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Sturdy boots are not optional for many trades. These Edgerton XDs may be a good footwear choice for people who work hard.

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Survival Skills

10 things to pack in your vehicle for emergency evacuations

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Hurrricanes, floods, wildfires…most people forced to evacuate are woefully unprepared. Here are some items to take if you ever have to evacuate your home.

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VIDEOS | TIPS & HOW TO's

This stack of garage sale cast iron skillets can be restored to usefulness with a little work.
Video: How to season cast iron cooking implements on a barbecue grill
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Cast iron cookware will last forever if you take care of it. But what happens if an implement is neglected and develops some rust? Or what about that crusty, dirty relic of an unsuccessful camping trip you find at a garage sale?

The L.T. Wright Next Gen (top) and Rouge River are great user knives.
How to: Baton firewood with a butter knife
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Most survival knife reviews at some point show the blade being pounded – or batoned -through a block of firewood. But batoning is not a big deal if you use the right technique. This method is so simple you can baton firewood with a butter knife.

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Video: Bushcraft Basics teaches wilderness skills to help urbanites survive
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Can bushcraft skills and techniques be adapted to urban settings? I think so, and that is what my book is all about: “Bushcraft Basics: A Common Sense Wilderness Survival Handbook”.

Leon Pantenburg writes a survival skills blog with tips and techniques to help typical folks survive an unexpected urban or wilderness emergency, using their common sense and emergency preparedness training. Topics include survival knives, survival clothing and camp cooking, making a fire, emergency shelter, hunting and fishing, competent survival skills and survival gear reviews.