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Review: Bark River Yukon Skinner can double as survival knife

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The Bark River Yukon Skinner may become your favorite hunting/EDC knife.

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Cutlery Reviews

Troop 18 bought 50 Mora 840 Companions for the scouts to use.

Five reasons Scouting America participants should use rigid blade knives

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Many Scouting America councils and camps ban fixed-blade knives. Here’s why they shouldn’t. (And why the well-prepared survivalist/prepper should consider adding a fixed blade to their survival gear.)

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Hunt|Fish|Camp

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Essential gear for every hunting trip: Things you can’t afford to forget

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Planning a hunting trip? There’s nothing quite like the excitement of heading out into the wild — but forgetting the right gear can quickly turn your dream adventure into a total misfire.

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Making Fire

Why bother learning primitive fire making skills? Here are several reasons why

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There are incredibly-effective fire making survival tools on the market. So why invest the time in learning the old-time methods? There are several good reasons why.

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Emergency Shelter

Cowboy hat review: American Hat Makers Montana Straw

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A sun hat is something you don’t want to scrimp on. A broad-brimmed, well-ventilated hat can keep you from getting sunburned. It might keep you from getting sunstroke. This American Hat Makers straw hat might be just what you need!

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Survival Gear

Five reasons you need sturdy leather work boots in your wardrobe

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Leather boots have a place in your wardrobe, no matter where you live. Here are five reasons why.

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Survival Skills

Possible lifesavers | Know how to identify edible flowers in urban settings

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In an emergency which edible flowers are available in urban areas?

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VIDEOS | TIPS & HOW TO's

Family heirloom WWII German rifle now in museum display
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After some 80 years in family gunsafes, this World War Two German K98 rifle now resides in a WWII display in the Old Court House Museum in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Museum display features limited edition print of ‘Spirit of Saint Louis’
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A new display at the Old Court House Museum features a limited edition print of  legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh’s airplane the “Spirit of Saint Louis.”.

Survive this: Six maps you should have for urban disaster evacuations
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What kind of maps do you need to function in urban and/or wilderness situations? What happens during a disaster where you are forced to evacuate and need to travel by road, then go off road and finally cross country? You better know where you’re going!

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.