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Why a 5.11 Tactical Pant is the Best Choice in Survival Clothing

Dressing for success in survival situations depends on a lot of things that may be out of your control – things you should be prepared for. Your style of pants can be a fundamental part of surviving the what most don’t expect to happen. In this article I review the…

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Survival Knives

The Ambush Tundra combines a Canadian style blade with a Kalahari handle.

Common-Sense Knife Choices for Survival, Bushcraft, and Everyday Readiness

by Aleks Nemtcev Your knife is the one tool that can’t be easily improvised. It…

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Hunt | Fish | Camp

These three long guns are good, reliable choices for the beginner with no experience.

Five Things to Look for in a Reliable Survival Firearm

In a survival situation, your gear has one job: it has to work. Extra features and…

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Making Fire

How to Choose a Ferro Rod That Won’t Let You Down

A ferro rod is one of those tools that looks simple until you depend on…

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Footwear Reviews

How to Choose a Ferro Rod That Won’t Let You Down

A ferro rod is one of those tools that looks simple until you depend on…

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Survival Skills

Which lessons are learned when watching families react during crisis?

When people picture an emergency, their minds will usually jump towards chaos, screaming, and everyone…

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SURVIVAL TIPS & HOW TO's

Leon Pantenburg writes a survival skills blog with tips and techniques to help typical folks survive an unexpected urban or wilderness emergency, using 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.