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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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Cutlery Reviews

Best EDC knife? We review the Bark River Gunny Vortex (video)

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I didn’t need another Bark River Gunny. But I couldn’t pass up this latest addition to the Gunny line.

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Hunt|Fish|Camp

This spoon fishing lure was made from a common kitchen spoon. It works very well! (Pantenburg photo)

Make a fishing lure from a kitchen spoon

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One of the most useful, and effective fishing lures is the common spoon. Here’s how to make a good one, for pennies, from recycled materials.

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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

snow camping

10 tips for warm sleeping in cold weather camping

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Nothing is more miserable that a night spent shivering from the cold or where you just can’t stay comfortably warm. Here are 10 tips for staying warm and getting a good night’s sleep.

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Survival Gear

Review: Titan by Arctic Zone Leak-Proof Welded Cooler

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Your most valuable piece of survival equipment after a natural disaster may turn out to be an efficient cooler.

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Survival Skills

Review: Kevin Estela’s ‘Beyond the Field: Taking Wilderness Skills to the Next Level ‘ educational book

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Kevin Estela is a recognized expert in all things outdoors. His latest book – Beyond the Field: Taking Wilderness Skills to the Next Level is chock-full of good information for every prepper/survivalist/outdoorsperson.

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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.