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Reliable survival gear is not about preparing for a cinematic apocalypse but rather about managing real-world risks like wildfire smoke, industrial accidents, or urban chemical spills. by Ethan Caldwell Think Camp Fire at Paradise Valley, California 2018. The Camp Fire caused 85 fatalities, displaced more than 50,000 people and destroyed over…
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The correct tactical pants can be a critical part of your survival gear. If you’re…
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Start your survival kit with the Ten Essentials
You don’t have any wilderness experience, but you want some. So what do you take…
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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…
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.
