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What makes a good hunting rifle? Here are 10 tips to help make your best choice

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Every hunter probably has an opinion on what makes the best hunting rifle. This discussion should take place around a campfire! In the “for what it’s worth” category, here are ten things I look for in a hunting rifle.

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Cutlery Reviews

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Videos: My top ten deer hunting knives

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Every year, folks ask me the “Who is your favorite child?” question when it comes to the best knives for deer hunting. Here are some of the knives that work for me.

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Hunt|Fish|Camp

7mm Remington Magnum | Best all around big game rifle?

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My Remington 700 in 7 mm Remington Magnum has always performed well. Though I bought it in 1991, and used it hard since then, it remains my go-to rifle for nasty weather big game hunts. Here is why it works for me.

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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

Best choice for all seasons? We review Hollow alpaca socks

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The correct socks can directly affect the comfort and safety of you boots. These alpaca socks are an excellent choice and worth considering for hot weather hiking.

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Survival Gear

Stay cool: American Hat Company straw fedora sun hat review

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Many people view headgear as style-driven and a hat may be an afterthought or a fashion accessory. But a person loses about 10 percent of their body heat through their head. Conversely, a lot of heat can be transferred to the rest of the body through an uncovered head. Some people will learn that the hard way.

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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.