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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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Cutlery Reviews

C.T. Fischer and Bark River Nessmuk knives

Best survival knife? New materials, old designs combine in this classic cutlery

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Looking for a traditional, classic knife design made with the best of modern materials? Check out these newcomers.

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Hunt|Fish|Camp

My Remington 700 in 7 mm magnum caliber is my choice as an elk hunting rifle, but it is not the best choice for an overall self defense weapon.

Is the 30.06 the best deer caliber? It might be!

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A 30.06 is never a mistake or a bad choice for a deer hunting rifle. In some cases, the ’06 may be the best choice.

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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

Three emergencies where a tactical pen can be really useful

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How often have we heard that hackneyed, mossy old cliche, “The pen is mightier than the sword?” Unexpected emergencies happen all the time and you may need a tactical pen.

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Survival Skills

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What gear should you carry in your deer hunting daypack?

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A deer hunter’s daypack houses a very personal collection of gear designed to keep you safe, dry and warm under a variety of really different environments. It also must contain meat cutting tools and equipment. Here’s what works for me.

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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.