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Video: Try these everyday carry wardrobe survival tools

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What survival tools can you include in your wardrobe to help you get through a emergency or disaster? Here are some suggestions.

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The correct style and material can determine if your stocking cap will be useful in specific situations. From left is a beanie, heavy wool/thinsulite winter cap, and a full-face knit reversible selection. (Pantenburg photo)

Video: Include a stocking cap in your survival gear

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About 10 percent of your body heat exits through your head. Conversely, sun beating down on an unprotected cranium can cause sunstroke, headaches and severe sunburn. A stocking cap may be what you need to handle both of these circumstances.

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Bark River Knives, Bowie knives, best Bowie knife

Video Bowie review: Bark River V-44 combines historical accuracy with new materials

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I can quit acquiring and accumulating knives whenever I want. Really. But show me a historic design, made with modern materials, and I teeter on the edge of getting yet another knife I don’t need. The Bark River V-44 did that to me recently. Here’s what I found out about this classic Bowie knife.

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Crash ax, Bark river knives, best tactical ax

Video review: A first look at the Bark River Crash Ax

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Tactical axes have been around for thousands of years. If you’re in the market for one, this Bark River Crash Ax may be just what you’re looking for.

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Video: How to tie three basic knots for emergency tarp shelter construction

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Three knots: the timber hitch, trucker’s hitch and bowline, are generally all you need to quickly set up a tarp shelter. Here’s how to tie them.

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choose best knife handle, how to choose a hunting knife, best survival knife

Handle design video | Most important part of choosing a survival/bushcraft knife?

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One of the first decisions when buying a knife should be how well the handle fits your hand. Here is how to find a knife handle that best fits your needs.

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Bark River Knives, best survival knife, best hunting knife

Video: Best belt/hunting knife | Check out the Ambush Tundra

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The new Ambush Tundra, made by Bark River Knives, combines a classic blade design with an ergonomic handle that just won’t quit.

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Bear Grylls knife, best survival knife

Video Survival Knife Review: Bear Grylls Ultimate Survival Knife

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The Bear Grylls Ultimate Survival Knife is an international best seller. But is the popularity base on Bear’s celebrity or the fact that the knife is a quality product? I decided to find out.

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