Video: How to find dry fire making tinder in wet weather

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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How to Winterize Your Home for Survival Situations

Don’t wait until the blizzard hits! Here are some tips to winterize your house to avoid problems later on.

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Best hunting knife? We review the Bark River Wilderness Five Cru-Wear

Looking around for the best hunting knife? For hunters, outdoorspeople and cutlery aficionados, that’s one of the searches that never ends. This Bark River Wilderness Five may be what you’re looking for.

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Review: Naturehike® lightweight down sleeping bag for backpacking and canoe camping

Few items are more important to backpackers or prepper/survival types than a quality sleeping bag.

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Video: Carp Knives LP – A quality custom knife that can work hard

I couldn’t resist when Alabama knifemaker Kendall Carpenter offered to make a hunting knife to my specs. The result is the Carp Knives LP (for Lower Peninsula). 

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Should you remove the snow off your roof?

More winter storms and blizzards are on the way. Do you need to shovel the snow on your roof?

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10 gear items that can make deer hunting easier

Once a hunter qualifies for AARP membership, hunting smart becomes the rule. Here are some gear suggestions that can make the experience somewhat easier for any hunter, but no less challenging.

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Video: Afraid of the dark? Here’s how to get over it

Here are some ways to help you deal with this fear of darkness issue before it develops into a survival situation.

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10 useful – but cheap – survival gift items for the holiday season

Christmas doesn’t have to break the bank. You’ve heard this here before: Good equipment doesn’t have to be expensive – it just has to work.

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Is a headlamp the best survival light ? We review the Pelican 2765 LED Headlight

You need several light sources in your survival/emergency gear, IMHO, and one of them should be a reliable headlamp.

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