Museum display features limited edition print of ‘Spirit of Saint Louis’

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.”.

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Six Reasons to Get an Electric Cooler: Review of the Anker EverFrost Portable Cooler

Thinking about buying a solar powered electric cooler? Here is why you might need one.

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WWII K98 Mauser German Infantry Rifle Finds New Home in Vicksburg’s Old Court House Museum

After some 80 years in a gunsafe, my dad’s K98 Mauser German Infantry rifle will be in a World War II display. 

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Review: Bark River Fox River Featherweight might be your best EDC knife

Sometimes the best knife is a small one. After all, survival tools must be lightweight, compact and easy to carry or they might be left behind. This may be the knife you’ve been looking for.

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Five tips for keeping your feet warm in cold weather

If you’re outside in cold weather, your feet may get cold. These tips may help them stay warm.

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Thick or thin? What’s the best blade design for you?

One thing to consider before investing in a knife is how thick the blade is. Blade thickness directly affects how the knife can be used, and how effective it will be. Here is how to chose the best thickness for your needs.

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How long can you store ammunition?

Maybe you’re storing some rifle, pistol and shotgun ammunition along with your prepper foods. How long will that ammo last before you can’t depend on it?

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Downriver Chapter 11: Vision Quest?

Sometimes an experience will bring up memories that have lain dormant for years. Maybe it was of something that didn’t seem particularly important at the time it was happening. Possibly the new experience is like a key word on a computer that opens up an apparently unrelated, or unsuspected file.…

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Aurora Hunter: Bark River combines two great knives to make a better hunting knife

What happens when two great knife designs – the Kalahari blade and Aurora handle – are combined? In this case, a really great hunting knife is the result!

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Survive this: Six maps you should have for urban disaster evacuations

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!

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