Try these effective methods to carry water in your survival kit

Being able to carry sufficient water is a survival must. Dehydration can cause you to collapse in the heat or in the cold, and it can kill you. Every survival kit should have some way to carry and purify water.

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Best outdoor pants? We review the Tru Spec 24-7 Xpedition pants

I wore these Tru Spec 24-7 Xpedition™ pants exclusively on a recent Mississippi River canoe trip, and here is the review and how they worked out.

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Review: Bark River Crash Ax proves its worth

The Bark River Crash Ax performs way above its weight class. Here is what I found about ax’s performance on a Mississippi River canoe trip.

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Video: Include a stocking cap in your survival gear

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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Review: Bark River Camp and Trail – good all around knife choice

The Bark River Camp and Trail knife is a workhorse. It is solid and well designed and worth considering for a camp or utility knife that can do just about anything.

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Restoring a Cast Iron Treasure: How to clean and season the old time cooking utensils

A little elbow grease, and some steel wool, can help you salvage a badly rusted cast iron cooking implement. Somebody’s rusty, dust-covered survivor of a failed camping trip may end up becoming a valuable addition to your cooking tools.

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Five reasons why heading for the hills during an emergency is a bad idea

When (fill in the appropriate acronym) happens, society will collapse. But some survivalists think they will head for the wilderness and live off the land. Here’s why that philosophy won’t work.

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

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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Another look at the Hyken Knives Lite Hunter

Thinking about the best tools for deer hunting? A useful, quality knife should be right at the top of your list. This Hyken Knives™ Lite Hunter proved to be a superb hunting knife.

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Five ways to carry survival tools on a belt

Check out the Okay’s Key Safe as part of an inexpensive, effective way to carry survival gear.

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