Best survival firemaking method | Use cotton balls, Vaseline and ferro rod
Here is my go-to fire making method for survival situations and how to use it. My number one choice is a combination of cotton balls infused with petroleum jelly and ignited with a ferro rod.
Review: Bark River Classic Semi-Skinner
The improvements just keep on coming with this Semi-Skinner. Bark River has refined, upgraded and improved an already incredible hunting knife.
Top five reasons to include a ferro rod in your survival kit
What is the best survival firestarting method? My money is on the ferrocerium (also commonly referred to as a flint or magnesium stick) rod. Here are five reasons you need one.
My five favorite skinning knives for big game hunting
Every prepper/survivalist/hunter needs a reliable, useful skinning knife. You may not hunt, or intend to, but some day may need to butcher a large animal. These are skinning knives that have worked well for me.
Bravo 1.25 LT Custom Modified – Could this be the ultimate hunting knife?
Bark River had a HUGE challenge by me to improve on their most popular “Bravo LT” model. But, with a request to modify the blade, you won’t believe the results. It may just be the best hunting knife ever.
Why you need a plastic sled for big game hunting
The euphoria from the successful shot starts to fade as you stand over the fallen big game animal. Here is a good-sized carcass that needs to be transported. The ground is muddy, and the animal just doesn’t slide. Of course, it will start to rain. You need a game sled.
Review: Get a sled for big game hunting safety and efficiency
Dragging a deer or elk out of the woods is a good way to bring on a heart attack for the not-so fit, once-a-year hunter. A sled can be a sound investment, and make the hunt a little easier and safer.
All-American hunting knife review | We check out the 7Forge Orso
The 7Forge Orso is a well-designed hunting knife big game hunters will appreciate! 7Forge, in Ogden, Iowa, makes quality knifes the old-fashioned way – one knife at a time. The result is a hard-working tool that is also a work of art.
Downriver: Chapter 3 Lake Itasca to Bemidgi
Lake Itasca to Bemidgi We started paddling the next morning from Wanagan through a canoeist’s paradise. The scenery ranged from pine forests that infused the air with a sweet, pine woods smell, to marshes full of cattails with stalks higher than our heads. The wetlands were full of waterfowl. It…
Video: Two best beginner knives for kids – and under $20
What is the best first knife for a beginner? Here are two contenders that can handle just about anything.
