Five tips to make better feather sticks for firemaking
Suppose you need to start a fire, it’s been raining, and all the sticks are wet. Here’s how to make dry firestarting materials.
Lon Humphrey Tarpon | Check out this superb Every Day Carry knife
Sometimes the most effective blade length for a job is under three inches. This Tarpon from Lon Humphrey Custom Knives, packs a lot of utility use in a small package.
Review: We check out the ITEHIL filter system for fast safe drinking water
Staying hydrated is not an option. This water filter can purify “rain runoff, springs, lakes, ponds, rivers, swimming pools, swamp water, soda, coffee, sweat, and even urine!”
Why Anglers Need a Fishing App: Key Benefits and Essential Features
Anyone who claims he or she has never been skunked fishing is either a liar, or has never been fishing. This app may help reduce the chances of going home empty-handed.
Worth reading | Countdown to Preparedness
Where do you start preparing for disasters, when you don’t have a clue of where to start? This book, written by survival and preparedness expert Jim Cobb, is a good beginning point.
Review | The Hults Bruk American Felling Axe should be part of your preparedness gear
If you only had one tool to use for clearing land, building a cabin and possibly self defense, chances are you’d pick an axe. Take a look at this axe for inclusion in your emergency gear. A quality ax may be worth its weight in gold.
Update Day 28: High Winds on Lake Pepin – Follow this Mississippi River source-to-sea canoe voyage
Jean-Canot Stephen Walker, my friend and fellow Quapaw Canoe Company guide, is paddling the length of the Mississippi River this summer in a canoe. He will travel from Lake Itasca, Minnesota, to the Gulf of Mexico. Follow his adventures here.
Downriver: Cass Lake and the Ricers Chapter 6
The Chippewa Indians have always thought the wild rice beds are a gift from God. Today, wild rice is still important to the Indian people.
Update: Is the Beretta Long Sleeve Shooting Shirt the best choice for hot weather?
Update: The Beretta Long Sleeve Shooting Shirt is my first choice for hot weather wear.
Review | Bravo-6 Generation 2 may be the big knife you need
The Bravo-6 Generation 2 is the latest in Bark River’s wildly popular Bravo line. Is it the big knife you’ve been looking for?
