Possibles Pouches
Look at a photograph or illustration of early 1800s frontiersmen or reenactors of that era and you will…
Road-Ready Survival
A major disaster is unfolding right before your eyes. You start getting that sick feeling in the pit…
Garmin Foretrex 401 GPS
Global Positioning System (GPS) is a worldwide satellite- based radio navigation system that was conceived in the 1970s…
ESEE Advanced Fire Kit
THE guys at ESEE and Randall’s Adventure Training (RAT) have been in the survival business for a long…
LED There Be Light
There are thousands of years of proven simple methods available to us to make light in a wilderness…
Science of Hydration
Unfortunately, the science behind hydration is complicated and difficult to explain in a short article. Here is my…
Lightning Strike Fire Starter
I have seen just about every survival gadget imaginable over the years, the worst being an overseas-manufactured plastic…
Eating Insects in the Wild
IN modern America, protein food that doesn’t come in a Styrofoam container or look like it was sliced…
Basic Principles of Escape and Evasion, Part 2
And while camouflage is extremely important during any evasion scenario, other factors also come into play. Proper Escape…
E&E Tools and Concealment
In the year 1716, 26-year-old Lord Nithsdale escaped live disembowelment (and certain death) using trickery and tools to…