My first experience giving blood corresponded to a day we have collectively agreed not to forget. On September 11th, 2001, I was a senior at Fairfield University and I watched the news come in as I heard neighbors crying through their windows and collecting in common areas consoling one another. Tha …

I’m a sucker for cast iron. Look in my kitchen cabinets and you’ll find a metric ton of cast iron pans, skillets, and pots. Cast iron is old school, like me, and it imparts the best flavor to food. I don’t think there is any fair comparison made between the food you can cook in a cast-iron pan vs th …

Every once in a while, there is a collaboration in the outdoor world that just makes sense. Think of your favorite camouflage company wrapping your favorite rifle. Think of two of your favorite outdoor personalities out and about on a wild hunting or fishing trip. Think, in this case, of your favori …

Cordage skills are perhaps only second to fire in terms of difficulty. Attend one of our wilderness survival courses and you’ll likely hear me say that at some point. After all, nature does provide materials that are long, strong, and flexible but if you don’t have the right skill set and knowledge …

During the Vietnam Conflict, the United States military developed various hammocks for use in the field with the most popular being the M1966. These hammocks provided US servicemen the ability to sleep up and off the ground away from the insects, rodents, reptiles, and arachnids that called the jung …

“Jesus, that’s Jason Bourne.” That quote from the popular Robert Ludlum series has become a derogatory smear online when someone makes a comment about “gray man” or “op sec” or “non-permissive environments”. It seems like everyone is a secret agent these days or trains with someone who was making th …