Estela's Thoughts on Fitness"Hey Kev, what do you do to stay fit?" Over the years, some variation of that question has presented itself in my regular polling of Instagram and social media as well as in podcasts and interviews. What defines physical fitness for me is the ability to perform the duties …

Spend enough time around the survival industry and you’re likely to hear about the rule of 3s. Typically this relates to time as in 3 hours without adequate shelter exposed to the elements or 3 days without water but there are many other rules of 3 beyond the minutes and weeks found in this most use …

Back in February 2024, I was approached by Jim Huntsman of the Western Huntsman podcast (An affiliate of Eastman’s Hunting Journal)who offered to take me on a bear hunt if I could make it out to Idaho. Jim and I have spoken online a few times and I was his guest on his podcast in the past. Without h …

What to Expect in the 4 Stages of Blood LossMost of us are acutely aware of the fact that we could bleed to our deaths. Maybe you are not thinking about it often, but with the right injury it usually will jump to the forethought of our minds. I have found though, that it is a whole other thing for u …

I'm 44 years old and I've been in the survival game for a minute. I remember when I wondered where I would be at this age when I was only a quarter of it. I recall being a preteen reading articles and ogling over photos that appeared in Sports Afield magazine and Outdoor Life about trips into the ba …

Hunting Season is Year RoundAt the time of writing this, it has been almost 3 months since the official end of the rifle deer hunting season here in NC. For some, hunting season is “over” but for the avid folks out there, hunting is year-round. This concept is one Gerry Young and I taught at the hun …