“There are many correct ways; not one way.” I’ve heard this expression as a student in many courses and have used it myself as an instructor countless times. It is an excellent way to offer others multiple solutions to a problem without prescribing only one. I started thinking about this approach an …

“Want to know how to catch fish, learn from poachers.” I’ve said it over and over in my survival courses. There is a direct correlation between what is illegal and what is effective. Think of the most extreme cases. In my younger juvenile years, I watched a guy tape a M80 firework to a rock and thro …

There is a general misunderstanding of what survival communication is versus survival noise. When I think of communication, I think of signaling. That is, I am referring to a message being conveyed clearly. When I think of survival noise, I think of another form of communication but one that can …

“Organization is correlated to efficiency and efficiency is correlated to productivity and productivity is correlated to success”. I recall saying that as a teacher to my students over the years both in an academic classroom and in an outdoor setting as a survival instructor. You probably know so …

           One of my favorite books is “One Second After” by William Forstchen. The short novel tells the tale of a small-town family dealing with the effects of the power grid going down, most likely from an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) blast over the breadbasket of Ame …

“Water is the universal solvent. Give it enough time and it will cut through anything.” I’m paraphrasing my high-school science teacher, Mr. Parente, with this quote. It was freshman year and we were discussing the water cycle and in particular, the way water cuts through the rock over time as is th …