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North Carolina Blackout December 2022

North Carolina Blackout December 2022

Posted by Kevin Estela on Dec 8th 2022

It’s Sunday December 4 and I woke up around 2am in the morning when my phone started vibrating over and over. I just wrapped up a 2-Day wilderness survival course in Aberdeen, NC and fell asleep earlier than usual. My friends and Fieldcraft Survival NC fam, Gerry and Doc Mac, both messaged me about …
Personal Security Course Takeaways: Role Player Edition

Personal Security Course Takeaways: Role Player Edition

Posted by Kevin Estela on Dec 1st 2022

I love bad guy reps. That is, I love playing the bad guy in a training scenario. Think about it. We walk around most of the time in good-guy mode. When we consciously make the effort to think like a criminal would to achieve a better understanding of how we can improve our safety, we only temporaril …
Estela’s Thoughts on EDC

Estela’s Thoughts on EDC

Posted by Kevin Estela on Nov 3rd 2022

Everyday carry changes from one person to the next. Depending on our daily duties and responsibilities as well as our experiences and training, what we carry varies wildly. There are some folks who ground their EDC in fantasy. They carry what they believe will be useful in a hyperinflated sense of t …
Fishing In The Mountains

Fishing In The Mountains

Posted by Kevin Estela on Oct 20th 2022

A correlation exists between what is easy to access and how many people you will see there. Think about it, you may run into a dozen people on a particular hiking trail with an Instagram-worthy viewpoint but you probably won’t see a single soul on another trail that just snakes through the trees. Si …
 Give Blood, Give Life

Give Blood, Give Life

Posted by Kevin Estela on Oct 13th 2022

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 …
Uses for Paracord in the Wilderness

Uses for Paracord in the Wilderness

Posted by Kevin Estela on Sep 1st 2022

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 …