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How To Dress Children For Cold Weather

How To Dress Children For Cold Weather

Posted by Amber Elle on Nov 13th 2023

There’s not much that can ruin an adventurous winter day like a freezing cold child. Believe me, I’ve been in your sherpa lined boots. Children, like the elderly, have a harder time thermoregulating their bodies. This means that they can get dangerously cold without the proper clothing or protection …
Got A Light?

Got A Light?

Posted by Kevin Estela on Nov 10th 2023

Every adult should carry the means to make fire at all times. It's that simple. The ability to start a fire was once held in higher regard than it is now. Think about it: how often have you been to a birthday celebration where someone has asked, "Does anyone have a match or lighter?" to spark the ca …
​Advanced Survival Experience AAR

​Advanced Survival Experience AAR

Posted by Kevin Estela on Nov 3rd 2023

Training can be horizontal or vertical. Horizontal training includes learning how to operate gear and learning basic skill sets. Vertical training is when the basics are made more difficult with training modifiers. Learning how to scrape a fire steel is horizontal training. Learning how to use a Fer …
Travel Tips

Travel Tips

Posted by Kevin Estela on Oct 27th 2023

In early 2023, I filmed a very low-budget YouTube video with Julian and his brother Josh in a San Antonio hotel room after podcasting with former POW's from Vietnam. That video took all of an hour to film, with most of the time spent on setup and breakdown. I explained the items of a bag I carry eve …
​Glock MOS Operator Course AAR

​Glock MOS Operator Course AAR

Posted by Kevin Estela on Oct 23rd 2023

Professional development is essential. While I don't fancy myself a "gun instructor" I occasionally get pressed into service as an assistant instructor on the range for Fieldcraft. I'll be the first to tell you that my perspective is from an armed civilian since 2001, and I don't have the background …
​Make Them Come Back for More (Range Time)

​Make Them Come Back for More (Range Time)

Posted by Kevin Estela on Oct 13th 2023

It was a SIG P232, way back in the day, the first handgun I ever shot. I remember how sleek that pistol was, the recoil compared to my air pistols, and how the experience made me want to come back for more. I was an absolute novice as my target likely indicated, but the experience hit a bullseye …