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Backpack Buyer’s Guide
Ask anyone, “what is the best…(it doesn’t matter what word follows “best”)” and you will receive a wide variety of responses. Best is a subjective term and the answers that... -
How to Organize Your Survival Kit
“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... -
5 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Homeschooling
Homeschooling my children was not something that I grew up knowing I would do. I attended public school through all of my primary education years, and the bias I may... -
Practicing a 72 Hour Power Outage at Home
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... -
How to Identify Wild Edible, Medicinal, and Useful Plants
In my opinion, one of the most impressive survival skills is wild plant knowledge. I know I know, a picture of a leaf or bark on Instagram isn’t going to... -
Humanitarian Aid in Poland
I met a gentleman named Dave at an underground train station in Poland last week. He was standing outside of a food line wearing a neon yellow volunteer vest and... -
The Tears We Shed
I’m ugly when I cry. There’s no mistaking that. My nose runs, my eyes well up, I look like a wreck. I don’t cry often but when I do, I... -
How to Pack for Wet Weather
“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... -
Winter Emergency Family Considerations
Preparing to thrive during the winter months in colder climates is a continuous endeavor, and while your vehicle and home need to be properly maintained and stocked to account for... -
If You Only Had One Tool
I’ve been a professional survival instructor since 2007. Before that, I worked at a canoeing/kayaking outfitter from 1998 to 2006. I’ve seen the booming interest in survival television shows (hell,... -
Cold Water Challenge
If you’ve followed along on my social media, @ms.amber.elle you may have noticed that I decided back in the fall to challenge myself each month in 2022 with new exposure... -
The Value of Sleep
In 2012, I asked a friend to help me assemble a demo reel to show executives in Hollywood I was meeting with after being signed by WME in the reality...
