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On military bases everywhere, every Friday, Servicemembers are held against their will. That’s probably a bit extreme, but they aren’t allowed to go home and be released from work until...

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...

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....

The 12 gauge pump shotgun is a survival firearm everyone should own. It is legal in most areas, it is capable of taking any game animal from squirrel to pheasant...

I recall years ago browsing through studies conducted with children and firearm safety slightly appalled at the data that was being analyzed. Multiple universities had publications stating that children were...

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...

At a dinner one night during Overland Expo Mountain West, I sat down across from Brian from @twowolffoundation and discussed a wide range of topics from training, to notable survival...

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...

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...

I’m a sucker for cast iron. Look in my kitchen cabinets and you’ll find a metric ton of cast iron pans, skillets, and pots. Cast iron is old school, like...

Every once in a while, there is a collaboration in the outdoor world that just makes sense. Think of your favorite camouflage company wrapping your favorite rifle. Think of two...

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...