A frequent argument against 2nd Amendment rights that has been popular recently goes something along the lines of “the founding father’s gave people the right to own guns back in the days of single shot muskets which had to be reloaded by hand. They couldn’t have foreseen where technology would take us today.” This is used in support of the idea that modern, semi-automatic firearms whose magazines can carry multiple rounds are outside of the...
AR15s are the closest thing that the world of firearms has to a Lego set. There are multiple options available for every part of the gun and the magazine is no exception. At their core, these magazines were designed to be disposable boxes that hold ammunition and feed it into the weapon. However, in a system whose original design goes back to the 1950s, advances in technology have opened the door to innovation. Magpul is...
I’ve been carrying the Gerber Decree for the last few months and have formed some strong opinions after keeping in easy reach for so long. It has been in my pocket on work days, the weekends and some trips outdoors. Although it is not an absolutely perfect knife, it is a lot of knife for the money and seems to have been designed with emergency preparedness in mind.
Denatured alcohol has seen a growth in popularity in recent years as a stove fuel for a reason. It is available all over the country at most every store that has a paint or automotive section, such as Wal-Mart, Lowe’s and Home Depot. It is not prohibitively expensive, evaporates quickly when spilled and stores well. Stoves that run on it, like the White Box Alcohol Stove, are sturdy, easy to pack or store away, have...
Summary: If you’ve ever wanted to have the sharpest blade around, one that impresses and maybe slightly scares your buddy who asks to borrow your knife, then The Razor Edge Book of Sharpening is worth a read. It covers folding knives, sheath knives, axes, arrowheads, fishhooks and other cutting tools, with each category getting its own chapter that focuses in on specific sharpening concerns, based on the intended use of an edge.
If you were to ask almost any crowd of folks “Hey, what is the best flashlight out there?” someone would chime in “The one you actually have with you when it is dark.” That is the perfect niche for little keychain lights like the Thrunite Ti. They aren’t the brightest or the most full featured lights, but they are the most likely to be in your pocket when you have to walk across a dark...
In an emergency situation, a good flashlight can be the difference between standing around in the dark and getting work done or moving to safety. The Nitecore P12 has a feature set that almost seems to have been designed with emergency preparedness in mind.
Ultimate Survival is well known for for emergency fire starting products like the BlastMatch Fire Starter and Wet Fire Tinder. I recently picked up their Sparkie Mini Fire Starter to test out as a possible addition to a survival kit.
The SilverFire Survivor Rocket Stove is the latest in rocket stove design. This style of stove has been around in various forms since the early 1980s. The original idea came about as part of research into creating a super efficient stove that people in third world countries could use to cook their meals with less fuel and air pollution. There have been a multitude of improvements to the rocket stove concept from both continued research...
Book Reivew: Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living by: Rachel Kaplan with K. Ruby Blume Summary: Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living is a cross between a political manifesto and a gardening book. The authors’ goal seems to be to bring about political and social change through introducing people to growing food in urban areas.