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To me, one of the most intriguing intellectual exercises in preparedness is the question of every day carry (EDC) essentials. The question becomes, “If I suddenly found myself in a survival situation with nothing available beyond what is in my ...

Zero tolerance run amok almost destroyed the lives of two high school students in Escondido, California. Brandon Cappelletti, 18, and Sam Serrato, 16, faced expulsion from school and criminal charges because security guards found knives used for fishing and other ...

I am a big fan of edged weapons. The utility of a good blade is such that, in my opinion, no one should ever be without one. A decent knife can get you out of more binds and fix more ...

Concealed carry is on the rise, but, unfortunately, we may not always have access to firearms for self-defense. Below are nine different items that can be used effectively as self-defense weapons. These tools are also small and lightweight so you ...

“There never was a good knife made of bad steel.” – Benjamin Franklin After having indulged in my own love affair with knife making, this was perhaps the single most important lesson I learned about the art: A knife’s steel ...

There are lots of survival blades out there from machetes and hand-forged skinners to double-bit axes. I’d buy them all if I could, because one can never have too many knives. But then, there’s one particular knife which holds a ...

I will never forget that day I convinced my mom to drive me down to the Army-Navy surplus store. I was 16 and had just saved up for two weeks to purchase a new knife. Not that I needed a ...

There’s just something about a gorgeous knife, right? If you’re a bushcraft lover, dreamer and even just a beginner, there’s a good chance that if someone caught you on your lunch break, surfing Google images over that tuna sandwich … ...

If you can only fit a small number of items in your survival kit, it is a good idea to stick to items that can serve multiple functions. Here, then, are the top 10 survival items that can fulfill multiple ...

I have never been a huge car guy. I can do the very basics of turning a wrench, and with some guidance I changed an alternator once upon a time. I’ve dabbled in carpentry over the summers, so I can ...