
Repost: Backpacking: Get Packing
Finally the part all my fellow geardos have been waiting for, the gear.Since we settled on a three day trip in the mountains last time we’ll structure around that. BelowContinue reading “Repost: Backpacking: Get Packing”

Repost: Backpacking: Let’s Get Started
PlanningBefore any trip you will need to analyze the area and start planning. For this exercise I am going to use the mountains as the main example and just haveContinue reading “Repost: Backpacking: Let’s Get Started”

Repost: So You Think You Can Camp?
Found some of the articles from the old site on “The Wayback Machine” so thought I would repost them. What kind of outdoorsman are you? A lot of us fancyContinue reading “Repost: So You Think You Can Camp?”

ALICE Rucksack Updates
So way back in 2015 I read one of “The Baldwin Files” posts on Soldier Systems and in he talked about upgrades to the old ALICE pack. I liked theContinue reading “ALICE Rucksack Updates”

Klymit Static V2 Review
TL;DR: Not for me Last year I decided to try out an inflatable air mattress on our annual backpacking trip. I’ve always used either an original Thermarest 3/4 length padContinue reading “Klymit Static V2 Review”

Gear for the Hard Times: DIY Water Purification for your Family
From our friend at The New Rifleman blog Water. If things get hot, you need to be able to move to and fro and have your basic needs met. Water,Continue reading “Gear for the Hard Times: DIY Water Purification for your Family”

Nuke Map!
Since it’s 1983 all over again I thought I would share this with readers. This is a website with a sweet little interactive map that lets you detonate over theContinue reading “Nuke Map!”

Book Review -The Dark Secrets of SHTF Survival: The Brutal Truth About Violence, Death, & Mayhem You Must Know to Survive
I bought this book a week or so ago after seeing it referenced some where else. The discussion had turned to current events and of course this came up. TheContinue reading “Book Review -The Dark Secrets of SHTF Survival: The Brutal Truth About Violence, Death, & Mayhem You Must Know to Survive”

Survival Kit
A survival kit is supposed to be everything you would need to survive for a week that you can keep on you at all times. Typically, or at least ideally,Continue reading “Survival Kit”
Farming Insider Warns The Coming Food Shortages Are Going To Be Far Worse Than We’re Being Told
Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, The information that I am about to share with you is extremely alarming, but I have always endeavored to never sugarcoat things for myContinue reading “Farming Insider Warns The Coming Food Shortages Are Going To Be Far Worse Than We’re Being Told”