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Selecting the Right Survival Backpack

When you're bugging out of the city or back home, when crap goes down you're going to need a sturdy and comfortable survival backpack to haul your gear.

Paracord

If you've spent any amount of time looking into and buying emergency supplies, you'll eventually run into this amazing stuff called paracord...

Raging Waters

Whether it’s around your home or hits when you’re traveling on vacation, floods can happen in any terrain — coastal areas, mountain river valleys, or urban cityscapes.

Surviving the Loss of Your Disaster Gear

If you believe you are prepared for everything, here's a little reality check to easily illustrate how your best laid plans can go straight to hell.

Spyderco H1 Assist: Rustproof With Rescue Features

The perfect combination of decades of design experience and the best of modern materials.

Guide to Hands-Free Lighting

In a disaster scenario where you need both of your hands to get someone or even yourself out of danger, the need to have your hands freed up is multiplied exponentially.

You’re Ready, But What About Your Dog?

Having a contingency plan that includes your pets is crucial to any pet owner, and it would be beneficial to include them in buying survival essentials.

Short-Range Comms

Radios are a critical communication tool that can greatly improve the efficiency of almost any operation. However not all radios need to be of the long-range variety.