PRACTICAL POCKET SURVIVAL KITS
PACKING BIG VALUE INTO SMALL PACKAGES
I vividly recall stumbling upon Doug Ritter’s website, www.Equipped.org, in the late 1990s. It was, and is, a great sourc...
Kevin Estela
PREPARE, PROTECT, PREVENT
BULLET BLOCKER'S PROFESSIONAL-GRADE PROTECTION FOR CONCERNED CIVILIANS
"Prepare, Protect, Prevent.” The motto of the ballistic armor company, Bullet Blocker, c...
Hiking in Alaska II: The Trip Of A Lifetime To The Land Of The Midnight Sun
In the August 2016 issue of American Survival Guide, I provided a partial list of the gear I intended to take with me while hiking in Alaska on a five-week trip...
Hiking in Alaska Part I
WHEN A TRIP RELIES ON SMART DECISIONS, THERE ISN’T LITERAL OR FIGURATIVE ROOM FOR FLUFF
By the time this article of American Survival Guide releases, I’ll be...
Alpacka Raft: The Perfect Personal Watercraft
The total combined weight of the Alpacka Raft Mule XL Inflatable Kayak, Astral Sea Wolf PFD and Werner Kalliste Paddle featured in this article is a mere 8.3 p...
Your Firearm’s Friend: Why You Need a Gun Shop and Not a Gun Store
We have all seen the guy in his yard, working on his own car, day in and day out, with no success. Stubborn pride prevents him from getting professional help wi...
Recommended Reading: A Survival Instructor’s Library
At the end of just about every course I’ve taught as a professional survival instructor since 2007, students have asked if there are any books I recommend for f...
Custom 66: Turn an Old Weathered Revolver into a Backwoods Firearm
“Bring enough gun.”
The significance of these words comes to light when identifying threats to you and how to stop them. Whether two-legged or four, in the b...
Razor-Keen: How to Sharpen your Knife in an Emergency
You arrive in camp and begin using your blade. It is late and, as a result of both the darkness and exhaustion, your hand slips while cutting—and you damage the...
Full Circle: Hollow-Handled Knives Revisited
Remember the 1980s? It was a decade filled with the smell of Aquanet hairspray, the sounds of synthesized rock songs and action movies with stars like Schwarzen...
