Jun 03
If you frequently have reason to be outdoors in the cold weather, there are several things to keep in mind. For starters, in the worst case scenario, cold can kill you. You could lose a toe, a foot, or even a whole leg if hypothermia manages to set in to your body. Hypothermia is when your body part/s freeze beyond repair. So at all times, keep this in mind when going into the cold weather for periods of time that may allow you to become ill from hypothermia.
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May 27
For most campers the most important element of camping is the tent. A tent allows people to get in from extreme temperatures and weather such as rain. It also gives you a place with some privacy. But how do you know which tent is right for you? There are so many different options.
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May 07
Jayco is a full line manufacturer of RVs based in Middlebury, Indiana. They sell high quality RVs at a reasonable price. Jayco tent trailers currently are manufactured in 3 different models ranging in price from $7,857 to $18,214 and lengths ranging from 11′ 9″ to 18′ 2″. These measurements are the “traveling length” meaning the length as they are pulled down the road behind a vehicle. Once you arrive at a campsite these trailers have a bed on each end that is folded out with a canvas cover over it with mesh and plastic windows, hence the name “tent” trailer. It basically looks like a tent put on top of a small trailer.
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May 01
Sometimes you’re lucky and have a few packs of freeze dried food left in your survival kit when you get into trouble. Of course, it’s not going to be as delicious as one of your favorite baked salmon recipes, or a nice grilled salmon steak on your BBQ, but they will get you by.
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Apr 20
An emergency food kit is an essential part to every family’s emergency preparedness. These kits are filled with meals ready to eat (MRE) that can be prepared with minimal water and provide enough nutrition to keep a family sustained for several days or weeks. Every family needs to have some type of plan in place in case of a major natural disaster or military conflict.
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Apr 14
Hunting is a dangerous activity and while there is much coverage of gun safety there is almost no coverage of hunting knife safety. The potential to severely injure yourself with a knife exists anytime you have hunting knives in your proximity. It could be from a slice while using or a fall and an improperly stored hunting knife. Here are a few things you can do to keep yourself safe on the hunt.
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Apr 10
There is one thing many many servicemen have griped about. These are the taste of military MREs. While MREs haven’t always been a favorite for service men and women, they have gotten better. It’s sometimes hard to eat when you are protecting your country in a foreign land. That is why these come in handy.
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Mar 25
When will this madness ever end? Every day I get up in the morning turn on the TV and there is one more thing that is going on in Washington that really ticks me off! These people just keep throwing one thing after another at the American people. Well today is no different other than this story hasn’t hit the news yet, and judging by how long it takes for stuff on the internet to make it to the news it will probably be the weekend by time it hits.
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Mar 22
If you are striving to be an elk hunter, you will need to put in a lot of study and practice hours. Elk are herd animals and they can be found in the Rocky Mountains and hilly areas of North America and Europe. Another herd animal that frequents these areas is deer. It is quite common to mistake elk for deer, so be sure to watch closely. You don’t want to be shooting a deer when you only have tags for elk.
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Mar 19
While choosing the sleeping bag, it is important to consider the type of insulation fill. Sleeping bags are usually prepared with down fill or synthetic fill. All these types have both advantages as well as disadvantages. However, it is advisable to choose the down filled one.
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Mar 18
All we have heard for the past year coming out of our government is Hope And Change. Frankly I never believed in or wanted hope and change. But putting my personal feelings aside, have any of us really realized where all this hope and change is leading us as a nation? We have all watched as our government has tried to take over industry after industry, creating more government regulations and bureaucracy. All the while cutting sweetheart deals with unions.
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Feb 25
I have to have one of these custom rigs form Andrews Custom Leather. Check it out the shotgun hangs in a quick-release holder, and an adjustable length tether attaches to the butt swivel. The offside contains a handgun and ten rounds of 12 Ga. shells what could be better?
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Feb 24
I came across this a few days ago. It is amazing how things never change, and people never learn. Abraham Lincoln was a wise man that a lot of people now days could learn a lot from. It is true that if you are ignorant of history that it has a tendency of repeating itself.
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Feb 24
How would you like to get the Ultimate Concealed Carry Firearm Permit? I know what you are thinking, your probably going to have to jump through hoops to get one of these. Well that might not be the case. Utah offers a Concealed Carry Firearm Permit that is valid in 31 states, and seems fairly easy to get without jumping through too many hoops.
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Feb 24
Everyone should have a basic knowledge of how to clean small game. Small animals like rabbits and squirrels are plentiful even in the big city. I lived in the suburbs of Chicago for several years and I couldn’t believe how plentiful squirrels were. They were every where!
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Feb 24
OK everyone grab your bug out bag because we got to go!!!! What you don’t have a bug out bag? This is the one thing that everyone should have, and I don’t mean a half empty backpack that you have to empty out before you can use. A bug out bag is essential for survival in any emergency situation or natural disaster.
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Jan 15
How do you safeguard the things most vital to your survival while preparing for not only the breakdown of civil society but the possible imposition of extreme countermeasures by government?
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Jan 15
I found this chart the other day while surfing the net. It is a good example of the different categories of body armor and what type of ammunition that it will stop from penetrating through, and also protect you from blunt force protection.
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