My Altoids EDC Emergency Kit

suburban Aug 13 2010 DIY EDC Gear Preparedness

I car­ry an Altoid EDC Emer­gency Kit just about every­where I go.  I have one that can get through air­line secu­ri­ty (no razor blade or knife, but it does have a fire steel and scraper in the kit that makes it through secu­ri­ty with no issues).  The one... Read more

Saturday Night Camping New Gear Test

suburban Aug 3 2010 Gear Personal

So, I should put out there, that some­times when we go camp­ing it is pseu­do camp­ing, in that a friend has a 5th wheel trail­er on some prop­er­ty they own, have a well, elec­tric­i­ty pumped in, and a cou­ple of sheds with equip­ment and tools (axes, saws, etc.).... Read more

4 x 32 Scope For My Henry AR‑7

suburban Jul 28 2010 But Out Bag General Guns & Weapons Survival Gear

The Hen­ry AR‑7 comes with a small rail on top of the receiv­er for a scope.  As I am not thrilled with the rear peep site, I have had this on my list to pur­chase for about a month or two.   This past week­end, I spent a few dol­lars on a 4 x 32 scope for... Read more

What You (and I) Need To Know About Knives

suburban Jul 26 2010 Gear Knives Preparedness suburban survival Urban Survival

There are many types of knives out there.  I have many.  Prob­a­bly too many knives, but each one has a pur­pose, so when I go camp­ing or hik­ing I choose the right one to go with.  I usu­al­ly car­ry one or two knives pret­ty con­sis­tent­ly.... Read more

Simple Inexpensive Lighting When There Is No Power

suburban Jul 16 2010 Bug In But Out Bag Energy Gear General suburban survival Urban Survival

So, I was walk­ing through Wal­mart one day get­ting ready to pick up a new foot­ball to play catch with on a camp­ing trip, when I walked past the out­door patio stuff, and it hit me… Cheap light­ing for home.  Renew­able, too… Hmmm… Solar lawn light­ing.... Read more