Maps: Understanding Map Colors
Explorers If you get a moment take a look at the movie called Mountains of the Moon. This 1990 movie recreates the exploratory journeys of Sir Richard Francis Burton (Patrick…
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Thunder Ranch Countersniper With Fieldcraft AAR
Ask almost any supposedly reputable source for training on the obscure body of knowledge that includes fieldcraft, stalking, hides, camouflage, in short: “sniper skills,” and the answer is almost always…
Pop Up Maps make Navigating Cities Simpler
Map Types Maps made by cartographers today are clearly more detailed then those created just 100 years earlier. Today there are many different types of maps. Some examples are: military…
Warning shots? BAD Idea!
“Warning Shots”, is a technique most often mentioned as part of an escalation of force routine for our troops overseas. More often in reality they are disabling shots to a…
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Blue Force Gear MARCO Marking System
When I was given the task of testing out the Blue Force Gear MARCO system I decided to do the initial analysis of its construction, quality and design and then…
BCB International Ltd Camouflage face paint
A white face glitters like a signaling mirror in the woods. I learned that when I was 10. Dad would hand me a Camo-Compac and tell me to paint up,…
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Firedragon Folding Cooker and Firedragon Fuel Tabs
If you’re in the market for an ultra lightweight stove and fuel set to take on your next trip to the outdoors, look no further than the Firedragon Folding Cooker…
Homestead Indoor Gardening: Plants To Grow
Ever since I moved up to Alaska with my wife, we have tried to be more self sufficient. We have really been drawn into growing our own food, to include…
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Product Review: Crawford Survival Staff
I seem to recall reading about The Crawford Survival Staff® in a Martial Arts publication in the mid 1980’s. Ninjas were all the rage at the time, I was a…
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Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC ) for You and Me?
TCCC for you and me? It’s a scary of world out there folks. From terrorist’s bombings to active shooters, people driving trucks through crowds and even mass casualty knife attacks…