When planning camping trips, hiking excursion, hunting vacations, and other outdoor activities, no one likes to imagine the odds of an emergency occurring. However, as much as we like to focus on how fun our outing will be, it's never a good idea to assume everything will go smoothly. This is why having at least a minimal amount of survival equipment is essential for any … [Read more...] about Survival Equipment Suggestions for Your Next Outing
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Are You Prepared for a Natural Disaster
With the various types of natural disasters that have taken place in recent years, many people have started to realize that they may not be prepared for such events to take place. While no one wants to think it can happen to them, we have all seen the footage of Hurricane Katrina and it was a reality that this type of natural disaster is something that does happen to real … [Read more...] about Are You Prepared for a Natural Disaster
Putting Together a Home Earthquake Kit
If you live in an area prone to seismic activity, it’s vitally important that you have an earthquake kit in your house or in your car so that you’ll have emergency supplies if you need them. Even if you don’t live in an area that is prone to earthquakes, you might want to create a basic disaster survival kit to be used in case of tornados or other types of natural … [Read more...] about Putting Together a Home Earthquake Kit
Cold Weather Survival
Six hours from the trailhead, 2 hours past his turn-around time and with storms filling in from the valley, Alex Theissen was at the edge of panic. What had started as a unremarkable spring outing in the White Mountains was going south quickly and the prospect of spending the night exposed at the timberline, with plummeting temperatures and not much more than some hard … [Read more...] about Cold Weather Survival
Survival Clothing for Outdoor Emergencies
Maybe you don’t need to learn about survival clothing. Maybe you always hike with a spare jacket. Perhaps you never go out into the wilderness overnight, but just for day hikes. Or you bring lots of warm clothing when you do go backpacking. Nonetheless, hundreds of people die or come close to dying every year from exposure. They thought they were prepared. They didn’t … [Read more...] about Survival Clothing for Outdoor Emergencies
