Going Prepared

I take customer confidentiality very seriously, but I can’t contain it any longer. Les Stroud (or his assistant) ordered a Badger firesteel from me a couple of weeks back. I could tell from the shipping address and email that the … Continued

Well, looks like ol’ Bear Grylls is in the news for teaching a kid something that was actually useful. A 9 year old was separated from his group on a hike and said he used what he learned on Man … Continued

I imagine that Ray Mears wanders through the woods, sipping tea in his cup made from riverbank clay, making bird calls, and generally being at ease in the wilderness. He is like the polar opposite of Bear Grylls, and while … Continued

Wired has an interview up with Neil Strauss, a best-selling author that likes to immerse himself in a new (to him) world to learn new skills or gather material for his books. His latest effort is Emergency: This Book Will … Continued