Going Prepared

I was at Wal*Mart recently and made my obligatory stop in the sporting goods section to see if they had any new goodies. Lo and behold, they had a rack in the middle of the section filled with clearanced crap … Continued

I finally completed my MagLite fire piston last night after fiddling with it off and on for several days. The original intent was to make a fire piston that could be easily replicated by someone with basic handyman skills, with … Continued

I was doing my weekly perusal of Target today when I wandered in the camping section. Imagine my surprise when I saw that they are stocking the new Coleman products, which make liberal use of the CREE LEDs. They had … Continued

I have been taking whistles on trips with me for so long that I take for granted that not everyone does. A whistle weighs next to nothing and can be extremely useful in the wilderness in a normal situation, let … Continued