Going Prepared

Pocket Chainsaws are awesome

OK, first off, head over here and watch the video. I’ll wait until you are done. All done? I know, when I saw that video, I thought it was at least 1.5 speed. I have been using wire saws since … Continued

Pocket Chainsaws are awesome

OK, first off, head over here and watch the video. I’ll wait until you are done. All done? I know, when I saw that video, I thought it was at least 1.5 speed. I have been using wire saws since … Continued

Yet another thing making Bear look silly

I know making fun of Bear is like picking on a child at this point, but this video is priceless. Discuss

New season of Survivorman starts Aug 10th

In case you have missed the 15 million commercials, Les Stroud starts up a new season of Survivorman tomorrow night, August 10th, at 9 PM EST. In a recent interview, he mentioned that the heat exhaustion he received in the … Continued

Self-starting lighter w/ video demonstration

I found out about the self-starting lighter through a thread over at candlepowerforums.com. There were some pictures and a basic description of how it worked, but I had never seen one in action and didn’t really understand the concept of … Continued

Help me with berry identification

I am not very good with edible plants, especially when it comes to berries. I took pics of a bunch of berries that I came across while hiking the AT recently, and was hoping you guys could help me identify … Continued