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A ferro rod is one of those tools that looks simple until you depend on it. by Davy Li On paper, most ferrocerium  rods seem about the same. A rod, a scraper, maybe a handle, maybe a lanyard. But once you start using them in cold weather, wet weather, low light, or with tired hands, […]

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Editor’s Note: Fisherpeople get it: It’s called fishing, not catching. And any fisher who says he/she has never been skunked, or come home empty-handed, has also never been fishing! But where to fish is the the perpetual question. I work part-time in the fishing department of a sporting goods store. The locals know where to […]

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One of the most desperate survival tales associated with the westward expansion was about a lost wagon train in 1845 in the Oregon desert. Here's what I found when I went searching.

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During an emergency or natural disaster, medical supplies may be in short supply or run out completely. These three wild plants are widely available, and can be combined to make an effective emergency field dressing. by Leon Pantenburg In your survival gear preparations, don’t plan on improvising anything! But what about a major disaster, when […]

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