Recently, at a class I gave on building a Get Home Bag, a discussion came up about backpacking gear and packing versus preparedness. I thought this would be a good time to explain why the skill sets are complimentary, they are not the same thing. Gather up your belongings to leave the land, you whoContinue reading “Get Home Bag vs Backpacking”
Tag Archives: Gear
AGM Rattler TC35-384
NC Scout and I teach that the pine forest is the Guerrilla/Partisan’s friend. This image above, taken in Montana from my AGM Rattler TC-384 shows us why. The sight is set to white hot and as you can see, the pines are glowing white. It would be very difficult to locate stationary people out thereContinue reading “AGM Rattler TC35-384”
Seven Nights in the Field
Last week, I spent 8 days and 7 nights in the field attending NC Scout’s Scout and Recce courses at his facility in North Carolina. Later in the week, I will do a review of the courses, but for today, I want to talk about the gear and review some of it. “…The Lord is with you, mightyContinue reading “Seven Nights in the Field”
Answering Gear Questions
When I wrote about getting out and testing your gear last week, I got a lot of questions about what gear I used and what worked well. I thought I would share some of the things that worked out for me to help you decide. Now, I will use some affiliate links here, which meansContinue reading “Answering Gear Questions”
Survival Tool Reviews
I want to start by saying that I haven’t gotten paid for these reviews, and I bought these items myself. Having said that, these three are fantastic tools that each person should have. I keep all three in my vehicle emergency kit at all times. The first one I bought was the emergency shovel. IContinue reading “Survival Tool Reviews”
Tactical Wisdom 