I decided to start a recurring series about finding Practical Solutions to Serious Problems we CO’s face every day. If you guys have any ideals on future articles feel free to leave them in the comments. In this edition we are going to discuss how to solve (at least temporarily) a problem that is on…
Category: Survival Tips
Civilian Operator 101: Escape and Evasion Primer
Escape and Evasion: Running for Your Life (click on above Title to be re-directed to Author’s Page) I highly suggest you guys buy a cheap thumb drive and keep things like this on it for future reference. Really good information here. Because of the random violence and chaos of the World right now, Escape and…
Trauma Medicine: TECC Guidelines Update
(Click above Picture to be re-directed to Original Host Site) Again, this is really Quality information I would suggest you guys put on a thumb drive where you can readily access it where ever you are. I will also be starting a “Reference Stickies” Page for articles like this so they can be easily accessed. Stay…
Civilian Operator 101: “Breaking On Through” To The Other Side
This comes from one of my favorite newly discovered blogs: Straight Forward in a Crooked World. The name sais it all. Check them Out. -SF Dark Arts for Good Guys: Break On Through To the Other Side One of the best weapons for getting out of a crisis isn’t necessarily a gun. A decent…
Prepping 101: Creating A Working Inventory For Living in Dangerous Times
Not a bad primer to help get your mind in the right direction when it comes to preparing for when the Hammer drops. Remember, in Prepping, just like in Firearms and Combat Training, it is Software before Hardware. The Mind is the Ultimate Weapon, all else is Supplemental. -SF I have been reading the excellent…
Prepping 101: What is The Govt. Prepping For?
You may not be getting prepared for a major national disaster, but the government sure is. I have been informed that in recent months numerous emergency food companies have been contacted by the government, and they have been told that their inventories could potentially be seized in the event of a significant emergency. And as…
Survival Tips: Surviving Rip-Tides
This summer many of you may be hitting the beach with the family…here is a sound piece of wisdom to make sure you and your loved ones make it back to shore in one-piece. -SF Conventional wisdom says that Jamie MacMahan was doing everything right when, about a decade ago, he found himself caught…
Stories of Survival: 20 Hours Alone in the Water in the Gulf of Mexico
Bill Durden was on a roll. He’d just caught two good-sized groupers and tossed his line back into the water when he felt it snag on the bottom of his boat. The engine, he realized, wasn’t in neutral. Durden gave the rod a good tug. It yanked him right back, pulling him straight out of…
Survival Tips: 18 Macgyver Like Survival Hacks
Editor’s note: The following tips are excerpted from Survival Hacks: Over 200 Ways to Use Everyday Items for Wilderness Survival by Creek Stewart. Having taught survival skills to thousands of individuals from all over the world for nearly two decades, I’ve come to one conclusion: the most important survival skill is innovation. Using what you have,…
Survival: The Cautionary Tale of Geraldine Largay
This story is a hard lesson in NEVER overestimating your Survival Abilities and Skill Sets. What is amazing is her remains were found 3,000 feet (1,000 yards) from the MAIN TRAIL. It reminds me of a line from the 1997 movie THE EDGE: “People that are lost in the wilderness die from SHAME.”-SF A lost…