Prepare yourself family for when disaster strikes. Step-by step instructions on how to provide energy to your home, grow and preserve your own food, prepare a first-aid kit, make water drinkable.
American Outdoor Guide
CONSIDER YOUR PERSONAL SECURITY
GET THE GEAR • ALL-DAY NUTRITION ON THE GO OR FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
FAMILY AFFAIR • RANDALL’S ADVENTURE & TRAINING PARENT-CHILD CLASS TEACHES SURVIVAL BASICS
BAD GUY WITH A GUN • ERNEST EMERSON’S NEWEST BOOK DETAILS STRATEGIES FOR HANDLING DEADLY ENCOUNTERS
KEEPING CRITTERS • 5 MUST-HAVE ANIMALS FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD
ACROSS THE POND • OVERSEAS ADVENTURE CAMPING GEAR SHOULDN’T WEIGH YOU DOWN
NOTHING TO CARRY • WHY CAMPING BY KAYAK CAN PROVIDE A GOOD ALTERNATIVE TO BACKPACKING
BITTEN! • RECALLING AN ENCOUNTER WITH A MASSASAUGA SNAKE THAT RESULTED IN A THREE-DAY ORDEAL
SNAKEBITE KITS THAT SUCK
WAZOO GEAR • THESE MICRO-SIZED SURVIVAL TOOLS WON’T WEIGH YOU DOWN
GET THAT FIRE GOING FAST! • TRY THESE SIMPLE HOMEMADE FIRE STARTERS
OUTDOOR TECH • GARMIN’S LATEST GADGETS TRACK YOUR LOCATION, MONITOR YOUR FITNESS, AND KEEP YOU CONNECTED
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