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7 Best Tactical Watches On The Market Right Now – 2019

By Will Brendza 2 Comments

Investing in a tactical watch shouldn’t be about looking cool.

(Although that is definitely a side benefit).

It’s about wearing a real piece of survival gear.

It’s a legitimate tactical device.

One that’s ready deploy at a moments notice.

The uses of a tactical watch go way beyond merely telling time; especially newer models.

The latest ones are full of sensors and technology.

The best tactical watches are small wrist computers.

They provide critical data in survival situations or outdoor adventures. [Read more…]

7 Best Ferro Rods For Wilderness Survival and Preparedness

By Just In Case Jack 2 Comments

The Complete Guide To Finding And Using A Ferro Rod

A spark is an insanely powerful thing to carry in your pocket.

For most of human history, starting a fire was an epic and important challenge.

It was no laughing matter. It was serious for survival.

To combat this challenge, ancient travelers would carry embers around with them.

Because it was far easier to start a fire with a smoldering ember vs creating a new one.

After all, using stones to knock out a spark IS NOT EASY.

Nor is using a stick to pop an ember out of a plank of wood. [Read more…]

25 Best Cool Camping Gear For Your Next Adventure

By Just In Case Jack 2 Comments

Once you’ve acquired all your camping essentials, it’s time to add some cool camping gear.

The type of gear that’ll impress your friends.

Gear that will take your camping adventures to a new level of awesome.

Which means more convenience, more comfort, and more fun!

Sometimes cool camping gear equals new high tech gadgets.

Other times its gear that’s proven itself and has stood the test of time.

Either way, it’s all gear you’ll want to add to your wish list. [Read more…]

How To Build The Ultimate Emergency Survival Medical Kit

By Will Brendza 20 Comments

Call it what you like –

Medical Kit – First Aid Kit – Survival Medical Kit

The name doesn’t matter.

What matters is you have one in a time of need. And it’s ready at a moments notice.

Ready when misadventure strikes.

If you’re unprepared to handle a medical emergency, things can quickly go from bad to worse fast.

Having a functional medical kit is essential for survival.

That’s why everyone needs to build or buy a medical kit. [Read more…]

7 Best Survival Water Filters On The Market Today

By Just In Case Jack 2 Comments

How To Find The Best Water Filter For Survival

If you had to list the most critical resources in your survival plan, water will always be in your top 3.

Just think about all the ways you use water in your daily life:

Drinking / Bathing
Flushing / Brushing
Cooking / Cleaning

These are tasks we perform EVERY single day!

Now imagine for one minute, it’s gone. Taps dry…

You couldn’t flush your toilets. You couldn’t bath.

But more importantly, you couldn’t quench your thirst. [Read more…]

5 Best Portable Camping Toilets For Pooping In The Bush

By Will Brendza 1 Comment

Find The Right Portable Camping Toilet For Your Next Trip

No matter where you are, or what you’re doing, eventually you’re going to need to use the bathroom.

It’s a simple fact of nature: people poop.

In our day to day life, that fact doesn’t tend to cause a whole lot of problems (although they aren’t unheard of).

But in survival, traveling or camping it can present a unique challenge.

Most often people dig a hole in the ground, do their business, and call it a day.

But that doesn’t have to be your only option. [Read more…]

6 Best MRE Meals For Emergency Preparedness and Survival

By Will Brendza 1 Comment

MRE Meals For Long-Term Survival And Food Storage

After water and shelter, food is one of the most fundamental long-term survival necessities.

Food is fuel.

It keeps your body running like an engine.

It sustains you. It’s a survival necessity from the day you’re born until your final breath – no exceptions.

Sure, it’s true you can survive weeks without actually eating something.

But going even a single day without eating has a discernible effect your energy levels. [Read more…]

11 Best Neck Knives For Self Defense, Survival and Preparedness

By Will Brendza 3 Comments

The Ultimate Guide To Finding The Best Neck Knife For You

Before sheaths and folding blades, our ancestors had to come up clever ways to carry a blade.

Back then carrying a sharp blade without getting stabbed was a real trick.

One clever and timeless solution to this ancient problem was the neck knife.

By tying some cord around their blade’s handle they could wear it around their necks.

A safe bladed weapon close at hand.

It’s both a simple and brilliant. [Read more…]

4 Best Suture Kits For Life Threatening Medcial Emergencies

By Will Brendza 5 Comments

How To Find A Survival Suture Kit That’s Right For You

Your skin is the largest organ in your body and it holds you together like a sack.

It keeps your internal organs and fluids from spilling out.

It protects your insides from external forces, and it regulates your body temperature.

But sometimes – often – in survival situations, your skin gets sliced wide open.

Maybe you cut yourself with a can-opener or a knife. Or maybe you hit your head on a rock.

Or perhaps you caught a jagged branch in the chest, and now you’re laid wide open. [Read more…]

7 Best EDC Knives For Self Defense, Survival, and Preparedness

By Will Brendza 6 Comments

A Guide To Help You Find The Best EDC Knife For You

When a specific tool’s been used for centuries and found across several continents, you know there’s something special going on.

Knives are the perfect example of such a special tool.

And it’s not like the basic knife design has evolved all that much over time either.

No, the idea of a blade (stone and later metal) has been with us since the dawn of man.

Knives have maintained their basic applicability, retained their form, and sustained their usefulness since their creation. [Read more…]