Israeli Combat Bandage

THE bandage to buy! Just about the time you think no one can build a better mouse trap, sombody comes along and does.

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Paracord. It’s not just for skydiving!

One of the concepts of personal survival preparation is the principle of redundancy. Having one item that will do two things and having two items that will do the same thing. Some things however have so many multiple uses it takes a book to list them all.

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Gerber’s Nifty Little Shovel

Recently I was updating my emergency preparedness equipment and decided to buy another small shovel for my Jeep. I have one of the excellent Glock (yes, same company) shovels, but decided to do a little research.

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Otis Weapon Cleaning Kits

There are a large variety of small arms cleaning kits on the market. Some good, some not so good, some inexpensive, and some over priced.

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The Kukri

Mankind has been depending on cutting edges from the very beginning of time. Early blades were probably sharpened bone and then later sharp obsidian and other volcanic rock. When the Iron Age rolled into steel making the knife truly came into its own. Every culture developed its own designs to meet specific purposes. Even here in America, Jim Bowie’s famous knife design is still one of the most popular of fighting knives.
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