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With the surge of disasters that have hit the country in the past few years, Americans are finally waking up to the need to stockpile emergency supplies. Even if you can make it to a supermarket during a disaster, items are going to disappear off the shelves quickly – and you might even have...

One of the biggest mistakes I see my students make is trading a good tactical position for a position that offers better visibility instead.  It’s nice to be able to see what’s going on, but it’s seldom a good idea to trade a position of relative safety for one that gives you a...

Fighting sticks are found worldwide in every culture, past and present. From a caveman with a club to a Shaolin monk with a bo staff to a police officer and their tonfa, fighting sticks are here to stay. For such a simple weapon, humans have found a staggering amount of ways to specialize something...

It’s a myth that your revolver will never malfunction.   Revolvers commonly have malfunctions, but the malfunctions are quite different from those seen in semi-automatic pistols.   As my friend Chuck Haggard says: “Revolvers will tolerate neglect.  They won’t tolerate abuse.”   If I had to take a gun to a 1000-round a day shooting school, a revolver wouldn’t...

There are plenty of first aid kits on the market, but most are designed for general use at home or work. And while a band-aid and an antiseptic wipe will treat a paper cut just fine, they don’t really cut it in a survival situation. In this article, we look at what you really...