Survival and Emergency Preparedness

I got one of those hft firestarter blocks just to see if it was any good, unfortunately, it sucked bad. If the metal was magnesium, it was cut with a bunch of some other metal because it really didn't burn and the fire steel was cheap and crappy – definitely something to avoid IMHO. The real ones ma...

P38 Can Opener: Maybe the greatest invention of military/industrial complex. Back in the days of C rations, everyone had these on their dog tags. With a little practice, these are about as fast as an electric can opener and are very light and compact and it is a good idea to have a few around for o...

One thing I like to have on a SAK or multitool for the woods is the wood saw. These little saws may be small but you can do things with them that would normally be a job for a larger blade. Such things as cutting a walking stick or game pole, making a lean-to shelter, camouflaging a blind, cutting b...