Field Notes
Bug-Out Bag vs. Get-Home Bag: You Probably Only...
A bug-out bag and a get-home bag get treated as the same object with two different labels, and that's the mistake. They answer different questions. A get-home bag answers: how...
Bug-Out Bag vs. Get-Home Bag: You Probably Only...
A bug-out bag and a get-home bag get treated as the same object with two different labels, and that's the mistake. They answer different questions. A get-home bag answers: how...
How Much Water Should You Actually Store Per Pe...
The number FEMA and the Red Cross both land on is one gallon of water per person, per day. It sounds low for a household that goes through far more...
How Much Water Should You Actually Store Per Pe...
The number FEMA and the Red Cross both land on is one gallon of water per person, per day. It sounds low for a household that goes through far more...
Building a Kit That Covers Scenarios, Not a Che...
Most survival kit lists are written backward. They start from a list of gear that looks thorough — fifteen items, three fire methods, a signal mirror — and call it...
Building a Kit That Covers Scenarios, Not a Che...
Most survival kit lists are written backward. They start from a list of gear that looks thorough — fifteen items, three fire methods, a signal mirror — and call it...
How to Purify Water in the Backcountry
No single backcountry water method handles every threat. Boiling is the only one that reliably kills all three pathogen classes — bacteria, viruses, and protozoa like Giardia and Cryptosporidium —...
How to Purify Water in the Backcountry
No single backcountry water method handles every threat. Boiling is the only one that reliably kills all three pathogen classes — bacteria, viruses, and protozoa like Giardia and Cryptosporidium —...
What Rebuilding After a Disaster Actually Requires
The acute emergency phase of a disaster — the first 72 hours to two weeks — gets almost all the attention: shelter, water, first aid, communication. The rebuild phase that...
What Rebuilding After a Disaster Actually Requires
The acute emergency phase of a disaster — the first 72 hours to two weeks — gets almost all the attention: shelter, water, first aid, communication. The rebuild phase that...