Randall’s Adventure & Training has some great survival tools and kits. This new model, coming this Spring, features a tin with folding lid, along with fishing gear, firestarting kit, cordage, compass, snare wire, signaling devices and a simple blade.
There’s always a way out. Just ask Stoeffel.
This is the Neptune, a speciality light that includes dimmable constant on and strobe. Additionally, it is divable to 150 feet.
They’ve made some simole improvements to the light that really improve functionality. For instance, they’ve added slits in the mounting points so it can be mounted to PALS webbing. Additionally, they now offer models with Red, White and IR lights as well as Blue, White and IR for the dive community.
You’ll also notice a Yellow model, recently introduced for the civilian market.
Assembled by the guys at SERE Pick, this custom kit was designed by Ed Calderon for use in the BlackBox Training Module. We’ve mentioned Ed’s Manifesto in the past and he offers some very interesting insight.
Included in the 3x4in Poly Zip Bag are the following tools:
Kevlar Cordage
Hook Blade
Bogota Titan Entry Toolset
Ceramic Razor Blade
Quick Stick x2
EZ Decoder x2
Split Pawl Handcuff Shim x2
Polymer Lapel Dagger
Folding Razor Saw
1.5in Green ChemLight
Polymer Handcuff Key x2
Patch NOT included
The Sharktooth Utility Pendant is a survival tool currently up for funding on Kickstarter. The Sharktooth is the one of the first designs of Archwing, LLC’s Tactical Apparel venture, a steel tool with a variety of functions, including but not limited to an arrowhead, spear point, saw, hammer punch, flathead turner, etc.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/archwingllc/sharktooth-12-in-1-tactical-utility-pendant
Author Dan Johanknecht has written a book titled ‘Channelized Terrain Tactics: Basic Navigation Training’. The first book in the CTT series, Basic Navigation Training serves as a navigation primer written to assist the user to learn and refresh the skills needed for land navigation with map and compass. The author has provided an excerpt from the book, which can be read below:
Fix your position
I traveled to foreign countries or into international waters for years for various contracts, and every trip reinforced the fact that my job (and maybe my life) depended on keeping track of my position as accurately as possible. Each contract required situational awareness using some sort of navigation process. Whether I was on a ship or in a crowded van, I used both technical and “old school” methods from stars to local cell phones to pinpoint my location. Once back home, I trained in search and rescue in a region that has GPS blind spots due to extremely dense terrain and deep slot canyons.
My notes led to this short book on navigation in channelized terrain – using basic methods. Channelized terrain is found worldwide, formed by plate action and erosion. It steers you–channels you–through its own route whether you are walking on a ridge top, river valley, or along the irregular ground in between.
Most Americans have a smart phone, and most smart phones have a GPS feature, but we all know batteries drain. There are even some foreign customs checkpoints that disallow individual GPS units on entry. Many well-traveled and highly trained people will tell you to bring a map and compass on your foray, but first you must know how to use them. This book will walk you through a few processes, using a Case Study method, to fix your position and prep before deploying. It’s been my experience that if I don’t practice this skill, I could forget or confuse some steps in the process of fixing my position – especially since land navigation is one of those sciences that a number of methods and tools can be used to arrive at the same answer. Land navigation is the epitome of a perishable skill – this book is my study guide on a topic, that despite all my years of intense training, I still need to study.
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Enjoy this 1955 US Army training film and consider two things. First, how much has changed such as clothing systems and second, how much hasn’t like tentage.
Leatherman joins the survival craze with a new tool incorporating 19 features including:
Safety Whistle, Ferrocerium Rod, Diamond Sharpener. Made from 420HC Stainless Steel and featuring DLC (diamomd like coating), the Signal’s survival features may seem like afterthoughts, but this is a great multi-tool for keeping in the trunk for emergencies.
