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Free Copy of ‘Self Reliance Illustrated’ Magazine

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Get a free softcopy of ‘Self Reliance Illustrated’ magazine. I first ran across it at Blade Show 2011 in Habilis BushTools‘ booth. I picked up a few copies and due to my interest in wilderness survival topics I found it worth my money. ‘Self Reliance Illustrated’ is a product of The Pathfinder School and Blind Horse Knives. As you may know, The Pathfinder School is run by Dave Canterbury of the Discovery Channel show “Dual Survival.” The magazine is written for hands-on wilderness use and the articles are from those associated with The Pathfinder School in one way or another. One of the interesting facets of this publication is the inclusion of a section for youth.

Get your free download at www.selfrelianceillustrated.com/free.

Tags: Blind Horse Knives, Self Reliance, The Pathfinder School
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Shoot, A Fella’ Could Have A Pretty Good Weekend In Vegas With All That Stuff

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

“Survival kit contents check. In them you’ll find:
– One forty-five caliber automatic
– Two boxes of ammunition
– Four days’ concentrated emergency rations
– One drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills
– One miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible
– One hundred dollars in rubles
– One hundred dollars in gold
– Nine packs of chewing gum
– One issue of prophylactics
– Three lipsticks
– Three pair of nylon stockings.

Shoot, a fella’ could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.”

Tags: Major Kong
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Individual Skill Sets of the Tracker

Friday, October 21st, 2011

the BOLO Report has a great article on tracking written by Freddy Osuna of Greenside Training LLC. Mr Osuna is a fomer USMC Scout Sniper and has over 40000 hours teaching tracking to military and LE personnel. He brings up some very interesting points that you should consider if you are a tracker.

From the BOLO Report.

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E-PAK from ARES Defense

Friday, October 21st, 2011

E-PAK
The concept behind the development of the E-PAK modular storage system is that the one thing you would keep with you in an SHTF scenario is your weapon. Machined from aircraft-grade aluminum, the waterproof E-PAK storage containers are designed to mount to any Picatinny rail, providing immediate access to gear such as batteries, weapon repair parts, personal items, survival equipment and more.

EPAK Modular Storage Systems are available in two sizes and can be had as complete, prepackaged kits or empty for the DIYer.

Prepackaged kits include:

Deluxe AR/M4 Spare Parts Kit
o Firing Pin Retaining Pin
o Trigger Spring
o Hammer Spring
o Gas Rings
o Extractor
o Extractor Spring Assembly
o Extractor Pivot Pin
o Hammer/Trigger Pivot Pin
o Cam Pin
o Firing Pin
o Disconnector Spring
o Safety Selector Detent Spring
o Safety Selector Detent
o Buffer Detent Spring
o Buffer Detent
o Pivot Pin Detent Spring
o Pivot Pin

Survival Kit
o Liquid Filled Compass
o Serrated Lock back Folding Knife
o Fire Tinder
o Game Snare Wire
o High Strength Wire Saw
o Matches
o Safety Pins
o Split Shot Sinkers
o Fishing Hooks
o Fishing Line
o Ear Plugs

There is also a prepackaged standard M4 parts kit as well as a food procurement kit.

Mod-Rail
Mod-Rail is a complimentary PALS compatible mounting system that combines a MOLLE attachment with the back of a Mil Std 1913 rail. This allows you to rapidly store weapon accessories in a bag or in some cases on your gear.

www.aresdefense.com

Tags: Ares Defense
Posted in DIY, SERE, Tachacker, weapons | 12 Comments »

The Crovel

Monday, September 26th, 2011

The Crovel, which is a portmanteau of shovel and crowbar, bares at the very least a passing resemblance to the Chinese Multifunctional Shovel in both aesthetics and functionality, but is made in the USA. The Crovel works as a shovel, crowbar, hammer, bottle and can opener, and grappling hook, among other uses. The shovel head is made from 10 gauge hardened steel while the handle is a 19 inch goose head crowbar with a 1.5 x .75 inch hammer face. The handle is also wrapped in 15 feet of 550 paracord, which offers an enhanced grip, but can also be used as a survival material. All we need now is a Youtube video of several American soldiers showing off all this tool’s features set to epic music and we’d be in business.

You can order The Crovel from survivaloutdoorgear.com.

Thanks to www.TacticalFanboy.com for this article.

Tags: Crovel
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National POW / MIA Day 2011

Friday, September 16th, 2011

When I first came into the military in the mid-80s there were a lot of Viet Nam veterans, hell, I even served with some Korean War vets. One of the things that was pretty dear to the military in those days was the issue of POWs and MIAs. It seems that since War on Terror started, we don’t discuss this much anymore, but today is National POW / MIA Day.

Please remember our missing and honor those who were held as POWs by our adversaries. Also, take a moment to visit the Defense Prisoner of War Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) who is responsible for not only accounting for our personnel, but has a lot to do with the SERE training you receive.

www.dtic.mil/dpmo/pow_day

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18XRAY Combat/Rescue Knife

Friday, September 16th, 2011

We recently found out that is a third variant of the popular 18XRAY automatic knife. The Combat/Rescue Knife was designed specifically for medics as well as first responders. Notice the 3-5/8â€ blade’s blunt tip combined with ultra-fine serrated teeth. The blade is manufactured from 154CM steel with DLC finish paired with T6-6061 aircraft grade aluminum handles that are Type 3 hard coat anodized in Red for high visibility. Once again, it features the limited forever warranty. Finally, like the entire line of 18XRAYs, the Combat/Rescue Knife features Darrel Ralphâ€™s SAS (Slide Auto Safety) system.

NSN: 1095-01-588-6781

www.meyercousa.com

Tags: Darrel Ralph, Meyer Co
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NBOW – TYR Tactical

Friday, September 9th, 2011

TYR Tactical recently unveiled their new E&E Bag. Designed to carry the basic equipment needed to get out of Dodge.

Manufactured from TYR’s signature PV material in the gusset, it will hold up to a lot of abuse. It incorporates a front kangaroo pouch with interchangeable inserts such as 3 x 30rd magazine or zippered GP pouch. Additionally, either end of the bag offers either a 2 x pistol mag holder or small pouch for GPS or other gear. The top flap also pulls double duty as a map case or document carrier.