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Elite Survivals Discreet Security Pack When deciding to open carry or conceal carry your firearm, there are some things you need to take into account. Open carry is pretty straight forward, you simply attach your favorite firearm holster and you're in business, without a care of who sees what you are carrying. When you choose to conceal your firearm when out in the world, you have several options that come up.
Exotac polySTRIKER and Candle and Tinder Tins Back in February of 2010 the Monkey had a chance to check out some slick new fire-starting products from Exotac, the nanoSTRIKER and the MATCHCAP. We’re back with Exotac again, this time with a trio of products including the polySTRIKER XL, the tinderTIN and the candleTIN.
Kakadu Traders Australia Dalston Hat This hat is called the Dalston and it's from the Kakadu Traders Australia’s oilskin collection and works great! Are you a hat guy? I am. Always have been, always will be. This is one of those instantly comfortable known-all-your-life hats. The Kakadu Traders Dalston hat is only one of many they make. They have 9 different categories of hats for that matter. Leather, suede, canvas, wool, etc. They have quite a selection! For the past 40 years, KTA has been supplying great products all over the world.
TOPS Mini Tom Brown Tracker #4: A Great Outdoor Companion I have to admit that when I received the TOPS Mini Tom Brown Tracker #4 neck knife in the mail I was a bit insulted. I thought what did the guys at TOPS do? Did they take the specs on the original Tom Brown, divide by two and send the product to production expecting us to fall head over heels for it? Well, whatever they did it was genius. This is a great neck knife.

50,000 fans!

 

Great Information and Customer Interaction Propels CampingSurvival.com past 50,000 Facebook fans

 

May 7, 2012CampingSurvival.com reports that its Facebook fan page now has more than 50,000 fans, thanks in large part to the valuable information available, both from the company itself and the information exchange between visitors.

Company President Tom Sciacca noted that information sharing is an essential part of the community’s popularity.

“Having a two-way conversation with our customers is a big part of who we are,” he said. “We not only talk about the latest and greatest in survival gear, we share our knowledge and even post quizzes about edible plants and other topics. Our fans are grateful for the information, especially since we get to try out most of the outdoor and urban survival gear on the market.”

CampingSurvival.com’s web site, he explained, is also a helpful resource for customers looking for additional information on using wilderness survival supplies, such as paracord, MRE (meals ready to eat), first aid kits and colloidal silver. Many of these wilderness survival supplies are equally useful as urban survival supplies, in the event of a natural disaster or man-made emergency situation.

“We provide a lot of information, both on our web site and on Facebook, enabling visitors to make the best purchasing decisions on which items suit their needs,” Sciacca said. “When we help them make good choice and pick the right products for their purposes, we end up with happier customers.”

He noted that trivia on how to tie knots with rope has encouraged great discussion and helped inform readers on better ways to secure items than the commonly used double-knot.

“It’s little bits of knowledge that can sometimes make the difference between a successful camping trip and one that’s a lot less fun,” he explained. “Or, in the event of a storm, being stranded in your own home can require creative uses of the supplies you have on hand.”

The company now receives as much interest from customers seeking urban survival kits as wilderness survival gear. The difference is that urban survival kits are specifically designed to help a family evacuate quickly or sustain them for long periods in one place, without electricity or water. Many contain MRE (meals ready to eat), first aid kits and water purification. Water purification is especially helpful when municipal filtration systems are affected by power outages, and stores get overrun with customers seeking bottled water. Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) are non-perishable and can be prepared much more easily than typical household food, making them much more convenient in an emergency.

Sciacca, a former Marine and veteran of the 1991 Gulf War, launched CampingSurvival.com in 2002, and quickly earned a reputation as an online authority on camping and wilderness survival gear, creating a loyal following of customers.

Contact: Tom Sciacca
www.campingsurvival.com

 

 

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Wolverine Fulcrum ICS Off-Road Hiker

Footwear is a highly personal item and, in my opinion, the single most important article of clothing a person must select and put to use. Sound familiar?. If so, that's because it's exactly what I said the last time I tried out a new pair of boots - and I still stand by that idea, but no one pair of boots is going to be ideal for every set of conditions. As the season, terrain or mission changes, so the demands you put on your dogs.

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Stay Alive! Survival Skills You Need Book Review

I've been reading various outdoor survival books and manuals for a long time now, and it's safe to say that some are better than others. The first decent survival book I read was the constantly reprinted Army Survival Manual (FM 21-76) that has been in circulation for years. That was one of the first things that got me interested in survival and especially self-reliance.

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Luke's Carhartt Review

After three months of Colorado winter, it's time for my final review of all the Carhartt clothing. I've certainly enjoyed it, and the clothing has held up extremely well. Which, after all, was exactly what I expected.

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Energizer AA High Intensity LED Flashlight

I recently had the opportunity to review a flashlight that is not in my regular sphere of interest. Most of the time when I am looking for a flashlight, the categories I consider are: head lamps, tiny key chain flashlights, or CR123 driven ‘tactical’ style lights. The Energizer LED flashlight that I received falls out of those categories, yet delivers excellent performance.

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