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The Inexpensive Tac-Force Speedster Outdoor Knife

The Inexpensive Tac-Force Speedster Outdoor Knife

I have a habit of suggesting this piece of gear or that, especially when it is value priced.  This is not to say that a bargain priced piece of equipment…

Gear Review: The SolarBag Water Purifier

Gear Review: The SolarBag Water Purifier

One of the first rules of preparedness is to ensure that you have an adequate supply of water to sustain your drinking, cooking and hygiene needs in the days and…

Spring 2014 Book Festival: The Prepper’s Pocket Guide

Spring 2014 Book Festival: The Prepper’s Pocket Guide

I almost started out by saying “today I share a very special entry in the current Backdoor Survival Spring 2014 Book Festival”.  The problem with that is they are all special –…

These Boots Are Made for Hiking + Altai Tactical Boots

These Boots Are Made for Hiking + Altai Tactical Boots

It takes a lot to get me excited about clothing and other personal items.  It is not that I am particular but these days, I value my investment in survival…

Spring 2014 Book Festival: The Pantry Primer

Spring 2014 Book Festival: The Pantry Primer

The next book in the Backdoor Survival Spring 2014 Book Festival is The Pantry Primer: How to Build a One Year Food Supply in Three Months.  Daisy Luther, the author,…

Spring 2014 Book Festival: Leaving the Trees

Spring 2014 Book Festival: Leaving the Trees

Today is Saturday which means it is time for the next author interview and giveaway in the current Backdoor Survival Spring 2014 Book Festival.  Richard Broome, the author of LEAVING…

Spring 2014 Book Festival: The Prepper’s Cookbook

Spring 2014 Book Festival: The Prepper’s Cookbook

Today I share the next author interview and giveaway in the current Backdoor Survival Spring 2014 Book Festival.  Today I welcome Tess Pennington, the author of The Prepper’s Cookbook. As…

Spring 2014 Book Festival: Prepper’s Complete Book of Disaster Readiness

Spring 2014 Book Festival: Prepper’s Complete Book of Disaster Readiness

Today I share the next author interview and giveaway in the current Backdoor Survival Spring 2014 Book Festival.  Jim Cobb, the author of The Prepper’s Complete Book of Disaster Readiness,…

Spring 2014 Book Festival: Simply Canning + Interview with Sharon Peterson

Spring 2014 Book Festival: Simply Canning + Interview with Sharon Peterson

Today I share the next author interview and giveaway in the current Backdoor Survival Spring 2014 Book Festival.  Sharon Peterson, the author of Simply Canning: Survival Guide to Safe Home…

Spring 2014 Book Festival: Through Many Fires + Interview with Kyle Pratt

Spring 2014 Book Festival: Through Many Fires + Interview with Kyle Pratt

Today I share the next author interview and giveaway in the current Backdoor Survival Spring 2014 Book Festival.  Kyle Pratt, the author of Through Many Fires: Strengthen What Remains, is…

Off-Grid Cooking with the Amazing HERC Tea Light Oven

Off-Grid Cooking with the Amazing HERC Tea Light Oven

One of the challenges during a power outage is cooking meals.  While there are many options, most require cooking outdoors using stove-type methods such as a rocket stove, BBQ grill,…

BDS Book Festival – Prepper Pete Prepares + Interview with Kermit Jones

BDS Book Festival – Prepper Pete Prepares + Interview with Kermit Jones

After awhile, one prepping book starts to look like another.  It does not really matter whether it is fiction or non-fiction, they all tend to have a common theme.  Now…

The Ultimate Compact Survival Kit

The Ultimate Compact Survival Kit

The Winter Blast Giveaway has been a lot of fun and a lot of great products have been reviewed and offered as reader giveaways.  That said, one of the most fun…

BDS Book Festival – The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms

BDS Book Festival – The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms

The Backdoor Survival Book Festival 4.0 continues, this time with The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms: Helpful Tips for Mushrooming in the Field by Pelle Holmberg and  Hans Marklund.  As…

BDS Book Festival – Rivers + Interview with Michael Farris Smith

BDS Book Festival – Rivers + Interview with Michael Farris Smith

When the time came to decide which book to include in the next installment of the current Backdoor Survival Book Festival, I went to my stack of books and picked…

Clean, Drinkable Water – LifeStraw Family Review

Clean, Drinkable Water – LifeStraw Family Review

One of the first things newbie preppers do is get themselves set up with water.  In my own case, I purchased a 55 gallon water barrel and lots of bottled…