The Trucker’s Hitch is a great knot for tying things down (tarps, canoes, etc). Here is a step by step visual reference on this knot. I like to finish mine off with a couple half-hitches to lock it down.

In the digital age, eBooks are a constant. We read them on trains, we read them while waiting in line and we study with them. What will happen to your vast repository of eBooks if we have a Grid Down situation? How will you access that knowledge? Will it still be available or will you lose this resource forever? ...

If your like me, you want your kids to have some outdoors skills or skills to prepare them for life. How about a game that teaches them some handy skills, like knot tying?

The SURVIVAL Acronym was created to help you remember key information during a crisis.

What if it’s dark, or you’re asleep and someone is creeping up to your house? This won’t happen if you have some improvised perimeter alarms