Digital Camo or Street Clothes When Bugging Out?
Street clothes. Make sure they are comfortable for the long journey. You want to be inconspicuous, so you don’t look like the guy with a lot of useful items.
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What is the most common ammo for a handgun?
9mm Luger (9x19mm Parabellum). Most times I have encountered a handgun, it is a 9mm pistol. This caliber is very popular among all the gun manufacturers. I can hear some of the gun aficionados saying that there are better calibers out there, but go to any gun range, most guns on the stations are 9mm pistols.
Should you boil water before using a personal water filtration device?
If possible, yes. If I am camping and procuring questionable water for drinking, the first thing I do is boil the water to a rolling boil for at least 2 minutes. Let the water cool, then begin taking a sip with a personal water filter
My favorite water filter: LifeStraw Personal Water Filters
This is my go-to water filter for adventuring and have them for my various survival packs. I carry at least one per pack. This is the easiest way to drink questionable water. I still boil water before I filter through the straw. I will be reviewing the newer LifeWater Peak series soon.
My favorite stove: Biolite Camp Stoves
Biolite camp stoves are some of my favorite stoves for adventuring and survival. It costs a bit of money, but I save that money in fuel. It’s also a tad large but I can grill, boil water, and charge my devices. I use it often, except for maybe when I have to carry a lot of climbing gear for alpine adventure, then I carry a very tiny camping stove with a fuel canister full of white gas.
How to make a Lean-To shelter
Lean-To is a great way to quickly make a shelter, but the environment must be just right. There should be plenty of trees around, with available downed branches, or the level of effort to make one is too high that other options are better. In a nutshell, a lean-to is you lean several long branches against a support and cover with either tarp or leaves and/or smaller branches.
How do you keep teeth clean when outdoors?
Interesting question for a survival site, but your teeth are critical to your survival as you will need them to chew on food.
I can’t run so should I start running for survival?
Absolutely! You don’t need to be able to run a half marathon or a marathon. You just need to be able to run to escape. Running has other benefits. One of the key things to prepare for survival is being healthy. Over 40% of the US population is obese. And I am not talking about BMI slightly over 24 (I am not a fan of BMI) but significantly over. And many of those obese people are on prescription drugs.
How often should I sharpen my knife?
If you use it often, once a week. If not, look at its cutting capability, and if it is not up to par, sharpen it. Make sure you take your time to sharpen your knives in order to avoid damaging the edge. Don’t forget to lube your knife as well. Once a year, I take the knife apart to lube it. Last but not least, treat the blade with oil (knife oil, camellia oil, kurobara, and the like).
Do I need to know how to skydive for survival?
I got asked this question recently, and I’ll share my answer with you. No. The likelihood of requiring a jump out of a plane or helicopter is extremely low. On commercial flights, there are no parachutes. On most helicopter flights, there are no parachutes. So the need to jump out of a flying machine is not something you really need to know in order to survive, though it can come I handy if you have packed your own parachute and there is a situation on a small plane that is flying high enough for the jump.