An excerpt from Prepare For Anything

By Tim MacWelch

It’s true: beer can save your life. Even if you’re a tea-totaller – it’s hard to ignore the survival benefits a can of beer will provide. Drink it for hydration. Consume it for calories. And we’re not even done with it once the can is empty. You can use that handy hollow aluminum container to perform a host of self-reliant survival skills. Here are just a few.

Boiling Water The trick to boiling creek water in cans is to set the can next to the fire, in the ashes. Don’t place the can in the center of the fire, as the metal will start to break down. Boil for 10 full minutes to safely disinfect the water from bacteria, parasites and other pathogens.

By Trav Ferguson

8/22/2014

According to a recent a study, 7.9 million Americans poop outside every year. Can you imagine conducting that research? Nonetheless, that's a lot of poop, and we've all had the misfortune of stumbling upon some waded up pieces of toilet paper along a trail. Yuck! So this crap storm got me thinking, poop causes both aesthetic and health problems and if it gets into our water sources, it can lead to diarrhea, giardia and some really raunchy diseases such as hepatitis. So let's examine poop disposal methods and ways we can minimize the chance of water pollution, the spread of disease and maximize decomposition.

By Trav Ferguson

August 15, 2014

Trail cams have exploded in usage, especially, in the past few years and the best part about them is, is they’ll gather all the intel you’ll ever need and keep your noisy, game spooking, fat ass out of the field! But before you lace up your boots and strike out on an epic adventure to set it up, first grab a few beers and familiarize yourself with the settings and general operation of your new found pride and joy, your trail camera.

By Trav Ferguson

August 8, 2014

Today’s Youth: They’re Not Lost - Just Forgotten - So Text Them!

The trend is unmistakable and hard to swallow: nature based recreation, such as hunting and fishing, is being replaced by electronics and the “Internet King,” Al Gore, is to blame. Well, partly, or at least he proclaims!

It began with the very first television which, subsequently, sunk in, took hold of our leisure time, and gave us the modern day sedentary athlete. By the way, that translates to…lazy ass! Fast forward to present times and wham-o, our lives are inundated with tablets, smartphones, something called a Wii and even my coffee pot, now, requires a USB cable.