Shelter from the elements (wind, rain, snow, sun, heat, cold, etc) is an often overlooked aspect of training and preparedness in the...

24 Hour Patrol Kit Subscriber Contest Watch the contest roll out and rules here... Mission This is your Mission if you choose to accept...

What's in your pockets? Simple question, right... I took the British smock loadout concept and minimized it to work with a BDU field...

You all know my love for the old Soldier of Fortune magazine covers! Man those were the days of unapologetic reports from the field far...

Sometimes as we get older we ask ourselves if we've "still got it"... I know I ask myself this alot and try to continually challenge...

What exactly is "Woods Bumming" and why do I need a loadout for it? This is actually a really good question and I think we have to look...

If you're like me you store your gear in totes, closets and storage spaces that aren't always convenient for today's "Modern Minuteman"...

I went out to my camp today to check for any damage from the Christmas storms that came through. This is a living/breathing camp that we...

In this video we continue our patrol discussion by going over one of several patrolling methods and we take a look at a long range patrol...

Comms are an important part of your kit. Intersquad comms and squad to base comms are invaluable for being able to share and receive...

Map and compass use is one of the most overlooked skill sets and a perishable one as well if not regularly practiced. Today we have GPS,...

Fire and the ability to make a fire, even in horrible conditions, is one of the big 3 survival priorities (fire, shelter, water). This is...

Food is next in our discussion on Fieldcraft essentials. I mean who doesn't like to eat, right. But what kinds of food and how much makes...

Today's ten essentials item is water. Good old high quality H2O. You need water, without it you will die. Plain and simple. There's a...