by 4Patriots Contributor | Mar 5, 2024 | 4 Patriots
When most of us think of flashlights, we’re focused more on convenience than on life-and-death situations. We use flashlights when the power goes out in our home to check the fuse box. Or we use it at night in the backyard to see what the dog is barking at. Or we use...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Mar 5, 2024 | 4 Patriots
They say spring comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. There’s plenty of truth to that. Temperatures in many parts of the country are still quite chilly in early spring. But later in the season, they’ve risen considerably. There is one constant throughout...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Feb 27, 2024 | 4 Patriots
Whether you’re camping or going off-grid in a crisis, when you’re setting up camp in the woods, you need fire. Regardless, you need a fire. To heat water, cook food, and stay warm. Your choices are a camp stove or campfire. Which do you choose? There are pros and...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Jan 30, 2024 | 4 Patriots
With the seemingly unending winter storms continuing to pelt most of the nation, power outages are inevitable. In fact, millions of Americans have already lost power this winter. Due to blizzards, heavy rainfall, and tornadoes. There is plenty of winter weather to...
by Survival Blog | Jan 22, 2024 | SurvivalBlog.com
Last Spring, my wife “Kari”, my daughter “Rivka”, and I were doing some initial planning for our summer camping excursions. In the course of that planning, we begin to discuss my tent. Rivka said that she wanted to borrow the old tent for a solo excursion that she had...
by Survival Blog | Dec 28, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) PERSONAL EXPERIENCE with a Chimney Issue My husband and I also heat our remote, off-grid home with a woodstove. One cold February night we had to evacuate our cabin at 3 am because the chimney pipe had gotten so...
by Survival Blog | Dec 25, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
BLUF The TOPS Fieldcraft 154 Stainless fixed blade knife is a rugged tool for use in the field or around the yard. It has a 4.75 inch, full-tang, Scandi-grind blade made of 154CM stainless steel. With a price of $295 at the time of this writing, it is not cheap in...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Dec 14, 2023 | 4 Patriots
When you’re thirsty, want to wash your hands or take a shower, or need to clean your home, you simply walk to a sink or bathtub and turn the faucet handle. Most people in the U.S. have never turned that handle and been met with a lack of flowing water. And that’s...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Dec 4, 2023 | 4 Patriots
Imagine it. Your cell tower goes down and the Internet doesn’t work, BUT you can still communicate with family members. Thanks to what some folks chalk up to kids toy — walkie talkies. In reality, it’s not an exaggeration to say they can be life-savers, but some...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Nov 17, 2023 | 4 Patriots
Aside from the frigid temperatures, the problem with winter is, you don’t know exactly what’s coming or when. You don’t know when that big winter storm is going to wreak havoc in your neck of the woods. What you do know is that when it does come calling,...
