Product Reviews

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If you've read some of our survival stories, you know that we are ROUGH on equipment, that's because REAL LIFE is rough. From every walk of life, be it Survivalists, Policemen, Soldiers or Homemakers, We know that we will someday be in positions that will literally make us bet our lives, and the lives of our families, on a piece of equipment that we have purchased. Knowing also that we can not all be rich, it only makes sense that we want the best equipment we can buy for the money we have available to us. None of us have money to waste on stuff that doesn't work.

We test each product we get before it goes out into the field, and then give it the ultimate test... real life, avid outdoors-people, IN THE FIELD. We won't bet OUR Families lives on ANYTHING less than the best... YOU shouldn't either! If we say a product is good... you can believe it!!!

This Month's Featured Reviews

Mountain House Scrambled Eggs And Bacon

10-minute Emergency Water Cache
Using the WaterB.O.B

Nada-Chair Product Review

The Streamlight MicroStream
What Everyone Needs In Their Pocket

X10 Home Security Review

60 LED Rechargable Cordless Work Light

Black and Decker 300 Amp Jump Starter

My Experience with Aerobic 07

ER Bar (3600 Calories) Evaluation

MaxLife 369 LED Tripod Light

Thermo-Lite 2.0 Bivvy Sack

Reliance Container Review

ThermaCELL® Mosquito Repellent

Eton FR300 Weather Radio Review

Garmin Etrex Vista, GPS60CSx with TOPO Canada or US

Reviw of the Garmin Rino 130 GPS

Review of the Garmin CSx

Affordable-Solar (Thumbs WAY UP!)

Books, Videos and CDs

Survival Related Books From Amazon

Boots

Bootin’ Up!

Hi-Tec's "Footloose" Hiking Boots

Red Wing Boots

Timberland Boots

Companies

Affordable-Solar (Thumbs WAY UP!)

Crown Nissan Of Greenville South Carolina (Thumbs Down)

Factory Direct Cellular (MAJOR Thumbs down!)

Tapco of Kennesaw Ga.

Campmor (Thumbs up!)

Brigade Quartermasters (Thumbs up!)

Outdoor Specialties (Thumbs up!)

Electronics

The Streamlight MicroStream
What Everyone Needs In Their Pocket

X10 Home Security Review

60 LED Rechargable Cordless Work Light

Black and Decker 300 Amp Jump Starter

MaxLife 369 LED Tripod Light

Eton FR300 Weather Radio Review

28 LED Head Flash Lamp Light Headlamp Flashlight 4 Mode

Garmin Etrex Vista, GPS60CSx with TOPO Canada or US

Review of the Garmin Rino 130 GPS

Review of the Garmin CSx

Maxfire LX Tactical Light

Product Review: Xantrex XPower 1500

Product Review-Surefire G2

Review of the Garmin Vista C

La Crosse BC-900U Battery Charger

Ryobi 18-Volt Cordless Kit

The Gladius High Intensity Flashlight

Kangaroo's Harddrive Clone Kit

The Alpha Light

Mini Pet Strobe
(Updated 09 September 2006)

Siemens/Shell SP-75 Solar Panels

The Radio Shack Multiband Self-Powered Radio

Maxon Handheld CB Radios

Stern's "AA" nicad Solar Battery Chargers

Newpoint Surge Protectors

Newpoint AT101T Surge Manager

Equipment

Nada-Chair Product Review

Thermo-Lite 2.0 Bivvy Sack

ThermaCELL® Mosquito Repellent

Cartridge-Head Razors, an Evaluation

No Rinse Shampoo

CAMELBAK BFM

The Total Towel

Black Diamond Hiking Poles

Swedish Fire Steel

P60C Hot Spark Fire Starter

Firearms and Accessories

"Wipe Away" Gun Cleaning Cloth

Food / Water

Mountain House Scrambled Eggs And Bacon

10-minute Emergency Water Cache
Using the WaterB.O.B

My Experience with Aerobic 07

ER Bar (3600 Calories) Evaluation

Reliance Container Review

B&M Brown Bread

RED FEATHER brand Canned Butter

Jack Link’s Fully Cooked Ground Beef

Revelar Food Storage Software

Kits for Survival

Outdoor Specialties Fishing kit

Knives & Accessories

Sgt Blades (Formerly Thompon's Blades)

THR Custom Blades

Gerber LMF

Edge Works Manufacturing

Ka-bar Knives

Packs

Kelty Tornado

Sleeping Bags

NorthFace Bags

Stoves and Lanterns

MSR's Pocket Rocket Stove

Apex II Multi-fuel pack stove

Coleman Dual Fuel Lantern
From Rusts Hardware Hank"

Tents

Wal-mart Trail Tent

Raptor Tent

Tools

Gerber Multi-lock pliers

What-a-saw

Leatherman Pocket Survival Tool

Walmart brand Multi-Tool

Military Folding Shovels

Swedish Fire Steel

Traps and Snares

Buckshot's Survivor Series (Volume 2)

Buckshot's Traps and Snares

Buckshot's Survivor Series (Volume 1)

Buckshot's Modern Trapping Guide

Buckshot's Trapping Videos

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