Consumer Information

First-Time Gun Buyer Questions

Stop and ask yourself a few questions before buying your first firearm. There are plenty of choices out there. Let us help narrow the playing field.

Safety and Training

Managing Recoil with the Correct Stance

Unfortunately, I have seen way too many pictures of women on the Internet shooting a gun incorrectly. You know the picture or the YouTube—the woman has a gun, she leans back to take the shot and the next thing you know the gun has recoiled back and hit her in the head or she has dropped it. A lot of people repost these pictures on their Facebook wall and hilarity ensues. However, most of the time this mishap is not the woman’s fault. The person who gives them the gun fails to give them any training. To manage recoil, get a good stance that provides proper balance and allows your entire frame to absorb the recoil.

Growing beans, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers on a small balcony.

Camping & Survival

Container Gardening for Urban Preppers: Growing Your Own Food Virtually Anywhere

Being an urban or apartment dwelling prepper presents many challenges. Storage space and privacy is always an issue. If you have always wanted to be self-sufficient, but your location prevents it, you can start by growing your own supplemental food supplies in even the smallest spaces. Called container gardening, herbs, vegetables and some fruits can grow on balconies, patios, front porches, fire escapes, and even windowsills. Some of the best survival foods such as beans, kale, berries, broccoli, potatoes, and spinach will grow in containers. Squash, tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, radish, cucumbers, peppers, and herbs also require a small amount of space to thrive. Small-rooted vegetables are best for container gardening.

Camping & Survival

What Makes a Good Bug-Out Location?

I recently had the opportunity to visit a friend’s bug-out property. What started out as a dream for land outside of the city for a nice get-away to keep animals and a shooting range turned into the perfect place to start a bug-out plan in motion. My friend lucked out on their purchase. With a few additions and tweaks, this bug-out location not only provides safety and security, but comfort as well for months if need be to ride out a SHTF storm. As silly as the National Geographic show Doomsday Preppers can get, there is something to say for the ratings that they give each prepper at the end of each segment. Based on the same rating system on how well each prepper has planned for water, food, shelter, security, and X-Factor, I’ve rated my friend’s place for each category as an example for what makes a good bug-out location, as well as tips for how to improve it.

You can make a rain fly, makeshift shelters and eating covers out of simple rope and plastic tarp.

Camping & Survival

Preparing Your Gear for Spring Camping

The weather won’t stop many of us from planning our spring camping trips. To prevent a spring camping disaster, plan now for whatever weather may hit you.

Firearms

New Year New Gun: Care & Maintenance

Leaving it a sock won’t ruin it, and you don’t have to store it in a bucket of oil to keep the rust away. Maintaining your firearms is not difficult, but there are a few steps everyone should follow to make sure their guns last forever.

You can gather water through condensation.

Camping & Survival

Purifying Water on the Fly: Safe Drinking Water in an Emergency

If you find yourself lost or injured while exploring the outdoors, staying hydrated is your number one priority to surviving. Do you know how to procure safe drinking water?