When the sun goes down, most people feel safer and more secure if they have a reliable light source. For centuries, humans have relied on lanterns to bring light to dark places. While lanterns were the only lighting choice for our great-great-grandparents, a good lantern is still a handy tool, especially when standard electric lighting... Continue Reading →
Five Tactical Flashlights for Everyday Use
Unless you're sleeping or... ahem... 'sleeping', being in the dark sucks. However, being in the dark and being unable to find the key you just dropped or unable to identify the shadow you saw duck into a dark alley really sucks. Don't let it happen to you.
14 Uncommon Uses for the Common Coffee Filter
The Common Coffee Filter is most commonly used to brew coffee. However, these lightweight, inexpensive are surprisingly versatile. Since multipurpose items can save the Modern Survival Junkie time, space, and money, this is definitely an item you want in your survival kit, bug out bag, or pantry stockpile, even if you aren’t a coffee drinker.
6 Tips for Buying Outdoor and Survival Gear on Ebay
How you can become an expert in stretching your outdoor survival budget and manage to get some of the coolest and most useful equipment out there on the market while doing it.
Feminine Hygiene When the Shit Hits the Fan
What will women do about their periods in a shit-hits-the-fan situation? Can we survive without easy access to our favorite over-the-counter pads and tampons?
20 Uncommon Uses for the Common Emergency Blanket
There isn’t anything common about this lightweight, paper-thin, reflective Mylar sheet.
Tools That Do Everything – The Top 5 Multi-Tools
The thing about multi-tools is that one is never enough. For that reason, we have located tools that provide not only a great working product but also won’t break the bank.
Modern Survival and the Rule of Threes
You can survive:
three minutes without air.
three hours without shelter.
three days without water.
three weeks without food.
How the Rule of Threes relates to Modern Survival
The Freeze Dried Food Guide
Once only the fare of soldiers and astronauts, there are many reasons to have a good supply of freeze dried food on hand.