Most people don't like to think about their homes being targeted by severe weather, but the reality is that tornadoes are a threat to property and life. That's why it pays to be prepared ahead of time and assemble a few items that will help safeguard your home and its occupants. Below are six
Get Your Wife or Daughter Into A Women's Self Defense Class with Jennie Trower
About Featured Expert: Jennie Trower is the co-founder of Jarrett & Jennie Self-Defense, M.A.M.A.® (Mothers Against Malicious Acts), Customized Self-Defense for Women, and other specialized self-defense and safety programs for women, moms and kids. Jennie began her martial arts training in 2000.
Knife Defense Technique Breakdown: "Bat Grip"
Defending against a knife in a street fight is much different in real life than it is in the movies. On the silver screen, attackers lunge in with big, goofy movements, often with a long pause at the end so that a hero can punch them in the face. In an actual life or death attack, you're lucky if
Identifying and Dealing with IEDs with Chris Butler
About Featured Expert: A veteran of the U.S. Army, Chris Butler has twenty one years of combined military and government services industry. Mr. Butler specializes in dynamic, kinetic training solutions for DOD, DHS and LE EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Operators. He currently free-lances as an
Comfortable Camping: 5 Items You Want To Bring With You
Camping is sometimes done for pleasure, and sometimes done out of necessity, but no matter the reason you find yourself in the elements, there's no reason to rough it any harder than you have to. If you have a little time to prepare, there are a few handy (and unexpected) items you should bring with
Learn Bushcraft Survival Fundamentals with Taro Gehrmann
About Featured Expert: Located in central Switzerland, Taro Gehrmann is owner at Swiss Bushcraft and Survival, a co-founder at Bushcraft Akademie, and hosts his own videos about Swiss Bushcraft survival on his YouTube channel. In a 1 1/2 year trip around the world, he gained experience in survival
10 Tips From a DIY Solar Road Warrior – Pt 2
[The Continuance] 6) The Tranya Clip Lamp If you have ever found yourself clenching a flashlight between your teeth or under your chin while trying to fix something about your car in the dark in the middle of no-where or, worse, in some tiny town you don't even remember the name of, this lamp is a
Guerrilla Gardening: Low-Profile, Easy-to-Grow Nutrition
Emergency food storage plans are designed to accommodate short-term, long-term, and multi-year preparedness situations, but the best strategy is to develop gardening skills to make you less reliant on what you've got stashed away. If you've never gotten your hands dirty, it's a good idea to build up