American Outdoor Guide

Prepare yourself family for when disaster strikes. Step-by step instructions on how to provide energy to your home, grow and preserve your own food, prepare a first-aid kit, make water drinkable.

American Outdoor Guide

CONSIDER YOUR PERSONAL SECURITY

GET THE GEAR • ALL-DAY NUTRITION ON THE GO OR FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

FAMILY AFFAIR • RANDALL’S ADVENTURE & TRAINING PARENT-CHILD CLASS TEACHES SURVIVAL BASICS

BAD GUY WITH A GUN • ERNEST EMERSON’S NEWEST BOOK DETAILS STRATEGIES FOR HANDLING DEADLY ENCOUNTERS

KEEPING CRITTERS • 5 MUST-HAVE ANIMALS FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD

ACROSS THE POND • OVERSEAS ADVENTURE CAMPING GEAR SHOULDN’T WEIGH YOU DOWN

NOTHING TO CARRY • WHY CAMPING BY KAYAK CAN PROVIDE A GOOD ALTERNATIVE TO BACKPACKING

BITTEN! • RECALLING AN ENCOUNTER WITH A MASSASAUGA SNAKE THAT RESULTED IN A THREE-DAY ORDEAL

SNAKEBITE KITS THAT SUCK

WAZOO GEAR • THESE MICRO-SIZED SURVIVAL TOOLS WON’T WEIGH YOU DOWN

GET THAT FIRE GOING FAST! • TRY THESE SIMPLE HOMEMADE FIRE STARTERS

OUTDOOR TECH • GARMIN’S LATEST GADGETS TRACK YOUR LOCATION, MONITOR YOUR FITNESS, AND KEEP YOU CONNECTED

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