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January 8, 2021 by The Tactical Hermit in Brushbeater, Comm Corner, Communications, Off-Grid, Patriot Movement, Practical Skill Sets, Practical Solutions to Serious Problems, Prepping, Prepping 101, Tradecraft, Training, Training Tips and tagged Brushbeater, Bushcraft, Comm Corner, Comms, Fieldcraft, Firearms Training, Prepping

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Junk on the Bunk: Cold Weather Clothing and Layering

December 21, 2020 by The Tactical Hermit in Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Corner, Bushcraft, Civilian Operator 101, Disaster Survival, Fieldcraft, Gear Reviews, Health Warnings, Hunting, Off-Grid, Practical Skill Sets, Practical Solutions to Serious Problems, Prepping, Prepping 101, Primitive Skill-Set's, Survival, Survival Tips, Tradecraft and tagged :ayering for Cold Weather, Bushcraft, Dressing for Cold Weather, Outdoor Clothing, Prepping, Survival

Badlands Fieldcraft

*Randy’s mom could teach us all a thing or two about layering..*

We need to “dress for success” to be effective in extreme conditions. Our clothing choices become more important the harsher the climate and longer we intend to stay out in the bush. Since winter is upon us I’d like to share my lessons learned on cold weather clothing.

I don’t treat my clothing any different than I would any other tools; they need to be the right tool for the job to start with. I judge all my tools by how they perform and not by how they look or any other bias’. Whenever people discuss gear there always seems to be bias (caliber debates anyone?), but I really do try to avoid it as best I can. As MSG Dan Morgan said, we have to be ruthless in our gear selection.

Having lived, worked and trained most…

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Fieldcraft: Estimating Height and Width in the Field

November 20, 2020 by The Tactical Hermit in Armed Citizen Corner, Bushcraft, Fieldcraft, Practical Skill Sets, Practical Solutions to Serious Problems, Primitive Skill-Set's and tagged Bushcraft, Estimating Height of Objects, Fieldcraft, Practical Skills, Primitive Skill-Set's

From the Archives, 2016

How to Estimate the Heights and Widths of Objects in the Field

A FOUNDATIONAL “Analog” skill-set men need to have and not depend on technology for.

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Guest Post: Does Boiling Water Purify It?

May 5, 2020 by The Tactical Hermit in American Partisan, Bushcraft, Disaster Survival, Health Warnings, Off-Grid, Practical Skill Sets, Practical Solutions to Serious Problems, Prepping, Prepping 101, Primitive Skill-Set's and tagged American Partisan, Boiling Water, Bushcraft, Health Warnings, Practical Skills, Prepping, Prepping 1010

The following is a guest post from our friends over at knowpreparesurvive.com. -NCS There is no uncontaminated surface water source in the world. That may not be a technically true statement, but unless you’re drinking from a mountaintop spring right at the source, it’s a good thing to keep in mind to minimize risk. And…

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