Category Archives: Reviews

Alinco DJ-V57T Handheld Ham Radio Review

We’ve had the new Alinco handheld transceiver for a couple days now. Here’s our initial impression and thoughts. This is the first Alinco handheld that we’ve ever purchased. I’ve owned and used their mobile transceivers and can vouch for their … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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A Closer Look at the Roma Food Strainer

This is a quick photo review of the Weston Roma Food Strainer and Sauce Maker. It includes some close-up  photos along with some of our thoughts. We had a chance to use one of these last summer. Mike graciously offered … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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DVD Review: Alternatives To Dentists

We had the chance to check out the new Alternatives To Dentists DVD… there was so much information on it that we needed to watch it in chapters over about a week’s time. The DVD is professionally produced by the … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Remington 7600 Series Pump Action Rifles

If you follow the firearm forums you probably know by now that folks either love these rifles or despise them (these rifles are often confused with the semi automatic 7400 series). Most folks that dislike the 7600 will agree that … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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A Closer Look at the Rothco CCW Shoulder Bag

Rothco has finally come out with their version of the CCW everyday bag. The actual name is the Advanced Tactical Bag. These seem to be gaining in popularity around here now. When Maxpedition first came out with these bags I … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Off The Grid Homesteading Series: Part One

This post is the first in a series from our newest blog contributor, Bill S.in AL. Bill has generously agreed to document his journey to off-grid living and share it here at our blog. Below is a short introduction and … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Review: McNett Tactical Pro Water Filter

Here’s a pictorial review of the McNett Tactical Pro water filter along with some of our thoughts. It’s actual name is the McNett AquaMira Tactical Frontier Pro Water Filter (which is probably the longest name in history for a water … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Review: OcuFresh Eye Wash, 20ml

Last year we discovered OcuFresh. These are 20ml vials of sterile eye wash. I actually had three opportunities to use them so far and was glad that I had them in my pack when I did. I vividly recall the … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Gerber LHR Knife: A Closer Look

This knife’s been a little out of our budget since it first came out but prices are coming down. We found a great deal online and picked one up for review. According to the Gerber website: “Matt Larsen worked with … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Piteba Oil Press: Pumpkin Seed Trial

I finally had the chance to try the Piteba oil expeller out on some pumpkin seeds. Using fresh, homegrown seeds proved to be a bit more involved than using store-bought bulk sunflower seeds. I learned quite a bit about raw/fresh … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Review: Agri-Fab Pull Behind Lawn Sweeper

We’ve had a few months to give this sweeper a try and would like to post our review along with some photos. It may be an unusual piece of equipment to review on a preparedness blog but I’m sure there’s … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Knife Review: Gerber Basic

I’m a pretty big fan of Gerber’s products and have been watching the prices on these knives go up and down over the past year or so. An internet knife dealer was having a half-off sale so we picked this … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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