A Winner: The Camp Chef Double-Burner Propane Stove

This setup has served me well, in the wilderness and on my patio!

When I bought my Camp Chef double burner propane stove nearly 20 years ago, I never dreamed it would be so useful, get such hard use or last so long!
After shopping around with my elk camp stove criteria in mind,  I bought a Camp Chef double burner. I have never regretted the purchase, and the stove has never let me down.
A stove like this is also a valuable survival tool. It allows you to cook, boil water and prepare meals for groups of people when there is no electricity or gas. My Camp Chef is part of my off-grid cooking setup and a valuable part of my emergency preparations.
To read my review, click on Camp Chef double burner review.here!

Effective ways to Carry Water Outdoors

Being able to carry sufficient water is a survival must. Dehydration can cause you to collapse in the heat or in the cold, and it can kill you. Every survival kit should have some way to carry and purify water.
In the early 1970s, I never filtered drinking water in the mountains. I’d carry a filled quart military canteen as

This plastic canteen is cheap and rugged

insurance, but I never passed a clear-running stream without taking out my Sierra cup and sampling.
I hiked the John Muir Trail; through Yellowstone, and various other western mountain ranges without ever purifying water and I never got sick. But, I’d never do that today because of the potential for getting really sick. I always carry water on outings, and some way of purifying it.
As you put together a survival kit or update your equipment, here are some effective ways to carry water worth considering.

What gear can be used both for camping and prepping?

How much of your camping gear can also be valuable for prepping or for survival? What gear would be useful, if not a necessity, in the aftermath of a tornado?
Last week, SurvivalCommonSense.com was featured on the Destiny Survival Radio Show. The topic was getting started camping, as a way to getting started prepping. Listen to the interview here!

How to Choose the Right Sleeping Bag

These synthetic winter bags got slightly damp, but dried out quickly!

One of the things you don’t want to have to improvise is a good sleeping bag. If you can’t sleep at night because you’re cold, the next day is guaranteed to be exhausting. Too light a bag can put you in danger of hypothermia. Too heavy a bag may be  too hot for comfort and impractical for easy transport. Here’s how to pick a good bag to meet your specific needs.
Click here to read the story!

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Product Review: The Berkey Portable Water Purifier

Water is critical to survival, be it in the desert or during a flood such as happened after Katrina, or last week along the Mississippi River.
But frequently, the only drinking water source available may be muddy, dirty and polluted. If that’s your survival situation, then your choices are simple: Drink or die.
Or suppose you travel to a third-world country, where water quality is suspect at best. You need to be able to carry along a filtering/purification system that is compact and portable. A dependable system for filtering and purifying water is mandatory for any emergency preparedness and/or survival kit, and it should consist of several inter-related components. One of these should be some sort of filter/purifier.
The Berkey Sport bottle might be a good choice for you. To read the review, click Berkey sport bottle.