The problem with punishing dealers over straw buys is that, in a lot of cases, it’s not that easy to tell it was a straw buy. While some are pretty stupid about it, a lot are far more low-key. A few years ago, Minnesota Attorney…

Last month, the United States Forest Service announced the approval of class 1 pedal-assisted e-bikes on more than 100 miles of trails in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU). The move is part of a growing trend in local outdoor communities around the country. E-bikes dramatically increase access when…

Spoiler Alert – The results of Extracted are discussed as we dive into the gear options for the various supply drops.Extracted is a new TV series from Fox (streaming on Hulu) that takes 12 amateur survivalists with two teammates each out to British Columbia to compete for $250,000. The survivalists…

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I don’t like this trend of pro-gun states passing bans on full-auto switches. These devices are already illegal at the federal level, and while I recognize that states passing such laws allows them to prosecute when the feds can’t or won’t, it’s still troubling. Alabama…

Tailing loops are, hands down, the most common problem I see among intermediate to advanced fly casters. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it’s when the top leg of your casting loop dips below the bottom leg of the loop. At best, the result is an inefficient cast that stifles…

Oil lamps have been around for thousands of years, and they haven’t completely given way to modern lighting technology. They’re low-tech appeal can bring ambiance to a table or provide lighting through power outages and emergencies. There is a range of sizes, brands, and features to consider when you’re looking…

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The gun and magazine bans endorsed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz failed to make it out of a House committee on Tuesday afternoon, but the legislation could still be introduced as an amendment to any bills that hit the House floor this session.  After Tuesday’s…

There is no animal more synonymous with the great outdoors than the bear. Scientists have been working for decades to reduce the negative outcomes of when the inevitable happens: Human meets bear. Newly released data from Colorado sheds light on just how well man and bear are coexisting. The Data…

Typically, there haven’t been enough sales or compelling deals to put together a Memorial Day sale roundup for survival gear and prepping supplies. Times change, though, and now we have a whole slew of deals to explore that’ll help kickstart your summer preparedness projects.Memorial Day is on May 26th this…

On Feb. 11, 1917, Woodrow Wilson was the nation’s president. World War I was still more than a year and a half away from ending. And in a small town in northwestern North Dakota, near the Canadian border, Ray Curtis was born. The state’s oldest veteran recently celebrated his 109th birthday. Curtis…

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As Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was unveiling a gun control package targeting legal gun owners that included a ban on “assault weapons” and “large capacity” magazines and claiming that those measures will stop incidents of mass violence, a madman 1,500 miles away from Minneapolis was proving just how empty…

While Jeep wants you to get excited about the all-new, super-efficient, and power-dense Hurricane 4 Turbo powerplant, there is a much deeper story here. The 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee is a mid-cycle refresh of a very good SUV, but it isn’t all rainbows and unicorns for the new model year.…

Independence Day sales are typically known for deals on grills, lawn equipment, coolers, and ways to stay cool through the summer, and all of those can relate to prepping and survival in some way. After checking out a slew of sales, we’ve rounded up the best gear for preppers to…

President Donald Trump used one of the most-watched political stages in America Tuesday night to spotlight something far removed from tax policy and border debates: battlefield valor.During his 2026 State of the Union address, Trump awarded, or announced the awarding of, two Congressional Medals of Honor, recognizing acts of heroism…

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After New Mexico Democrats failed to pass a bill that would have banned virtually every semi-automatic centerfire rifle on the market and imposed a wide variety of new and expensive mandates on federally licensed firearm dealers in the state, the gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety issued a…

There’s exactly one way to guarantee an untracked powder run on a busy resort like Vail. You’ve got to get to the top under your own power, before the lifts open or after they close. With powder days few and far between this season, I clicked into my touring bindings…

Hurricanes pose a large threat to those who live near the coast. Between the high wind and massive amounts of rain, they can cause various types of damage that can exceed $150 billion each year.I’ve lived through several hurricanes of all categories and dealt with flooding, wind damage, power outages,…