Survival Gear

The best survival gear will keep you alive when things go wrong.

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We tested the best rechargeable flashlights.
Gear

The Best Rechargeable Flashlights of 2024

By Laura Lancaster

A collection of knives handmade in Portland lined up on a table.
Gear

Meet the Wildly Talented Knife Makers of Blade City, USA

By PJ DelHomme

Best Bushcraft Knives
Gear

The Best Bushcraft Knives of 2024

By Tim MacWelch

Henry AR-7
Guns

The Six Best Survival Rifles Under $600

By Tim MacWelch

These are new knives from SHOT Show 2023.
Gear

New Knives from the 2023 SHOT Show

By Matt Foster

Knives are on sale for Cyber Monday.
Gear

The Best Cyber Monday Knife Deals

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

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Gear

LifeStraw Review: We Put This Affordable Water Filter to the Test

By Laura Lancaster

Frank Shultz collects water from underneath a rock
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Do You Really Need a Water Filter for Backpacking and Mountain Hunting?

By Tyler Freel, Laura Lancaster

The best tomahawks laying on a stump.
Gear

The Best Tomahawks

By Drew Conover

The best solar panel deals of Prime Day 2022
Gear

The Best Prime Day Solar Charger Deals

By Scott Einsmann

The Best Survival Books of 2022
Gear

The Best Survival Books

By Adam Moore

The CRKT Woods Chogan Tomahawk is on Sale During Prime Day 2022
Gear

The CRKT Woods Chogan Tomahawk is on Sale During Prime Day 2022

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

LifeStraw Personal Water Filter
Gear

The Best LifeStraw Deals of Prime Day 2022

By Alex Murphy

The best camping tarps take you to remote places with less weight
Gear

The Best Camping Tarps

By Kevin Estela

A group of rescuers on a mountain standing over someone in a litter
Gear

Wilderness Medicine and First-Aid Courses Save Lives in the Backcountry

By Samantha Silverman

Survival Gear: 5 Ways To Use A Space Blanket (Besides Keeping Warm)
Gear

Survival Gear: 5 Ways To Use A Space Blanket (Besides Keeping Warm)

By Tim MacWelch

10 Survival Uses for a Wool Blanket
Survival

10 Survival Uses for a Wool Blanket

By Tim MacWelch

woods at twighlight
Survival

How to Not Get Lost When Your GPS Fails

By Kevin Estela

Clay Hayes Alone Winner
Gear

The Clothing That Helped Me Win Season 8 of “Alone”

By Clay Hayes

Fungal infection a hunter got from a coyote.
Hunting

I Got This Nasty, Flesh-Eating Fungal Infection from a Coyote

By Cole Pancake

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Survival

7 Improvised Lighting Hacks: How to Make Light When the Power Goes Out

By Tim MacWelch

vehicle survival kit
Gear

The Ultimate Vehicle Survival Kit for Summer Road Trips

By Tim MacWelch

A collection of survival gear and a tomahawk.
Survival

Tomahawks Are Back: These American Relics Have Seen a Resurgence in Military and Survival Situations

By Tim MacWelch

A ringle propped up in the mouth of a grizzly skeleton.
Survival

The Ultimate Solutions to Secure a Remote Hunting Cabin

By Wes Siler

A CRKT every day knife on a table.
Survival

Personal Defense Tools and Weapons That Could Save Your Life in an Emergency

By Tim MacWelch

A collage of supplies and gear arranged on a concrete background.
Gear

How to Build the Best Emergency Go-Bag for Your Truck

By Derek McDonald

A knife and a water bottle on a survival backpack.
Survival

11 Specialized Survival Kits You Can Build to Live Through Any Disaster

By Tim MacWelch

Zebralight H53Fc headlamp
Survival

8 Survival Lights You Can Depend on in an Emergency

By Tim MacWelch

A knife shaving bamboo shoots.
Gear

8 Different Ways to use a Survival Knife in an Emergency

By Tim MacWelch

Critical survival gear all ready for action.
Gear

The Survival Gear You Want When Things Go Wrong in the Backcountry

By The Editors

Ruger 10/22 rifle
Guns

11 Used Firearms that Make Dependable Camp Guns

By Craig Caudill

19 Great Fixed-Blade Knives for Tactical Self Defense
Gear

19 Great Fixed-Blade Knives for Tactical Self Defense

By Tim MacWelch

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Survival

23 Different Ways Alcohol Could Save Your Life in an Emergency

By Tim MacWelch

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Survival

Build The Ultimate Natural Disaster Survival Kit

By Tim MacWelch

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10 Essential First-Aid Skills that Every Outdoorsperson Should Master

By Tim MacWelch

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Survival

10 Ways to Use Paracord in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

zipstitch wound closure device
Gear

ZipStitch is a Must-Have for Your Outdoor Survival Kit

cotton balls and kendall vaseline
Survival

8 Ways Cotton Can Actually Help You in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

How Duct Tape Can Help You Survive Almost Anything
Gear

How Duct Tape Can Help You Survive Almost Anything

By Tim MacWelch

A small LED flashlight in a backpack
Gear

How to Pick the Right Flashlight for Self-Defense

By Richard Mann

folding blade knife
Gear

Survival Gear Review: Helle’s New Folding Bushcraft Knife, the Bleja

By Tim MacWelch

food storage best practices
Gear

The 3 Biggest Keys to Long-Term Food Storage for Survival

By Tim MacWelch

Fire Piston
Gear

Survival Gear Review: Clickspring Fire Piston

By Tim MacWelch

Primitive Camping
Gear

6 Types of Gear for an Old-School Survival Kit

By Tim MacWelch

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Gear

Heat Your Primitive Shelter

By Tim MacWelch

3 Old-School Light Sources for Grid-Down Situations
Gear

3 Old-School Light Sources for Grid-Down Situations

By Tim MacWelch

Helm Tactical Knife Review
Gear

Helm Tactical Knife Review

By John B. Snow

super glue
Gear

Prepping on a Budget: 10 Survival Items That Everyone Can Afford

By Tim MacWelch

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Survival

6 Doomsday Supplies That You’ve Understocked

By Tim MacWelch

blue can water
Gear

Survival Gear Review: Blue Can Water, a Water Supply That Claims to Last for 50 Years

By Tim MacWelch

duct tape
Survival

5 Handy Survival Applications for Duct Tape (That You Might Not Think About)

By Tim MacWelch

EMT shears
Gear

Survival Medicine: Why You Need EMT Shears In Your Kit

By Tim MacWelch

4 Types of Camp Stoves for Survival Situations, Bug-Outs, and Emergencies
Survival

4 Types of Camp Stoves for Survival Situations, Bug-Outs, and Emergencies

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Gear: 10 Types Of Emergency Lighting You Should Have on Hand
Gear

Survival Gear: 10 Types Of Emergency Lighting You Should Have on Hand

By Tim MacWelch

5 Things You Need in a Bug-Out Vehicle
Survival

5 Things You Need in a Bug-Out Vehicle

By Tim MacWelch

9 Pros and Cons of Walkie Talkies for Emergency Communication
Gear

9 Pros and Cons of Walkie Talkies for Emergency Communication

By Tim MacWelch

How to Prepare and Store Dry Food for Your Pets to Use in an Emergency
Gear

How to Prepare and Store Dry Food for Your Pets to Use in an Emergency

By Tim MacWelch

The 10 Hygiene Items Every Group Needs to Survive After a Crisis
Gear

The 10 Hygiene Items Every Group Needs to Survive After a Crisis

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Gear Review: UST Emergency Food Ration Bars
Gear

Survival Gear Review: UST Emergency Food Ration Bars

By Tim MacWelch

10 Survival Uses for a Chocolate Candy Bar
Survival

10 Survival Uses for a Chocolate Candy Bar

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Gear Review: Brunton 9077 Lensatic Compass
Gear

Survival Gear Review: Brunton 9077 Lensatic Compass

By Tim MacWelch

5 Survival Uses of the Safety Pin
Survival

5 Survival Uses of the Safety Pin

By Tim MacWelch

10 Survival Uses for a Sock
Survival

10 Survival Uses for a Sock

By Tim MacWelch

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Survival

3 Ways to Ration Your Bug-Out Supplies in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

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