Commercial Shipping Materials for Doomsday Bunkers

Many survivalists are turning to shipping containers to serve as their underground homes. While shipping containers are great for shipping, they may not make the best temporary living arrangements, especially if you plan to bury them underground. [...]

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Survival Gear Review: The SOG Field Knife – An Excellent Cheap Blade

SOG has produced many fine knives including several now made in the USA again. I have several and enjoy the heck out of them, but my favorite SOG ride retails for over $200. But for one-eighth that amount, SOG has an excellent basic knife that has a fine handle, an excellent blade, and a pretty good sheath. Normally I shy away from cheap blades, but this time I’ll make an exception.

By Doc Montana, contributing author to SHTFblog and Survival Cache

A knife made in China is not automatically a bad thing. Patriotism aside, the negative issues most common with overseas production is poor quality control, substandard materials, and in the particular case of knives, inappropriate steel tempering even if the steel choice could be considered appropriate. However, SOG has a rich history of offering China-made blades that don’t suck. But many don’t rock either.

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For some reason the Swedish-made Mora Knife is an acceptable non-USA made blade. German blades are exceptional as often are English blades. And Finnish blades are tops even when they are made in Japan. And Japanese blades are truly some of the world’s best. But China? Let’s just take that one knife at a time. The SOG Field Knife retails for a whopping $30 with a street price of under $25. That’s about five bucks more than a MORA. Or about a hundred and fifty dollars less than what usually deserves my attention. At the minimum.

The SOG Field Knife checks in at a paltry 3.8 ounces or well within an acceptable folding knife for EDC. However the blade is plenty thick at 0.13 inches and an overall blade length of four inches. That is well within the specs for many different field knives types including those for bushcraft, tactical applications, hunting, and survival needs.

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The handle of the SOG Field Knife is a thermoplastic rubber that works well but under hard use will likely not last a lifetime. Or even a decade. But that’s not the point of this knife. The grippy handle has an index finger notch and a contained finger area ending just before the tang meaning the blade metal extends all the way through the handle and out the other side. A reasonable guard is molded into the grip and serves its purpose well. The protruding metal is solidly jimpped and can be counted on to transfer 100% pounding force to the very tip of the blade on the southernmost blade end.

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The sheath is a hard plastic form-fitting blade cover that is mostly no-nonsense. It holds on to the SOG Field Knife through a friction grip on the knife handle. A cut-out in the sheath allows for a small access to the blade for shielded cutting of cordage.

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The overall length of the SOG Field Knife is about eight and a half inches. That’s plenty for most uses and a highly respectable size for this price point. The blade steel is fairly unexciting at a 7CR17MoV, or in other words, a room temperature stainless with acceptable knife properties. 7CR17Mov is a step above 440 Stainless which is the go-to steel for many budget knife makers. With the hollow grind and clip point, many good things can happen. Add to that the choil to move a finger forward of the handle proper, and a jimpped thumb placement on the spine again forward of the handle.

For general survival and bushcraft tasks, the SOG Field Knife scores highly. Give it extra points of the low price, and the SOG Field Knife is a winner worthy of attention. And here’s were my rubber words meet the road. I am a user of the SOG Pillar since its creation. The SOG Pillar is an American-made CPMS35VN super-steel knife that weighs twice as much, an inch-and-a-half longer, and is much nastier. But at arm’s reach, it’s quite similar but with a street price at least six times higher.

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While I don’t endorse the SOG Field Knife as my first choice, second choice or even tenth choice, it is still an excellent choice when price is a serious consideration.

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Experts Warn, Terrorists could weaponize highly infectious diseases and use Planes to Spread

Earlier this month, during a two day period, four different international flights were stopped and quarantined after passengers reported flu-like symptoms. Experts warn, air travel is the most likely delivery system for a coming bio-terror attack. [...]

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Presidential Alerts: FEMA to test emergency alert system next week

On Thursday, September 20, the federal government will be conducting a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and people are losing their minds! [...]

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Traveling the Country in an RV while still Working and Making a Living

Over the last couple of months, we’ve been profiling the RV lifestyle. We’ve talked to hundreds of different people about how they live and what life looks like out on the road; we’ve become so [...]

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Survival Gear Review: MSR Dromedary Bladder Review

The ability to transport water has been a deciding factor in where homes could be built to where one could explore since the dawn of time. Being able to bring with you potable water to an unknown area is paramount for survival. Some of the earliest water containers were clay pots, bamboo canteens, and of course goat skins. As time has progressed so has our technology to transport water. Metal, plastic and rubber have not only helped with strength and durability of the container but have also provided better seals to keep that precious liquid from escaping. These advancements have provided us with the modern day goat skin, the hydration bladder.

By Grimm, a contributing author to SHTFBlog & Survival Cache

As with a lot of the gear that I currently carry in my bug out bag or day bag it comes from me making a mistake and learning from it. The very first time I set out into the woods to test my bug out bag and my new found skills I knew I needed a water container. I went with the tried and true stainless steel canteen. This way I could boil water if necessary. This thought was sound but the thought that 39 oz. would be sufficient was not. Nor was the thought that I would just drop my pack every time I needed a drink. Both the refilling of my canteen, luckily there were water sources to do so, and the taking off my back to reach my canteen got old very fast. As fate would have it my fellow bug out boy decided to bring a bladder. Watching the ease of him getting a drink as we made our way to our designated bug out location was more than enough for me to see the error of my ways. So upon my return a started looking for a hydration bladder and I found the MSR Dromedary Bladder.

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With all the different bladders out there I think the main concern is durability. The last thing anyone wants is for their bladder to spring a leak. Lets be honest there are plenty of rough, jagged, and pointy objects out in the wild let alone what we bring along. Any one of them could spell disaster for your bladder and then you lose your precious water. This is where I think the MSR Dromedary shined the most for me. With its 1,000 Denier Cordura exterior I have no worry about laying it on the ground, hanging it next to rough bark, or even having it graze some thorns on my way to fill it up at the stream. I am not even worried if it freezes in the cold which it has happened to me. It is a very tough bladder. With 4 years of taking it out in every condition and still no leaks I am very happy. I personally have never used the shower attachment but the water spigot and the bite valve hose work great for different jobs.  Lastly it comes in large sizes so you can carry plenty of water and its made in the USA. That is always a win for me.

Now it cant be all wine and roses a few may not care for how the bladder is shaped or how it fills up. Personally I have not had a problem with it but some might. Many hydration packs have hangers in them that don’t necessarily match up to the Dromedary but this is easily overcome. Since the Dromedary is tough and the fabric is opaque you can not see the water level either. Some might like to have eyes on their water level. Me I usually know by the weight. The 3 in 1 cap is versatile but also bulky. I feel this has been my only gripe with the bladder. Sliding it into pockets takes a bit more finesse than other bladders do to the caps bulk it can be overcome. Last negative would be that the bladder doesn’t come with a hydration hose kit. This could be seen as a plus because you might not need it but if you do intend to use it with a hose then that’s another piece of gear you are going to have to purchase.

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Overall I enjoy my MSR Dromedary. It hasn’t failed me yet over 4 years and I have the confidence to use it in the field without it leaking anytime soon. I know there are quite a few that have talked about the taste of plastic. I myself only tasted a mild hint of plastic the first few times I used it. Now it just tastes like the water I put in it. I count on the gear that I have for survival not just for a day hike. If you need a hydration bladder to take punishment and to last then the MSR Dromedary is the bladder for you.

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CDC investigating multiple sick passengers on more flights with Passengers returning from Mecca

For the second day in a row, the CDC is investigating another set of sick passengers arriving in the U.S. via international flights. This time, Emergency crews responded to two separate international flights where passengers [...]

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