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by Shawn C. Steiner · Posted
If you are embracing the theme of National Preparedness Month to redesign your go bag, stock up on essentials, or create your first emergency kit, some of the most important items to have are a knife and multi-tool. So, to help you sort through the myriad items available to you, we put together a list of recommended tools and knives.
We are starting out with the StatGear Surviv-All Fixed Blade Survival Knife (above
by Morgan Lyle · Posted
A tent can be, and often is, a key piece of emergency preparedness equipment—and when there’s no emergency, you can use it for fun things like camping. B&H carries an extensive line of tents and shelters (with more than 60 in stock and ready to ship) to suit individual needs and budgets. Here are a few recommendations from our Outdoor Department staff.
The
by Morgan Lyle · Posted
Since 1990, the Cache Valley, Utah-based Camp Chef has been making camp stoves, cast-iron cookware, and more for outdoor lovers. Camp Chef is distinguished by its line of freestanding camp stoves with powerful, 30,000 BTU burners, which are designed for use with the company’s modular grill boxes or griddles. Stoves include the Explorer Two-Burner, the
by Ryan Zanoni · Posted
If you had to leave home, work, school, or the gym right now to escape an impending disaster—would you be ready? Would you have the tools, supplies, food, and water that you would need for at least the next three days? Having one or more go bags, a.k.a. “bug-out bags,” stocked with essentials for health and survival is a smart way to be prepared for emergencies. You don’t want to be scrambling at the last minute to gather your flashlight, batteries, and blankets when the hurricane, zombie herd, or army of darkness is closing in.
In the
by Ryan Zanoni · Posted
September is National Preparedness Month, so with that in mind, we’ve put together a list of Recommended First Aid Kits to keep you and your loved ones accessible to immediate treatment for lacerations, fractures, punctures, and other injuries when the ambulance hasn’t yet arrived.
Adventure Medical Kits Adventure First Aid 0.5 Treat 1 person over 1 day with 15 bandages, 2 gauze dressings, 6 antiseptic wipes, an
by Daniel Wagner_1 · Posted
Choosing the best preparedness backpacks can help each member of your family meet unexpected challenges with greater security, confidence, and optimism. Factors such as load capacity, gender, age, and a detailed list of provisions are important considerations. Calling a family meeting to solicit input will go a long way to ensuring that everyone is happy with their backpack selection.
A versatile backpack for the family member capable of carrying the heaviest load is the 90-liter
by Christopher Witt · Posted
If your first thought when you hear the word “Sig” is “firearms,” it’s time to start thinking differently. Sig Sauer’s Zulu binoculars have some surprising construction and design details that will make any of them a staple in your pocket, pack, or kit when you’re on the trail, at the range, or sightseeing around town.
While each of the models has its differences, they all
by Ephie Mandel · Posted
MOBOTIX, a leader in security systems and surveillance products, offers a sleek solution to entryway monitoring. MOBOTIX’s Door Station product line is a complete system designed for businesses and homeowners alike, to help provide visual and aural communication with visitors, as well as access control.
One part of the system is the T25 Door Station Camera
by Morgan Lyle · Posted
The Vanguard brand is well known to photographers and outdoor recreationists for its camera bags, tripods, binoculars, spotting scopes, and riflescopes. Now, the company has launched its Pioneer line of packs and bags, designed specifically for hunters. The Pioneer backpack, sling pack, shoulder bag, and waist pack are made of soft, quiet, water-repellent high-count tricot fabric in Realtree Xtra camo, and come equipped with bright orange rain covers to keep you and your gear dry in wet weather, and can be used to signal Search and
by Morgan Lyle · Posted
CatEye considers itself the world’s leading manufacturer of bicycle computers and lights. The Osaka, Japan-based company has been making bike gear since the 1950s, producing the first flashing bike light in 1964 and the first LED headlight 2001. Today, cyclists around the world use CatEye devices to know how fast they’re going and how far they’ve gone, to see the road (or trail) ahead, and to make sure they’re seen by motorists, pedestrians, and their fellow riders.
CatEye bike computers are small and slim, but their screens are designed to be
by Bjorn Petersen · Posted
Designed with cyclists in mind, the handlebar-mounted Garmin Edge Explore 820 Bike GPS features a 2.3" color touchscreen to display turn-by-turn navigation, send emergency alerts in case of an accident, and to keep track of fellow riders’ whereabouts. The Explore 820 Bike GPS adds to this feature set with performance data-
by Morgan Lyle · Posted
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, as the poet once wrote—so dark it can be really hard to stay on the trail as dusk approaches, or find your way around a campsite without tripping over guy lines, or change a tire on a country road in the dead of night.
We like the dark woods (and the starry skies above them), but there are times when you need to see what you’re doing. To that end, Black Diamond Equipment, of Salt Lake City, has updated its line of headlamps and
by Morgan Lyle · Posted
When you think about it, wireless connectivity is the logical next step in the world of trail cameras. Remote operation of home security and other systems has become commonplace, and it was inevitable that the same advantages would be applied to technology for monitoring game habitat.
Covert Scouting Cameras, of Lewisburg, Kentucky, aims to be a leader in wireless trail cams. The company has several models with connectivity and a web portal and mobile app that allow you to control the
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Shooting in the sun offers the brightest, most easily available source of light possible, but shooting outside brings its own set of challenges. In this video, learn some tricks that will help you make the most of natural light.
by Christopher Witt · Posted
When I was in high school, going to the beach was easy. My friends and I would grab a towel and a Frisbee, jump on our bikes and ride a mile to Theodore Roosevelt Park, in Oyster Bay. In college, we’d pile into someone’s car and drive to Jones Beach or Robert Moses State Park. Since we’re older and we’re all married, and many of us have kids, going to the beach is decidedly more complicated. Now that the Fourth of July has passed and we’re in full-on Summer Fun-time mode, we here at B&H thought we’d help all of you out with some beach gear