Outdoor Quest

  A quality compass is an integral part of the backcountry navigator’s kit.    Sighting with a compass is an important skill that can dete...

I always take my SPOT messenger and cell phone with me when I head out to the backcountry; it's part of my ten essentials. On a recent...

  Many outdoorsmen measure distance in the backcountry by using a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.     GPS receivers are reasonabl...

Recently I was watching a rifle expert on one of the many outdoor cable shows.   This gent is a noted ballistics expert, writer...

My friend Leon at the blog www.survivalcommonsense.com has a great post on the maps you should have during emergency evacuation . 

You have to just like Hiking Jim's blog "Adventures in Stoving ."  This is a blog to book mark. Right now he a has a post re...

Last month Jenny Rough wrote an interesting article about why it is a mistake to count  on a cell phone when you go hiking.  Her article was...