Getting a good night’s sleep in the backcountry is paramount for recovery and performance on demanding backcountry trips. Recovery matters, and a sleeping pad plays a big role in whether you wake up ready to hunt or ready to throw your entire sleep system off a ridge. A bad sleeping pad can make for a bad night fast. For people who go in deep, a pad needs to be light, packable, warm, durable, and comfortable enough to actually sleep on. The NEMO Tensor All-Season checks a lot of those boxes. In short: Backcountry folks looking for a packable, ultralight sleeping…
There are a lot of ways to ship goods, and I think I’ve gotten something via most of them that are still in service today. Not, as I’ve had to point out to my son, the Pony Express, which was gone before I entered this glorious world. I’m not that old, though I feel like it sometimes. But up until recently, using the United States Postal Service to ship a firearm was a non-starter, at least for most of us. We’d have to turn toward a private carrier, which might be more expensive, even as…
When Vietnam-era veterans develop Parkinson’s disease, the Department of Veterans Affairs attributes it to Agent Orange exposure. Now, thanks to new VA-funded research, they and other veterans who face elevated risks of neurodegenerative diseases could have a clue to a future treatment — one that doesn’t involve drugs. Your brain has a waste disposal system. It works best when you’re in deep sleep, pumping cerebrospinal fluid through brain tissue to carry away toxic proteins that build up during the day. When that system breaks down, those proteins accumulate. In Parkinson’s disease, clumps of a misfolded protein called alpha-synuclein build up…
The current Ebola outbreak is worsening, alarming most health officials. The outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus has caused rulers to impose travel restrictions and emergency responses as suspected cases continue to grow. The outbreak has revived international concern not only because of Ebola’s deadly reputation, but also because of other situations that are making it difficult to track and contain. The involvement of the rare Bundibugyo strain is the primary cause for concern, although violence and displacement are also playing a role in the spread. According to a report by Forbes, frontline health workers are said to be “risking everything”…
After months of silence about Patagonia’s lawsuit, the celebrity known as “Pattie Gonia” has finally responded: “I am afraid and I’m frustrated.” Wyn Wiley — an activist, drag queen, and social media influencer known as “Pattie Gonia” — was sued by Patagonia in January. The federal suit accused Wiley of trademark violations for selling merchandise using the name and for seeking her own trademark of the moniker. The company later said that Wiley’s “near-copy of our name” would “pose long-term threats to Patagonia’s brand and our activism.” Wiley has now filed court documents denying those allegations. On Wednesday, she asked…
Empowered 2A, an initiative by Gun Owners of America, is breaking new ground by actively encouraging greater female participation in the firearms community. Founded on the principle that Gun Rights are Women’s Rights®, the program launched National Women’s Range Day to inspire, train, and connect women in the Second Amendment space. As the 2026 event approaches on June 6th at the Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, New Hampshire, I spokewith Empowered 2A director Suk Finnell about the event’s origins, the evolving role of women in the 2A space, and why such gatherings matter now more…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military contractors need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used heavily in the Iran war, according to an analysis released Wednesday, adding to concerns that American forces would have limited firepower in any future conflict with China. The weapons systems are Tomahawk cruise missiles, which are used to strike targets deep inside enemy territory, and Patriot and THAAD interceptors that defend against incoming missiles and drones. “The United States has enough munitions for any plausible scenario in the Iran war, but the depleted inventories have created a window of vulnerability…
Diane Carlson Evans is being remembered for her wartime efforts that paved the way for other females besides herself to garner national recognition. Evans, 79, of Helena, Mont., died May 20 after what was described as a long and courageous battle against cancer, according to her obituary. She was a U.S. Army nurse who volunteered to serve during the Vietnam War, ultimately leading to finding her longtime husband, starting a family, and, ultimately, initiating the Vietnam Women’s Memorial—the first of its kind in the United States, more than 30 years ago. She was born in 1946 in Buffalo, Minn., to…
Second Amendment groups launched a flurry of legal fights on Tuesday, filing suit against a decades-old prohibition on lawfully carrying inside post offices and a newly enacted law in Maryland that will ban the sale of Glocks and other striker-fired handguns. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed the gun ban bill on Tuesday, and minutes later NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford announced the organization’s intent to sue. “With a single stroke of his pen, Governor Wes Moore has banned one of the most popular handguns in America. Instead of going after criminals and enforcing existing laws, he…
Graham Platner is not shy. He wants Maine Sen. Susan Collins’ long-held seat, and he thinks he’s the right candidate to reverse a decades-long Democratic losing streak. Platner, 41, is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, ex-Army infantryman and oyster farmer who served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Representing more of a progressive ideology, he kickstarted his U.S. Senate campaign in 2025 and has since been endorsed by individuals including U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders (VT), Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Ruben Gallego (AZ), and U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA). The campaign quickly gained traction in Maine and across the country, with…
The Army National Guard is running its first validation of an overhauled Basic Leader Course at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., expanding the service’s foundational school for junior noncommissioned officers from 23 days to 29. The Pennsylvania National Guard’s 166th Regiment-Regional Training Institute launched the test course on April 28, which was scheduled to wrap up by May 26. The training occurred shortly after the active-duty Army ran a separate pilot program at Fort Sill, Okla. The National Guard BLC course is expected to help shape the curriculum before the entire service fields the new program later this year. Instructors from…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a sweeping review of the military justice and legal system, describing the effort as a push to eliminate bureaucracy and refocus military lawyers on combat effectiveness and operational readiness. The Pentagon announced in recent weeks that Hegseth directed a department-wide evaluation of military legal offices, including the Judge Advocate General’s Corps across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force. The review will examine how military legal functions are organized, whether responsibilities overlap unnecessarily, and whether some legal roles should shift from uniformed military lawyers to civilian personnel. Hegseth described the initiative…
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When our Founding Fathers crafted the Bill of Rights, it was with the understanding that these weren’t rights being created by the state, but being expressly preserved in order to keep the fledgling nation from potentially falling into tyranny. They saw natural rights as something innate in people that they got by virtue of being human, handed down by God. No, they weren’t perfect in their application of this principle, as we’re all well aware, but the Second Amendment preserved the right to keep and bear arms for the people.However, for the most part, we’re…
World records were expected to fall like trees at the inaugural Enhanced Games as drug-fueled athletes chopped them down. Instead, what the Games might have unexpectedly proven is that training with performance-enhancing drugs doesn’t guarantee wins or world records. Out of 22 events, only one world record was broken. Kristian Gkolomeev, clad in a futuristic, Enhanced-designed super suit, touched the finish of the 50m freestyle race at 20.81 seconds — 0.07 seconds under the standing world record. The accomplishment won him $1 million in prize money. “It was a great race, I had a lot of fun,” Gkolomeev said in…
There’s few names more ubiquitous than Wesson when it comes to firearms. I had a chat with Eric Wesson — the grandson of Dan Wesson — and he talks about everything Wesson. While attending the 2026 National Rifle Association Annual Meeting, Wesson stopped by to discuss family history, Dan Wesson Arms, and of course Daniel Baird Wesson — whom Eric refers to as “D.B.” This interview was made possible by Beretta Holding, the sponsor of the Voices of the Second Amendment at the NRAAM.When it comes to firearms and American history, the two are intertwined…
A Florida homeowner reportedly escaped an armed intruder by running to a neighbor’s house early Friday morning before Pinellas County deputies eventually shot and killed the suspect during a standoff inside the home. According to reporting from WFLA Tampa Bay 28 News, the incident unfolded just before 7 a.m. near Chandler Road outside Clearwater. Investigators say the suspect entered the home through the garage, where the homeowner unexpectedly encountered him while alone inside the residence. The press conference following this Florida home invasion shooting. [H/T Fox 13 Tampa Bay] That’s the kind of moment every homeowner hopes never happens. Officials…
FEMA is a somewhat controversial government agency. Some people love FEMA because they bring food and supplies after a disaster. Other people hate them because they don’t bring enough food and supplies after a disaster (or not quickly enough). Some people say FEMA is inefficient and a waste of tax money. Other people argue that they wouldn’t be so inefficient if they were properly funded. But whatever you think of FEMA, the people working there want you to be prepared. Why? Because the more prepared you are, the less you’ll rely on them for help when disaster strikes (and they…
Groups like Moms Demand Action–which sounds more like an adult film studio as opposed to a gun control group–present themselves as the American mothers’ political voice on guns and so-called gun violence. When they speak, the media often frames it as mothers calling for a particular bill to be passed. Like, say, Connecticut’s recently passed bill banning Glocks.The problem here is that they don’t speak for all mothers. A lot of mothers have very good reasons to disagree.On a bustling March day at the Capitol, Elizabeth Miller sat in front of a microphone to testify…
