Food storage is one of the most critical parts of homesteading and emergency preparedness. Meals Ready-To-Eat, also known as MREs, are a common staple when it comes to survival. The military uses them to help feed soldiers in the field, and they are often used for those going out for long hikes and backpacking. We’ve all seen those MREs on store shelves at outdoor stores, but have you ever tried one? Don’t get us wrong, MREs do a great job of fueling up the body and providing a lot of caloric energy in a small package. However, they are usually…

I’ve spent decades on alpine, Nordic, and backcountry skis, but a couple of years ago, when I first clicked into skate skis, I was a beginner all over again. Skate skiing felt twitchy, technical, and humbling, reminding me how hard it is to start something new. It also physically kicked my butt. I consider myself in good shape, but those first sessions left me breathless and sore in places I didn’t expect. When I began testing the Fischer Aeroguide Skate 85, I had only skate skied a handful of times. I wasn’t strong, efficient, or smooth. After using these skis…

New York City isn’t fond of guns. They don’t want anyone to have them, and it doesn’t matter what kind of gun we’re talking about here, either. They want them all gone; they just can’t make that happen. And, despite the animosity between the new mayor and the NYPD, the department itself tends to have a very high number of officers who favor gun control. They’re proud of finding guns that people aren’t expressly authorized to have, even if it’s clear they’re not a threat to anyone.For example, as Lee Williams points out, they’re absolutely…

Last week a three-judge panel on the D.C. Court of Appeals (which is the highest local court in the District) ruled the District of Columbia’s ban on ammunition magazines that can hold more than ten rounds violates the Second Amendment. These magazines are “arms”, the court concluded, and they are unquestionably in common use for lawful purposes, which means that they’re protected by the U.S. Constitution.  Now the District of Columbia is hoping to reverse that decision through an en banc review, and is asking the Court of Appeals to keep the ruling from taking…

As the Iran war intensifies, the United States ruling class, headed by Donald Trump, refuses to rule out a military draft. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said that Trump “keeps his options on the table” when asked about the possibility of conscription. Why Military Conscription Is Worse Than Slavery The White House’s Rapid Response team denied plans for a draft, writing on X of Leavitt, “She didn’t say anything close to this. You just made it up.” Technically, she did not say that there were plans for a draft, but she did say that the ruling class won’t rule it…

There’s been a push lately to try and hold gun companies accountable not just for what they do, but for what third parties do. The hope among many anti-gunners is that they can leverage companies’ advertising, saying it encourages illegal behavior, and then try to hold them responsible for it. Among other things, of course.The truth is, though, that if all the gun control laws on the books work as advertised, it doesn’t really matter all that much what the ad copy says, right?Well, it’s likely to shift at least some marketing in the gun…