Prepping doesn’t have to cost a lot of money if you know how to look for bargains. Garage sales and yard sales are great places to scoop up cheap survival items you might need for an emergency. The old saying that one man’s junk is another man’s treasure certainly applies here. Many people holding garage sales don’t know the true value of what they’re selling, or they simply don’t see items for how useful they are and end up selling them for next to nothing. Yard sale season is here, so now is the time to get out there and…
A deadly shooting in Montreal has reignited Canada’s gun control debate, with Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada calling on the federal government to “go further” even as critics question what additional restrictions would accomplish. The comments came after a tragic incident Monday that left a Montreal police officer, a civilian, and the suspect dead. Following a visit to the city’s Côte-des-Neiges district, Ferrada offered condolences to the victims’ families and praised first responders who responded to the scene. “You can feel the pain,” she told reporters. But while discussing ways to prevent future tragedies, the mayor also argued that Canada should…
Battlefield 6 spent the opening act of Season 3 making a very loud argument about scale. Railway to Golmud, the season’s first major map, reset expectations for the game’s largest environments as an enormous, vehicle-saturated reimagining of the beloved Battlefield 4 original, with more airspace and flanking routes for flavor. But Blastpoint, Season 3’s second update, arrived with the return of the Obliteration mode and Cairo Bazaar, Battlefield 6’s take on fan-favorite map Grand Bazaar from Battlefield 3, trading one sense of scale for a different focus — tight, infantry-focused shootouts across arms-length alleys. Yet as Battlefield 6 pivots to…
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA major threat during emergencies that is rarely discussed is the possibility that our own brain can work against us. We’d like to think that we would react quickly if something didn’t feel right, but unfortunately, our brains are wired to discount anything that goes against our routine. This mental tendency is called “normalcy bias.” It can cause us to ignore early warning signs, freeze in our tracks, or, worse, wait until it’s too late to act. For urban dwellers, recognizing danger quickly is one thing we can control if we can train our…
We’ve spilled a lot of digital ink on the new gun control laws coming to Virginia, and not without reason. They’re egregious infringements on the right of the people to keep and bear arms. They’re awful. California, on the other hand, is where we’re used to seeing such egregious infringements. Yes, we’ve talked about them, but California could come out tomorrow and say they’re going to round up all of the guns in the state, and no one would be particularly shocked. They’d be outraged, yes, but not totally surprised.However, bad ideas from California are…
If you’ve ever wanted to channel your inner cowboy without spending a fortune on ammo, Winchester Air Rifles has something worth a look. The company recently announced its new Single Action Western Revolver, a CO2-powered six-shooter that looks like it rode straight out of a dusty frontier town. Built from metal with a gunmetal finish and nickel-plated accents, the revolver features a functioning hammer, loading gate, and extractor. In other words, Winchester didn’t just make another BB gun. They leaned hard into the Old West theme. The revolver shoots both BBs and pellets using included cartridges. Winchester includes six BB…
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOn a bitterly cold morning—when the pipes freeze up, and the faucets stop running—the reality of frozen plumbing hits fast. That was my experience last Saturday morning, with wind chills in the negative double digits. First thing in the morning, I noticed the toilet sounded odd. There was no water filling the tank after it was flushed. That’s when it hit me—”Great, my pipes must be frozen.” Up until that moment, I’d never dealt with frozen pipes, so the question popped into my head: “Okay, so my pipes are frozen, now what do I…
The state of Georgia provides precisely one exception to preemption of gun laws. Local governments can ban the discharge of firearms within the city limits. That’s it. My hometown of Albany can’t ban assault weapons. Atlanta can’t decide to make city parks gun-free zones (though they have tried repeatedly). And Savannah can’t prosecute people who have guns stolen from their cars. But Savannah’s mayor and city council can’t seem to comprehend that simple fact.That’s why the Firearms Policy Coalition filed a lawsuit against the city, and that’s why they asked the judge for summary judgment,…
President Donald Trump said Iran will only be able to use funds released from frozen accounts to purchase food and medical supplies from the U.S., seeking to ease concerns about peace negotiations that both sides say are making progress. The billions of dollars of unlocked financing will go “into escrow, controlled by the U.S.A.” and will be used for the purchase of U.S.-grown products such as corn, wheat and soybeans, Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday. He added that Iran had agreed to “highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future” in the parallel negotiation over…
It’s time to start cooking! Or at least that’s the feeling I get from this week’s lineup of extra-hot new gear releases. We have a high-tech Swiss-made camping stove, new wood-fired grills from Traeger, a fillet collection from Case Knives, and even a cookbook showcasing recipes inspired by America’s 63 national parks. But you don’t have to be an outdoor gourmand to find something savory this week. GoPro’s latest release also ratchets up the temperature with what it calls the smallest action cameras with thermal imaging. Add in some Swiss-made tents, redesigned cargo boxes from one of the best brands,…
It was while standing near the water hookups outside a Love’s Travel Stop in Alabama, as the contents of our class A vehicle’s putrid blackwater tank splurted and slurried all over the ground at my feet, that I realized owning an RV might not be for me. It was the latest and most acutely illustrative example of everything that can go haywire with a hotel room on wheels. Over the course of a 5-day, 2,200-mile round-trip between Minnesota and Alabama, seemingly everything that could have gone wrong did. And it wasn’t anyone’s fault — except perhaps my group’s general inexperience with…
A few days ago, I wrote about a piece that argued that gun rights are imaginary because one person doesn’t make a militia, so the right to keep and bear arms must be a collective right. It was just high-minded sounding enough that the gullible might buy it, but anyone who has actually delved into the topic to any degree–or is just skeptical enough to do a Google search–knows it’s BS. Now, it’s true that one person doesn’t make a militia, but a militia is made up of individuals who bring their own guns to…
Burdett Sisler, one of the world’s oldest World War II veterans, has died, just days shy of his 111th birthday. Sisler, who died last week at 110, was believed to be Canada’s oldest living man. His son, Norman, reported his father’s death, saying he was surrounded by family when he died. The WWII veteran’s health had declined during his final weeks. Norman Sisler told the Canadian Press that losing his father is “bittersweet.” “You don’t want to see him go, of course. But he had a long life,” Norman said. “It was a great life.”Gov. Gen. Mary Simon (Canada’s commander in chief) released…
United States President Donald Trump made an announcement on Truth Social that a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon had been agreed upon following talks in Washington. Iranian Professor Says Israel Is “Desperate” To Destroy The Ceasefire While speaking to reporters on Thursday, Trump announced an upcoming meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, adding that “they’re going to be having a ceasefire, and that will include Hezbollah.” The official announcement of this ceasefire, however, did not mention Hezbollah, according to a report by RT. But a lawmaker for the terrorist group, Ibrahim Moussawi, reportedly…
Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Orlando may be located in Central Florida, but it’s surrounded by water. Arguably, the city is floating on water, as the Florida aquifer system is the world’s largest. It’s no wonder there are more than 100 lakes within the city limits. You probably know about their world-class theme parks, but Orlando’s springs, lakes, and rivers are the big draw for outdoor recreation. Watersports enthusiasts come for the warm weather and clear waters to wakeboard, kayak, and paddleboard. And let’s not forget the fishing. Orlando…
We already have a bill in Congress that would establish a national system of right-to-carry reciprocity for gun owners: H.R.38, the “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025.” Given that, I’m not sure why Rep. Pat Harrigan felt the need to introduce a bill of his own that would allow for nationwide carry, but only for active-duty and honorably discharged special operators.The Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act would extend federal concealed carry authority to “qualified special operators” — elite military personnel whose training and marksmanship standards match or exceed those of retired law enforcement…
Seventy-three former U.S. admirals, generals and service secretaries have submitted a legal filing in defense of retired Navy Capt. and Sen. Mark Kelly, who has battled the Trump administration for months due to a controversial video that spiraled into court battles.Kelly and a handful of other Democratic military veterans made and released a video in November 2025 reinforcing active-duty service members of their constitutional right “to refuse illegal orders.” It sparked a contentious back-and-forth between Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, and the Trump administration, extending into legal battles.The 39-page amicus brief filed Friday morning was signed by retired senior…
This article originally appeared on iRunFar. Two deaths in the trail running world over the past week have left communities in mourning. On Wednesday, April 8, a runner identified only as Grégory passed away during the 2026 Marathon des Sables Legendary stage race in Morocco. Then, on Saturday, April 11, David Parrish of the U.K. died while attempting a fastest known time (FKT) on the Cape Wrath Trail in Scotland. Grégory at the Marathon des Sables Legendary The Marathon des Sables Legendary is a six-stage race across the Sahara Desert. Racers must carry all their own gear and food for…
Arguments by the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice for continuing the registration portion of the National Firearms Act (NFA) now that the tax has been eliminated have drawn the ire of a major gun-rights group. Congress killed the $200 tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), and any other weapons (AOWs) when it passed President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill last summer. Gun-rights groups immediately filed a handful of lawsuits challenging the remainder of the NFA, and the DOJ is unexpectedly fighting those lawsuits, despite the administration’s promise to battle anti-Second Amendment laws. In one of the…
Gun control activist and failed pillow-maker David Hogg is in damage control mode after telling a CNN panel this week that he’s willing to give former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene “a chance” now that she’s broken with President Donald Trump. “We can speculate all we want on her intentions and why she’s doing this, ultimately, but from my perspective I’m willing to take that first step and have that conversation with her,” Hogg told CNN’s Abby Phillips before “challenging” Greene to appear on the show alongside Hogg so the two of them could have a…
A year ago, a student brought two firearms onto the campus of Florida State University and opened fire. It wasn’t as bad of an event as Parkland, but it was bad enough to spur the legislature into action, just like Parkland. Only this time, they didn’t embrace scads of new gun control laws that accomplish nothing but make life difficult for people who did nothing wrong.Instead, they had the correct response. It wasn’t a perfect response, but the correct one. They recognized that more guns on campus would have ended this shooting much sooner.Even as…
