"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first 4 sharpening the axe." - Abraham Lincoln Before I head out on a long trip into the woods, I make sure to thoroughly check out the truck, inspect my equipment, and pack everything short of a SnapOn tool chest (I mean who knows when you'll have to do a trail side engine swap). Yet it wasn't until I'd had a few … [Read more...]
First Aid in the Backcountry: Are you Prepared?
As weekend warriors, off-roaders, and 'overlanders' we spend our free time and money making sure we are prepared: piles of recovery gear, antarctic rated sleeping bags, and those titanium SnowPeak sporks we can't leave home without. But are you prepared for a medical emergency on the trail or at the camp site? … [Read more...]
