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Importance of travel-safe training hits home on mission trip

A trip overseas can quickly and unexpectedly turn into a risky situation, thanks to today’s volatile political climate worldwide. Just ask Sandi Bird. Bird, a Salem, Va. resident who recently came back from a mission trip in Uganda, kept her cool despite running into...

Reggie’s Recommendation: Buck Nighthawk

Buck Knives The original Nighthawk was a great basic survival knife capable of performing virtually any task asked of it. Not to be outdone (or fall behind in the market), Buck came out with the TOPS/BUCK Nighthawk, which addressed one of the major issues with the...

Reggie’s Recommendation: Photon Micro-Light II

Photon Micro-Light II LED Light Price: $11.95 Many things can go wrong in a wilderness adventure, and lack of light just compounds the issue. Having a tent blow away from its stakes and roll down a hill with you, your partner and the dog in the middle of the night is...

Reggie’s Recommendation: Sparkie Fire Starter

Ultimate Survival Technologies / Revere Price: $9.95 – Get it here! Emergency survival situations can occur anyplace, anytime. From a day hike into the forest to a riot in the city, there may be a time where you or your family must make it through the night...

Reggie’s Recommendation: Sidewinder Flashlight

Maker: Streamlight.com Price: $75 One of the worst-case scenarios for a stranded individual is for the situation to turn dark rapidly. Whether you’re a stranded motorist, a lost hiker or a downed pilot, night makes fulfilling life-sustaining tasks difficult. This...

Q&A with Scott Smith, survival instructor

Scott Smith is a retired U.S. Air Force professional with over 20 years’ operational military experience and a proven track record in the areas of training and personnel development, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) instruction, worldwide Combat,...