THE NEW EDITION OF TACTICAL PAJAMAS® IS HERE!
By P.J. Beaumont, co-creator of Tactical Pajamas See below for DISCOUNT CODES! You wouldn’t believe all the things I’ve done and learned while developing Tactical Pajamas. From finding designers who can create the prototypes and the patterns (and that is not easy here in the U.S., I can tell...
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE HURRICANE HELENE DEBACLE?
By P.J. Beaumont From September 26-29 of this year (2024),Hurricane Helene came up the west coast of Florida and cut a swath of destruction that culminated in massive flooding the Tennessee/North Carolina border area. Many towns in western North Carolina were wiped off the map, and as of the...
The Survival Diet: When You Must Bug-Out
By P.J. Beaumont Staying put may be the best strategy if you are in a suburban or rural area during a time of societal breakdown, but no matter where you are you might be forced to head for safety on foot. Natural disasters can happen any time and anywhere. ...
Beginner’s Backpacking– Stop Worrying and Start Hiking
By P.J. Beaumont This post is dedicated to Samantha, in my evening exercise class. Get out there and get hiking, Sam! There might be a lot of people out there with backpacks and sleeping bags in their closet, but who have never managed to get out and go backpacking. ...
MAYBE IT’S SATIRE- URBAN NUTRITION
Sometimes I wander around DC looking for strange gatherings of people. Not the ones that regular people might think are strange, like packs of heavily-tattooed individuals with chains dangling from their nose rings parading at 14th and U. I’m talking about plain-looking policy wonks congregating in obscure conference rooms...
SURVIVE WHAT?
By P.J. Beaumont Note: The author is an FCC-licensed Radio Technician, and volunteers with disaster response organizations. You can read more about his background here. Last Thanksgiving, another guest at my in-laws’ table mentioned that she was looking into survivalism for the first time. She was nearing retirement age,...
A Friend has Invited You to Come Backpacking- A Primer On Camping
Suppose some friends have invited you on a backpacking trip. Perhaps you’ve never really been camping before, but you have decided that now is the time to try your hand at spending a few nights in the Great Outdoors. There are people who have successfully grabbed a few handy...
Firearms for the Absolute Beginner: Part 1, the Glossary
—Please read the disclaimer at the end of this article.— NOTE— This glossary is not presented in alphabetical order. This is a Progressive Concept Glossary, with each new entry giving the reader a base to build on for the later terms and concepts. While it is impossible to form...
The WORST thing to do with your Bug-out Bag
I read an article the other day by someone with a lot of followers, and he was talking about his bug-out bag. He said not to have a bag that looked like you were carrying too much steal-able gear, and then he shows a picture of a backpack that...
Choosing a Radio for Survival/Disaster/Bug Out Situations
By P.J. Beaumont I’m PJ Beaumont, and I’m a licensed ham radio operator and I also hold a GMRS license. In this article I’m going to talk about which radio to choose for your bug-out bag. The first question you need to answer is whether you need to just...
Emergency/Survival Sleep Systems: Are Insulated Ponchos Any Good?
By P.J. Beaumont, Co-creator of Tactical Pajamas When it comes to survival ponchos, the Helikon Swagman promises, a lot. It’s waterproof, insulated, breathable, and has a zipper that turns it from a garment to a summer-rated sleeping bag. But as a sleeping bag, how low of a temperature can...