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10 Best Emergency Blankets (Update 2022) Buyer’s Guide

Mountain rescuers will tell you that most of the people they wind up searching for are hikers who went into the backcountry unprepared. They didn’t bring enough water, warm clothes or rain gear. Chances are they didn’t bring an emergency blanket either.

Which means they had no way to protect themselves from the elements while they awaited rescue. But emergency blankets aren’t just for hikers, campers and hunters. They can also save your life if you get stranded in your car. And they can save the lives of your family members when a natural disaster hits. Below are the 10 best emergency blankets of 2022. (more…)

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10 Best Concealed Carry Pistols (2023 Update) Buyer’s Guide

In today’s tumultuous world, where groundbreaking scientific advancements are coupled with disturbing accounts of violence, personal safety is more critical than ever. While martial arts classes and self-defense sprays have their place, there are situations where a concealed carry pistol can provide a more convincing form of protection. In fact, the right concealed carry pistol can make all the difference between survival and tragedy, or a future marked by recovery rather than ongoing suffering.

With that in mind, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 concealed carry pistols for 2023. (more…)

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10 Best Hiking Pants (2022 Update) Buyer’s Guide

The pants you wear hiking can make the difference between an amazing outdoor experience and a painful and perhaps even dangerous slog. Unlike jeans today’s hiking pants are comfortable, light, breathable, tough and many will keep you dry even in a pouring rain.

They have lots of pockets that ensure your important gear is always at your fingertips. And those pockets also let you distribute weight more evenly. That reduces strain on your back and shoulders. There are scores of different hiking pants on the market these days. So to make things easy for you we’ve compiled this list of the 10 best hiking pants of 2021. (more…)

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10 Best Handheld Ham Radios (2022 Update) Buyer’s Guide

Here in the digital age, where children carry around more computing power in their pocket than was used to send men to the moon, it’s easy to lose track of older forms of communication. Bookstores are on life support, newspapers aren’t far behind and ham radio seems about as relevant as the rotary phone. But where other forms of communication have succumbed to the digital onslaught ham radio endures.

Why? Because when a natural disaster leaves the local digital infrastructure in tatters ham radios are there to pick up the slack. Handheld ham radios, while not as powerful as the one that takes up half your neighbor’s attic, can be just as useful in an emergency and are just a boatload of fun besides. Below are the 10 best handheld ham radios for 2021. (more…)

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