As a child I grew up in the Midwest on a small farm and fell in love with the outdoors. After several jobs on local golf courses and truck and van conversion shops, I went to college and later joined the USAF. In the USAF I became a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Instructor. As a SERE Instructor I have trained in all types of environments. Temperate, Arctic, Desert, and Rain Forest. I consider myself a realist and while I enjoy primitive survival living, hiking, camping, and hunting for short periods. I also have the experience and understanding to know that living primitively is NOT fun or easy for long periods. In tough times even a little preparation goes a long way. Therefore, my articles/posts on this site will try to provide you with a healthy mix of practical and logical survival techniques mixed with a dose of real world experience.