How To Sharpen Your Knife in An Emergency

Most of us have at least one knife somewhere on or near us whenever we go out the door. The bigger question is whether those blades are sharp and ready for whatever tasks might come their way? We’d probably say our knives are “sharp enough”, but what if a situation arose that caused you to dull your edges? Here are more than 10 ways to keep your knives better than “sharp enough” while you’re away from your work bench.

Neutralizing Would-Be Carjackers

Crime is up all across the U.S. this year. Bad actors virtually everywhere have been busier for a variety of reasons and more people are paying the price for their lack of wariness. For example, auto theft in Atlanta is up 29%, year to date, over last year. Now is a good time to review your everyday safety practices and improve any shortcomings you find. Here is some solid advice for being safer when you’re in your car.

5 DIY Camp Utensils

You can’t bring everything when you go camping but, sometimes, you forget the odd necessity, or a situation arises on the trail and you need something you didn’t pack. Here’s how to make some convenient and useful camp items that we should all know how to create. None of them require special skills and all would make great projects to practice while you’re sitting around the fire. You did bring a firestarter, didn’t you?

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Avoid Poisonous Plants

Before you run out the door and commune full-on with Nature, save yourself, and those you’re with, some aggravation and even the risk of death, by brushing up on your knowledge of poisonous plants. While most people know what poison ivy looks like, there are plenty of other perilous plants growing in the woods that can quickly turn your dream campout into a nightmare.

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