Category Archives: Preparedness

Castaway Challenge 2014

At the end of September I took part in this Year’s Castaway challenge in a mystery beach/woodland location off the South Coast of England to raise funds for Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity that provides help and support to children … Continue reading

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Water to Go purification system

I have had the Water to Go purification system bottle around 3 months now (mental note: buy replacement filter) and now use it for all my drinking water wherever I happen to be, which most of the time happens to be … Continue reading

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Castaway Challenge 2013

At the end of September I took part in the Seeker News Castaway Challenge. It was a survival challenge where I joined a small team of people I’d never met before. We were taken by boat to a mystery location … Continue reading

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Wazoo Minimalist Survival Bracelet

Every so often a product comes along that changes the game and that is what Wazoo Survival Gear have done with their range of survival products. The first thing I noticed was the addition of a fire steel into their … Continue reading

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Izula Gear Survival Tip Cards

I purchased these as I was looking to add some aide memoirs to my survival kit, but with sections on concealment and evasion I feel that these are more suited to a military market. Yet by removing one of the … Continue reading

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