Recent content by Adept

Thats hardly useful advice, now, is it? Heading into the illegal firearms market is more likely to place you in danger than this scenario is likely to occur.

Yeah, thats hilarious guys. Not armed?! Not a possibility! Just a reminder, the world is bigger than the USA, and not all our governments have as relaxed an appraoch to firearms or self defense tools. So for those of us who cannot have the weapons you take for granted, what are your...

So I'll ask again; Same scenario. Neither you nor your wife is armed, except with any improvised weapons you might have grabbed. How do you proceed?

Some of the options given are a bit off. Wash a snake bite with soap and water? I don't know about you, but I don't carry soap and water with me in the places where I'm likely to be bitten by a snake. I mean, I'll probably have a drink bottle to rinse the area, but no scrubbing I'm afraid...

Well, speaking for myself, and most other non-Americans, I won't have a gun to start with. At best, we might have a household knife (pocket knife, kitchen knife, etc). I know where my personal boundaries are, and how I plan on enforcing them, but I'd like to know how others here would deal...

Hmm. They say all the right things on their site, but I'm always skeptical when someone claims to be able to teach effective fighting techniques in three and a half hours...

And train for the adrenaline dump. I wasn't joking when I said go for a tiring run, do some press ups and then run the test/training. The way you feel after short but vigorous exercise accurately mirrors the way you feel in a dangerous confrontation. If you don't train with this in mind, all...

You've got to look at it like this; At two feet, the guy with the knife wins. At 100 feet, the guy with the gun wins. At some point, the guy with the knife starts too far away to be reliable. This point is about 20 feet. This isn't to say all knife-guys are lethal at this distance, but that...

Hot damn. Thats amazing. Like Howard Hill shooting aspirin capsules flicked into the air (with a longbow) and Bruce Lee dropping a board and then breaking it with a kick. Just mind biggling stuff.

Mate, I've seen people take deer with 45# recurve bows. While you should always use the largest weapon you can safely handle, shot placement is more important than power. A .22 in the right place is better than a 30.06 in the wrong one.

Think about it...

At least Beavers aren't as bad as Australian drop bears. You may have heard of the Koala bear. Well, the drop bear is it's little known relative. About twice the size, and much more aggressive, the drop bear was named for it's tactic of dropping from over-hanging branches onto the heads of...

In terms of ease to set up, you can't really beat a swag. Just unroll it, get in, and go to sleep. Unfortunately, they are quite heavy and cumbersome compared to lightweight tents, and can leak a bit in excessive rain. Good for a basecamp where you don't have to hike in, much more comfortable...

:D I'm 5'10" and 220 pounds. And a bodyfat of 12%... Height to weight ratios are meaningless in isolation. You need your bodyfat percentage as well.

Sums it up nicely for me.