Background- My life basically started with the Army. I joined in 2007 as a Medic (68W) in the MO Army National Guard. Two months after my 6 month initial entry training (Basic and AIT), I was training up for a deployment to Iraq. My experience there was better than most, as I got posted to a REMF Medical Company. I spent half of my deployment learning real medicine working on detainees, and the other half doing Area Security Operations and Convoy Security with the AF 820th Security Forces Group. After about 8 months and one college semester, I was training up again, this time for Afghanistan. I was sent down to a line company from the 203rd EN BN. The 810th En Co (SAPPERS) took me on a nice tour of RC East, doing route clearance and reconnaissance. We were the people who dug the bombs up. Afghanistan is where I learned what a rush you get when your life has been in danger. If you have been in something similar, you know... If you haven't, it is very difficult to explain.
Somewhere along the way, I picked up a bunch of hobbies and ideas, and that is really what this blog is about. I started getting interested in bug out bags a long time ago. I have always been a geardo, so having a bag full of survival gear sounded like the perfect fit for me. That took me to backpacking, putting the gear to use in the woods. That eventually lead me to bushcraft. I'm sure at some point I will share my take on the current bushcraft trends, and how I feel about them.
I am also very much into firearms. This comes from my experience in the Army, as well as part of the preparedness culture I ascribe to. Back when Americans were mostly self reliant (or at least much more so than they are today) almost EVERY household had at least one firearm, one way of putting meat on the table, and securing the homestead. Now, that isn't the way. I may touch on that later, most likely in relation to survival and preparedness.
Feel free to leave comments, and give feedback. This is a place for me to post my findings. There is no better way to learn than through doing, but discussion can refine those lessons.
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