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Survival

550 Cord Bootlaces

by The ITS Crew on July 14, 2009

Tired of breaking bootlaces? Replacing bootlaces with 550 cord is something many military personnel are taught as a remedy for broken bootlaces.

It’s also very practical from a survival standpoint. 550 cord, Paracord or Parachute Cord has a multitude of uses in survival or escape and evasion scenarios due to the seven inner strands contained in Mil Spec 550 cord. [Read More…]

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Photo Contest: Win a Mini Survival Kit!

by The ITS Crew on May 31, 2009

Things have been moving along wonderfully here at ITS, and we’d like to announce our second giveaway! This contest is a bit more involved than our first one, but we think the prize will be worth your effort.

We’re giving away a Mini Survival Kit just like the one featured in our previous posts, it’s pocket sized and perfect to add to your EDC (everyday carry). [Read More…]

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Survival Myths

by The ITS Crew on May 28, 2009

Emergency Book Neil Strauss, who wrote the book Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life has published a list of the top ten myths of emergency and disaster preparedness on his Web site www.neilstrauss.com (PDF Download)

We’ve published the list here in it’s entirety, because we think it’s excellent information that everyone should know if they don’t already.

If you haven’t had a chance to read Strauss’ book, we highly suggest you add it to your reading list. There is a wealth of information contained inside and should be read by anyone who has even considered preparing for the worst.

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Mini Survival Kit Update

by The ITS Crew on May 8, 2009

After writing about the Mini Survival Kit a few days ago, I started to rethink mine, and came up with some modifications. I stumbled on the Web site of John McCann’s Company, Survival Resources, which has some great products! McCann is the author of Build the Perfect Survival Kit which I quoted in the previous article.

For starters, I purchased three of the smallest pencils I’ve ever seen so I could throw one in my kit and use the plastic vial they come in for fishing supplies. I now have all the fishing hooks, leaders, weights and sewing needles in this tube and it organizes them quite nicely. [Read More…]

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Mini Survival Kit

by The ITS Crew on April 25, 2009

minisurvivalkit01 A good survival kit is one of those things you just don’t leave the house without. It’s a small insurance policy for what we may run into in life, and the kit we’ll be reviewing today is definately “small”.

You can stick this kit in the pocket of your shorts, a jacket or pretty much anywhere you can fit a wallet… Well, most wallets. If you carry a Costanza you’d be able to fit a kit much easier. Mini survival kits should at the very least hold the essentials for survival, but on a miniature scale. [Read More…]

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