Training should be “relevant” to you and your lifestyle. You have probably heard that statement often. However, like much in this world of personal protection, repeated mantras often remain nebulous and vague. How should the practitioner decipher what skills and tactics are relevant? Here we refer strictly to the armed citizen as law enforcement and... Continue Reading →
Several weeks ago we had Phil Elmore on the USA Carry Podcast to discuss edged weapons. This is a deep dive that I have long wanted to tackle as the topic has been touched on, but not deeply explored, many times on past shows I have done on other podcasts. Phil was the perfect guy... Continue Reading →
Unless you live in make-believe world (which half our nation seems to do) you should realize that our state of affairs is deteriorating. The current political regime is, intentionally, destroying the nation by fostering unmitigated illegal invasion of the country. Not only can our economic system not absorb this influx, but the number of bad... Continue Reading →
If you read this blog you probably live in reality and don’t have your head up you’re a##. As such, you may realize that the current political regime is working hard to destroy our nation by allowing unmitigated, and fully encouraged, illegal invasion of the country. Most administrations, except for the one directly prior, have... Continue Reading →
There are four primary tools in trauma medicine that the average civilian, with some medical training, should prioritize for stopping life-threatening bleeding (these four tools omit protective gloves and shears); the tourniquet, packing gauze, the pressure bandage, and chest seals. Of the four, I have submitted the opinion that the tourniquet is the single most... Continue Reading →
The truth is, I often carry a small revolver, and I have always been a proponent of carrying a gun that you will actually carry, all the time, even if it is a diminutive gun, because it is still most likely to do what is necessary in civilian self-defense. Our world is changing. While... Continue Reading →
It is rather difficult to carry medical gear. In particular, within the self-defense and preparedness community, carrying medical gear refers to carrying tools for treating trauma, specifically, life-threatening bleeding. There are four dedicated hemorrhage control devices that we are interested in here: the tourniquet, packing gauze, pressure dressings, and chest seals. Carrying all four items... Continue Reading →
The advancement in concealed carry technique and equipment in even the last decade is considerable. Little wonder. Since the late eighties our nation went from not a single shall-issue state to, by the 2000s, a majority of shall-issue, to today, where over half the nation requires no permit at all, as red states are into... Continue Reading →
There is no end to EDC (everyday carry) videos on YouTube and elsewhere, as we prepared citizens like to discuss the gear we carry. In this episode of Survival Dispatch, we discuss EDC, but we deliver a deep dive into why to carry the items we reference. There is some deep conversation on holster setups... Continue Reading →
There has been a resurgence in revolver popularity. The revolver revival might be driven to some extent by the many millions of new gun owners post-2020, but I would think there is more to it than that. It is, likely, just a new wave of interest in the gun community. The love of lever action... Continue Reading →
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