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BOB SMITH R.I.P.
I was deeply saddened to learn of the death this past weekend of Bob Smith in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. We had been friends and...
WINTER IS COMING
When you’re outdoors in the coming cold weather, you have the choice of gloves or cold, numb hands, neither of which is a great...
A TOP NEW MAKER OF PROTECTIVE GEAR
Back in the early 1970s when Richard Davis created the soft, concealable body armor that “bullet-proofed” America’s police, Davis told me I was the...
A SMART GUY OFFERS YOU A USEFUL ITEM
Many years ago I had the privilege of meeting a fellow Backwoods Home contributor, Jeffrey Yago. I consider him a “thinking person’s survivalist instructor.”
Recognizing...
THE DEMON OF UNREST
“A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War” is the subtitle of Erik Larson’s latest book, “The Demon...