In the mid-19th century, the French military had developed some new firearm designs to take advantage of what was then the novel concept of a self-contained cartridge. Initially, like many militaries, the French converted existing military muzzleloaders to…

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On March 14, 1899, German Ferdinand von Zeppelin received a US patent for a “Navigable Balloon”. — Today’s feature article is the first part of a two-part guest piece from our friend Mrs. Alaska. —     The post Preparedness Notes for Saturday — March 14, 2026 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com. Read the full article here

FALCO Holsters has upgraded its popular Timeless Series pancake-style leather holsters, further strengthening the construction while preserving the optics-ready feature and concealment performance that customers expect. The post FALCO Upgrades Timeless Series Pancake Holsters appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

In our latest “I Carry” segment, American Rifleman Executive Editor Jay Grazio pairs the new Taurus TX9 Compact with a leather Stow-N-Go holster from Galco, Inc. This compact, concealed-carry kit is rounded out with an Xolotl automatic knife produced by CRKT. Watch our full segment above to see all the details of this gun-and-gear combination. “We’ve got the compact model here. It’s in between. There’s a full size, and there’s a subcompact. We went with middle of the road,” Grazio said. “The Compact is a very familiar size. There’s a 4-inch barrel. There’s a 15-round magazine. Sounds a lot like,…

If a red fox tunnels under suburban toolsheds or burrows beneath greens on nearby golf courses, no one can guarantee it a long, healthy life by hiring a trapper to move it to a nearby woodlot or even a rural wetland.That’s what researcher David Drake concluded during his recent talk at the annual meeting of Wisconsin’s Wildlife Society. Drake, a professor at UW-Madison, gave his talk a blunt title in the conference’s three-day seminar schedule: “Urban red fox translocation leads to dispersal and low survival.”As UW-Madison researchers repeatedly confirmed over the past 20 years, red foxes wreck stuff when living…

00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to This Country Life. 00:00:06 Speaker 2: I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trotlining and. 00:00:11 Speaker 1: Just general country living. I want you to stay a. 00:00:13 Speaker 2: While as I share my experiences in life lessons. This Country Life is presented by Case Knives from the store More Studio on Meat Eaters Podcast Network, bringing you the best outdoor podcast that airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stories to share. From Corner to Corner. It’s girl Week here…

Editor’s Introductory Note: I’ve had many e-mailed questions about buying, transporting, and storing gasoline and diesel fuel in recent days. I also had a question about the available blends of gasoline. So, I thought it would be apropos to re-post a few fuel-related articles from SurvivalBlog’s deep archives.  This article dates back 16 years, to April, 2010. It was written by an anonymous reader in the fuel refining industry. Background Fuel supplies are essential for many aspects of modern society. Complex supply chains rely on hydrocarbon-fueled trucks, trains, and planes to deliver food and other supplies in near real-time. Natural…