Oklahoma

Duct tape and super glue are two products that no household or bug-out kit should be without. Its cheap and each one has more uses than we could ever hope to mention or plan its use. However, there is a third product that is lightweight, cheap and every bit as indispensable—paracord.

Long gone are the days of a woman picking through her husbands hunting clothes and trying to find something that fits. The same can be said of guns, boots and other critical hunting gear. Today’s lady hunter, has options that every bit as rugged and ready for the hunt — and tailored just for her.

Women — for the most part — love to shop, so don’t stop here. However, here are a few products from my personal experiences, observations and trusted resources that would be great choices to get you started.

Fast Patchless cleaning — If you are looking for the perfect last minute stocking stuffer for the shooters on your Christmas list then look no further than Swab-its brand Bore-tips and Gun-tips.

Ram has launched a new 2013 version of its Outdoorsman model that has been created especially with hunters, fisherman, campers and boaters needs in-mind. 

The Ram Outdoorsman features all the options useful for outdoor activities including trailer towing hardware, off-road capability and convenience features that an outdoors enthusiast will find especially useful, including lighting enhancements, off-road-oriented tires and underbody protection.  The rugged exterior appearance highlights the unique Ram Outdoorsman model.

How much is the life of a loved one worth to you? Of course in hindsight we could never put a price on life, but for a few dollars you can take the necessary steps to prevent the question from ever arising. Before or after the holidays this year buy the world's smallest 406 MHz Personal Locator Beacon, ACR Electronics' new ResQLink+.

Small and light enough to hold comfortably in one hand yet powerful enough to guide rescuers to within 100 meters or less of your position in a life-threatening emergency, the ResQLink+ is the ultimate way out of trouble.

A flashlight is one of the most basic pieces of outdoor gear and yet one of the most essential. That being said, not all flashlight are made equal.

I do not know if kids can wait a few more weeks to start opening presents from under the tree, but until then, why not keep 'em distracted by heading out to a local fishing hole?

Smith & Wesson's M&P Shield is making its way to hips everwhere!

The concealed carry community has embraced the M&P Shield and Galco Gunleather has introduced a KingTuk model that carry proponents have been requesting.

Negrini's new Tactica Concealed Carry cases are lightweight and ready to handle all of your security needs. The travel and security cases are dedicated to shooters and collectors of tactical weapons and handguns. Designed specifically for today's handgun and tactical weapon shooters, Negrini Tactica CC cases hide their intended use with attractive Italian design instead of looking like typical gun cases.

It does not matter what you personally call it, Prepping is becoming more mainstream everyday. Whether it is due to politics, whether events, economic factors, zombies or just plain nuts, people are stock piling the necessities and more.

And why is this so bad? After all how many times after a disaster have you sat back and wondered why individuals did not leave when they were warned? Some did not believe the warning; others simply reasoned they had no where to go and nothing to live off if they went – hence prepping.