Armstrong Survival

02/21/2022

02/21/2022

An illustration of one of the most effective and forgotten food preservation methods in human history - making pemmican. Lean cuts of Bison meat are shown hanging on racks above slow fires to dry, essentially resulting in Bison jerky. The fires and smoke help to keep egg laying flies away. The meat is then pounded on rocks into a fine powder and mixed in equal parts by weight with rendered Bison fat. This mixture, called pemmican, has been recorded to last for years when kept away from moisture and out of direct sunlight. It is also a complete food, containing all of the calories, minerals, and nutrients for human survival. There are detailed records of trappers, explorers, and first peoples subsisting on pemmican alone for many months without suffering from scurvy or any other nutritional deficiencies. Members of Survival Skill of the Month Club are learning how to make this amazing food in great detail this month.

02/18/2022

What’s everyone’s edc knife on this snowy Friday? Mines the Esee Candiru.

02/17/2022

What is everyone else using as a day pack? I’ve been running this GoRuck 20L Rucker pack for a year now and I love it! It’s become my go to day pack. I use it regularly for rucking and for day hikes and it barely looks used. It’s ridiculously comfortable carrying heavy loads for a pack this size with no hip belt. It is definitely built to last. I have plans to do a 3-4 day trip with only this pack this spring or summer to see if it can hold everything I need to get by.

09/22/2021

The boys always request beans and hotdogs for dinner when we camp. What are some of your favorite camp dinners?

09/22/2021

We were all very happy with our view from camp 😍

09/22/2021

Some pics of our campsite setup near Lake Superior in the U.P. Of Michigan. Thankfully Matt O'Dell grabbed some pics with me in them. We could see Canada across the Lake. Anyone else enjoy some camping in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this year? Do you prefer ground dwelling, hammock or both?
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09/22/2021

A short video of our campsite near the shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. High winds the first day we arrived made for fun setting up but once we were setup, we stayed toasty warm in our shelters. My three oldest boys and I were in hammocks and Matt O'Dell was ground dwelling in a tarp shelter configuration. It was an awesome primitive campsite with a beautiful view! I enjoyed looking at all of the animal tracks in the sand each morning.

09/14/2021

Getting the older three boys new tarps setup and ready to go with their hammocks for a trip later this month. I added shock cord to all tie out points except for the tie outs for the ridge line. I also pre install a ridge line made of zing-it and lash-it with titanium hardware all from Dutchwear Gear. Eventually the larger plastic S-biners will be changed out for a smaller S-biner.

Each end of the ridge line is neatly wound up so that there’s no tangles. The tarp is then stuffed into the stuff sack so that the end with the hook is the first end that’s pulled out since that the first end to be connected to a tree. This makes for a faster more efficient setup. Plus then the tarp isn’t out laying on the ground well we’re figuring out which end is which.

I do the same thing with my hammock. My head end is always the first end out of the stuff sack. That way when I’ve decided which way I want my hammock oriented, im not stuck guessing which end is which. Plus since I know I want my foot end set higher, I start by attaching my head end at my height and then connect my foot end about 6”s or so higher.