American Outdoor Guide

Prepare yourself family for when disaster strikes. Step-by step instructions on how to provide energy to your home, grow and preserve your own food, prepare a first-aid kit, make water drinkable.

American Outdoor Guide

CAN YOU HANDLE IT? • Welcome to the first issue of American Outdoor Guide: Boundless.

YOU’RE THE EXPERT • SHARE WHAT YOU KNOW WITH FELLOW READERS AND WE’LL PUBLISH IT HERE

WIN AN EXOTAC FIREROD XL • Nothing says survival like the ability to make fire. And nothing can light as many fires as the Exotac fireROD XL.

GET TREAD ANYTIME, ANYWHERE

GET THE GEAR • HERE’S SOME OF THE BEST GEAR WE’VE COME ACROSS LATELY

OUT IN THE COLD

JACKERY PORTABLE POWER • TOP 5 REASONS THESE POWER SUPPLIES SHOULD BE ON YOUR WISH LIST

GEAR ESSENTIALS: DAYPACKS • DAYPACKS ALLOW YOU TO CARRY ALL YOU REALLY NEED. WHAT’S IN YOURS?

MAXPEDITION HAVYK-2 BACKPACK 38L • THE SPECS

LOOK FOR THESE THINGS WHEN CHOOSING A DAYPACK • HERE ARE A FEW THINGS I LOOK FOR WHEN CHOOSING A DAYPACK:

WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU CARRY EVERY DAY?

BACKCOUNTRY PROTECTION • THERE ARE THREE CONSIDERATIONS AND SEVERAL GOOD OPTIONS.

ADVENTURE TRAVEL: ON THE ROAD AGAIN? • HOW YOU GET TO YOUR DESTINATION CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

STEER TOWARD THESE TRAVEL TIPS • HERE ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO CONSIDER WHEN YOU’RE TRAVELING BY CAR:

BRING THE REPELLENT • Lions and tigers and bears? Oh my, they’re not even close to being the biggest threats you might face during your travels in the great outdoors.

DIY PROJECT: BACKPACKING STOVES • BUILD YOUR OWN TWIG AND ALCOHOL DUAL-FUEL COOK KIT

REALITY CHECK • IT’S TIME TO TAKE A REALISTIC LOOK AT BUGOUT PLANNING.

GET Knives ILLUSTRATED

SEEKER + NOMAD • TAKE YOUR PICK. BOTH OF THESE FLEXCUT FIXED BLADES ARE BUILT TOUGH.

NATURAL NAVIGATION • FIND YOUR WAY WITHOUT A PHONE APP, GPS OR COMPASS.

UP NEXT: BEARS, BRAWN, & MORE GREAT STORIES COMING • We’re already planning more great stories for future issues of American Outdoor Guide: Boundless.