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Shelter is the most urgent survival priority in most environments, ahead of water and food, and this covers building one in any terrain. Shelter is the most urgent survival priority in most environments — more urgent than water, more urgent than food, and in cold or wet conditions, more urgent than anything else. Exposure kills...
Read More →Gear tested outdoors, not in a showroom. Rifles, optics, packs, knives, boots and camp kit, ranked and reviewed for hunting, camping, hiking and fishing.
Meet the knife that won two categories at 2021’s Blade Show West…the Civivi Tamashii! The Civivi Tamashii, designed by Bob Terzuola, is a classic fixed-blade design that captured two awards at the 2021 Blade Show West. This beautiful knife boasts custom design features, at a price tag of just $70. In this excellent review of…
Save your cerebellum this October … it’s a no-brainer! Safeguard your skull, bulwark that brain-bucket, and keep the shuffling horde of zombies at bay this Halloween with our Survive the Braindead $5.5K Guns & Gear Givewaway! Running through midnight Central time on October 31, 2021, you’ll have a shot at winning our Survive the Braindead…
Lever-action rifles make for great home-defense and hunting guns, but did you know they can also save a sick child? Henry Repeating Arms‘ “Guns for Great Causes” campaign has done it before, and it’s time to do it again: The company is donating a series of 65 custom rifles to raise funds for the family…
My duck gun beats me like a rented mule, and I like to return the favor. If you hunt hard in the reeds and swamps like I do, then no doubt you have as many names as I do for the gunk that builds up on your shotgun after a good day in the field…
Executives love to talk about “optics,” don’t they? Here’s how we do it at Popular Outdoorsman… The engineers at N8 Tactical know that these days, it’s all about optics … and by “optics,” we mean the red-dot sights, co-witness front sights and suppressor-height open sights that make shooting so much more intuitive and accurate. However,…
More than a gun cleaning mat, the ProMat is here for all your outdoor adventures. Cerus Gear’s ProMat gun cleaning mats aren’t just gun cleaning and maintenance mats. They’re not just for cleaning your hunting rifle and handgun cleaning. You can use them anywhere you want to protect your work surface. Use your gun cleaning…
Your Springfield Hellcat deserves the finest leash! It’s always exciting when a new gun like the Springfield Hellcat hits the market, but as shooters our very next question is, “That’s nice. Is there a holster for it?” Safariland (which also includes Bianchi) is replying with “Yes, name your carry method and fit!” The company has…
I don’t white-knight coyotes, but I will white-night them! For over a century hunters, defenders and people who just really like to see at night were relegated to using flashlights in the dark. The inventors called it a “flash” light because the unreliable light source would flash on and off. By definition, a flashlight disperses…
Love the outdoors? Why not get paid for it? One of the toughest things about being a full-time outdoorsman is that, although the coin in which you are rewarded is extremely valuable, it doesn’t pay the rent. So if you want to be a full-time outdoorsman–and you aren’t quite as off-the-grid as our friends at…
Watch out ladies, I’ve got my Leupolds… I used to refer to my eye protection–regardless of where I got said eye protection or who made it–as my “birth control glasses.” It doesn’t matter how square and manly your jaw nor how many bicep curls you did when you’re wearing shooting glasses; we all look like…
Now THAT is a great shot! Take your best shot with Popular Outdoorsman’s GREAT SHOT! III $5K Gun & Gear Giveaway! Our prize package stars the Benelli M4, the “tactical shotgun with a tender touch.” It keeps going with everything you need to make that perfect shot, including a Leupold DeltaPoint Pro NV reflex sight, Leupold’s amazing performance eyewear,…
Looking for an everyday carry pistol you’ll take with you every day? Let’s face it: Carrying open is relatively easy, but carrying concealed can be something of a trick, especially if you’re recreating during the summertime. Lighter fabrics and smaller garments can accidentally expose your everyday carry (EDC) rig with just the wrong summer breeze….
