Mar
23

Fenix E11 Review – Thoughts On EDC

Impressions of Fenix E11 AA Flashlight

Fenix’s literature says the E11 has two modes: 32 lumen and 105 lumen, with run times of 8.5 hours and 1.8 hours, respectively. Not bad at all for a single AA power source. The effective range is listed at 70 meters. It uses a Cree XP-E LED, with the usual Cree lifespan of 50,000 hours.

Apr
20

Building A Better First Aid Kit

A ways back guest poster Corey Nelson did a piece on creating a serious first aid kit, as well as taking up the challenge of creating an Altoids survival kit. For readers that found those useful or for new readers that have yet to, I’d like to direct everyone to a post at Corey’s own site—where such posts are commonplace.

Feb
28

Altoids Survival Kit

Obviously there isn’t much room in an Altoids tin, and when you see the list of what he’s managed to fit inside you’ll likely be as impressed as I was. Best yet, this tin can easily be shoved in a pocket or pack, becoming a sub-kit to a larger unit or a bare minimum last-resort kit.

Nov
14

A serious first aid kit

Hi, it’s Brian’s friend Corey. I want to thank Brian for letting me use his blog as an outlet for some ideas. I will just be popping in every now and then to ramble about something. I recently made a 3-day kit, or survival kit if you like, with a lot of items. Some of…
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