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  • Hill People Gear SAR Kit Bag and Contents
    October 28, 2021 Craig Caudill

    Hill People Gear SAR Kit Bag and Contents

    Craig is a well-known carrier of HPG Kit Bags and packs and his gear changes with the season, and as his knowledge and experience ebbs and flows (like everyone else). Here is an updated look at his daily setup.  See...

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  • DIY Wheelbarrow Handles
    May 7, 2020 Craig Caudill

    DIY Wheelbarrow Handles

    "Value-added living" is a common phrase one of my mentors used to say to me on a regular basis.  His teaching point was for us to find ways to develop new skills or enhance old ones in daily life.  One way that....
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  • The Evolution of 12 Hard-Use Hatches and Axes - a "A Dirty Dozen"
    March 2, 2020 Craig Caudill

    The Evolution of 12 Hard-Use Hatches and Axes - a "A Dirty Dozen"

    When you pick up an axe for hard use, you pick up a piece that is part of a long line of history going back thousands of years.   Our ancestors had the habit of using both small cutting tools and large ones.  There is ample evidence to prove that it was the development of the axe that helped propel us forward into the world that we live in today. 

    Fast forward those thousands of years, and I find...........

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  • Look up, down, left and right
    December 18, 2019 Craig Caudill

    Look up, down, left and right

    Learning how to safely setup a shelter for camping, survival, or just a recreational hammock hang is easy to do...if you have a system to cover all the dangers.  This blog piece does exactly that.
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  • Symbiosis=Mojo, Say What?
    December 12, 2019 Craig Caudill

    Symbiosis=Mojo, Say What?

    Symbiosis - a mutually beneficial relationship between different organisms, people or groups.

    Mojo - personal confidence and charisma as it relates to relationships.

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  • I dont know
    December 12, 2019 Craig Caudill

    I dont know

    .......there is a tremendous amount of ego floating around. Instructors who have no business teaching others, students whose own skill sets are over-inflated simply because they have a large social media presence, or something as simple as "little man's disease", false bravado, or something similar.
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  • Scientific Proof You Need To Be Outside
    November 21, 2019 Craig Caudill

    Scientific Proof You Need To Be Outside

    This is a repository of links to articles that share proof that being outside is good for you mind, body and spirit.  Join us for a class so we can help you be safe and enjoy, become enriched, and entertained by being outside. 
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