It is a skill that we all want to master. A skill that has applications in the backyard as well as the backcountry. This skill is building a fire. While it may seem a simple task on the surface, the ability to build a good campfire without burning down the
If the past two years have taught us anything here at Skillset Magazine, it’s that we need more of the good old-fashioned outdoors. With that in mind, when we learned that it was time for another installment of Overland Expo West, we packed up the ice chest and headed up
It’s that lovely time of year again when we’re constantly reminded by our spouses how pale and pasty we’ve gotten over the winter months (and fat; but that’s not where this article is going…specifically). If you live by the coast, or within a couple of hours of it, then you’re familiar with the “We should spend
I grew up in a small town in Wyoming. I think the population when I was a kid was around 18,000 people. Not a one-stoplight town small, but definitely small. There is not a lot to do in small towns as a teenager. So you have to make your own
Fighting it’s really overrated, especially when you are fighting for FREE. There is a monstrous difference between self-defense and knowing when you can “walk away.” In many cases, people find themselves in violent encounters because they don’t know “how to” walk away or how to de-escalate a situation before it
The word summer means many things to many people. For some, it is a reminder of days beside the pool, cookouts, warm days, and wonderful evenings. For residents of the Southwest, the word summer is more of a warning than a season. With the temperature reaching triple digits for days
Talent. Some people seem just to be born with it. Others believe that if you grind away long and hard at what you are passionate about, you can someday achieve greatness. However, in Jeff Parke’s world, his never-ending pursuit of excellence won’t let him settle for anything less than perfection.
Thomas Edison once said, “a vision without execution is hallucination.” If you are anything like me, your life is packed with goals that, at times, seem not only endless but insurmountable. Achieving goals is not the problem. Learning the skillsets needed to achieve yours is. Putting the Man in manifestation
We’ve all seen them. Establishments that serve overpriced craft beer and have bullseyes painted on 2x4s that you throw “axes” at. If you’re like us, you cringe when you read “Ax throwing” when you are actually using cheap hatchets. Buffalo-plaid clad lumberjacks of yesteryear are rolling over in their grave,
