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Bushcraft Survival Ferro Rod + Fire Starting Rope Survival Kit – $17.95 USD

Ben Branch January 28, 2021
Bushcraft Survival Ferro Rod + Fire Starting Rope Survival Kit – $17.95 USD
  • Adventure
  • Camping
  • Survival

This fire starting kit from Bushcraft Survival contains a ferro rod and a fire starting rope that’ll allow you to get a fire going almost anywhere. For the uninitiated, ferro rods are made of…

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BCB International Ultimate Survival Kit

Ben Branch December 14, 2020
BCB International Ultimate Survival Kit
  • Adventure
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Survival

  The BCB International Ultimate Survival Kit was developed to be small enough to slip into your backpack, glovebox, or motorcycle pannier whilst still containing everything you need to stay alive in an emergency…

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Documentary – Driving La Carrera: Rally Brothers

Ben Branch December 13, 2020
Driving La Carrera Rally Brothers
  • Adventure
  • Classic Cars
  • Films
  • Racing

  Driving La Carrera: Rally Brothers is a film about two brothers, Chris and Jeff Mason, who set out to compete in the world famous La Carrera Panamericana – a 1,900 mile rally across…

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Documentary: The 1978 Jeep Expedition of the Americas

Ben Branch December 6, 2020
1978 Jeep Expedition of the Americas CM
  • Adventure
  • American
  • Classic 4x4
  • Off Road

Editor’s Note: Some of you may have noticed that this is the third “expedition across the Americas” type documentary that we’ve featured in recent weeks. This may be due to Covid-related cabin fever, however each of…

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1970s Adventure Documentary: Darien Conquest

Ben Branch November 29, 2020
Darien Gap Documentary
  • Adventure
  • British
  • Classic 4x4
  • Off Road

  Darien Conquest is a documentary film from 1971 that shows the remarkable expedition to drive the full length of of the Americas – from Alaska to the southern tip of South America. This…

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Film: Through the Darién Gap with Helge Pedersen (by Motorcycle)

Ben Branch November 8, 2020
Through the Darién Gap with Helge Pedersen
  • Adventure
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road

  Helge Pedersen is one of the world’s preeminent overland motorcycle adventurers, he’s ridden extensively on six continents and in this film he recounts one of his most memorable journeys – a brutal few…

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