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Welcome To The CH Kadels Blog. We are your online source for all of your must-have survival and camping gear including backpacks, fire starters, tents, sleeping bags, camping tools and emergency food. So, here, we'll give you lots of great "how-to" information to get you started whether you're going camping or looking to bug-out. Enjoy the Blog!

What Every First Aid Kit Needs

Just what a first aid kit should contain is a matter of discretion and personal experience, but the truth is there’s going to be a lot of overlap no matter whom you ask.... read more

What’s the Best Fuel for a Portable Stove?: A Breakdown

Portable stoves especially folding portable stoves offer a great deal of value and are an excellent addition to any bug out bag or collection of disaster preparedness essentials... read more

Fire Methods 101: A Guide to Building Fire

All things being equal, knowing how to build and maintain a fire is probably the single most important outdoor skill you can have.... read more

Multi-Tool Maintenance: A High-Level Guide

Your multi-tool is a lifeline for daily living, helping you meet the sundry challenges of the day head-on... read more

Why Top Quality Thermal Wear Is Wool (or At Least a Wool Blend)

The best thermal wear out there is made of wool. Period. There are performance synthetics out there, but they fall short of wool, and you may have heard a saying among outdoorsmen. read more

Important Lessons You Can Glean from a Survival Manual

Think you can’t make space in your pack for a survival manual? Think again... read more

6 Types of Fire Starters You Need to Know About (Plus, What Can You Use As Tinder?

Every bug out bag and survival pack should contain a few different types of fire starters that will serve as a hedge against uncertainty and unforeseen circumstances.... read more

Everything You Need to Know About Camping Hammocks and Sleep Systems

Conventionally, camping sleep systems consist of a sleeping pad and a sleeping bag, along with any other additional insulation you need, and perhaps a pillow . . ... read more

12 Things to Look for in Your Next Survival or EDC Flashlight

There are as many types of survival and EDC flashlights as there are types of batteries, but not all of them will be suitable for your intended applications.. . . ... read more

Building an Emergency Food Supply Stash: What to Know

You shouldn’t be waiting for a disaster to build an emergency food supply stash. Even squirrels know that winter happens once per year. . . ... read more

Disaster Preparedness: What You Need to Have (and Know)

While an SHTF plan can be vital for making sure you’re ready when, well, you know what hits the fan, having a plan in order is only half the battle. . ... read more

A Comprehensive Checklist for Bushcraft Gear

Want to get serious about bushcraft, which is basically a challenge to see how much you can build and get done in the bush (hence the name) with only a minimal amount of equipment? . ... read more

7 Extreme-Cold Weather Survival Gear Essentials

Survival in the extreme cold is a unique type of beast, and we’re not talking about chilly, near-freezing temperatures here. We’re talking about when the thermometer dips below zero. ... read more

Actually Useful Disaster Prep Tips: Ensuring You're Ready When It Matters Most

Disaster preparedness is not just about having supplies — it’s about having a real action plan... read more

10 Cool Examples of Disaster Survival Gear from Our Catalog

It would be impossible, at least in a single blog, to rattle off all the cool emergency preparedness items and examples of disaster survival gear that we carry here at CH Kadels ... read more

It's Hot! Stay Hydrated, Stay Cool!

By Adelia Ladson It’s hotter than normal this year with record-breaking temperatures across the world! When you’re out and about in this heat, it’s doubly important that you have that sip of water when you need it to ward ... read more

Top 10 Outdoor and Survival Gadgets for 2023

By Adelia Ladson Whether you're camping, day hiking or bugging-out, having gear that makes your life easier or helps you survive is definitely preferable to the alternative. With that in mind, I have put together a list of... read more

Staying Clean and Healthy in the Wild

By Adelia Ladson Outdoor hygiene skills are something most people don't think about but can not be discounted when you're spending any amount of time living outside. A large number of illnesses happen because of poor hygie... read more

The Art of Stealth Camping: Tips and Techniques

By Desiree Weeks When things go south, it’s important to not just be prepared with gear, but also with the knowledge on how to safely camp in a way that won’t draw attention to yourself. The first step is making sure you ... read more

Power Solutions for Camping and Bugging-Out

By Adelia Ladson When you're living off-grid, whether long-term or short-term, unless you're going completely primitive, you need a reliable source of electricity. As tied as we are to our smart phones, they're the first t... read more

Campsite Kitchen Checklist

By Adelia Ladson Campsite cooking doesn’t have to be messy and difficult. If you're well-prepared, it can be a fun and tasty experience for you and your family or your camping companions. The key, when you're cooking over ... read more

The Basics of Land Navigation

By Adelia Ladson Knowing how to navigate is one of those skills that you need to have in your toolbox of knowledge. It ranks up there with building a fire and finding potable water. If you plan on spending anytime out in t... read more

We're Digging Entrenching Tools

By Adelia Ladson What Is An Entrenching Tool Although some form of entrenching tool has been used by militaries going back to Roman times, the first modern entrenching tool was invented by a Danish officer, in 1869, to be ... read more

Bushmaster: The Ultimate Bushcraft Knives

By Adelia Ladson Acquiring and developing skills that will help you survive in a natural environment is a great way to add to your survival toolbox. Bushcraft is the use and practice of these skills so that you have the co... read more

How To Interpret A Weather Report

By Adelia Ladson You've grown-up with weather reports all of your life but when you look at a weather forecast, do you really know what it means. Do you actually understand what the weatherman is telling you? Here's a quic... read more

Making A Rocket Stove

By Adelia Ladson What's A Rocket Stove A rocket stove is, basically, a stove that has a combustion chamber that contains an insulated vertical chimney so that there's almost total combustion before the flames reach the coo... read more

Glow Light Sticks Make Great Unconventional Light Sources

By Adelia Ladson It's always good to have unconventional means to provide light, as a back-up, in your camping gear. If for some reason, your flashlight or camping lantern stops working, you don't want to be without a ligh... read more

Salt: An Unconventional Survival Tool

By Adelia Ladson Salt is an essential to life as it's one of the necessary minerals that your body needs to function and to survive. It plays a critical role when you eat it, but did you know that it can also play a critic... read more

Top Ten Gifts For Survivalists

By Adelia Ladson When you're shopping for a gift for a friend or loved one, the challenge is always finding one that is tailor-made for the individual. Usually, that means shopping for something that fits their personality... read more

Must-Have Roadside Assistance Tools

By Adelia Ladson I can almost guarantee that everyone who drives a vehicle on a regular basis has experienced, one or two times, tires getting stuck in the mud, the battery going dead or a tire going flat. These are just s... read more

Easy-To-Carry Survival Tools You Need

By Adelia Ladson Survival in adverse situations requires a survival tool or tools that have different uses neatly packed into one easy-to-carry package. One or two of these survival tools are a necessity for your bug-out b... read more

Cooking While Solo Camping

By Adelia Ladson Campsite cooking doesn’t have to be messy and difficult. We have some great cookware and ready-to-eat meals from Ready Hour that will make breakfast, lunch and dinner a breeze when you're solo camping. You... read more

Canned Vegetables That Are As Good As Fresh Vegetables

By Adelia Ladson Vegetables are a crucial part of you and your family's diet, so you need to make sure that you have access to them even in an emergency. You have to add vegetables to your emergency food prep to assure tha... read more

Packing For Survival

By Adelia Ladson There are a few reasons why you need an easy-to-grab bag of survival gear including a natural disaster, a manmade disaster, societal breakdown or marshal law. This bag needs to have everything that you nee... read more

A Checklist Of What To Take On A Day Hike

By Adelia Ladson Hiking is a great outdoors activity that doesn't require a lot of prep like a camping trip. However, when you're planning an all-day hiking trip, there are some things that you need to take with you when y... read more

First Aid Essentials You Need To Have

By Adelia Ladson Having a basic first aid kit is not enough when you're camping, hunting or bugging out! In fact, since anything can happen when you have kids, it's not even enough for your home. There are essentials that ... read more

How-To Use Fire Paste

By Adelia Ladson Unless you're an avid camper or survivalist, you probably don't have many opportunities to build a campfire. When you do need to, on the family camping trip, the last thing you want is it to be a hassle, e... read more

Recession-Proof Your Life

By Adelia Ladson Economists have placed the chances of a recession this year at 70%. So, folks, it's time to tighten your belts so that you're prepared to ride it out. There are things you can do that will help you save mo... read more

Stock-Up On Emergency Essentials Canned Food

By Adelia Ladson What Is Emergency Essentials Living up to its name, Emergency Essentials has provided the very essentials that people have been reaching for, during natural disasters, since 1987. The company offers real m... read more

Ten Products To Stock-Up On In 2023

By Adelia Ladson Time To Stock-Up With a new year coming, it's time to take stock of the gear and supplies that you have. You never know what 2023 could bring but you can know that you'll be prepared for it. Here are the t... read more

What Do You Know About Wool Blankets?

By Adelia Ladson A wool blanket is one of the most underestimated survival or emergency tools. With a tried and true history that goes back thousands of years, you just can't go wrong having a wool blanket in your survival... read more

Stocking Stuffers For Campers

By Adelia Ladson CH Kadels is the perfect place to complete your holiday shopping for the avid camper in your life. Add some great stocking stuffers to their main gift and give them some small essentials to add to their ca... read more

Are You Prepared For A Winter Roadside Emergency?

By Adelia Ladson If you're one of those poor souls who have to commute to work from one city to another, the stakes are higher if you have a roadside emergency during the winter months. The key is to be prepared with knowl... read more

Seven Select CH Kadels 2022 Gifts

By Adelia Ladson Shopping for holiday gifts can be stressful and I always feel like I'm running late every year on doing it. Not this year! This year, I'm looking forward to giving some of CH Kadels Seven Select Gifts to m... read more

How To Make Cordage

By Adelia Ladson What Is Cordage? Cordage is intertwined fibers or strands that are joined together by twisting or braiding to make a stronger material than the single fibers alone. So, basically, it's rope, which next to ... read more

Collector Worthy Military Helmets

By Adelia Ladson Military surplus and militaria reproduction items are great conversation-pieces to collect and can be quite useful, too. Some of the most useful pieces of military history that you can own are helmets, whi... read more

Camping Tips For Beginners

By Adelia Ladson You’re feeling the call to get out into nature. So, you’re thinking of going camping. Where do you start if you’ve never done it before? If you've never been camping before or not very often, there are som... read more

Unconventional Survival Tools

By Adelia Ladson When you’re packing a bug-out bag, economy of space is the utmost importance. You need to be able to carry all of your survival essentials on your back, especially if you’re forced to evacuate on foot. The... read more

Beginner's Guide To Emergency Food Supply Prepping

By Adelia Ladson When you first start thinking about prepping for future disasters, either natural or manmade, it can be a little overwhelming. As you don't know what form an emergency could take that upsets your life and ... read more

An Axe For Survival

By Adelia Ladson When you’re packing a bug-out bag or survival gear, a good, solid axe is an absolute necessity. There are tasks that you’ll encounter that need an axe to accomplish, especially, cutting firewood and buildi... read more

Will You Survive A Flood?

By Adelia Ladson Hurricanes are home and life-threatening when they're happening, especially, on the coast but it's the flooding afterwards, that can affect inland regions, that are the most underestimated. In areas that a... read more

A Survival Shovel To Dig You Out Of Trouble

By Adelia Ladson The difference between life and death in a survival situation, whether bugging-out or camping-out, is having the right tools. One of the most versatile tools that you can have in your gear is a survival sh... read more

Do It Yourself With These Books

By Adelia Ladson There’s nothing like the feeling of accomplishment and one of the best ways to achieve it is to create something yourself from scratch or from the ground up. Building or making something with your own hand... read more

A Camping Mess Kit For Your Gear

By Adelia Ladson When you’re camping, especially, if you’re doing it ultralight and hiking along a trail, compact gear is essential. You don’t have to sacrifice comfort, when eating, for compactness, though. To me, eating ... read more

North American Rescue’s Top First Aid Kits

By Adelia Ladson “The best defense is a good offense.” In a medical trauma situation, a good offense is having the tools that you need to be prepared for the worst. The key to this is to have a good first aid kit readily a... read more

Top Five Packs For A Hiking Day Trip

By Adelia Ladson When you’re heading out on a hiking daytrip, you may not need as much as you would carry when you’re camping but you definitely need supplies. So having a bag that’s going to be comfortable to hike with al... read more

EDC Organizers For All Of Your Stuff

By Adelia Ladson When you’re out and about, whether working or recreating or running errands, you just can’t carry everything that you need in your hands or pocket. Our everyday carry items number a lot more than they used... read more

Survival Canned Meats That Are At The Top Of The Food Chain

By Adelia Ladson So, let’s be honest, canned meat doesn’t sound appealing. We have all turned our noses up at one form of canned meat or another over the span of our lives. When it comes to survival, though, you need a sou... read more

Starting a Fire With Magnesium

By Adelia Ladson There are so many options available when you need to start a fire without matches or a lighter when you’re camping or facing a survival situation. Some are well-known like a flint or ferro rod and steel st... read more

What Is A Thermal Blanket?

By Adelia Ladson First developed by NASA, in 1964, a thermal blanket or also called a space blanket is a blanket that either both sides of it or one side of it has a highly reflective surface. Typically, they are made enti... read more

Don’t Forget Your Gas Mask

By Adelia Ladson When you’re heading out after SHTF, don’t forget your gas mask! Whether you are bugging-out or sheltering-in-place, you should have a gas mask to protect yourself from any after-effects of a catastrophe. I... read more

Prevent Extreme Heat Medical Emergencies

By Adelia Ladson With the record-breaking temperatures across the nation, there seems to be no relief from the heat. Looks like we’re in for a long, hot summer. With the rising temperatures the danger of heat-related emerg... read more

Do You Know How To Read A Compass?

By Adelia Ladson Accurately reading a compass can be deceptively simple. It seems like all that you need to do is look at it and follow the direction that it points to where you want to go. That’s not necessarily true. The... read more

You Need A Fire Starter Kit

By Adelia Ladson The most basic primitive skill that you should know is how to build a fire. It doesn’t matter whether you are a staunch City Dweller that has no love for adventures in the Great Outdoors or if you are a Su... read more

Survival Uses For Paper Clips

By Adelia Ladson Safety pins have long been a staple of first aid kits, camping gear and survival gear but don’t underestimate the value and versatility of a good paper clip. There are multiple uses for paper clips aside f... read more

It’s Not Too Late For Hurricane Preparedness

By Adelia Ladson Hurricane Season comes every year and runs, in the United States, from June 1 through November 30. Areas like coastal regions are affected more than others but a hurricane’s reach can be far, and the most ... read more

Must-Have Tools For Your Campsite

By Adelia Ladson Before you can enjoy the wonders of the outdoors and commune with nature, at your campsite, there are tasks that must be accomplished to set-up camp. To do this quickly and effectively, you need the right ... read more

A Recipe For Eating Well On The Trail

By Adelia Ladson When you’re backpacking or tent camping, you seem to build-up an appetite like no other time. And, as it’s important to get the calories that you need, a hearty breakfast, lunch and dinner is essential. Ju... read more

Cooking With Toaks Outdoor Gear

By Adelia Ladson What Or Who Is Toaks? Taking their name from where they were established, in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Toaks has 20 years of experience with outdoors cookware production. Each piece was designed and engineere... read more

Learn To Be Self-Sufficient

By Adelia Ladson What Is Self-Sufficiency? The definition of being self-sufficient is being able to take care of yourself without outside help, being capable of providing for your own needs. I would extend this to being ab... read more

Basic First Aid Skills You Should Know

By Adelia Ladson My brother told be about a time that he was out eating in a restaurant and a child, at the next table, started choking. The parents of the child just started hopping around yelling for help, as it was obvi... read more

Paracord Emergency Uses

By Adelia Ladson What Is Paracord? Paracord, also called “550 cord,” is a nylon kernmantle rope. Now, for those of you, like me, who don’t know what that means, here it goes. Kernmantle is a type of rope that has an inside... read more

Primitive Camping Gear Essentials

By Adelia Ladson If you’ve never actually been primitive camping before, there are things that you need above and beyond a tent and sleeping bags. These are essentials that will make a primitive camping trip successful and... read more

Does Your Vehicle Have An Emergency Kit?

By Adelia Ladson When you’re driving to work or driving for a vacation, there’s always the possibility of having some kind of vehicle emergency. You could have a tire blow-out, get caught in an unexpected blizzard or have ... read more

Poisonous Plants

By Adelia Ladson While Mother Nature does provide a multitude of “wild” edible plants in her garden, always proceed with caution when foraging for them. Positive identification of plants which are safe for human consumptio... read more

It’s Time To Plan Your Garden

By Adelia Ladson With spring coming, it puts me in the mind of growing things. Now, is the time to start planning for that SHTF vegetable garden that you keep saying you’re going to plant. If you’re going to do it, you nee... read more

The Cold War II Survival Tactics

By Adelia Ladson Whether the sheeple want to believe it or are too fleeceable to realize it, we are in the middle of the Second Cold War, which in light of recent events, seems to be escalating. Make no mistake, we are at ... read more

Build A Get-Home-Bag

By Adelia Ladson Disaster can strike at any time so, don’t expect SHTF to conveniently happen when you’re at home with your family. Most likely, you’ll be at work, in your car or at the grocery store. You’ll want to get ho... read more

Camping In Cold-Weather

By Adelia Ladson There’s nothing like smelling a campfire in the crisp, cold air of fall or early winter or seeing the spectacular colors of the changing leaves or a dusting of frost on the branches and the ground, when yo... read more

Prepping For Your Pets

By Adelia Ladson When you’re prepping for SHTF or a natural disaster, you make provisions for every member of your family but don’t forget to prep for your four-legged members of your family. Whether you’re bugging-out or ... read more

Coffee Filters: Unexpected Survival Tools

Chapstick: The Ultimate Survival Tool

By Adelia Ladson Got a tube of chapstick in your pocket? Take it out and look at it. In your hand, you’re holding one of the most powerful and versatile survival tools that you can have in your survival gear, bug-out bag a... read more

You Think You’re Prepared. You’re Not!

By Adelia Ladson You feel good about your prep because you’ve been faithfully stocking supplies, learning survival skills and forming your SHTF plan. Right? Check again. I have a feeling that some of you aren’t as prepared... read more

Survival In A Major City Post-SHTF

By Adelia Ladson Lots of folks have their SHTF plans in place and the main component is bugging-out to a rural area, where the inhabitants are few and mostly four-legged. Let me put a thought out there. If everyone tries t... read more

‘Twas The Night Prepper Style

By Adelia Ladson (with apologies to Clement Moore) ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the ‘stead not a creature was stirring for fear he’d be shot dead. The bug-out bags were hung by the chimney with care b... read more

If Martial Law Happens, Where’s Your Bug-Out Location?

By Adelia Ladson Martial Law is not something that you want to have to live under or subject your family to. You need to figure out where you’re bugging-out to if it happens and you need to know ahead of time. What Is Mar... read more

A Tent For All Seasons

By Adelia Ladson Camping is, hands-down, the best way to experience nature and is an excellent opportunity to make great family memories. It’s a way to get away from the complexities of the day-to-day grind and remind your... read more

Cold Weather Medical Emergencies Are No Joke!

By Adelia Ladson An underestimated cause of a medical emergency is weather extremes. Simply, when a body becomes too hot or too cold, it will start to shut-down, and subsequently die. Unfortunately, folks seem to keep over... read more

Are You Prepared For A Blizzard?

By Adelia Ladson With Winter on the horizon, it’s time to make sure that you’re prepared for any winter storms that may be headed your way this season. Now is the time to make sure that you and your family are ready to wea... read more

Eat Well, Even After A Disaster

By Adelia Ladson Are You Food Prepped For A Disaster? When a disaster happens, you need to be able to feed yourself and your family without a lot of hassle. Where your next meal is coming from needs to be the least of your... read more

Survive Using The Power Of The Sun

By Adelia Ladson Our entire lives are built around electricity, and we take it for granted that it will always be available. Whether through a natural or a manmade disaster, there may come a day where the power source that... read more

A Weather Radio And Scanner Belongs In Your Home

By Adelia Ladson What’s A Weather Radio? A weather radio is an essential emergency preparedness tool that receives up-to-the-minute information on the weather conditions in an area. It receives the information from the Nat... read more

Do You Have A Camping Survival Kit?

By Adelia Ladson You’re Planning A Camping Trip So, you’re planning a camping trip and are making a list of all the gear that you need. On your list you include the basics first like a tent, sleeping bags, a water filtrati... read more

What Are The Types Of Camping?

By Adelia Ladson Types Of Camping You’re feeling the call to get out into nature. So, you’re thinking of going camping. Where do you start if you’ve never done it before? Well, the first decision that you need to make is w... read more

How To Sharpen An Axe

By Adelia Ladson What’s The Big Deal About Axe Maintenance? Like any bladed tool, an axe needs to be maintained if it’s going to continue performing at the highest level. The most important reason for your axe to be in top... read more

Prepper Supply List Must-Haves

By Adelia Ladson What’s A Prepper? The overall goal of a Prepper is to be able to survive in an adverse situation. They’re expecting to stay in their homes because they’re stocked and ready with everything they need to sur... read more

What’s In A Bug-Out Bag?

By Adelia Ladson What’s A Bug-Out Bag? A bug-out bag is a grab-and-go backpack, duffle or any other easy-to-carry bag that contains emergency survival gear. It’s designed to get you to where your “bug-out location” is, whi... read more

The Ferro Rod: Catch The Spark

By Adelia Ladson What Is A Ferrocerium Rod? Ferrocerium, usually shortened to “ferro”, is a synthetic alloy of iron and the rare-earth element cerium. It was created by an Austrian chemist in 1903. When the alloy is struck... read more

Must-Have Camping And Survival Axes

By Adelia Ladson Why Do I Need An Axe? When you’re going camping or packing a bug-out bag or survival gear, a good, solid axe is an absolute necessity. There are tasks that you’ll encounter that need an axe to accomplish, ... read more

A Backpack You Can Count On

By Adelia Ladson Why Do I Need To Worry About This? Whether you’re going camping, carrying work or school gear, traveling on vacation or bugging-out after SHTF, you need a backpack that you can count on to keep all of your... read more

Emergency Tools You Can Count On

By Adelia Ladson What’s An Emergency Tool? When you’re facing an emergency situation, whether it’s a vehicle accident or a medical emergency, it’s absolutely necessary to have the emergency tools that you need to either sa... read more

Planting An SHTF Garden

By Adelia Ladson Why Plant A Garden? As you know, there are no guarantees about future events. There is no guarantee that SHTF won’t happen tomorrow. These are things beyond your control. What is not beyond your control is... read more

Surviving the Heat

By Adelia Ladson Folks, let’s face it. It’s hot! And all you want is a nice, cool drink of water to make you feel better. Now, if you’re out and about, in this heat, it’s doubly important that you have that sip of water wh... read more

Got A Gas Mask?

By Adelia Ladson Why Do I Need A Gas Mask? Out of all the military surplus items out there, a Gas Mask is the most valuable piece of equipment you can own. It will never lose its value because there is always a possibility... read more

Dress for SHTF Success

By Adelia Ladson Why Do I Need SHTF Clothing? Let’s face it, when SHTF happens, it’s going to be completely chaotic and, to some degree, it will breed a war zone environment. With that being said, I suggest adding some pie... read more

Purifying and Storing Water During SHTF

By Adelia Ladson The Importance Of Having A Reliable Source Of Water One of the first things you have to consider, when preparing for SHTF, is assuring that you have safe drinking water for your family. The one thing that ... read more

You’re SHTF Ready With Ready Hour Emergency Food

By Adelia Ladson What Is Ready Hour? Here at CH Kadels, we’re always looking for the newest, top brands on the market so that we can offer you only the best in survival gear. Our newest find, Ready Hour Emergency Food, is ... read more

Know Your Knots

By Adelia Ladson Why Are Knots Important? Knowing how to tie a few basic knots is an essential skill to add to your cache of knowledge. They are used for a million different tasks and you already know and use a couple of k... read more

First-Aid Out In The Field

By Adelia Ladson Why Do I Need To Know Field First-Aid? Things can get out of control quickly if there is an injury to contend with during a camping or hiking trip or a survival scenario. Having some basic knowledge of fir... read more

Some Basics on Edible Plants

By Adelia Ladson Why Edible Plants? Mother Nature provides an entire produce department as good as any commercial grocery store. People just don’t regularly take advantage of shopping them and that’s a shame because the nu... read more

Simple SHTF Lighting Systems

By Adelia Ladson I don’t know about you, but I will definitely not be left in the dark when SHTF happens. I am fully prepared to be able to keep things bright when night falls. In the meantime, I’m also prepared for natura... read more

Primitive Skills You Should Know

By Adelia Ladson If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times, “You need to be prepared.” Being prepared, though, doesn’t stop at collecting supplies. A good prep encompasses acquiring knowledge and learning skills, ... read more

How To Survive For $1,400

By Adelia Ladson So you got your stimulus check, and you don’t feel like going back to work. You feel like taking a year off and kicking back. But how are you gonna live? Don’t worry! We got you covered. Here’s how yo... read more

Got A Survival Watch? Why Not?

By Adelia Ladson When you’re assessing your survival gear, there’s one must-have survival tool that you may not have thought about. Do you have a good survival watch? There are so many features available on today’s surviva... read more

Do You Have A Bug-Out Location?

By Adelia Ladson I know that many of you have your bug-out bags packed and ready, but do you know where you’re going? I hope that you do have a plan in place because the moment you step out of your front door, after SHTF, ... read more

What To Do If It Rains For A Month

By Adelia Ladson When natural disasters occur, they can be very devastating, but they can be survived as long as you’re prepared with supplies and armed with knowledge. A hurricane and the flooding it can cause or just a s... read more

Wool Blankets Weather It All

By Adelia Ladson Wool is one of the earliest used textiles in the world with a history going back thousands of years. Somewhere, somebody looked at a sheep and said, “Hey! I wanna wear what he’s wearing.” And the rest is h... read more

The Best New Camping Gear

By Adelia Ladson Okay, folks, it’s a new year so it’s time to take a look at your camping gear and see what you’re missing. Or if you New Year’s resolution included taking a first time camping trip, now’s the time to get t... read more

You Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Matches!

By Adelia Ladson One day, you could be in a situation where you need to start a fire but don’t have the conventional means to do it like matches or a Zippo. And it could be for any reason, from the most mundane (You’re bar... read more

Are You Prepared For 2021?

By Adelia Ladson With an unprecedented year behind us and the new year starting out rocky, are you prepared for 2021? Do you have the survival gear you need for you and your family in case SHTF happens? A step in the righ... read more

Places to Hide and Hoard Valuables Before SHTF

By Adelia Ladson I used to roll my eyes at my great-aunt Edna, who was one of those people who hid her jewelry in different places around her house. I don’t know, but it just seemed kind of silly, at the time. Then, I real... read more

Ten Prepper Resolutions For The New Year

By Adelia Ladson At the start of the New Year, I have taken the time to evaluate my life and, especially, my readiness for the worst. I realized that there are some things that I need to worry about and work on over the co... read more

Preppers vs Survivalists

By Adelia Ladson There’s a lot of folks out there who use the words “Prepper” and “Survivalist” interchangeably because they don’t know that there is a difference. Now, I don’t really blame them because both groups have so... read more

Don’t Get Lost Using A Compass

By Adelia Ladson I had a cousin who got lost in the woods with a compass when he was a kid. Some of you may be thinking that he wasn’t very smart but you’re wrong. He’s not alone because the simple fact is that there are m... read more

Survival Stocking Stuffers

By Adelia Ladson Now’s the time to go ahead and get those Survival Stocking Stuffers we know you want and need. Here are a few of our most popular items that you’ll want to get your hands on. But hurry! Everyone else wants... read more

Finding And Filtering Water

By Adelia Ladson When you’re out in the wilderness, either by choice or chance, the one thing that will take you out without question is dehydration. You may get snake-bit, or you may fall and break your leg, but you will ... read more

Army Surplus Items That Might Save Your Life

By Adelia Ladson Armed Forces, whether United States or other, offer a great opportunity that many folks overlook – great, readily available survival gear. If you think about it, soldiers are the experts when it comes to s... read more

Ten SHTF Shelter Essentials

By Adelia Ladson I know I don’t have to tell you how important stocking your SHTF shelter is, since, its contents are what will keep you and your family alive in the days and weeks afterward. There are all the obvious thin... read more

Made In The USA

By Adelia Ladson Buying American-made products helps support our businesses born right here in the USA and we believe in doing that, so we always make sure to stock them on our shelves. We have a variety of Made in the USA... read more

Campsite Cooking Made Easy

By Adelia Ladson Getting out and enjoying the Great Outdoors is something we enjoy here at CHKADELS.com, so we understand exactly what you need to do that! We know that having gear that you can absolutely count on is a nec... read more

Bring It Into Focus With Premium Optics

By Adelia Ladson We take our inventory of Optics very seriously because we know that when you outfit your firearm, you’re looking for reliable performance every time you go out. Having the right scope can make the differen... read more

Camouflage Makes It Disappear

By Adelia Ladson Have you ever jokingly said, “I wish I could just disappear”? Well, we’ve got you covered! (Pun definitely intended!) We’ve got a variety of items perfect for making both you and your gear disappear. Cove... read more

Let’s Go Fishing

By Adelia Ladson One of America’s great past-times is fishing. I mean, most people have gone fishing at least once in their lives. Grandparents take their grandchildren. Fathers take their sons. It’s an American tradition.... read more

Camping Accessories

By Adelia Ladson Along with your tent, you know the basics of what you need when you go camping. You need light sources like flashlights and lanterns, you need cooking and washing gear and you, of course, need a first aid ... read more

Knowledge Is Power

By Adelia Ladson Arm yourself with knowledge! Knowledge is one of the most important tools to have in a dire situation and the ultimate key to survival. We have a selection of Survival Books And Guides that covers a wide s... read more

Military Surplus: Old Is New Again

Have What You Need In Your BOL

By Adelia Ladson Okay, you have hour Bug-Out-Location (BOL) secured so that your family has a safe place to evacuate to and live after SHTF. It will be remote away from the madness of the metropolitan areas where "sheeple"... read more

Are You Prepared For A Medical Emergency?

By Adelia Ladson When faced with an injury, stay calm, assess the injury needs and what tools are available to administer first aid treatment. You do have the right tools, don’t you? A calm and in control first aid provide... read more

Now’s The Time To Stock-Up

By Adelia Ladson Ammunition is something you need to make sure that you have plenty of before it becomes an absolute necessity in your life. You never know what the future could hold and it’s better to be safe than sorry. ... read more

Feeding Your Family After SHTF

By Adelia Ladson As you know, there are no guarantees about future events. There is no guarantee that SHTF won’t happen tomorrow. These are things beyond your control. What is not beyond your control is that you can guaran... read more

Get Your Dad Something He Can Actually Use!

By Adelia Ladson Does your Dad ever wear those ties or shirts you got him for Father’s Day over the years? What about that engraved pen set that sits on his desk? Your Dad doesn’t really, really want that stuff. So, this y... read more

Pack Your Bug-Out Bag

By Adelia Ladson One of the most important things you can have in your home is a Bug-Out Bag. Times are uncertain and you never know what tomorrow will bring. For those of you who might not know, a bug-out bag is basically... read more

Hurricane Season Is Here

By Adelia Ladson Hurricane Season starts on June 1st every year and it always has the possibility of bringing unimaginable devastation to cities in the path of one of these monster storms. Our CH Kadels family is just as c... read more

Trailblazer For All Your Outdoors Gear

By Adelia Ladson When it comes to outdoors and survival gear, you just can’t trust your life to any old brand that you find online. If you’re taking gear out into the wild, you have to be able to count on it doing the job ... read more

NEBO Will Light Up Your Life

By Adelia Ladson One of the most important tools that you have in your home, your camping gear, on your boat or in your bug-out bag is a flashlight and, bottom line, it needs to work when you need it. So, that being said, ... read more

Ready For An Auto Emergency This Summer?

By Adelia Ladson It's no joke when you're broken down on the side of the road in the heat of summer. Even more so, if you live in the Southwest, where being stranded in your vehicle on a desert road could quickly turn into... read more

The Power Of The Sun Is Yours

By Adelia Ladson We depend on electricity way too much and we take for granted that it will always be available to us. Our entire lives are built around it but there may come a day, whether through a natural disaster or a ... read more

Take Your Family Camping With Intense Gear

By Adelia Ladson When you take your family out camping, make sure you have only the best gear available. That may sound like a no-brainer, but I’ve heard nightmare camping stories from my friends because they decided to us... read more

How To Snare Small Game

By Adelia Ladson Snares are probably the simplest trap to make and require only thin wire or cord. The basic concept is that the animal is caught in a noose. The idea is that your intended prey will run head-first into the n... read more

Are You Food Independent?

Three Primitive Skills You Should Know

How To Cook Food Using Only The Sun

Cooking a hot meal in 20 minutes without a stove or grill sounds impossible right? Well, now there is a way for that to happen, it is called the GoSun Solar Oven Sport. With this invention you can now have a hot cooked meal f... read more

You're Not As Ready As You Think You Are

By Adelia Ladson You have been faithfully stocking supplies, learning survival skills and forming your SHTF plan. You feel good about what you’ve done to prepare for a major disaster but beware because “the Devil is in the d... read more

How To Prepare For The Zika Virus Outbreak

By Adelia Ladson In light of the Zika Virus outbreak in South America, I wanted to find out exactly what it was because viruses have a nasty way of traveling to the United States from other countries. Remember the Ebola Vir... read more

When SHTF, Where Will You Go?

By Adelia Ladson I know that many of you have your bug-out bags packed and ready but do you know where you’re going? I hope that you do have a plan in place because the moment you step out of your front door, after SHTF, sur... read more

What Kind Of Prepper Are You?

By Adelia Ladson The word "Prepper" has been used as a catch-all term for a group of people who believe in being prepared for disasters or cataclysmic events they may happen. These events include anything from hurricanes... read more

It's Winter! Are You Prepared For An Automobile Emergency?

By Adelia Ladson Winter is no picnic when you have to drive in the snow and ice. Commutes to and from work can be frustrating and downright nerve-wracking when the drive is from one city to another. Lots of folks do it every... read more

What You Need To Survive In A Major City After SHTF

Five Items You Should've Had In Your First Aid Kit

By Adelia Ladson I grew up with a First Aid Kit. It seems an odd statement to make but it’s true. There was a First Aid Kit in our home always and it was always stocked with everything we needed to fit the area we were livin... read more

Ten Reasons That You Absolutely Need A Multi-Tool

By Adelia Ladson There’s nothing more dead useful than a Multi-tool. When you think of the bang for your buck that you’re getting in one item, it just can’t be beat. It’s like having a complete toolbox in your pocket, glove ... read more

What To Do If It Rains For 40 Days And 40 Nights

By Adelia Ladson When natural disasters occur, they can be very devastating but they can be survived as long as you’re prepared with supplies and armed with knowledge. While looking on the internet, I came across pictures... read more

Three Simple Lighting Systems For SHTF

By Adelia Ladson I don’t know about you but I will definitely not be left in the dark when SHTF happens. I am fully prepared to be able to keep things bright when night falls. In the meantime, I’m also prepared for natural... read more

How To Avoid Perimeter Alarms When Scavenging Survivor Camps

By Adelia Ladson Okay when SHTF happens, it’s every man for himself. You do what you have to do to survive. This means possibly having to scavenge from other survivors if your supplies run low or are destroyed in the initi... read more

The Top Five Grossest Things You Can Eat To Survive

By Adelia Ladson Here are the top five grossest items you can eat to survive and they aren’t listed in any particular order because everyone has their own opinions of which is the grossest. Earthworms are squirmy packa... read more

How To Prevent A Bear Attack

Bears aren't out to looking for us. Typically, confrontations with them are accidental. Bears aren't out to looking for us. Typically, confrontations with them are accidental. By Adelia Ladson Statistically getting atta... read more

Four Methods For Catching Small Prey

By Adelia Ladson So, you’re stranded out in the wild, you’ve chosen to live off the land or Zombies have invaded your grocery store. What do you do now? Well, you need to be able to catch your own food. And if you’re short o... read more

The Correct Way To Read A Compass

By Adelia Ladson I had a cousin who got lost in the woods with a compass when he was a kid. Some of you may be thinking that he wasn’t very smart but you’re wrong. He is not alone because the simple fact is that there are ma... read more

The Difference Between Preppers And Survivalists

What To Pack When You Camp

By Adelia Ladson I have to laugh when I hear the word “glamping” because, for me, the whole point is to be out in nature and to focus on the simple things in life. I go hiking and camping to get away from the complexities of... read more

How To Find Safe Drinking Water

By Adelia Ladson When you’re out in the wilderness, either by choice or chance, the one thing that will take you out without question is dehydration. You may get snake bit or you may fall and break your leg but you will die... read more

A Beginner's Guide To Edible And Medicinal Plants

By Adelia Ladson Here at CH Kadels, we're always looking for ways to give our customers valuable information they can use. To do this, we make sure that we always stock a variety of books and manuals. Today, I want to talk ab... read more

Bug-Out Bag Essentials

Starting A Fire Without Matches

Be Hurricane Ready

By Adelia Ladson Our family here at CH Kadels is always looking for ways to help keep your families safe and always prepared for any situation. We know how important your family’s safety is and it’s just as important to us,... read more

Welcome To CH Kadels

By Adelia Ladson Welcome to CH Kadels, where you’ll find one of the best collections of survival, hunting and camping gear imaginable. Our products are of the highest quality because we know that you are counting on them and... read more

Survival Uses For Paracord

This is a view of the inside of paracord. By Adelia Ladson I don’t think there is an aisle in our warehouse that doesn’t have paracord in some form or fashion on its shelves. And, folks, we have a lot of aisles an... read more