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!

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!

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


What Can I Do With A Hand-Held Flame Thrower?

By Adelia Ladson What's A Hand-Held Flame Thrower? A hand-held flame thrower is, basically, a lightweight compact tool that will send a stream of fire up to 25-feet away. It's self-contained with fuel held in a small reser... 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


Lockpicking: A Skill Worth Developing

By Adelia Ladson When you are looking for skills to add to your tool box of knowledge, lockpicking is definitely worth developing. We’ve all used a padlock at one time or another to secure things and the keys are always sm... 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


Self-Defense Keychains: Practical Self-Defense

By Adelia Ladson No one wants to think about being physically attacked but no matter where you live, it's always a possibility. Criminals reside in both small and large cities, meaning you could be mugged, car-jacked or ab... 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


Crossbows For Hunting Season

By Adelia Ladson With deer hunting season approaching, in the fall, for most states, now is the time to add to your hunting gear. If you prefer a crossbow over a gun or are looking to get into crossbow hunting, you need to... 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


Officially Licensed USMC Knives Are Marine Tough

By Adelia Ladson United Cutlery And USMC Partnering with the United States Marine Corps, an industry legend, United Cutlery, has produced a line of knives officially licensed and approved by the USMC. Since the Corps’ mart... 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


Ghost Viper Tactical Is Combat-Ready

By Adelia Ladson Coming onto the tactical gear market in 2019, Ghost Viper Tactical is a relative newcomer but it has definitely made its mark. The company employs experienced professionals who know what’s needed to mount ... 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


CRKT: Confidence In Hand

By Adelia Ladson Who Is CRKT? CRKT (Columbia River Knife and Tool) was founded in 1994. From day one, they put innovation and integrity first. They made a commitment to build knives and tools that would inspire and endure.... 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

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


Pepper Spray Is Effective Self-Defense

By Adelia Ladson What Is Pepper Spray Made Of? Pepper Spray was developed in the 80’s for law enforcement applications and is now available in the private sector for personal defense. The active ingredient in the spray is ... read more


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


Start The New Year Clean With A Bug-Out Sanitation Kit

By Adelia Ladson The start of a new year is the best time to reevaluate your SHTF preparedness. There are always ways to improve on your plan that you already have in place. More than any other part of your plan, you need ... 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


Tactical Flashlights Are Combat Ready

By Adelia Ladson What’s A Tactical Flashlight? These aren’t your run of the mill home flashlights, which are basically a plastic or metal tube that you shove D-cell batteries into. Tactical flashlights are lighting tools t... read more


Carry All The Essentials In MOLLE Compatible Pouches

By Adelia Ladson MOLLE And Its Uses MOLLE (Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) is the name for load-bearing equipment like vests and backpacks that are used by many armed forces across the world. It uses a system ... 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


Carry Everything You Need In A MOLLE Vest

By Adelia Ladson What Is MOLLE? MOLLE (Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) is the name for load-bearing equipment like vests and backpacks that are used by many armed forces across the world. It uses a system of h... 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


How To Use A Tactical Pen

By Adelia Ladson What’s A Tactical Pen? Let’s first start with the kubotan, which was a keychain weapon developed by Takayuki Kubota in the late Sixties based on the hashi stick, an invention of his father. The kubotan is ... read more


Must-Have Military Supplies

By Adelia Ladson Why Do I Need Military Supplies? The Armed Forces, whether the United States or others, offer a great opportunity that many folks overlook – great, readily available survival supplies. If you think about i... 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


M48 Is Your Go-To For Tactical Tools

By Adelia Ladson What Is M48? Offering a range of weapons and tools built for battle, the M48 line by United Cutlery is the absolute in tactical perfection. Using the concept “Gear to get the job done. No matter how dirty.... 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


The Appeal of Black Powder Firearms

By Adelia Ladson What Is A Black Powder Firearm? A black powder firearm, also referred to as a muzzleloader, have continued to gain in popularity with sportsmen and hunters. Essentially, it uses the same technology as used... 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


What’s the Difference Between A Stun Gun And A Taser?

By Adelia Ladson When thinking of self-defense gadgets, the first thing that comes to mind is a stun gun or … wait …. Is it called a Taser? Actually, what is that thing that you can get to carry for self-defense that gives... 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


Protect Your Property With Non-Lethal Booby Traps

By Adelia Ladson When SHTF happens, it’s going to be every man for himself. You do what you have to do to make sure that you and your family survives. This means you’re going to have to protect your property from the “shee... read more


Simple Perimeter Alarm Systems

By Adelia Ladson Protecting your family and property can be easily done when a few simple, well-placed measures are employed. Perimeter alarms are effective for use on your property, around your campsite or at your bug-out... 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


The Best .22 Caliber Air Rifle for The Money

By Adelia Ladson The Differences Between .177 and .22 Caliber Air Rifles Basically, the main difference between a .177 caliber air rifle and the .22 caliber air rifle is the size of pellet that it will shoot. More or less,... read more


Five Types of Pellet Guns

By Adelia Ladson What Is a Pellet Gun? A pellet gun is an air rifle that shoots .177 caliber, .20 caliber, .22 caliber or .25 caliber pellets, which are non-spherical projectiles usually made of lead. More or less, the cal... 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


Best Break Barrel Air Rifle: Reviews to Save You Money

By Adelia Ladson When the Markham Rifle Company produced the first spring piston air rifle, in 1886, it was a wooden design meant for use as a youth training gun. Two years later, the company that was to later become Daisy... 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


Binary Triggers Are Lightning Fast

By Adelia Ladson Priding themselves on designing and manufacturing their products in the USA, Franklin Armory puts out high-quality firearms and accessories for sporting, military and law enforcement. Known for innovative ... 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


Premium Leather Pistol Holsters

By Adelia Ladson Stylish and functional is the way to go when you’re looking for a pistol holster. Nothing’s more stylish or functional than premium handcrafted leather. From the Old West to WWII, these holsters have been ... 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


Discreet Self-Defense

By Adelia Ladson Self-defense is very important to me because, in society, personal attacks on women are still more prevalent than on men. This is never going to change. The most important thing is to be ready and prepared... read more


Convert It With A Micro Roni Conversion Kit

By Adelia Ladson Got a Glock? You can take it to a new level of awesomeness with a Micro Roni Conversion Kit! These high-quality, fast assembly kits will help you turn your pistol into the ultimate submachine gun. No pisto... read more


Bipods Improve Aim

By Adelia Ladson If you don’t already have one, then no question you need a bipod to add to your shooting gear because it will improve your aim. It doesn’t matter where or what you’re hunting. We have premium quality bipod... 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


Conceal Your Weapons At Home

By Adelia Ladson When a home is burglarized, you better believe that the first things that are going to be stolen are firearms. Of course, you can make it harder for them by locking your weapons up in a gun case or safe bu... 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

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


Get Body Armor Before It’s Banned

By Adelia Ladson With the way things are going in the world today, now is definitely the time to equip yourself with body armor but don’t wait too long because it may not be legally available to you in the future. There is... read more


Got A Killer Instinct?

By Adelia Ladson I’ll go ahead and put this out here right now. I prefer a crossbow over a gun. To me, there’s something infinitely more elegant to a crossbow. It is quiet, which makes it a great stealth weapon, and this i... read more


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


Top Five Survival Knives

By Adelia Ladson A Survival Knife is the most important piece of gear in any outdoorsman’s backpack, hunting gear or fishing tackle. It is also essential for every survival kit and bugout bag. The best survival knives have... 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


Independence Day: Protect Your Freedoms

By Adelia Ladson The Founding Fathers fought for our independence and our right to be the Greatest Nation in the world! They made sure that “We the People” were given civil liberties and freedoms when they formed our natio... 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


Build And Shoot! No FFL Required!

By Adelia Ladson If you really want to feel a sense of accomplishment, there’s nothing like building your own gun. The satisfaction of knowing that you have a firearm that you can trust because you built it yourself and th... 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


Forewarned Is Forearmed

By Adelia Ladson There’s no question about it. You are not prepared if you don’t have, at the very least, a weather radio in your home. Knowledge is power and fore-knowledge is protection. Protection for you and your famil... 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?

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 guarante... read more


Three 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, t... read more


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

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 to... read more


Uncommon Places To Hide Guns And Ammo

By Adelia Ladson So, here we go folks. In light of what’s going on in Washington right now, you need to start thinking about hanging on to your guns a little tighter. Government can be fickle on what stands it takes and ther... read more


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


Twas The Night Before A Prepper Christmas

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 bec... 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 Prepper Twelve Days Of Christmas

On the First Day of Christmas my Prepper gave to me: a SHTF ready ATV. On the Second Day of Christmas my Prepper gave to me: two AK47s. On the Third Day of Christmas my Prepper gave to me: three e... read more


Our Top Picks For Turkey Frying Fails

By Adelia Ladson Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It’s a time to be with family and contemplate the things you’re thankful for. You know, one of the things I’m thankful for are all those folks who attempt to fry th... 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


Turn A Flare Gun Into A Real Gun

By Adelia Ladson Sub-Caliber Devices are handy little items that will convert a 26.5mm flare gun into a Title I Firearm. Let me repeat: A 26.5mm flare gun – not the plastic flare gun that is most commonly used today as a si... 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

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


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


The History Of Trench Knives

By Adelia Ladson Trench knives, also called knuckle knives, were created to use in close quarters combat, during W.W.I, when the fighting was taking places primarily in the trenches. They became important weapons in a style ... 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

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 a... read more


Starting A Fire Without 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 barbec... read more


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


Slingshot: The Ultimate Survival Weapon

The Wrist Rocket has withstood the test of time. By Adelia Ladson A slingshot, if used properly, can be the ultimate survival weapon. It can be used for hunting, fishing, self-defense and, in a pinch, you never kno... 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


How To Hunt With A Spear

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Straight off the bat, the spear has been man’s best friend for centuries! Well, maybe the spear and man’s canine companion. However, man has used the spear for as long as half a million years. Earliest usage of the spear can ... read more