Shorts
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Keep your eyes open
Watch the baseline. Spot the outlier. The ones who don’t fit are the ones to watch.
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Awareness keeps you alive
Gas stations are modern day watering holes where people gather and predators watch. Learn how to position yourself, use your vehicle for cover, and read reflections to maintain awareness in one of the most common locations for violent encounters.
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Communicate to Survive
When danger’s on your tail, communication is your lifeline. Byron Rodgers shows how to call for help, document the threat, and keep law enforcement informed while executing your escape plan.
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The game is ON!
When you confirm someone’s following you, the rules change fast. Byron Rodgers explains what to do once the threat knows you’re aware—and how to get to safety before the situation turns dangerous.
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Is someone following you?
If you think someone’s following you, don’t panic—prove it. Byron Rodgers shares professional “cleaning moves” used by executive protection teams to expose a tail, confirm the threat, and stay one step ahead on the road.
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No supplies, no support.
What if your safety net was gone tomorrow? No supplies, no support. Mike Ritland explores the scenarios and how to adapt before it’s too late.
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Are you prepared for a nightmare scenario?
You might feel prepared now, but what if everything you rely on vanished overnight? Mike Ritland breaks down real threats and how to face them.
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Modern life gives a false sense of security.
Modern life gives a false sense of security. Mike Ritland explores what happens when it all disappears and how to be ready when it does.
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Survival Tips - #26 Wetland EDC
Wetlands can kill as fast as they feed. Stay dry, protect your gear, and train for the worst. In swamp survival, planning is the difference between soaked and sunk.
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Survival Shorts - #25 Desert Shelter
No shade? No problem. With two tarps and a trench, you can beat the desert heat. Build smarter, stay cooler, and save the energy that keeps you alive.
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Survival Shorts - #24 Desert Survival Food
Not all desert plants are safe. Stick to staples like chia sage, prickly pear, and barrel cactus. Hunting? Snakes are high protein—but deadly if mishandled. Eat smart. Stay sharp.
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Survival Shorts - #23 Spark a Fire
When the desert sun sets, the cold hits hard. Use sunlight, a water bottle, and some tinder to start a fire fast. Here's how to turn heat into survival before nightfall.
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COMING SOON - Be Your Own Protector
Be Your Own Protector is a masterclass in awareness and readiness with world-renowned bodyguard and Marine Corps veteran Byron Rodgers. Drawing on experience from serving all over the world, Byron teaches how to read your environment, spot danger before it happens, and move through life with conf...
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Survival Shorts - #22 Locate Drinking Water
Out of water in the desert? Conserve every drop, travel smart, and scout for hidden sources. From dry riverbeds to dew collection, survival means losing less while you search.
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Survival Shorts - # 21 Minimum EDC in the Desert
Desert survival is all about water, timing, and gear. Haul your load smart, travel at night, and layer up for freezing temps. Here's how to beat the heat and the cold.
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Survival Shorts - #20 Avoid Hypothermia
Hypothermia strikes fast and kills faster. Learn the early signs, what to strip off, where to add heat, and why warming the wrong way can stop your heart. Stay dry. Stay warm. Stay alive.
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Survival Shorts - #19 Build Expedient Arctic Shelters
In the Arctic, shelter isn’t comfort—it’s survival. From snow caves to trench shelters, learn how to build life-saving cover, avoid collapse, and stay warm in sub zero conditions.
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Survival Shorts - #18 Locate Survival Food in Subzero Conditions
In a freezing survival scenario, your body turns into a furnace, burning through fat and food at double the usual rate, just to stay alive.
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Survival Shorts - #17 Build an Arctic Fire
In the Arctic, building a fire is tough, but skipping it could cost your life.
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Survival Shorts - #16 Collect Arctic Water
In the Arctic, water is everywhere, but drinking it wrong can kill you.
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Survival Shorts - #15 Arctic EDC
In the Arctic, "pack light" can mean freeze to death. When temps drop below zero, every ounce of gear counts.
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Survival Shorts - #14 Escape A Wild Boar Attack
Learn how to survive a boar encounter—where to run, when to fight, and where to strike.
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Survival Shorts - #12 Scavenge and Spearfish for Rainforest Food
In the jungle, finding food is easy...finding safe food is the challenge. Stick to bugs over meat if you can’t cook, and remember: survival means outsmarting your dinner.
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Survival Short - #10 Collect water in rainforest
Water’s everywhere in the rainforest — but not all of it’s safe.