My interest probably came from camping. My visits to the local hardware/camping stores/Canadian Tires, etc while I was outfitting myself for backcountry use. Started out as a car camper and then I ventured further out with less and less of a parachute.

One of the books I read early on was from the old man himself - Lefty Wiseman and started to build my own survival kit. Then I came across Coughlins' joke of a survival kit and I knew there had to be something better out there. I eventually found this website and came to re-evaluate my needs and my kits.