In Memoriam David Alloway May 24, 1957 – Mar 11, 2003 Survival instructors are a special breed. When one of us  passes it effects all of us on levels that are hard to describe. The loss is  measured in part by the passing of the...

When we first began to work out the details of the Backpacker magazines “Anyplace Wild” TV show in which I was to be victimized, BUGS were a minor issue and good for a gag (pun intended). At the onset of planning, one of the questions...

The Hollywood crowd thinks they can speak  for America. They don’t speak for Hoods Woods or even a large minority of Americans But  they persist. This Essay helps to clear up some questions…. The Hollywood group is at it again. Holding anti-war rallies,  screaming about...

Sub-Urban Trapping ©1999 Ron Hood Published by Y2K magazine (Much of the information in this article is demonstrated in Volume 5 Traps and Trapping) The notion of urban or rural meat trapping is not a new one, an old German woman once told me that...

HOODS WOODS – Home Survival! Karen Hood’s  – Can the Dependency  Emergency Preparations – Karen Hood’s  Article The following article by Karen appeared in the quarterly magazine "Y2K – Disaster 2000" published by Harris Publications  May, 1999. The magazine is now off the shelves but...

The “Real” Deal about Nuclear, Bio, and Chemical Attacks By SFC Red Thomas (Ret)  Since the  media has decided to scare everyone with predictions of chemical, biological, or  nuclear warfare on our turf I decided to write a paper and keep things in their  proper...

Vigilant Always Turkey: Tuslog Det  4 I was lucky enough to catch the weekly mail plane to Det 4. As  we flew toward the PSP and dirt landing strip I snapped this photo. In the foreground is the little town of Sinop Turkey. The water...

Ron was a member of the United States Army Security Agency (ASA) from June of 1963 to May 1967. The Army Security Agency (ASA) was a Special Warfare unit that operated as a pipeline command taking it’s orders directly from the JCS and from cabinet...

Click here to view some videos of what you can expect to see in the Hoods Woods series of video series Click here to learn why Video is your best instructional value. Why Video? Hoods Woods is the winner of  EIGHT prestigious Telly awards! Telly...