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Jim A-10 Miller has the most wins in the UFC and he joins Kevin Estela for this week's podcast. Miller is a BJJ Blackbelt, hunter, homesteader, and MMA legend. The two discuss the path from amateur to professional fighter, their connection with Montana Knife Company, some of Miller's greatest wins in the octagon, hunting in the mid-Atlantic, and Miller's cookbook. Sponsors and Affiliates: ⁠Babbel⁠: 55% off subscription with FIELDCRAFT ⁠⁠Athletic Greens⁠⁠: athleticgreens.com/FIELDCRAFT for FREE One Year Supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel Packs with first purchase ⁠⁠Vertx⁠⁠: Code fieldcraft for 20% off ⁠HOIST Hydration⁠: Code fieldcraft10 for 10% off ⁠Ketone-IQ⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠Oakley⁠: 15: off with code FIELDCRAFT15 ⁠Ten Thousand⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠KC Hilites⁠: Code: fieldcraft for 10% off ⁠Anthem Snacks⁠: Code FIELDCRAFT15 for 15% off ⁠USCCA⁠ ⁠Kifaru⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Youtube⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Instagram⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Website

Rob Gearing is the Owner of Spartan Precision Incorporated. Gearing is an avid hunter, fisherman, and world traveler. He has a background in engineering, mountaineering, and he has combined his technical knowledge to create the lightest, most versatile, and most functional bipods around. Gearing and Estela discuss hunting in the US as well as the UK, common friends, essential gear, and more in this podcast. Sponsors and Affiliates: ⁠Babbel⁠: 55% off subscription with FIELDCRAFT ⁠⁠Athletic Greens⁠⁠: athleticgreens.com/FIELDCRAFT for FREE One Year Supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel Packs with first purchase ⁠⁠Vertx⁠⁠: Code fieldcraft for 20% off ⁠HOIST Hydration⁠: Code fieldcraft10 for 10% off ⁠Ketone-IQ⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠Oakley⁠: 15: off with code FIELDCRAFT15 ⁠Ten Thousand⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠KC Hilites⁠: Code: fieldcraft for 10% off ⁠Anthem Snacks⁠: Code FIELDCRAFT15 for 15% off ⁠USCCA⁠ ⁠Kifaru⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Youtube⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Instagram⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Website

Major General Ed Mechenbier served 44 years in the USAF. He was imprisoned in the Hanoi Hilton and was a prisoner of war for 5 years 8 months and 4 days. He was an Air Force Academy Graduate and one of the "Kissinger 20". He is featured in the book "Life on a 5 Dollar Bet". Sponsors and Affiliates: ⁠Babbel⁠: 55% off subscription with FIELDCRAFT ⁠⁠Athletic Greens⁠⁠: athleticgreens.com/FIELDCRAFT for FREE One Year Supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel Packs with first purchase ⁠⁠Vertx⁠⁠: Code fieldcraft for 20% off ⁠HOIST Hydration⁠: Code fieldcraft10 for 10% off ⁠Ketone-IQ⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠Oakley⁠: 15: off with code FIELDCRAFT15 ⁠Ten Thousand⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠KC Hilites⁠: Code: fieldcraft for 10% off ⁠Anthem Snacks⁠: Code FIELDCRAFT15 for 15% off ⁠USCCA⁠ ⁠Kifaru⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Youtube⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Instagram⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Website

Jariko was born in Washington DC and as a military brat grew up all over the world. In 1997 he enlisted in the US Army. After basic training and Airborne School he completed the assessment and selection process for the 75th Ranger Regiment and was assigned to the 2nd Ranger Battalion at Ft Lewis Washington. Jariko went on to serve in the Ranger Regiment for 15 and a half years where he deployed to combat 15 times in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2002-2012 as a Weapons Squad Leader, Rifle Platoon Sergeant, Senior Enlisted Advisor, and Company First Sergeant. Jariko Retired from active duty in 2017 after four years as the Senior Military Science Instructor at St. John's University in New York City. Since Retiring he has advised and produced on major motion pictures, national ad campaigns, and television series'. Jariko is now the Media 1SG for Black Rifle Coffee, reporting from combat zones and producing epic original content. Follow Jariko on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laidbackberserker Here's the dispatch Jariko wrote during the Afghanistan evacuation: https://www.coffeeordie.com/inside-kabul-airport-death-metal A dispatch from on the ground in Ukraine when the invasion was just starting: https://www.coffeeordie.com/kyiv-dispatch Sponsors and Affiliates: ⁠Babbel⁠: 55% off subscription with FIELDCRAFT ⁠⁠Athletic Greens⁠⁠: athleticgreens.com/FIELDCRAFT for FREE One Year Supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel Packs with first purchase ⁠⁠Vertx⁠⁠: Code fieldcraft for 20% off ⁠HOIST Hydration⁠: Code fieldcraft10 for 10% off ⁠Ketone-IQ⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠Oakley⁠: 15: off with code FIELDCRAFT15 ⁠Ten Thousand⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠KC Hilites⁠: Code: fieldcraft for 10% off ⁠Anthem Snacks⁠: Code FIELDCRAFT15 for 15% off ⁠USCCA⁠ ⁠Kifaru⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Youtube⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Instagram⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Website

Bob Certain, a former B-52 Navigator-Bombardier and Vietnam War POW, recounts his 101 days of incarceration as a prisoner of war. Discover how he survived enemy capture and his transition to becoming an Air Force Chaplain, inspiring others through faith and resilience. Link to full bio: Veteran Tributes Colonel Bill Austin II, a former U.S. Air Force Capt. fighter pilot recounts surviving 80 combat missions in North Vietnam, and spending 5 years as a prisoner of war at the Hanoi Hilton. Learn how he evaded deadly missiles and faced unimaginable challenges during captivity in Vietnam and the triumph of Operation Homecoming and Capt. Austin's emotional reunion with his family. The Tiger from the sky | Clemson News Sponsors and Affiliates: ⁠Babbel⁠: 55% off subscription with FIELDCRAFT ⁠⁠Athletic Greens⁠⁠: athleticgreens.com/FIELDCRAFT for FREE One Year Supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel Packs with first purchase ⁠⁠Vertx⁠⁠: Code fieldcraft for 20% off ⁠HOIST Hydration⁠: Code fieldcraft10 for 10% off ⁠Ketone-IQ⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠Oakley⁠: 15: off with code FIELDCRAFT15 ⁠Ten Thousand⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠KC Hilites⁠: Code: fieldcraft for 10% off ⁠Anthem Snacks⁠: Code FIELDCRAFT15 for 15% off ⁠USCCA⁠ ⁠Kifaru⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Youtube⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Instagram⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Website

Erick Gelhaus is Kevin Estela's guest on the podcast this week. Erick is a former law enforcement officer of 29 years and Army veteran. He was Kevin's primary instructor and rangemaster at GUNSITE and he is the man behind Cougar Mountain Solutions training. Erick is a red dot pistol instructor, shotgun afficionado, and instructor of instructors. The two share memories from training together, discuss firearms history and use, and more. Sponsors and Affiliates: ⁠Babbel⁠: 55% off subscription with FIELDCRAFT ⁠⁠Athletic Greens⁠⁠: athleticgreens.com/FIELDCRAFT for FREE One Year Supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel Packs with first purchase ⁠⁠Vertx⁠⁠: Code fieldcraft for 20% off ⁠HOIST Hydration⁠: Code fieldcraft10 for 10% off ⁠Ketone-IQ⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠Oakley⁠: 15: off with code FIELDCRAFT15 ⁠Ten Thousand⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠KC Hilites⁠: Code: fieldcraft for 10% off ⁠Anthem Snacks⁠: Code FIELDCRAFT15 for 15% off ⁠USCCA⁠ ⁠Kifaru⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Youtube⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Instagram⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Website

Maggie Fisher is the wife of former prisoner of war Ken Fisher. Maggie is a military veteran and one of the women who fought for better treatment of American P.O.W.s in Vietnam while holding down the homestead. Maggie shares her memories of life without her husband, being resilent, and tackling problems one day at a time. Sponsors and Affiliates: ⁠Babbel⁠: 55% off subscription with FIELDCRAFT ⁠⁠Athletic Greens⁠⁠: athleticgreens.com/FIELDCRAFT for FREE One Year Supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel Packs with first purchase ⁠⁠Vertx⁠⁠: Code fieldcraft for 20% off ⁠HOIST Hydration⁠: Code fieldcraft10 for 10% off ⁠Ketone-IQ⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠Oakley⁠: 15: off with code FIELDCRAFT15 ⁠Ten Thousand⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠KC Hilites⁠: Code: fieldcraft for 10% off ⁠Anthem Snacks⁠: Code FIELDCRAFT15 for 15% off ⁠USCCA⁠ ⁠Kifaru⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Youtube⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Instagram⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Website

Founder and Owner of Range Meal Bars, Zach Hein, joins Fieldcraft Survival's Kevin Estela in this week's podcast. Hein started Range Meal Bars when he wanted to create a calorie dense food for backpacking and outdoor pursuits. Estela has used these bars as emergency food rations in various conditions and swears by them. The two discuss the process of building a business from a small cottage industry to a nation-wide business. Hein explains how to add calories to your backcountry meals, his background hiking and trekking, and the what is to come with his business. Sponsors and Affiliates: ⁠Babbel⁠: 55% off subscription with FIELDCRAFT ⁠⁠Athletic Greens⁠⁠: athleticgreens.com/FIELDCRAFT for FREE One Year Supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel Packs with first purchase ⁠⁠Vertx⁠⁠: Code fieldcraft for 20% off ⁠HOIST Hydration⁠: Code fieldcraft10 for 10% off ⁠Ketone-IQ⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠Oakley⁠: 15: off with code FIELDCRAFT15 ⁠Ten Thousand⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠KC Hilites⁠: Code: fieldcraft for 10% off ⁠Anthem Snacks⁠: Code FIELDCRAFT15 for 15% off ⁠USCCA⁠ ⁠Kifaru⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Youtube⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Instagram⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Website

Colonel Leon "Lee" Ellis is a retired USAF pilot and former prisoner of war in Vietnam at the Hanoi Hilton. Ellis is the author of multiple books on leadership and overcoming hardship. In this podcast, Ellis describes punching out over Vietnam, the conditions in prison, and life after his release. Sponsors and Affiliates: ⁠Babbel⁠: 55% off subscription with FIELDCRAFT ⁠⁠Athletic Greens⁠⁠: athleticgreens.com/FIELDCRAFT for FREE One Year Supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel Packs with first purchase ⁠⁠Vertx⁠⁠: Code fieldcraft for 20% off ⁠HOIST Hydration⁠: Code fieldcraft10 for 10% off ⁠Ketone-IQ⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠Oakley⁠: 15: off with code FIELDCRAFT15 ⁠Ten Thousand⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠KC Hilites⁠: Code: fieldcraft for 10% off ⁠Anthem Snacks⁠: Code FIELDCRAFT15 for 15% off ⁠USCCA⁠ ⁠Kifaru⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Youtube⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Instagram⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Website

Survival Instructor and adventurer Reuben Bolieu and Fieldcraft Survival's Kevin Estela discuss their common backgrounds, training, and travel. Reuben has been an instructor with Randall's Adventure Training, a knife designer, and a professional writer and photographer. He has traveled to over 60 countries and explored many ecosystems. The two discuss wilderness travel, foreign travel, photography tips and how to become an industry writer. Sponsors and Affiliates: ⁠Babbel⁠: 55% off subscription with FIELDCRAFT ⁠⁠Athletic Greens⁠⁠: athleticgreens.com/FIELDCRAFT for FREE One Year Supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel Packs with first purchase ⁠⁠Vertx⁠⁠: Code fieldcraft for 20% off ⁠HOIST Hydration⁠: Code fieldcraft10 for 10% off ⁠Ketone-IQ⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠Oakley⁠: 15: off with code FIELDCRAFT15 ⁠Ten Thousand⁠: 15% Off with code FIELDCRAFT ⁠KC Hilites⁠: Code: fieldcraft for 10% off ⁠Anthem Snacks⁠: Code FIELDCRAFT15 for 15% off ⁠USCCA⁠ ⁠Kifaru⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Youtube⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Instagram⁠ ⁠Fieldcraft Survival Website