Welcome to NEVER QUIT survival. My name is David and I want to thank you for checking out my blog. This is a community of like-minded people who share an interest in survival, bushcraft, preparedness, self-reliance, and above all… mental toughness. I personally believe that mental toughness is one of the most important character traits that you can develop in life.

I am a father of four young children, one boy and three girls. My family is my passion in life and I love to use the outdoors to teach life-lessons and prepare them as they grow up to face the challenges that life will throw at them.

I am a military veteran, a combat medic in a special operations unit… a PJ, or Pararescueman in the Air Force.  I only mention this because that life experience is where I was abruptly introduced to the subject of mental toughness. A punk kid fresh out of high school showing up to a selection course that has one of the highest attrition rates in the military… I had no idea what I was up against, and I was quickly humbled. I hope to get into more of these experiences later. From my perspective now in my late 30’s – life itself is one big selection course! I want to learn more from those who came before me and also give back to those coming up.

So this website will be a focal point for resources, tips, tools, ideas, philosophies, cool new gear, time-tested gear, and age-old techniques for not only how to survive in the woods, but how to survive in life. So please join me, sign-up for the newsletter so we can stay in touch. (I promise not to fill your inbox with useless emails!) I want to stay in touch and pass along cool new tips, techniques, and anything else I find that will help you in your journey to become better at survival and also better at life. I love sharing valuable stuff with people I care about.

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