I'm Josh from Arizona, another long-time lurker and run of the mill desk jokey with a dad bod. I'd been shooting, hunting, off-roading, camping, backpacking and such for longer than I can remember, and based on that experience I thought I "knew things" until about 9 years ago when a series of life-threatening events took me by surprise in a short matter of time and I was caught ill-prepared. It frightened me enough to straighten me out, and since then I've transitioned away from being a hobbyist / weekend warrior and started taking equipment, training, mindset, self-reliance and the realities of my lifestyle very seriously. That led me here, and although I have no .mil or LE background so I don't fit the "professional" criteria, I still feel like this is where I belong.