The 12 Days of a Prepper's Christmas (News Item) On the FIRST day of Christmasa prepper gave to me…the NEW Crovel Extreme Three. On the SECOND day of Christmas a prepper gave to me…Two solar lights, and the NEW Crovel Extreme ...

Get "Geared Up" at the International Sportsmen's Expo in Phoenix (News Item) The International Sportsmen’s Exposition & Arizona Boat Show (ISE) is coming to town- and Gear Up Center will be there! The annual event runs from Feb 19-22, taking place at the University of Pho ...

Self-Defense Weapons for Your Everyday Protection (News Item) As humans we have a natural instinct to protect ourselves and fight for survival. This is why self-defense is considered one of the elements of preparedness. For many people, guns are believed to be ...

Tim Ralston and His Love for Multi-Purpose Tools (News Item) In the great outdoors, it requires a lot of hard work and determination in order to survive. While we are used to all of the amenities that come with civilization, in the wilderness you live a primit ...

Being Prepared Means Being Organized (News Item) During this time of year, we tend to accumulate more STUFF. As part of the holiday tradition, new stuff comes in, which will eventually lead to the purging of the old. As you’re grudgingly cleaning o ...

Featured Invention of the Week - The DF-4 Trap (News Item) Just imagine…if a sudden catastrophe forced you to bug out into the wilderness, would you know how to survive? Hopefully your BOB is full of the essential supplies needed to outlast the disaster. Yet ...

Gear Dad Up This 2015...Your Father's Day Gift and Activity Guide (News Item) With Father’s Day right around the corner, it’s time that we express gratitude to the men who are most influential in our lives. Whether he’s your Dad, Grandpa, step-parent, or famil ...

The Reasons We Love Multi-Purpose Tools (News Item) It should be no surprise that we here at Gear Up Center are big fans of multi-purpose products. Our founder, Tim Ralston, is in fact the creator of some of the coolest multi-function tools out on the ...

Exciting Changes are Happening at Gear Up Center (News Item) There have been many new and exciting changes taking place at Gear Up Center! We are proud to say that we will now be manufacturing some of Ralston’s innovations on site in our own fac ...

Become a Mentor in Preparedness (News Item) When you open your eyes to the importance of preparedness, it becomes impossible to shut them. You wonder how you ever lived without having a safety net for your family, especially in a world where d ...

How Survival Tools Would Have Changed These Horror Classics (News Item) Who doesn’t love a good horror flick? Whether it scores points for its killer creep factor, or is nothing but a major cheese fest, you must admit… they are all entertaining to watch!One of the best p ...

The History of the Crovel: 101 (News Item) Crovel - pronunciation [crow/vel] Definition: The fusion of a crowbar and a shovel, built into one single bad a$$ multi-tool.The Crovel also incorporates a variety of other surviva ...

Gear Up Center's ULTIMATE Holiday Gift List (News Item) Every year we have the same dilemma when it comes to holiday gift buying for relatives. We ask ourselves…What the heck should I get Aunt (insert name here)? Does Grandpa actually LIKE wool sweaters? ...