Doug Ritter is an internationally acknowledged authority on survival equipment and practical survival techniques. His innovative product reviews, evaluations and articles have helped to revolutionize some aspects of survival equipment design and production and allow consumers to make fully informed purchase decisions about their own investment in survival, decisions with potentially life and death importance.

Doug is the founder, Publisher and Editor of Equipped To Survive® , the most comprehensive independent source of information on survival equipment. He is also the Board Chairman and Executive Director of the Equipped To Survive® Foundation which is dedicated to saving lives though survival research and education.