Category: Gear

Getting a sustainable fire started may be a matter of life and death in certain situations. Knowing how to get that fire started in all conditions is a must. To increases your chances of survivability you need to prepare ahead of time when going into the woods hiking, backpacking or hunting. I have covered some […]

I’m a gunslinger by background, or at least I fancy myself the sort. I still wear my pistols low these days, just not quite as low as in the day. l live, nonetheless, today as I have always lived—by the sword. And you know what living by the sword means. That’s right, it means being […]

Combat Flip Flop’s is a Veteran owned, and operated business which operates under the mantra, “Unapologetically, we make cool stuff in dangerous places”. I wrote about the first time I learned of this company in, “When Flip Flops Aren’t Enough”. To summarize, Griff and Lee (while conducting combat deployments to Afghanistan) saw a group of […]

For Marine special operators, the never-ending debate over whether the 9mm or .45-caliber round is the more powerful bullet has been settled. Previously, the classic .45-caliber Colt 1911 was one of three pistols that Raiders were allowed to carry, but now the 9mm Glock 19 is the only pistol that Marine special operators can take […]

Partnering with defense contracting giant General Dynamics apparently wasn’t enough to keep Smith & Wesson’s M&P pistol in the running to win the U.S. military XM-17 contract to replace the venerable Beretta M9. The U.S. Army has cut Smith & Wesson from its competition to replace the Beretta M9 as its standard-issue sidearm. The Army’s hunt […]

When looking for supplements and workout equipment, there is no shortage of options.  Unless you are willing to do a lot of personal research and testing (and pay for it), the options could be overwhelming for some.  The idea behind Spartan Carton is to deliver a “complete, interactive lifestyle to your door every month. Giving […]

The next drone revolution is happening underwater. Just as flying drones have changed from expensive specialist tools to mass-market million-sellers in a few short years, their aquatic counterparts are opening up the seas. Unmanned submarines, known as Remotely Operated Vehicles, can regularly be seen on television exploring sunken cities or looking for crashed aircraft. They are connected […]

How durable is it? This system baseline is of Kevlar construction
What if it capsizes? This bad mother can right itself; turn itself back upright again

We finished the day by trying to shoot our pistols long range. All of us managed to hit the 100m target, a few hit the 200m target, but only Dennis nailed the 300m target and did it on his first attempt!

The Marine Corps continues to dial up jungle operations, with thousands of troops rotating through places like Australia, Guatemala and Japan each year. Marines have been quick to embrace the change of scenery from the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan, but one big hurdle remains: Their existing uniforms are ill-suited for unrelenting humidity, heavy rains […]

The SOFREP Mini Crate Club operates a little differently than most other subscription based gear clubs. The question we get asked a-lot is ‘what type of gear do you get each month?’ We have done a previous article highlighting what has been sent out in the first quarter this year to give you an idea of the type of […]

Hemorrhage control is the No. 1 thing you can do to save lives on the battlefield, according to Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West. “Stop the bleeding as soon as you can, and stop it as much as you can,” said West, who serves as surgeon general of the Army and commander of the Army Medical […]