Category: Gear

I’ve always been intrigued by automatic knives, especially the OTF (Out of The Front) opening knives. When it comes to OTF knives I prefer the double action, meaning that the knife can be both deployed and closed with one hand. This allows one-handed use at all times, is faster and more streamlined. Generally automatic knives […]

I love thick knives. They survive the rigors of the field better than the thinner blades I’ve seen in many “survival” and “utility” knives. I use my knives quite a bit. At minimum they are doing 1-2 weeks in the field per month building fires and gutting animals. I’ve seen many knives break in my […]

The 1911 has been around for 100 plus years at this point. The 1911 is an all metal handgun that is completely overweight by today’s standards. She holds 7+1 or in modern magazines 8+1. So roughly half of what a modern .45 ACP carries. A gun ought to retire after a while and yet Browning’s […]

I’ve tried most of the more elaborate table top sharpening systems, but always find myself going back to a good ole simple sharpening stone. For a while I have been using the credit card sharpening stone by Dia-Sharp. I’ve owned the Lansky Sharpening puck for a while too, but I rarely took it out of the […]

The Browning Hi Power pistol is one of the most popular and effective handguns in the history of modern firearms. Based on a design by John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Herstal, Belgium, the Browning Hi Power is a single-action, semi-automatic handgun has been used by the armed forces of over […]

The Wild Hedgehog Tactical EDC Pocket Trauma Kit is our latest first aid and safety product we have had a chance to review here at the site. The pint sized kit is produced by Wild Hedgehog Tactical, a company whose other products we have been fortunate enough to test before. Readers may remember the Wild Hedgehog Get Home […]

I see a lot of people spending a lot of money on features they either don’t need or that don’t make sense when it comes to survival knives. There are quite a few survival knife manufacturers out there. In the following video I take some time to touch on some of the survival knives that I have used […]

There seems to be an endless supply of EDC pouches, gear pouches and other similar products available to purchase. Because of the saturated industry, It’s not often that a product in this category stands out. I’ve been on the hunt for a smaller pouch to minimize my toiletry bag when traveling. I’ve got a standard […]

I still remember my first time looking through a pair of night vision googles. I was inside a darkened office within the walls for 1st Marine Recon aboard Camp Pendleton. A bit grainy and green, but night had turned into day and I was amazed.  Sine that time I’ve had opportunity to use night vision […]

Shit, what did I carry back in 1986 as a LRS team member/RTO. AN PRC 104 radio, Hand mike(s), DMDG, RACAL Antenna, GRA-50 Antenna (complete), Coax cable 50-100 feet, Field expedient Antennas, (“Home made” electrical repair kit for cables connections) Two Lithium batteries for the Radio, one Magnesium for the DMDG, and Extra batteries, Magnesium […]

We’ve done several articles on EDC flashlights covering different brands. My personal favorite is the Streamlight ProTac series of lights. For a few years I’ve been carrying either the ProTac 2L or the ProTac 1AA as my everyday carry light. One of the advantages of the 1AA was the fact that it is powered by […]

Vertx is no stranger to us here at Hurricane Media or at The Arms Guide. We have been fortunate enough over the last year to be able to perform extended test and evaluation cycles on more than a dozen different products the company produces. We have tested several of their back packs, sling bags, shirts […]