Category: Gear

Grand Power makes some incredible handguns.  Some have referred to them as, “the best handguns you’ve never heard of”.  I’ve been fortunate to get my hands on several of them including the XCalibur, K100, P11, P1 Ultra, P40, and recently the CP 380.  Most famous for their rotating barrel and completely ambidextrous controls, the CP […]

I bought my first Glock on a whim a few months ago.  As I’ve mentioned before, I spent a good long time carrying my 1911 and loving every bit of it, but after years of hearing about the Glock’s reliability and charm, I walked into my local gun shop and scooped up a Generation 3 […]

The Mini Utility Pouch from Tactical Assault Gear is a great piece of kit. Being that it is a utility pouch, it can be used for a variety of uses and applications. I chose to use mine to house my survival kit items. Due to the smaller size of the mini utility pouch you are […]

As a young man in the US Army the first vehicle I went looking to buy was a Toyota Hi-Lux.  Just as many soldiers are likely to buy a AR-15 rifle patterned off of the M16 or M4 that they use in the service, the Hi-Lux is a mid-sized pickup truck that punches way above […]

The U.S. Army is always on the hunt for new and more efficient ways of conducting combat operations, and like it or not, casualties are a nearly unavoidable aspect of war.  Advancements that could buy a severely wounded soldier minutes, or even seconds, could mean the difference between saving a life and losing one – […]

Many Emerson Knives collectors and users have been asking Mr. Emerson to do a question and answer session. Well, Emerson Knives is known for listening to their customer base and did so with this request. Ernest Emerson sat down for the first of a few Q&A sessions. Check it out and stay tuned for more […]

Recently, I found myself having more and more reliability issues with my Primus Gravity MFii. Most of the time I used Primus Power Gas cans, but lately I switched to naphtha because the Army provides us with an endless supply of the stuff on exercises. I also found that the stove unit was taking a […]

With the threats we face today, just having a light may be all you need to create enough space to get off the X (away from the threat). From a legal standpoint you can carry a flashlight anywhere. There will be places (such as airports) that you cannot carry a firearm or knife, but will […]

Each year, as the winter begins to give way to spring, our bodies start to thaw out and we’re drawn to the outdoors.  The sun is shining, the sky’s grey gives way to blue, and folks that have been trapped indoors for months start emerging from their caves full of hot chocolate and Netflix subscriptions, […]

For those that carry a pocket knife and a money clip in their EDC, the new SOG Ultra C-Ti could be just what you need to serve both requirements. SOG has been a long time favorite of mine owning several of their products. From backpacks to tomahawks to folding and fixed blade knives and a multi […]

Previous to my last FTX (field training exercise), I discovered my civy gloves were pretty much toast and there was no way I’d be using my issued combat gloves. I had to find something quick. I knew I could get some Mechanix at local hardware store, but previous experience found the models I chose were flimsy and sometimes […]

The U.S. Army is continuously looking for ways to lighten the load its soldiers are burdened with in a combat zone.  Sometimes, that means improving the materials used in the equipment our soldiers need while in harm’s way.  Other times, it means experimenting with a shift in the way we carry our gear, trying to […]