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Why carry two guns? Truthfully, most of my friends think carrying one gun is weird enough. If they only knew that I carry two, it’d blow their minds. I’m sure I’d be immediately categorized as over-the-top-crazy by some and just plain paranoid by others. Still, the question of why I do carry two guns is a […]
The AMK Field Trauma kit has been one of my more constant companions since I received it for review. Fortunately for me I haven’t had any emergencies or traumas to treat in the time I’ve had the kit. Unfortunately for you I can’t give a detailed description of how I stopped a sucking chest wound […]
Stockpiling ammo for a rainy day is a good idea for anyone that owns firearms. It is often criticized as being a prepper hobby or something you do when you are scared of an impending ban on a certain type of ammunition. We saw this take hold a few years ago with the big gun […]
“Ops are pushed 1 hour, remain on station.” My PRC-152 spit this information out matter-of-factly as wind and freezing rain pelted me and my crew of Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) members on the top of a mountain. These TACP’s were going through a Combat Survival and Evasion course and I was their instructor. They […]
The idea of our own government spying on American citizens is a bit disturbing, and SOFREP has covered this in the past. While we can acknowledge this concern, as a society we can also learn to appreciate all of the ways our government tries to keep us safe. After spending a few years as a technical surveillance […]
What Is A Drill? Drills are a method of repeating something over and over until you can’t screw it up. Courses of fire are timed scenarios that are designed to test our skills and diagnose what we need to work on. If there is one thing that I have learned from my time using guns, professionally or otherwise, […]
For years, my wife and I had a pretty simple arrangement in the case of a home invasion. We’d both grab our guns and flashlights from the nightstand, dial the police, and stay put. But then, we moved out of our apartment and bought a house. My brother came to live with us. We had […]
One of the advantages of having a belt kit is that you always have the essentials on you to keep you alive in the event you get separated from all your other gear, whether that’s due to some type of accident or in an evasion scenario. When I was enlisted in the Marine Corps, I used […]
The crash through the ice was surprising. The chest constricting cold hit you immediately as the water flowed over your Gore-Tex soaking your insulating layers. With extreme perseverance and strength you manage to pull yourself onto the bank of the stream, you lay on the bank for a moment as the water begins to freeze […]
“Cotton kills fellas, cotton kills” my Third phase BUD/S instructor yelled at us as the snow began to fall on our cold sweaty bodies. The rest of the night proved to be pure misery as various levels of hypothermia swept the class. Though the experience was miserable it taught me to appreciate nice outdoor gear […]
Although this video is a dramatization it accurately depicts just how useful a go-bag can be. Now as seen in this video the female assassin ends up with someone else’s bag, but she still manages to utilize the contents to her advantage. This is a very important concept when you either have little to work […]
As the days grow shorter we know the Summer season is winding down and Autumn is quickly arriving behind it. September is usually the month that we begin to think of the eventual arrival of Winter and begin the transition that comes with it. Especially where I’m at up in Alaska. We pack away our […]
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