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Rick Dembroski

Rick Dembroski I spent 10 of the best years of my life as a USAF Civil Engineer, traveling the globe, drinking beer, and causing chaos. My superiors dubbed me "King of Useless Knowledge" a title that I still love to this day. I separated in 2002 as a SSgt (E5- in the USAF), and chose to stay in the frozen north of Alaska, currently I work as an Emergency Management Specialist where I combine my love of chaos and preparedness to ensure people know how to survive disasters.

Compact water storage solutions: Hydrapak Stash Water Bottle

If you are used to carrying your gear on your back while camping or hiking, you know that every inch of cargo space is precious, and every ounce of weight can feel like pounds. The problem that has always plagued explorers and adventurers is how to make our gear take up less space when it’s […]

MTM Special Ops Watch | Hypertec Chrono

MTM Watches may not be a household name but if you have looked through any Guns Magazine, Popular Mechanics or any number of other men’s lifestyle magazines you have seen their advertisements. They are better known as MTM Special Ops Watch, before you dismiss them as just another company cashing in on the Special Ops […]

Petzl Strix IR Headlamp: First Look

The Petzl Strix IR Headlamp combines incredible quality and function with the ability to have infrared capabilities all in an affordable package. It doesn’t matter if you are an electrician on a construction site  or an Infantryman deployed to a combat zone, a good quality headlamp that can be used in multiple configurations can be […]

LifeStraw Personal Water Filter

LifeStraw Personal Water Filter

The award-winning LifeStraw personal water filter can travel with you anywhere. Weighing just two ounces and measuring only nine inches long, LifeStraw is ideal for hiking, backpacking, camping, travel, and emergency preparedness. The straw-style filter design lets you turn up to 264 gallons of contaminated water into safe drinking water, filtering out protozoa and bacteria. […]

Prepping 101: Top 5 Holiday Gift Ideas

Top 5 Holiday Gift Ideas for Prepardness

It’s going to be December soon, a few short weeks before we celebrate the Christmas holiday, and the retailers are in full swing—offering endless “special” deals. Since you’re going to be bombarded with emails from those retailers anyway, you might as well keep an eye out for these awesome can’t-miss gifts for the prepper in your life. Or […]

Hillsound Trail Crampons | First Impressions

Hillsound Trail Crampons | First Impressions

Icy conditions can be dangerous if you don’t have the right gear. Get needed stability and traction with Hillsound’s Trail Crampons.

First Look: Armaspec XPDW Stock

The Armaspec XPDW stock was released at SHOT Show 2016 in Las Vegas this past January and once I saw it I was hoping I would get to try one on my Noveske short barrel rifle. Well wishes sometimes come true as I opened my mailbox on an ordinary Thursday afternoon and found an unexpected […]

Eotech Recall and Replacement Options

The Eotech models of red dot optics made by L3 Communications have been an iconic piece of military hardware since the Global War on Terror started in 2001. These sights have been issued to hundreds of thousands of members of the police, military and law enforcement communities throughout the world. It is almost as popular […]

New from Salient Arms: Stryk Pistol

Salient Arms is a well known player in the world of customizing pistols. The Las Vegas based company has been turning ordinary Glock pistols into high speed customized lead slingers for several years now. So you can image my excitement when two of my traveling companions the duo of B.K and The Odyssian waved me over […]

Taurus Model 809 Pistol Review: Part 2

In part one of the Taurus Model 809 pistol review we looked at the history of the company, the though process behind the design and a quick overview of the unboxing. We also quickly covered the various brands and weights of ammo we used in our range evaluation. We were fortunate enough to have some […]

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