Scott Witner

Scott Witner is the Editor of The Loadout Room and handles product sourcing for both Crate Club and Cuna Dog. He is a former Marine Corps Infantryman with 2ndBn/8th Marines and was attached to the 24th MEU(SOC) for a 6 month deployment to the Mediterranean. He has completed training in desert warfare at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, mountain warfare and survival at the Mountain Warfare Training Center and attended the South Korean Mountain Warfare school in Pohang.

Crate Club

Photo of the day: Keeping a low profile with the Panthera Microbag

April 17, 2019 by Scott Witner Leave a Comment

Leave the area without a trace by wiping down your fingerprints with the Panthera Microbag. It won’t just clean fingerprints off your glasses but off the world. Visit the Crate Club online store and enhance your capabilities … [Read more...]

Survival Gear

Loadout Room Tips: Water Purification Tab Storage

April 16, 2019 by Scott Witner Leave a Comment

One of the tips I picked up in the Marine Corps was how to carry 2 water purification tablets for an emergency. Typically we would just keep the small bottle or individual wrapped ones inside our first aid kits. During a training evolution at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare … [Read more...]

Crate Club

Panthera Silva Eyewear Hardcase survival kit

April 15, 2019 by Scott Witner Leave a Comment

The advantage of a small kit like this is that I can throw it into any bag really and turn that said bag into a go-bag if you want to call it that. Due to the compact size of the Panthera Eyewear Hardcase, this makes an ideal sized kit to keep in the glovebox of my truck too. Get … [Read more...]

Featured

Want a limited edition Loadout Room patch? Here’s how

April 15, 2019 by Scott Witner Leave a Comment

It’s just a patch, so what’s the big deal? It’s really more than just a patch. It’s an identifier of who your tribe is. Many units in the military have unique patches that they wear in order to identify the unit they serve with. Others wear patches to show their support of … [Read more...]

Gear Reviews

Sneak peek at the Grey Ghost Gear RRS Transport Bag

April 11, 2019 by Scott Witner Leave a Comment

We just got in the new Grey Ghost Gear RRS Transport Bag. The idea behind this bag is a vehicle go-bag, so that's how I plan on employing this bag. Over the course of the next few weeks, I'm going to load this out as a vehicle go bag in my Chevy Silverado Trail Boss. Once I have … [Read more...]

Knives & Tools

How safe is axe throwing? Check this out!

April 11, 2019 by Scott Witner Leave a Comment

This just makes me cringe when I watch this video. It's like a bad car accident; you can't look away once you start watching. I've thrown my share of tomahawks and axes. Never once did I have this happen. … [Read more...]

EDC

My current non-firearm everyday carry

April 8, 2019 by Scott Witner Leave a Comment

My EDC used to be heavier than it is now, but I've learned to 'cut the fat' through training, practice, and education. My EDC is a pretty basic setup compared to most, but that is because I prefer simple which leads to being habitual with carrying it. Every morning I walk down … [Read more...]