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.

Loadout Room Tips and Tricks | Rain Water Collection using an MRE Sleeve

One of my fond memories of the Marine Corps were the MREs we fought over in the field. Yeah you heard me right, we fought over them. It got to the point that we all had our favorites and when it came time for chow, it was like a pack of wolves descending on an […]

Video: A closer look at my personal survival kit

A closer look at my personal survival kit Not too long ago I wrote an article on what to include in your personal survival kit. I’ve tweaked things a bit since then and upgraded a few components of my kit. Check out the following video for a closer look. As I said in the video, […]

Loadout Room photo of the day | Task Force Southwest Security Force Marines sharpen machine gun skills

CAMP SHORABAK, AFGHANISTAN A Marine with Task Force Southwest fires an M240L machine gun during a sustainment range at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, June 25, 2017. A platoon from the Task Force’s security force executed the live-fire training in order to refresh their crew-served weapons capabilities and improve defensive posture. Marines with Charlie Co., 1st Battalion, […]

Hurricane Irma is approaching US Soil: Time to fortify your position or evacuate

As we are still cleaning up in the aftermath of hurricane Harvey, we have another very powerful hurricane approaching US soil and threatening Florida and a few other southeastern coastal states. We have published several preparedness articles in the previous weeks dealing with natural disaster preparation. I thought now was an appropriate time to provide […]

Loadout Room photo of the day | Marines elevate combat skills during Mountain Warfare Training

BRIDGEPORT, CA, UNITED STATES Marines trek up a mountain during a five- mile conditioning hike as part of the Mountain Warfare Training exercise in Bridgeport, Calif., Aug. 22, 2017. Mountain Warfare Training is a field exercise designed to teach Marines fighting tactics and survival skills in high altitudes and cold weather. The Marines are with […]

Spyderco Knives P’kal and Training Blade

Spyderco produces an array of knives for just about every occasion. There is your smaller EDC folding knife that is pretty common among first responders and Military, to even your larger fixed blades that Spyderco enthusiasts love to carry. Personally, I think Spyderco has found their niche with the smaller EDC folding knives. One knife […]

Loadout Room photo of the day | 24th MEU & Raiders Helo Raid

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, UNITED STATES A U.S. Marine attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (2dMARDIV), conduct urban operation rehearsals prior to supporting 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC), on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 17, 2016. The joint raid between […]

Wilderness field guides for the survivalist

The following guides are the ones I’ve personally settled on considering my location in the US, quality of content, and field experience. I may not always carry all four guides with me, but if I do…

Half Face Blades Face Plug | Small, concealable and lethal

Half Face Blades is known for making some of the most bad-ass edged weapons. They not only are a work of art, but have practicality and lethal intent built into them. I personally own 3 knives from Half Face Blades and every time I go to use them one word comes to my mind; Savage. […]

Loadout Room photo of the day | Helping after Harvey

FORT WORTH, TX, UNITED STATES 08.31.2017 Photo by Staff Sgt. Kristina Overton 136th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs (Texas Air National Guard) Tech. Sgt. Dirk ter Veer, 181st Airlift Squadron flight engineer, takes a photo of Dallas, Texas, out of the window of a C-130H2 Hercules as the aircraft prepares to land at Dallas Love Field Airport Aug. […]