In my first look we covered what the Blue Force Gear Saw Pouch was made from. If you haven’t read that I suggest checking it out here. Today, I’m doing a pure performance review. The SAW pouch by Blue Force Gear is a big pouch. You can squeeze a wide variety of different pieces of gear […]
MinuteMan Adjutant Deluxe Review
Minuteman is likely best known for their high-end watches, and if you’ve heard of them you likely know how much they do for the veteran community. Before we dive into the Adjutant knife I want to remind folks that Minuteman watches donates 25% of their annual profits to veteran charities, including the Gary Sinise Foundation, […]
Blue Force Gear AK Sling: The Combloc choice
Blue Force Gear’s Vickers slings are famous for their ingenious design, and simplicity. What started as a standard AR sling has been slowly adopted into a variety of platforms. This includes options for the SAW, the M240 and of course the AK series of rifles. This particular model is the Special edition AK Sling Version […]
Spyderco Bradley Folder 2: First Look
Shockingly enough this is the first Spyderco I’ve ever owned. Part of me has always wanted to try one, especially after see fellow Loadout Room writers Scott and Rex review Spyderco knives. Finally, I got lucky enough for an opportunity to review the Spyderco Bradley folder 2, a large and capable folding knife. The first thing that catches your […]
Tactical Tailor Bantam pack: First Look
What exactly is a Bantam? Good question. I’ve heard used for a few different things in the gun and gear industry and finally decided to look into it. It turns out its a small chicken breed known for its aggression. Seriously, Google it. It turns out that was a wise descriptor for Tactical Tailor’s compact […]
ESEE Cleaver: An aggressive chopper
I never thought a tool we traditionally use in the kitchen would be something that would excite me so damn much. Getting a grip on the ESEE Cleaver sends waves of excitement through me. Why? I have no idea. Maybe it’s the aggressive hand filling grip. Maybe it’s the massive cleaver blade that makes it heavy and […]
The Kershaw Barstow: A knife of class and style
The Kershaw Barstow is a fine-looking knife. It’s not exactly old-school hunting knife or super modern tactical fighting knife. It’s more like it steeped out of the 1930s and is wearing a fedora and smoking a Lucky Strike. It really has a classy look to it. The spear point blade only has a single edge, but […]
The NSR C4 Holster and Pocket Magazine Carrier – A Complete CCW system
I find that people who conceal carry every day for a long period of time go through a certain amount of phases. It almost always starts with carrying a full sized firearm in an uncomfortable way. Then comes the compact or pocket pistol phase. Maybe a wheel gun gets tossed in there for a time. […]
Ambitec USAF Plate Carrier Review
Courtesy of Ambitec Blog The plate carrier world isn’t exactly small anymore. With the rise of the plate carrier over the standard full-sized armor carrier the market responded with a wide variety of options. Seeing plate carrier evolve from what I used in Afghanistan in 2009 to what they’ve become in 2017 has been fascinating. It’s […]
The Kershaw Knives Barstow | First look
The Kershaw Barstow is an excellent example that form can follow function. Sure, we don’t need our gear to look pretty. We just want it to work. If it just so happens to look slick and work you are batting 1,000. The Kershaw Barstow is an interesting little folding knife that aims to stand out […]