The Loadout Room
Professional Gear Reviews
Clint ‘Lint’ Bunting is taking ultralight backpacking to the next level. I’ve always been one myself to minimize what I carry on my back in order to maximize the experience. After watching what Lint carries on all his extended length through hikes, it really makes you think about what you carry. Is it really that […]
I’ve tried most of the more elaborate table top sharpening systems, but always find myself going back to a good ole simple sharpening stone. For a while I have been using the credit card sharpening stone by Dia-Sharp. I’ve owned the Lansky Sharpening puck for a while too, but I rarely took it out of […]
With its curved, talon-like blade and pinky ring, the Steel Tiger Karambit takes on the intimidating form of a classic karambit, but Cold Steel’s interpretation of the ancient Indonesian blade gives it a modern tactical update. Designed by Cold Steel President Lynn Thompson in collaboration with the late custom knife maker Steven Likarich, the Tiger Karambit is one […]
Headlamps have always been a necessary part of gear in my opinion for the great outdoors. From my deployments to places like Afghanistan, Djibouti and the UAE I’ve always carried an kept a headlamp on me. I like the ability to have free hands, and a lot of times it is a complete and total […]
The Wild Hedgehog Tactical EDC Pocket Trauma Kit is our latest first aid and safety product we have had a chance to review here at the site. The pint sized kit is produced by Wild Hedgehog Tactical, a company whose other products we have been fortunate enough to test before. Readers may remember the Wild […]
After nearly 9 years of use, and two deployments I was beginning to worry about my boots. It wasn’t until I started feeling something rough and rigid poking through the bottoms of my boots I decided I really needed to upgrade. Propper has tossed me a pair of pants and I absolutely love them. I […]
When it comes to portable camp chairs, there are currently 2 distinct types. Those cheap $19 nylon/canvas units from the sporting goods store that implode when you sit in them. And the more robust upright types that don’t really fold into anything I’d consider portable. Having owned both, I was excited to see what the […]
Last year, Microtech elevated the EDC framelock flipper by applying high-tech machining and next-level finishing work to Derek Munroe’s Sigil design. This year, the humble balisong got the same treatment, as Microtech pulled out all the stops for their Tachyon balisong. “Throughout the year we’ve been releasing an increasing variety of serration and color configurations that will appeal to a broader audience […]
Whether you are going through selection, an indoc, a formal SOF/ Infantry school, or deployed to jungle type areas a warm-weather boot that stands up to the elements is essential. Back in the day we had only one true choice for a boot that would be valuable in a hot wet climate. The original Vietnam […]
Spyderco’s 2017 lineup saw a renewed attention to their value blades, with the appropriately named Polestar guiding the way. Designed by Sal Glesser, the Polestar represents a refinement of the features that made the previous Spyderco budget blades, like the Tenacious, so popular. There is no finger choil, just the accommodating, subtly curvaceous handles and […]
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