The Loadout Room
Professional Gear Reviews
Before the days of Salomon, Merrell, Oakley (all of which I own and love) and the endless list of boot options available to soldiers (at least in the SOF community), and the “after market” desert boots available to all, there was one venerable, unchallenged boot for the grunt. Few items conjure a nostalgia like seeing […]
It was intense to feel the waves crashing. We were within feet of the moving mountains, a place where surfers outrun avalanches for a change of survival. We were shuttling surfers boards in and out of the lineup to and from the main boat throughout the day.
During international travel, I needed reliable everyday carry gear that wouldn’t break the bank in the event it got lost or stolen. Here’s what I carried.
I find knives extremely useful across different activities. They are cutting, prying and punching tools. They are also weapons, not just as last resort but sometimes they are the only weapon that can work (heck, I was lucky I had my knife with me few years ago, I had to use it to save my […]
Kershaw Malt and Hops knives The Malt and Hops are two new knives from Kershaw and custom knifemaker Gustavo Cecchini. Both feature Gus’ characteristic sculpted style but also have an interesting feature that (we admit) just may have been inspired by the fine brew we were sharing with Gus at the time: a flipper that doubles […]
In order to compete my tactical shooter’s belt, there was just one more item I needed. It’s a very important item, maybe the most important on my rig. That item is a modular medical trauma kit made by Dark Angel Medical. The reason why I say the most important is because we spend the majority […]
If you’ve been around guns for very long at all, it’s safe to say you’ve likely heard of or handled a Hogue Inc. product. Long known for their overmolded stocks and handgun grips, they’ve branched out and have begun producing a much wider variety of products. Among them is the Hogue EX-T01 Tomahawk, an interesting deviation […]
I get asked about waved features on folding knives. Personally I’d rather have a wide thumb stud and practice a redundancy in the form of an inertial flick to open it; It’s fast… Every design is different. Find what works for you and stick to it. The more you change your carry option and method […]
What type of knife does a knife maker carry? For fixed blade fabricator Morgan Koens, one of the answers is a customized Cold Steel XL Espada. “Any production knife I carry I modify so it’s one-of-a-kind,” Koens says. He tells us it’s a great way to carry something out of the ordinary without dropping top dollar on a […]
If you are looking for the one thing that might make a whole lot of difference yet is portable enough to carry around with you all the time, then this is for you. The Swiss+Tech BodyGuard PTX is a 3-in-1 rescue tool designed to be carried as a pendant. Just attach it to your car […]
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