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Professional Gear Reviews
It’s odd how you learn about companies and how that forms an opinion on the company itself. I first heard of Merells in reference to expensive boots for women. In Florida, we don’t wear winter boots often and it seems as soon it dips below 60 the women of Florida switch to their fanciest winter […]
We all know or are ourselves in various stages of a love/hate relationship with the Veterans Administration. And most of us know that the vast majority of the VA is staffed with dedicated doctors that truly want to help our veterans. But that like any huge bureaucracy, that help is often caught up in an […]
The Gerber Gator Clip Point folding knife with serrations was my first real field knife. I purchased it at the PX on base at Camp Lejeune when I needed a folding knife for the field. We were getting ready to leave on a training deployment to Northern California for Mountain Warfare Training for a month. […]
The SPD Field Kitchen Knife Set is a portable kitchen cutlery set ideally suited for those who take pride in food prep in the field. This handcrafted set includes a 6″ chef’s knife, 4″ paring, and a self-contained carry case which folds out as a cutting board The knife handles and carry case-cutting board feature […]
Between the Polar Vortex and record amounts of snowfall in February alone, Northern Michigan has become a winter wonderland. Last week, over three feet of light fluffy snow has accumulated and begs to be played in. Fortunately, MSR was kind enough to send out a couple of pairs of their Lightning Explore Snowshoes to help […]
FLEXHEAT™ DETAIL PANTS Blauer has hit it out of the park with the next generation of cool-weather patrol pants, the FlexHeat Detail Pants. Skip the old-school pants that don’t move with you and leave you cold. Switch to Blauer’s FlexHeat Detail Pants and discover comfort and warmth you didn’t know was possible. Best Uniform Pants I’ve Ever […]
Why did Carhartt and Hurley – two brands with a long history of making purpose-built gear – join forces to #OutworkTheWater? When considering approximately 71 percent of the planet’s surface is covered with water, and nearly every person in the U.S. is within range of an ocean, lake, stream, pond, or creek, it starts to make […]
The real test of a newly designed piece of gear, in my mind, is a two-part question of its function. Is there currently a problem? Does this piece of gear solve that problem? JTACtical identified a problem through his experience as a Law Enforcement Officer and his experiences in the military. The problem was that […]
Tactical Tailor was started by Logan Coffey in 1998 after serving two enlistments in the US Army. During Logans time in the Infantry, he noticed that his Vietnam era issued gear was a little lackluster and needed modifications to be made more effective. After purchasing a used commercial sewing machine, Logan began modifying gear, designing bags, […]
Petzl specializes in two categories: vertical environments and headlamps. This isn’t a surprise as the inspiration for the Petzl company began nearly a century ago when Fernand Petzl was exploring the Dent de Crolles in France, one of the deepest known cave systems in the world. Petzl dedicated himself to developing the technical gear required to […]
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