The Loadout Room
Professional Gear Reviews
How do we carry gear? More Specifically how do we carry gear on our body for immediate use. Typically it’s by belt, load bearing vest, chest rig, plate carrier, or some combination. Most methods of carrying serious gear, like rifle mags, and IFAKS, are done in a very high profile manner. It’s pretty difficult to […]
I’ve been asked many times about my criteria for selecting a great Commuter or EDC Work Bag. So, a video was long overdue… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N3lgjMvx8w Continue reading on Loaded Pocketz Photo courtesy of Loaded Pocketz
In 2012 before deployment my squad leader pulled us all in and asked us if we all wanted to know the secret to being an awesome gunfighter. As he looked at me I kinda laughed and shook my head because we had just done a deployment to Afghanistan together and I knew that something ridiculous […]
“Head straight to the trail from campus or the office with the Divide. Features include: side access laptop compartment, right side accessory pocket with cover flap, left side mesh bottle pocket with bungee closure, zippered main compartment with internal organization pockets, interior hanging pocket and sunglass holder, internal hydration sleeve with hose port, EVA frame […]
SpecOpShop Go Panel I’ve spent some real quality time with the SpecOpShop Go Panel in the last few weeks. I’m a fan of minimalist gear. I prefer personally to keep a low profile and I like my gear to do the same. The Spec Ops Shop Go Panel is designed to a simple and low […]
I’m a total fanboy of Blue Force Gear’s Vickers Slings and have spoken favorably of their chest rigs and pouches before. This is my first experience with one of their plate carriers. The Plate Minus is an interesting, lightweight design. It uses BFG’s Ultracomp material to be super thin and lightweight while have 4 times […]
Spotter Up writer/detective Aggro 84 can remember this story. 30 years ago we spent an hour walking up and down the warehouse district looking for our truck. After leaving a bar with Chuck D we couldn’t remember where we parked the thing. The warehouse district was a shady spot at night, because it had druggies, […]
Plate carriers have gotten smaller and smaller as the GWOT has progressed. Ballistic protection has gotten light and the plate carriers are getting cut for a closer and closer fit. This stands in stark contrast to the IOTV and Interceptor body armor from when I first joined. These trends allow the warfighter to shoot and […]
(Article courtesy of Breach Bang Clear) Gay for backpacks: the Vertx Gamut Plus Chris Hernandez Late last year Vertx released its new “Gamut Plus” backpack. This model is an improvement on the original Gamut, which had slightly less cargo area. Quality remains unchanged; the Gamut Plus maintains the same high production standards as its older […]
(Article courtesy of Breach Bang Clear) Saturday Screeds: Personal Equipment as a Total System Russell Phagan Whether it be for competition or defense, the equipment you use must function together as a total system. Some of these things may seem like common sense, but I consistently see people make the same errors and fail to […]
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