The Traser P65 Tactical Mission Titanium is a hard-use field watch born from military requirements, powered by trigalight tubes that glow for up to 20 years, and built for men who still expect their gear to work in the dark.
Mens Clothing & Accessories
5.11 V.XI Sigurd Shirt — A Year of Real‑World Use, and Why It Works for More Than Just Operators
Here at SOFREP we get a good amount of gear for testing and review. By and large, most is pretty good. If gear is well-made, built to serve a purpose, and functional, someone is going to use and enjoy it, and I often pass along good gear to people who will use it more than […]
5.11 V.XI XTU MC Pants — Versatility You Can Work, Play, and Live In
Many years back, I was introduced to 5.11 apparel. It was good, rugged, and well-suited for my profession at the time, Law Enforcement. Today’s 5.11 apparel is light-years beyond what I wore then. Today, 5.11 has dedicated people gathering real insight into what professionals in the field need. Thanks to those people, the 5.11 V.XI […]
Viking 28L Century Large Leather Motorcycle Trunk Bag: Real Capacity, Real Travel
“I want to travel with the motorcycle,” she said. I heard: You need to buy a trailer to pull behind the motorcycle. Anyone who’s ever tried to pack for two on a touring bike knows the real enemy isn’t the road—it’s the single trunk bag your passenger swears she can fit her entire life into. […]
The Citizen Promaster Dive: Built Like a Bunker, Priced Like a Bivouac
If you spend any time in the field, under the waves, or just want a watch that’s not going to tap out after a hard day’s work, I humbly suggest the Citizen Promaster Dive. This thing is built like a Cold War bomb shelter, over-engineered, tough as nails, and ready to survive anything short of […]
SHOT Show 2025
SHOT Show is always about new items, updated new models and new ways of doing old jobs. This year was no different and while I took the time to see all the new, there were some old favorites that I got to see and hope to show them here in the future. First and foremost, […]
Traser: Swiss Quality Since 1969
I have a confession to make. I’m a bit of a watch nerd. Can’t get enough of ’em. Don’t tell my wife, but my current collection is hovering somewhere in the 30-something range. When you are in the military, an accurate timepiece is an absolute necessity. It’s a piece of kit—a tool. Heck, you can […]
Gimme Shelta!
I’ll admit it – I’m a hat guy. Historically they’ve mostly been baseball cap-style hats, my two favorite being a ‘dad hat’ I picked up in Amsterdam and a Legacy brand one that I bought on Kauai – that one is so broken in you can barely see the chicken logo anymore. But having lived […]
Sleek Elegance, The Seaton by Ocaso Knives
I’ve owned at least 200 knives in my life so far, thanks to a trip back to my family home in 2019 I found my first knife and still have it today, albeit a bit worse for wear. Since that first knife, I’ve owned cheap knives, expensive knives, swords of many types, carbon fiber knives, […]
The MTM Hypertec Chrono 2, Bold Style and Strength thru Simplicity
I’ve had many watches in my life, my first was a simple wind-up Timex that still works, telling time and day. Most days I don’t wear a watch, not because I don’t have one but because I can’t program/reprogram the one I have. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great watch but it has more […]
