Our partners at the Crate Club are always sending us great pieces of gear to try out, and in this edition of Rad on Gear, Rad’s got himself the Crate Club 12 in 1 Survival Kit. This kit’s got everything you need to get yourself out of an unforeseen jam. With 12 pieces of gear […]
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Rad on Gear: The Minor Surgery Kit from Voodoo Tactical
Most medical kits are designed for one of two purposes: to address minor injuries or to stabilize a patient until they can receive further care. This “minor” surgery kit from Voodoo Tactical is different. This kit comes with everything you need to handle the types of minor surgeries you may require in the field, like […]
Watch: This insane drone footage puts you inside a rocket artillery barrage
Despite the widespread use of photo and video capturing technologies in our modern world, there are still some sights that elude all but the most fortunate (or unfortunate) of us. Bigfoot remains nothing more than a brown blur no matter how many megapixels Apple crams into their new iPhones and although we’re all certain that […]
Big Phil on Tour: Roman history at the Reculver Towers
The history of the site Big Phil’s visiting in this edition of Big Phil on Tour dates back even further than the imposing towers that dominate the landscape. Reculver has been the site of conflict dating back to the Roman era and consistently ever since. Serving as one of the earliest Roman forts built to […]
Rad on Gear: Light a fire in any environment with the Crate Club ‘Turbo’ Lighter
In this edition of Rad on Gear, Rad’s talking about starting a fire for morale or for survival (and wherever the two shall meet). There are lots of options when it comes to fire starting gear, and a lot of them have their place in any well-prepared adventurer’s loadout, but few will get a fire […]
Rad on Gear: Staying connected with Plantronics Bluetooth
In this edition of Rad on Gear, he’s back on the slopes and talking about ways to stay connected. Whether he’s listening to music or fending off calls from his adoring fans (sorry ladies, Rad’s taken), he’s been keeping his hands free thanks to his Plantronics Explorer PLT 500 bluetooth earpiece. This isn’t just some […]
Rad on Gear: When you go down but comms don’t (with BaoFeng Radios)
In this edition of Rad on Gear, we get a first hand look at what happens when you take your eye off the ball in combat sports. Rad’s giving a demonstration of how effective his BaoFeng radios are during a round of airsoft when he gets got mid-shot. Things don’t always go quite the way […]
Rad on Gear: Protect your eyes in style with these Hackett Shooting Glasses
Whether you’re riding a motorcycle, popping off rounds at the range, or just spending a day in the great outdoors, it’s absolutely imperative that you protect your eyes. They aren’t just the windows to your soul, they’re the only way you’re going to find your way home (and back here to The Loadout Room). In […]
Rad on Gear: Be safe after a breakdown with these Road Marking Lights from the Crate Club
We’ve all been there: an already bad day gets worse when you blow a tire in the rain on your way home. It’s late, it’s dark, you’ve never pulled the spare out this car’s trunk before so it’s going to take you a minute to figure out where all the releases are, and of course, […]
Rad on Gear: Always prepared with the Gerber Paraframe
Here at the Loadout Room, we love a good knife. This time, Rad’s back out in the hills of Utah doing the sort of thing we all do, but rarely talk about from a preparation standpoint: killing time. Whether you’re widdling on a stick or marking trees on the trail, Gerber’s Paraframe knife is light […]