Grab your notebook and prepare to copy. The first edition of this series, “The CIA operative’s guide to safe travel,” received an overwhelming response and was featured in Entrepreneur, Travel and Leisure, and Business Insider to name a few publications. Welcome to part two of the series. I hope you enjoy it and learn something that will keep […]
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Prometheus Design Werx Expedition Compass: A high grade EDC field compass
Always have a backup to items that you could be potentially relying on for your survival. In the military we were issued the old school Lensatic compasses for our land navigation courses and field exercises. As an infantry Marine I needed to know how to navigate using a compass and map (No fancy GPS electronics). […]
How to Shoot a Pistol? – Discover Everything You Need for Next Level Shooting
Pistols are uniquely American. Few countries in the world allow their citizens to own guns. Americans can not only own guns, they can own pistols. That is very rare on the planet and you should be taking advantage of this. Learning to use a pistol like a carpenter uses a hammer, takes time, skill and […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | W.Va. Army National Guard 2/19th Special Forces Group Selection and Assessment Program
KENOVA, WV, UNITED STATES A soldier in West Virginia Army National Guard’s 2/19th SFG Det. 1 training team plots points and checks his map for a night land navigation event during their Selection and Assessment Program, meant to ready candidates for the actual Special Forces Selection and Assessment. The 19-day long training event challenges and […]
My loadout for the Ukraine
So I did a loadout video when I was with the Peshmerga in Kurdistan and thought it would be interesting to do another one on the kit I used while I was in Ukraine. While much of the kit was pretty synonymous with my previous gear, a lot of it was different in brand and […]
How to Prevent Getting Those Nasty Shin Splints When Rucking
We get a lot of questions in relating to passing the Selection courses for our Special Operations Forces. Most of them center around the physical aspects of the training and probably 90 percent involve either carrying a rucksack or land navigation, while also carrying a rucksack. That’s why we have put together so many columns […]
The Violent Nomad Everyday Carry
To ensure a state of constant preparedness, the Violent Nomad carries up to three types of Every Day Carry (EDC) kits, each designed to support his mission and help him evade crisis. Whether the call comes or not, the EDC kit also provides an edge against unexpected threats of all sorts, from environmental disasters to […]
What should you include in your Personal Survival Kit?
First of all we need to define what the intended use is of the Personal Survival Kit. Typically this is going to be a kit of last resort when your life is in danger. That could be something as simple as getting lost or injured during a day hike that causes you to have to […]
SIG MPX LULA | Magazine Loading Made Easy
As most of you know, magazine loading kinda blows. Especially those high capacity 9mm magazines. When SIG Sauer introduced the MPX a couple of years ago, I pulled the trigger and received one of the 1st generation SBR’s. It arrived with four 30 round 9mm magazines. Although I love the 30 round capacity, those well […]
Hill People Gear Recon Kit Bag
For several weeks I have been traversing the trails of the great Pacific Northwest to test the comforts of the Recon Kit Bag. The Recon Kit Bag is different from a chest rig in that it is smaller, and allows for concealed carry instead of overt. With the Kit Bag I can remain armed and […]
