Traveling this holiday season? If you’re anything like me, I feel more comfortable knowing I can still carry a few items for safety and personal protection when traversing the airports and commercial airlines. Over the years of being a gear guy and traveling for my job, I’ve learned what works and what doesn’t when it […]
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My PACE Lid Loadout: Water Bottle Survival Kit
PACE stands for (Primary, Alternate, Contingent and Emergency). For those of you military guys that will sound very familiar. In the Marine Corps, they constantly drilled into us being prepared and having multiple contingency plans. The theory behind the PACE lid is to have a place to keep those needed items in the event something unexpected happens and […]
Build a small emergency kit for her as a Christmas gift
It’s that time of year where most guys are wondering what the hell to buy their wife, girlfriend or significant other for Christmas. Depending on what they do on a daily basis for work or commuting you may want to consider getting a few items for her to have on hand in an emergency. Not […]
Vehicle Preparedness: Kobalt 12-Volt/120-Volt Portable Air Compressor
We’re approaching the colder Winter months, which means stepping up your game with vehicle maintenance and preparedness. I remember as a younger kid traveling across the United States from Ohio to Arizona and back. On our way back one year we were pulling a trailer full of household items from my grandmother’s house. Not long […]
Light My Fire Black Pearl CampKit: Give your campfire skills an edge
Give your campfire skills an edge. With the new Black Pearl CampKit, there should be no reason at all for not being able to get a fire started. Light My Fire has created one of the best all in one kit available for getting a sustainable fire started, no matter the weather condition. We’re going into the cold weather season soon […]
A First Responders After Shift Pocket Dump
Here is a photo of Loadout Room contributor, Tony Kuhn’s post-shift pocket dump. Tony is a fulltime Firefighter/Paramedic and knows quality gear when he sees it. When you’re dealing with people’s lives day in and day out, you need to have quality gear that absolutely will NOT fail when it’s called into action. Gear shown in […]
How to prepare for the coming global recession and make money when it hits
Editors note: Disaster preparedness encompasses much more than just sexy gear and the proper mindset. Financial preparedness falls under this umbrella as well. I have categorized this article under disaster preparedness, so as to give our readers some insight into financial preparedness and security. When a crisis hits the United States or you just lost […]
Disaster Preparedness: Beans Bullets and Band-Aids
Poorly handled logistics can doom any operation or project incredibly fast. So how do we avoid letting that happen to us in a “post-incident” scenario? The three B’s: beans, bullets, and Band-Aids. These are the key components that make up the backbone of recovery. It’s also essential we learn to properly select, store, and safeguard them. […]
Disaster Preparedness: Top 10 Overlooked Must-haves
In this installment of “Real-World Prepping,” we will be covering a first here at The Loadout Room: a top-ten list, but with a twist. Our list will focus on things that most preppers tend to overlook or forget to add to their cache of supplies. Note: This list isn’t in order of importance; it’s just a list. In […]
My Daily Affair with the OLight M20SX Javelot EDC Light
Let’s discuss pocket carried / belt carried flashlights. There are about eleventy-six gazillion of them out there to choose from. The one I carry on a daily basis is the M20SX JAVELOT by OLight. I won’t bore you with all the technical mumbo-jumbo, for I am not a professional flashlight reviewer. There are already many […]