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Around May or so of this year, I saw a post by my friend Maury Abreu of Omega Protective Concepts wearing a hoodie in a downpour saying how good it was keeping him warm and dry. Having only a lightweight summer rain jacket and my old woodland camo Gortex jacket from my Army National Guard […]
Many of us for better or worse, live or die by our skill level to effectively operate the features of our smartphones. Having grown up in the 60’s and 70’s when the concept of something like a smartphone was truly science fiction, I still marvel at the things that can be done with the small […]
I’ve been following The Veterans Project (TVP) on Facebook and Instagram for a couple years now. For those who are not familiar with TVP it is an online journal profiling the experiences of Veterans via interviews and photographs. It sheds light on their lives, experiences during and after their service, highlighting their struggles and successes. […]
Over the years I have owned and used many packs for travel, EDC, work, and outdoors activities. My most recent use for packs over the past few years has been for business/ personal travel usually by air and EDC of work-related items for remote work sites. I had previously had a 5.11 RUSH 24 pack […]
I’m in the airport at LAX having just finished my 11th Direct Action Group ( http://dag-usa.com/) Combat Arts Symposium (CAS). It’s always a great experience with Max Joseph and his cadre of experienced Instructors. I first trained with Max in 1998 taking his Tac Pistol I & II and have used what I learned then […]
In 2017 GORUCK announced the pre-order sale of their newest pack in the GR lineup the GR3. The GR3 is the largest in the line of GORUCK packs coming in at 45 liters with standard/custom options like molle or slick exterior, side handles compression straps on the sides, and a Velcro lined interior wall. The GR3 opens clamshell style […]
When traveling to the range I like to keep the number of items I have to carry to a minimum. I have used a hard shell rifle case for a number of years for traveling with my rifle and also for local range trips. I recently decided that I wanted something lighter and easier to […]
About a year ago I was looking for a messenger type bag to carry my laptop and work materials with me when my backpack wouldn’t blend into the situation. I went to my favorite shopping venue Amazon and began my search. I wasn’t looking to lay out a lot of cash as I wasn’t sure […]
A while back I was doing a good deal of fitness walking and some running and decided that I wanted to carry a pistol with me. As my activity was taking place in a residential neighborhood I didn’t want to raise any alarms with the neighbors so decided to look at some alternative hot weather […]
I’ve been a customer of London Bridge Trading Company’s gear for many years. They are located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and supply many of the area military units based out of the Norfolk and Little Creek, Virginia area as well as military and police units everywhere. LBT gear is bomb proof and made to take […]
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