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UCO Portable FirePit | Call for fire

UCO (utility, comfort, originality) has been innovating the outdoor market since 1971. The Seattle, WA area manufacturer sent their Original Candle Lantern in for review a while ago, so I have a passing familiarity with the brand. Now they’ve asked us at the Loadout Room to check out their Portable Firepit. A small metal dish with scalloped edges that collapses […]

9 Things Must Have If You Go Out At Night In The Wilderness

During your life, you may need to spend a night in the wilderness. If you are a camper, you may actually do so more than once. Spending a night in the wilderness can be a huge hassle if you are not well prepared. On the other hand, if you are well prepared, you may be […]

Take control of the outdoors with the Gerber Spine fixed blade knife

Gerber has taken a refreshing marketing approach with their Spine fixed blade knife. They are not telling us it is the best quality knife on the market, or even the best-priced. They are telling us the Spine is “for the weekend warrior camper or hiker” and I commend them for that honest approach. After all, […]

Liberty Civil Defense 9mm | Further Review

Recently I started a two-part review of Liberty ammunition’s Civil Defense round. Part 1 can be read here. A +P defensive load zipping out around 2150 FPS, this diminutive 50gr bullet looks impressive. I had some doubts during my first range day as my chronograph was recording high variability in the velocity. This manifested […]

5.11 Ignitor Backpack | Initial Impression

For the past couple of years, I’ve searched for a sleek, functional backpack that I can strap my long range rifle to. A pack that will carry the load I need into the wood-line for hunting or a day at the range. I recently got my hands on a 5.11 Ignitor Backpack that on paper, […]

UCO | Behemoth Sweetfire match kit

UCO is a company that has been bringing innovation to the outdoor products market for nearly half a century. While the titular acronym stands for Utility, Comfort and Originality, the company’s products also feature another aspect, simplicity. So it was with the Behemoth Sweetfire match kit. Why Behemoth? Well, these are essentially massive matches with stormproof strike tips. […]

Watch: Making Black Rifle Coffee in the Field

One of the things I remember from field exercises in the military is making coffee in the morning. During my time that involved using an instant coffee packet from our MRE’s and boiling up some water in our canteen cups (good stuff!). Even nowadays there is just something about making coffee in the wilderness that […]

The Prometheus Design Werx T.P.B. | Not your average blanket

Picnics, Beach days, or at the campground, we are all vastly unprepared at most times for the things that we will rest our ass on when we find ourselves at these various venues. I’ve never personally given much thought to the standard “beach blanket”. It always seemed like a last minute item that garnered very […]

Hults Bruk Akka Forester Axe

This axe is easily one of the best-constructed and rugged tools I have ever owned. The lineage behind Hults Bruk is long and full of rich Swedish history dating back to 1697 which only adds to the axes’ appeal. Upon opening the box for the Akka Forester’s Axe, I immediately noticed how much care had […]

Solkoa S3 Survival Kit | Prepare for the worst

I love the mailman. Wait! No… I love getting a package in the mail. It’s like getting a mini Christmas present. A few days ago I was lucky enough to get a package from Precisionriflesupply.com . They sent out a Solkoa S3 Pro Survival Kit for evaluation and it was burning in my hands for a few days […]