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Stripping vehicles for resources in an emergency

Look around you. Vehicles are a treasure trove of resources in an emergency. From the windshield wipers and the metal strips within them that can be made in to lock picks, shims or weapons, to car jack’s and crow bars that can get you past most doors if you know what your doing. Some cars […]

The Element backpack | Discreet and functional

Been on the road with this Element backpack. I have to say, it’s a phenomenal bag. Did a few modifications to it, but it is a legit option for people who want something a bit more discreet with out the Tactical tags. The skateboard straps offer loads of possibilities of use to it. From strapping […]

Using An Inner Tube As a Knife Mount: Conclusions

This post serves as the end of my experimentation of using a bicycle inner tube to mount a knife to my belt. You can read the original post here, as well as my follow up once I started force on force training with it. FINAL EVALUATIONS I continued to use the bike tube + retention line […]

Emerson Knives P-Tac

A bit of history. Carried this Emerson P-Tac for years back in the late unpleasantness. Actually met Ernest Emerson at a knife show in California when I was shopping around for a good folder to carry. My personal preferences were different back then. I was looking for a good balance between slash and stab. And capabilities […]

THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID: WEAPONOLOGY BY ED’S MANIFESTO

… it’s like arts and crafts with your favorite uncle who could totally kill you. DAY 1 The two day Weaponology class from Ed’s Manifesto started with hand-to-hand techniques that are not covered in most martial arts or self defense classes. It’s because they’re terrible. And brutal. And my absolute favorite. Much of the work […]

Slingshots | A Primitive Weapon Still in use Today

There was a certain operations group down in Mexico that use to send an advanced group to scout out places for a raid in urban areas. One thing they would do days in advance was use sling shots to disable street lights in the area to make any night-time approach a bit more discreet. They […]