Even guys that prefer the woods like me occasionally have had the need to hire a limo service. Sure, I went to the prom in rural Vermont (where there are no limos to hire), but over the years I’ve found myself riding around in some long, fancy rides everywhere from Vegas to New York City, […]
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Watch: Royal Marine inventor uses jet pack on commando assault course
Way back in the spring of 2017, NEWSREP reported on former British Royal Marine-turned-inventor Richard Browning and his efforts to produce a jet pack that allows the user to fly a whole lot like Iron Man — using thrusters mounted on different parts of the body to control his movements while airborne. Gravity, the company […]
Big Phil on Tour: Getting young troopers into fighting shape at AFC Harrogate
The Army Foundation College at Harrogate is the only Junior Entry Phase 1 training establishment in the British Army. In short, AFC Harrogate turns young men and women into soldiers, and in this edition of Big Phil on Tour, he’s checking out the different ways these young troopers get into fighting shape. Of course, Big […]
Big Phil on Tour: Roman history at the Reculver Towers
The history of the site Big Phil’s visiting in this edition of Big Phil on Tour dates back even further than the imposing towers that dominate the landscape. Reculver has been the site of conflict dating back to the Roman era and consistently ever since. Serving as one of the earliest Roman forts built to […]
Big Phil Campion has traveled the world looking for a fight. Now he’s joined the Loadout Room to bring it to you
Big Phil Campion is a veteran of military operations in just about every conflict-prone corner of the world. He served with the Royal Hampshires, passed through Commando and Parachute Regiment selection, before being badged with 22 SAS. He left the British Army in his early thirties as a Staff Sergeant and started working on the […]
The Bremont military program and S301 Supermarine watch review
Bremont was formed in 2002 by brothers Nick and Giles English. Their first watches appeared on the market in 2007. In the relatively short amount of time since then, Bremont has become one of the premier watch brands for military units across the globe. Initially popularized in part by Bear Grylls who wore a Bremont watch on […]