We’ve all been there — stuck on the side of the road swapping out a flat tire for our spare in the pouring rain. For a fair number of us, that rainy flat tire happened to come on a day when you were wearing your best duds for an important meeting or your finest uniform […]
Vehicles
Why don’t we see Mad Max style vehicles in actual warfare?
You see them pop up from time to time: images of civilian vehicles modified for use in combat, adorned in patinated metal armor with beefy tires crammed into stock wheel wells and soldiers, rebels, or some other kind of combatant standing proudly alongside the vehicle like a shot from behind the scenes in a new […]
The ADV80: The Pinnacle Bruiser of Custom Land Cruisers
Courtesy of Tactical Life Land Cruisers aren’t for everyone, but Rodney Wills isn’t “everyone.” Rodney has lived a life of constant immersion. He just can’t do anything casually. He’s been diving head-first into the deep end of myriad pools since he was a teenager. It was then, before he could drive, that his love for BMX […]
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 […]
Gettin’ Unstuck: 8 Winches to Pull You Out of a Jam
Courtesy of Tactical Life The great expanses of wilderness stretching through America’s interior are sliced and stitched together by thousands of dirt roads, muddy passes and barely discernable trails. Some are carved through the backwoods for pleasure, challenge and thrill, and others are remnants of logging roads, mining trails and Native American passes worn wider […]
US Army Tests Out New ‘Hunter,’ ‘Killer’ Multi-Domain Dune Buggies
The U.S. Army recently tested a pair of new vehicles as part of its multi-domain battle concept at the 2017 Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Dubbed the “Hunter” and “Killer” and built for various types of terrain, these vehicles look like dune buggies, but in reality they’re capable of much more. For example, the Hunter platform would call […]
Meet Ford’s New Hybrid Cop Car, the Police Responder Hybrid Sedan
Originally published on Tactical Life Our boys in blue are going green. Ford is set to introduce a new hybrid cop car that offers improved fuel economy while chasing down the bad guys. Say hello to the Police Responder Hybrid Sedan. RELATED STORY: Hot Pursuit – Ford Interceptors Built For Police Based on the Ford Fusion Hybrid, the Police Responder Hybrid […]
Off-Roading in the US Army’s New Chevy Colorado ZH2
(Article courtesy of Tactical Life) Car lovers will no doubt have heard about the Chevrolet Colorado ZH2, a new truck developed by General Motors in conjunction with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to test the viability of hydrogen-powered vehicles in military missions. Well, now there’s actual footage of this beast in action, courtesy of […]
Police Tactics: Using a Patrol Car as Cover During a Shootout
(Article courtesy of Tactical Life) We live in a mobile society. Cars are everywhere, and in law enforcement, they serve as our mobile offices. At the start of a shift, unless you are assigned a take-home car, you head out from roll call to find your patrol car. After an inspection to make sure the previous shift […]
Dubai Police’s Bugatti Veyron Named World’s Fastest Cop Car
(Article courtesy of Tactical Life) There’s no outrunning the police in Dubai. In fact, getting arrested might be a good thing, if only so you can say you caught a ride in their Bugatti Veyron, which has just been officially certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s fastest police car in service. RELATED STORY: Police Tactics – Using […]