ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Josh Orth is a second generation expat currently dwelling in the arguably civilized outskirts of Melbourne, Australia. He's lived in deserts, jungles and urban sprawls around the world and traveled/adventured into assorted inhospitable places around the world and has a keen sense of the speed with which the trappings of 'civilized Western life' can disappear. This has led him to begin writing about his interests and observations when it comes to the gear, skills and other necessities of self reliance of being equipped for whatever a capricious, occasionally indurate life might throw at him. This isn't by any means to say our eccentric friend actually longs for life in dystopia, but if he had to he might not complain. Read more by Josh at Apocalypse Equipped.

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Review: The Fenix HL35 Headlamp

Review: The Fenix HL35 Headlamp

Our tamed Australian reviews a headlamp. Even though toilets flush the wrong way, seasons are backwards, and they're upside down--it still gets dark there. Weird. Mad Duo Review: the Fenix HL35 Headlamp Apocalypse Josh My pal Sean from G8 sent me a pre-release Fenix...

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Review: VSSL Outdoor Utility Cache

Review: VSSL Outdoor Utility Cache

Of course, our very first thought was that this was a sex toy, lightsaber, or combination thereof. In fact it's an environmentally sealed survival cache (pronounced like "cash", not "cash-shay"). While it might not be as fun as the Darth Vibrator, it still might come...

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Review: Propper Pistol Rug

Review: Propper Pistol Rug

Review: Propper Pistol Rug Apocalypse Josh Here's an interesting piece from Propper, with some pretty specific uses. This padded, zipperable case is marketed as a pistol case, and here's what I thought of it. Constructed of durable Cordura material on the outside,...

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Review: ITS ETA Med Kit (Basic)

Review: ITS ETA Med Kit (Basic)

We've come to expect Good Things from Imminent Threat Solutions (ITS) Tactical. Who better to review one of the med kits they make, then our tamed Aussie who has a penchant for inadvertently cutting himself with swords? Mad Duo (Grunts: Penchant) Review: ITS ETA Med...

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Review: Propper – U.C. Pack

Review: Propper – U.C. Pack

Fair warning: this particularized pack review is replete with pictures (we should know--we had to turn them all right side up. Damn southern hemisphere). So if you're browsing from your sweet nanna's computer with her state of the art 56.6k modem, you've been warned....

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Review: YETI Rambler

Review: YETI Rambler

It's been said that what separates us from other apes are our opposable thumbs--but we know the real answer: The ability to keep hot things hot and cold things cold. You want to see a complete breakdown of society? Give us warm beer and cold coffee. Mad Duo The YETI...

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Review: Mad Max: Fury Road

Review: Mad Max: Fury Road

Who better to do a review and breakdown of Mad Max: Fury Road than are own tamed (if not tamed, then at least mostly housebroken) Australian? There are spoilers below. If you haven't yet seen it and don't want to ruin it for yourself, check out this Gratuitous Hawt...

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