The RU Tutley Shiv | MNKF
I’d been looking for a boot-knife. I wound up getting a shiv fashioned from an old saw blade by Ru Titley about a year ago. The blade is 3.5mm high carbon saw blade steel with a handle wrapped in Technora cord.
Overland West Expo
The Overland Expo has two events each year, one on the west coast which happens late spring and one on the east coast that you can catch in the fall.
Arc’teryx Veilance Nomin | Down’n’ Dirty
Reviewing the Arc'teryx Veilance Nomin — it's a down 'n' dirty look, but our pet Russki gets his point across. [content_block id=77704...
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The Missing Link: Blood Belongs in the Body
Here's what we need you to do. Use the hashtag #missinglink if you see folks posting pics without medical kits. Use it so they know a critical piece of training and equipment is absent. Don't be a dick about it -- we want 'em prepared, not pissed off. This article was...
The Double Bladed Dagger, Axes, and the Art of Utility
The double bladed dagger, axes, and the art of utility. Axes, & The Art of Utility. Prepare to be educated and informed! DJ Urbanovsky, the knife and axe-maker extraordinaire behind American Kami has had some great successes recently, two more of his knives have...
Enforce This: the ScotteVest Enforcer Jacket
The ScotteVest Enforcer Jacket is a garment purpose built to carry just about every damn thing possible. You can actually wear it instead of a day pack.
Airfield Seizure Exercise: A Photo Essay
Merrill, Hernandez, and Reeder had a meeting a couple days ago, discussing what sort of stories we wanted to do in the future, how best to open up the site to new contributors from our readership, etc. Everything was going great until time came to figure out who was...
Small American Business: Defensive Creations
Small American Business: Defensive Creations Big Joe Defensive Creations is the perfect picture of a Small American Business. Why, you ask? First, if you call Defensive Creations at 330-823-6906, Dave Laubert will answer the phone. Himself. If you want a custom 1911...
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Some MORE Advice for a Veteran’s Child
Successful veterans - entrepreneurs, politicians, artists...there are many of them out there, in as many industries. I am privileged and blessed to know some of them. A couple of months ago on Veteran's Day I wrote an article called Advice to a Veteran's Son (you can...
The Verbal Command Imperative
Verbalization is something that doesn’t get nearly the attention it should in training. This is unfortunate, because it’s important for what we are training for. No, important isn’t strong enough a word; it is essential. This may come as a surprise to some, but many,...
New Huron Cold Weather Combat Smock
Most American warfighters regard smocks as just some sort of parka length field jacket and dismiss them as such - that is not the case at all. The great thing about American innovation is, we aren't scared to reach for the gold when it comes to making “the best”. We...
Problems with the Garner Case
Eric Garner is dead, a fact which no doubt brings grief to somebody somewhere. He's dead, according to people who have no ability to think critically, because he was black. This is, of course, ridiculous, and more importantly detracts from any intelligent discourse...
Building the Ultimate Survival Kit, Part 6: Signal
Building the Ultimate Survival Kit, Part 6 Continued from Part One, Part Two, Part Three,Part Four and Part 5. So far in this series we have discussed selection of a proper container, stocking it with blades/edged tools, what to consider when it comes to fire making...
Let the kids go Conan – "Barbarian Night"
We like to crush our enemies, see them driven before us, and of course hear the lamentations of their women as much as the next guy. But that's not all that's best in life. Spending time with your spawn, the spawn of your siblings and your those of your friends should...
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