If 2020 has taught me anything, it's that you can always be better prepared. Several months ago, we were returning from what felt like our 1000th trip to the farm this year. This is when the protests and rioting were happening. While I wasn’t concerned about...
Hour of Reckoning – Kifaru’s New Reckoning Backpack System Review and Seriously Extensive Field Test
There was a moment more than two years ago when I’d finally had enough. I’d spent over a decade lugging gear and meat around on my back with whatever box-store special backpack or frame pack I could get my hands on, and as a result was no stranger to sore shoulders...
Keep Coal out of Your Christmas Stocking: Use the Essential SHWAT™ Gift Buyer’s Guide
Good news! It’s not Christmas yet, you still have time to score as Santa this year. Like me, you've probably been inundated with various gift buyer guides. Why read this one? Well, because if you’re like me, you still have some gift buying to do, you might want to...
The PULSE 24 Hour Backpack from Elite Survival Systems – Video and Review
For three years I’ve used and loved Elite Survival Systems gear, so when they rolled out the PULSE 24 Hour Backpack I wanted to get my hands on one. In doing this review, I discovered that I’m a bit of a backpack aficionado. I didn’t even realize it, but it seems I...
Vertx EDC Gamut Plus Backpack – Just hype or the real deal?
Hype and practical realism rarely see eye to eye. A building buzz in the shooting and tactical communities - not to mention the MMA world - surrounding Vertx’s new EDC Gamut and Gamut Plus backpacks got my attention. Generally speaking, we’re pretty impressed with the...