Reviews and Gear Archive
This is the current content and some curated posts from the original blog. The rest of the original content is being phased out.
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November 2018
- Nov 18, 2018 Urban Commuter Kit Nov 18, 2018
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October 2018
- Oct 22, 2018 Rucking Oct 22, 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 4, 2018 Recycled Firefighter "The Battalion 12hr" Backpack Review Aug 4, 2018
- Aug 3, 2018 Wallpapers Aug 3, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 1, 2018 GORUCK Bullet Ruck Over the Gens Jul 1, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 18, 2018 Emergency kit in the car Jun 18, 2018
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May 2018
- May 18, 2018 The Gear doesn't Matter Without the Skills | Red Shadow May 18, 2018
- May 7, 2018 Trinity Bladeworks Custom Blade Review May 7, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 13, 2018 Loadouts Apr 13, 2018
- Apr 13, 2018 Question from a reader Apr 13, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 30, 2018 They are out there Mar 30, 2018
- Mar 28, 2018 Modern Adversary Wallpaper Mar 28, 2018
- Mar 13, 2018 EVERGOODS CPL24 Initial Thoughts Mar 13, 2018
- Mar 4, 2018 Packs Within Packs Mar 4, 2018
- Mar 1, 2018 MKII Paradive - Initial Thoughts Mar 1, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 17, 2018 Escape gear: how and why Jan 17, 2018
- Jan 7, 2018 Because it's awesome Jan 7, 2018
- Jan 7, 2018 Going light for a 24 hrs recon trip Jan 7, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 30, 2017 Custom Fixed Blade Knife Dec 30, 2017
- Dec 10, 2017 Quote of the day Dec 10, 2017
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October 2017
- Oct 19, 2017 Bluffworks Meridian Dress Shirt Oct 19, 2017
- Oct 2, 2017 The different Get Home Bags (GHB) Oct 2, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 26, 2017 Law Industries Mini SERE Pouch MKII Aug 26, 2017
- Aug 9, 2017 Raven Trekker 40 Review Aug 9, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 15, 2017 iPhone 7 wallpaper Jul 15, 2017
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May 2017
- May 14, 2017 Techwear, packing light and the art of being comfortable in the field May 14, 2017
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April 2017
- Apr 22, 2017 What do you really need on an urban get home bag? Apr 22, 2017
- Apr 22, 2017 Make it asymmetrical wallpaper Apr 22, 2017
- Apr 2, 2017 Question from a reader: Kit on the car Apr 2, 2017
- Apr 2, 2017 Emerson Knives - 4 years in Apr 2, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 25, 2017 Simple and to the point, Jason McCarthy on "Assault Packs" Mar 25, 2017
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February 2017
- Feb 4, 2017 Benchmade AFO II Feb 4, 2017
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January 2017
- Jan 26, 2017 Question from a reader Jan 26, 2017
- Jan 24, 2017 Loadout: Alpine Jan 24, 2017
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November 2016
- Nov 21, 2016 Light is fast Nov 21, 2016
- Nov 21, 2016 Training in the mountains Nov 21, 2016
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October 2016
- Oct 26, 2016 RESCO Red Teams Edition Oct 26, 2016
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August 2016
- Aug 17, 2016 Petzl Tactikka+ Aug 17, 2016
- Aug 14, 2016 6 years of GORUCK Aug 14, 2016
- Aug 7, 2016 ITS Tactical ETA Trauma Kit Aug 7, 2016
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June 2016
- Jun 10, 2016 Improvised Watch Cover Jun 10, 2016
- Jun 5, 2016 Packing Light, Going Fast. Jun 5, 2016
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May 2016
- May 23, 2016 They are out there May 23, 2016
- May 23, 2016 Bluffworks Chinos Review May 23, 2016
- May 7, 2016 Stuff May 7, 2016
- May 7, 2016 Quote of the day May 7, 2016
- May 7, 2016 Pocket Dump May 7, 2016
- May 7, 2016 Don’t Be a Target: Travel Smart | RE Factor Tactical May 7, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 15, 2016 They are out there Mar 15, 2016
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February 2016
- Feb 19, 2016 Discipline = Freedom Feb 19, 2016
- Feb 19, 2016 Question from a reader: most minimal carry Feb 19, 2016
- Feb 6, 2016 Garmont Dragontail MNT GTX Review Feb 6, 2016
- Feb 6, 2016 Good Feb 6, 2016
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January 2016
- Jan 23, 2016 Simple Jan 23, 2016
- Jan 18, 2016 GORUCK: Leadership and Problem Solving Jan 18, 2016
- Jan 1, 2016 Pocket dump Jan 1, 2016
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November 2015
- Nov 30, 2015 ITS Tactical Crew Cover Nov 30, 2015
- Nov 21, 2015 The Issue Box Nov 21, 2015
- Nov 12, 2015 Wallpaper Nov 12, 2015
- Nov 7, 2015 Modular packing - Light is fast Nov 7, 2015
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October 2015
- Oct 25, 2015 Haley Strategic FlatPack Oct 25, 2015
- Oct 11, 2015 Packing Oct 11, 2015
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September 2015
- Sep 27, 2015 Going light is key Sep 27, 2015
- Sep 27, 2015 Final choices and the things that stay with you Sep 27, 2015
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August 2015
- Aug 23, 2015 Quote of the day Aug 23, 2015
- Aug 13, 2015 Pocket dump Aug 13, 2015
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July 2015
- Jul 28, 2015 Thank you all for the help Jul 28, 2015
- Jul 19, 2015 Training Jul 19, 2015
- Jul 14, 2015 A present from a reader Jul 14, 2015
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June 2015
- Jun 22, 2015 Tools of the trade Jun 22, 2015
- Jun 14, 2015 Moving Fast. Rucking. Jun 14, 2015
- Jun 4, 2015 Pocket dump Jun 4, 2015
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May 2015
- May 23, 2015 Quote of the day May 23, 2015
- May 23, 2015 Gear May 23, 2015
- May 16, 2015 The thing about packing light May 16, 2015
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March 2015
- Mar 21, 2015 Hard To Kill Challenge | Stay The Course Mar 21, 2015
- Mar 21, 2015 They are out there... And then some... Mar 21, 2015
- Mar 13, 2015 SEREPICK Bogota Pi Toolset Mar 13, 2015
- Mar 1, 2015 Emerson A100 and Mini A100 Mar 1, 2015
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February 2015
- Feb 27, 2015 Quote of the day Feb 27, 2015
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January 2015
- Jan 26, 2015 When in DE... Jan 26, 2015
- Jan 24, 2015 Emerson Mini A100 Jan 24, 2015
- Jan 23, 2015 Quote of the day Jan 23, 2015
- Jan 22, 2015 Packing light with a GORUCK Bullet 10 Jan 22, 2015
- Jan 21, 2015 GORUCK Bullet 10 - 8 months review Jan 21, 2015
- Jan 19, 2015 Quote of the day Jan 19, 2015
- Jan 11, 2015 Out there Jan 11, 2015
- Jan 8, 2015 Layering Jan 8, 2015
- Jan 2, 2015 Good times Jan 2, 2015
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December 2014
- Dec 31, 2014 A thing of beauty... Dec 31, 2014
- Dec 31, 2014 Book Dec 31, 2014
- Dec 17, 2014 GR0? Yes. Dec 17, 2014
- Dec 17, 2014 Question from a reader Dec 17, 2014
- Dec 16, 2014 Old Timers Dec 16, 2014
- Dec 16, 2014 Olivers Shorts Dec 16, 2014
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November 2014
- Nov 14, 2014 Watching the Berlin Wall | Tom Demerly Nov 14, 2014
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October 2014
- Oct 29, 2014 GWOT needs Red Teaming Oct 29, 2014
- Oct 28, 2014 Quote of the day Oct 28, 2014
- Oct 26, 2014 Simple kit Oct 26, 2014
- Oct 24, 2014 MKII Paradive Review by Jon Gaffney Oct 24, 2014
- Oct 24, 2014 Going light Oct 24, 2014
- Oct 20, 2014 RESCO RT Oct 20, 2014
- Oct 19, 2014 They are out there... At the ITS Tactical Muster Oct 19, 2014
- Oct 12, 2014 Training Oct 12, 2014
- Oct 5, 2014 TAD Ranger Hoodie Oct 5, 2014
- Oct 5, 2014 They are out there Oct 5, 2014
- Oct 4, 2014 Quote of the day Oct 4, 2014
- Oct 3, 2014 Red Teams Margarita Oct 3, 2014
- Oct 1, 2014 Get Home Bag Revisited Oct 1, 2014
- Oct 1, 2014 FIF Oct 1, 2014
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September 2014
- Sep 30, 2014 The patch in action Sep 30, 2014
- Sep 26, 2014 Quote of the day Sep 26, 2014
- Sep 26, 2014 5K running/rucking Sep 26, 2014
- Sep 25, 2014 Portable | Matt Gemmel Sep 25, 2014
- Sep 21, 2014 The analog and digital generation Sep 21, 2014
- Sep 20, 2014 They are out there Sep 20, 2014
- Sep 19, 2014 Kit Sep 19, 2014
- Sep 19, 2014 Proper Coffee Sep 19, 2014
- Sep 17, 2014 They are out there Sep 17, 2014
- Sep 16, 2014 Arc'teryx Gamma MX Sep 16, 2014
- Sep 14, 2014 Rolex Explorer Sep 14, 2014
- Sep 14, 2014 They are out there Sep 14, 2014
- Sep 13, 2014 Getting ready Sep 13, 2014
- Sep 12, 2014 GR1 and the 9/11/11 GORUCK Challenge Sep 12, 2014
- Sep 11, 2014 They are out there Sep 11, 2014
- Sep 5, 2014 Kit for the morning Sep 5, 2014
- Sep 1, 2014 Run dump Sep 1, 2014
- Sep 1, 2014 They are out there... Sep 1, 2014
- Sep 1, 2014 Quote of the day Sep 1, 2014
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August 2014
- Aug 28, 2014 Simplicity is best Aug 28, 2014
- Aug 27, 2014 GR2 Aug 27, 2014
- Aug 22, 2014 Quote of the day Aug 22, 2014
- Aug 22, 2014 Arc'teryx LEAF Naga Hoody Aug 22, 2014
- Aug 21, 2014 Packing Light Aug 21, 2014
- Aug 21, 2014 Gear dump for today Aug 21, 2014
- Aug 20, 2014 Quote of the day Aug 20, 2014
- Aug 19, 2014 Salomon Speedcross 3 Aug 19, 2014
- Aug 14, 2014 L.I Operators Tool Roll Aug 14, 2014
- Aug 8, 2014 And old picture from a brother Aug 8, 2014
- Aug 8, 2014 GORUCK Bullet 10 Aug 8, 2014
- Aug 6, 2014 More Backgrounds Aug 6, 2014
- Aug 5, 2014 In the wild Aug 5, 2014
- Aug 5, 2014 Everywhere and nowhere Aug 5, 2014
- Aug 3, 2014 Knowing your gear is to trust it Aug 3, 2014
- Aug 2, 2014 Margarita time and a toast to the fallen Aug 2, 2014
- Aug 2, 2014 Arc'teryx E220 Rigger's Harness Aug 2, 2014
- Aug 1, 2014 Aug 1, 2014
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July 2014
- Jul 30, 2014 Pocket Dump Jul 30, 2014
- Jul 25, 2014 They are out there Jul 25, 2014
- Jul 22, 2014 Before Jul 22, 2014
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June 2014
- Jun 30, 2014 Jun 30, 2014
- Jun 30, 2014 Pocket Dump Jun 30, 2014
- Jun 29, 2014 Ready Jun 29, 2014
- Jun 21, 2014 Tshirts are arriving... Jun 21, 2014
- Jun 20, 2014 GORUCK GR0 Jun 20, 2014
- Jun 17, 2014 A thing of beauty Jun 17, 2014
- Jun 16, 2014 My Visit to the GORUCK Team House, 2014 Jun 16, 2014
- Jun 15, 2014 On my way to... Jun 15, 2014
- Jun 8, 2014 Summer pocket dump Jun 8, 2014
- Jun 3, 2014 Business Attire Pocket Dump Jun 3, 2014
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May 2014
- May 8, 2014 Pocket Dump May 8, 2014
- May 7, 2014 Out May 7, 2014
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April 2014
- Apr 22, 2014 Data as part of your SERE kit? Apr 22, 2014
- Apr 11, 2014 The Red Team "Death Cards" Apr 11, 2014
- Apr 11, 2014 SureFire Minimus Apr 11, 2014
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March 2014
- Mar 27, 2014 Quote of the day Mar 27, 2014
- Mar 24, 2014 Quote of the day Mar 24, 2014
- Mar 12, 2014 Raven RT Mar 12, 2014
- Mar 11, 2014 Never take the elevator Mar 11, 2014
- Mar 3, 2014 The Red Teams and Digital Ops Group Logo Mar 3, 2014
- Mar 2, 2014 Tudor Pelagos Mar 2, 2014
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February 2014
- Feb 25, 2014 3 Years With a GORUCK GR1 Feb 25, 2014
- Feb 9, 2014 Benchmade Knives Feb 9, 2014
- Feb 7, 2014 Quote of the day Feb 7, 2014
- Feb 6, 2014 RESCO Patriot Feb 6, 2014
- Feb 5, 2014 A note on the SERE kit and gear Feb 5, 2014
- Feb 5, 2014 Wallpapers Feb 5, 2014
- Feb 4, 2014 To know your enemy... Feb 4, 2014
- Feb 1, 2014 Last Resort SERE kit Feb 1, 2014
- Feb 1, 2014 Patches Feb 1, 2014
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January 2014
- Jan 26, 2014 Magpul iPad Mini Case Jan 26, 2014
- Jan 25, 2014 Simplicity is best Jan 25, 2014
- Jan 5, 2014 Benchmade Adamas Folder Jan 5, 2014
- Jan 5, 2014 Pocket dump for today Jan 5, 2014
- Jan 4, 2014 Working in winter conditions - Gear Jan 4, 2014
- Jan 3, 2014 Working in winter conditions Jan 3, 2014
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November 2013
- Nov 30, 2013 Simple, useful kit Nov 30, 2013
- Nov 29, 2013 Patches for thanksgiving. Nov 29, 2013
- Nov 28, 2013 Built right Nov 28, 2013
- Nov 13, 2013 Arc'teryx LEAF Drac Jacket Nov 13, 2013
- Nov 8, 2013 Kneepads solution Nov 8, 2013
- Nov 7, 2013 Raven Red Teams Prototype Nov 7, 2013
- Nov 1, 2013 Kit Nov 1, 2013
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October 2013
- Oct 4, 2013 Emerson Mini A100 Oct 4, 2013
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September 2013
- Sep 1, 2013 Shared by a reader Sep 1, 2013
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August 2013
- Aug 30, 2013 Gear Aug 30, 2013
- Aug 23, 2013 The GORUCK GR1 in the wild... Aug 23, 2013
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July 2013
- Jul 11, 2013 My visit to the GORUCK Team House Jul 11, 2013
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June 2013
- Jun 17, 2013 My visit to ITS Tactical Jun 17, 2013
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May 2013
- May 10, 2013 Pocket dump May 10, 2013
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April 2013
- Apr 28, 2013 Rule 18 Apr 28, 2013
- Apr 22, 2013 Emerson Horseman Apr 22, 2013
- Apr 8, 2013 Gear Apr 8, 2013
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March 2013
- Mar 25, 2013 My visit to RESCO Instruments, 2013 edition Mar 25, 2013
- Mar 11, 2013 SureFire Illumination Tools Mar 11, 2013
- Mar 3, 2013 The Custom RESCO Patriot Mar 3, 2013
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February 2013
- Feb 22, 2013 Intro Feb 22, 2013