Posts about gear
A few weeks ago I was contacted by the guys that run ParaVival and asked me if I would be interested in reviewing one of their bracelets. I love reviewing things and badly needed a new paracord bracelet. My old one was a crappy one from REI and was too thin. Also this gave me an opportunity to get one in the Survivalpunk colors of black and red. Basically wins all around.
I love it when I can come on here and praise a product and a company. Nothing makes me happier than giving my glowing recommendation to a well crafted product. That’s not always the case though, and I will and have happily ripped products a new one when they sucked. Today is a case of the latter. A few months ago I bought a Blackhawk mag carrier. The voice in the back of my head that warns me not to buy shit whispered to me, Dont get it. I ignored that voice and bought it regardless and have since been simmering is my hatred for this product. Yesterday while at the range with some friends James from Skills and gear showed me a sweet inside the waist kydex carrier he recently got (Here). Which just set me off ranting about how much I hate the blackhawk one. Did I mention I hate this thing? Let me count the ways in which this pill of crap sucks.
I love flashlights. Especially ones that are really bright and come at a great price. A few months ago Kelly from Survival Gear Bags asked if I wanted to test the Olight S10 Baton flashlight out before they carried it. I love getting to test out new gear and of course said to send it. I tested and beat this thing pretty hard and now that it is finally ready in the store I can share my thoughts with you. Let me illuminate you on why grabbing this light will be a great idea.
A few months ago I got a chance to review and give away a Ribz Front Pack for my big contest. While testing out the pack I fell in love with it. I felt that in the role of a Get Home Bag or an Escape and Evade component to a full Bug Out Bag Ribz Front Pack was perfect. Then I had to give it away to a very lucky reader. Hopefully he is putting it to good use. Right before Christmas I had the funds to buy one of my own. I’ve talked plenty about the why’s of buying this pack, and there are many. Today I’m going to share my current load out for my Ribz Front Pack G.H.B. I played around with this configuration a lot and will continue to do so. I was amazed at how much I could cram in there. Actually I crammed in too much, the Ribz Front Pack were huge. Deciding what to take out took a big of work but I think I have it…for this week at least. So let’s get down to pictures and philosophies on why I chose what I did.
Today I’m going to pick my top picks for Christmas gifts. This will not be the average survival holiday list. The Scope of Survivalpunk is too big to be contained in a single subject. So for the list follow the great advise of the legendary Bruce Lee:
“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.”
I’m sure you will find at least a few things on the list worth getting. Now lets get down to the goodies!