Time for my second Q&A post. I had a hard time getting enough questions in this week. Well it actually took two weeks to get enough with most coming in at the last minute. Thanks to all the readers that asked a question this week. Remember if you want your question answered on the blog get it sent in to me James@survivalpunk.com. At this time I’m not getting many questions so your chance of getting you question answered is very high. This week I have some great ones to answer so lets get down to it.
Blackhawk Double Mag Carrier
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.
Olight – S10 Baton Review
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.
Paleo Quick Tip: Coconut Milk Cheese
Today is a quick little tip I discovered through forgetfulness. I usually keep cans of coconut milk in my preps. Since going paleo I got over my long standing hatred for the mighty coconut and keep it in it’s many forms in storage. Since coconut milk has a long storage life It stays in the pantry unless I open a can and don’t use it all. Recently I forgot that I had opened a can and left in the fridge for a few weeks…or maybe months. When I discovered it in the back of the fridge I was scared it might have mutated and would attack me. The odd thing was when I picked it up I noticed it was no longer a liquid. It had become a solid during it’s time hiding in the fridge. This transformation piqued my curiosity. I was too afraid of all the possible botulism that had infested this can of formerly coconut goodness and promptly tossed it out. Since then I’ve played around a bit more and will share my non toxic discoveries with you.
Ribz Front Pack Get Home Bag
Ribz Front Pack
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.