Keep It Simple, Stupid
I carry butane lighters as part of my fire starting kits. People give all sorts of reasons not to do this, most of which come back to “they won’t work when you need… Read More
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Anatomy of Shell Garments: Bringing It All Together
As this series in association with Unleashed Tactical Equipment has progressed, we’ve looked at various pieces of the whole-picture that is shell garments. Each piece should have bolstered your knowledge of these garments… Read More
Anatomy of Shell Garments: Garment Construction
Apologies for the delay in bringing you issue five. The crew at Unleashed Tactical Equipment have been running full tilt on multiple fronts, and its taken a little more time to get these… Read More
Edgewise About Axes
Axes come up more than a little here on BFE Labs, and rightfully so: There are few tools that can do what an axe does, much less do it well. While there are… Read More
Anatomy of Shell Garments: Testing
Performance, it’s what we expect when we spend large amounts of money on products to improve our lives. In recent times the marketing buzz words of “the best…the most…the only” have been applied… Read More
Working with Fatwood
Last week, in the Wet, Rusty, Dirty article, I made mention of fatwood. Fatwood, or pitchwood, is a product of resinous pine trees: After the tree dies, the sap (or resin) sinks to… Read More
Wet, Rusty, Dirty
In the real world things get wet. Things get rusty. Things get dirty. And that can have an impact on how those things, and the people using them, perform. Yet, I see pictures… Read More
Anatomy of Shell Garments – The Construction
With apologies for the delay, we present the third issue of Anatomy of Shell Garments, in association with Unleashed Tactical Equipment – This article sees the components coming together to make the composite… Read More
Anatomy of Shell Garments: The Components
Continuing our series with Unleashed Tactical Equipment, this second part discusses the components of shell garments. Before a needle touches cloth or a seam is sealed, a significant amount of work has already… Read More
Anatomy of Shell Garments
Whether you are a hardened mountaineer, dog walker or just spend a lot of time outdoors, the chances are that you have at least one shell garment hanging around somewhere in your house.… Read More
