Urban Schlub: Redux
Yesterday’s April Fools post was, we hope you realize, firmly tongue in cheek. Satirical though we were being, we also hoped to make a point as well. Recent releases in the “tactical” clothing… Read More
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BFE Labs Urban Schlub
For several years now we’ve been intensely focused on the “Grey Man” concept. Through our study and development, we’ve come to possess a robust and proven ability to disappear into the urban landscape.… Read More
Thin, Sharp, Knives
If you look around the working world, at the knives that are regularly used to do work, you might notice some startling differences between those knives and what is prominent in the popular… Read More
The Woodswalkers Bag
My Playground: Empty, yet Full of Opportunity, to the Horizon and Beyond Living rurally, as I am currently fortunate to do, affords some great opportunities for the survival/resilience minded person. Foremost is that… 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
Venom Industries Cobra Concealment Pouch: A First Look
Venom Industries is a new name in the gear world with some interesting products on the horizon. The sister of Bulldog Equipment, a company already known for high quality military equipment, Venom is… Read More
DIY Adventure Gear: Field-Notebook Hacks
The notebook or journal as part of the adventurers kit is a compelling image: Leather and oilcloth bound journals, wrapped in a strap or twine, and filled with drawings of lost cities and… Read More
Thoughts on Fashion & Grey Man(nerisms)
For awhile now, I’ve had a running set of notes on matters of fashion as it relates to armed civilians and plain-clothes armed professional. In the last couple months, various things inspired a… Read More
Mountain Hardwear Monkey Man
Often I’ll begin one of my reviews, or the write-up of a group review, by spec’ing out a need or some environmental demand that caused the product in question to be sought out.… Read More
Be More Bad Ass Than Jack Bauer!
It’s been asked, “WWJBD”, or, “What Would Jack Bauer Do?” – Well, after watching tonights premiere of 24 I believe the answer has been found: Jack would carry an empty, but ever so… Read More
