The Premise: If you camped out for a week in a bookstore and read as much literature as possible about gardening, you’d end up with a lot of ideas — a fat percentage of which have no foundation in science. It’s the equivalent to asking friends and neighbors for gardening tips. In many circumstances,...
I’ve discussed in past editor’s letters that we sometimes struggle to keep up with current events due to the lag time that’s inherent to a print production cycle. For example, by the time you see this, we’ll be about two months into Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Given that the situation is changing literally...
It’s been said before that “the most dangerous weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle.” While I wasn’t a Marine, I’d like to think that a capable rifleman and his rifle are a force to be reckoned with, Marine or otherwise. As such, a well-tuned and highly capable carbine is an...
A trusty every-day carry backpack is essential, whether you're using it to carry a laptop, survival gear, or anything in between. We've lost track of the number of times we've turned to the contents of our EDC packs for a Band-Aid, sunscreen, a spare flashlight battery, or a pen and paper to jot down...
I recently picked up a new 2022 Toyota 4Runner with the intention of adding a few modifications to make it a more fun daily-driver and more capable overland vehicle. Communications were near the top of my list, since I often venture into parts of Arizona where cell signal is spotty or nonexistent. It's valuable...
Mosquitoes suck, no pun intended. Nobody likes these obnoxious blood-suckers buzzing around during the warmer months, much less biting and leaving itchy welts. Worst of all, they can pose serious health risks due to their ability to spread diseases like malaria, dengue, zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever. Sadly, there is no way to miraculously...
A sturdy fixed blade makes a valuable addition to any survival kit, whether it's in the trunk of your car, your EDC backpack, or your plate carrier. Folding knives are great for many everyday tasks, but a fixed blade will hold up to heavy-duty uses such as batoning wood. SOG has announced a new...
Editor’s Note: Due to the sensitive nature of child abuse cases and the restrictions of this author’s job in law enforcement, his article has been published under a pseudonym. All incidents mentioned in this article have been left anonymous to protect the privacy of the victims. If child abuse has occurred to someone you...
Whether you're a firm adherent of the “gray man” life or just someone who wants to avoid raising the eyebrows of coworkers at a corporate desk job, it's a good idea to select gear that blends into your surrounding environment. In urban and suburban settings, this means that camo-colored ballistic nylon gear is usually...
If you've ever seen photos of members of the U.S. military wearing smartphones on the front of their plate carriers, you may have wondered what they're for. No, they're not just there for browsing Pinterest or playing Candy Crush — these phones are used with an application known as Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK)....
