I'm fond of knives. I'm half Welsh and half Filipino, which according to some of my witty friends makes me a maudlin drunken poet who sings beautifully in the shower and is given to violence, on occasion, with edgy/pointy things. Maudlin, yes; drunken, no; poet, on...
I like Tactical Medical Solutions Ankle Medical Kit: http://www.tacmedsolutions.com/product/ankle-medical-kit/ It's a clean, simple solution for low-key carry of essential trauma gear when working in plain clothes (if you're a tacti-cool person) or if you want to...
When I was a tyke, back in the Dark Ages when there were only 3-4 TV stations, and James Bond was the one and only (pre-Sir) Sean Connery, Q hooked up Bond with the ultimate briefcase -- a classy leather attache case that concealed, among other things, a suppressed...
I've heard about Arc'Teryx outdoor gear for years, though until I purchased an Atom LT Hoody I'd never owned any. While doing research for one of my novels I asked some of my friends who are involved in military and police special operations what the cool kids in the...
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI-e9M8Vl3I&w=560&h=315] Hill People Gear's Mountain Serape is one of the finest pieces of insulation kit on the market. Period. I've been an outdoorsman and backpacker since the 70s, tested gear professionally for...
Keep an eye out here for a detailed review of Hill People Gear. These are a couple of guys who've taken some brilliant concepts and rendered them into rugged and efficient designs for very reasonable prices. I'll be testing their Kit Bag and Mountain Serape,...