How to Make a Recurve Bow for Under $20 Part 2
By Clay Pollack Designing your riser: Time to get creative! The riser is the inflexible center piece to your bow, and will be one of two artistic outlets you’ll have…
The Case for Hiking Shoes Over Boots
Background Imagine, for a moment, that you are deep in the mountains and far from your destination. Your “water proof” boots are saturated with water, you are nearing exhaustion, the…
How to Layer Clothing Because it’s Freakin Freezing
It’s getting to be that time of year. Prepare or die! My buddy takes my phone call and he tells me he’s wearing a t-shirt, jeans and working under his…
Warrior Assault Systems Covert Plate Carrier from Chase Tactical
Years ago I had to purchase a carrier for concealable body armor. The carrier which originally came with the armor wore out at rub spots along the edge, after a…
How to Make a Recurve Bow for Under $20.00 Part 1
By Clayton Pollack Note to reader: If you don’t feel like reading a page or so of my senseless ravings, you can feel free to skip ahead to the supplies…
Simple Project, Effective Washup, Soap in a Bag
Simple Project This is a really simple project, and unless you’re mouth breathers like the majority of my family, you are unlikely to mess it up. You’ve probably seen soap…
Simply the Best, the CruxOrd Muzzle Brake
This is a review of the new CruxOrd .223/5.56 muzzle break. If you’ve seen any of my previous reviews on products from Crux Ordnance (CruxOrd) you’ll quickly realize that I’m…
The EDGE Bluetooth Wireless Headset
The EDGE Bluetooth Wireless Headset I was very intrigued the first time I saw the Edge headset. I’d never run with wireless headphones before. It’s always been the small earbud…
The MR is Short for Mud Run; Vibram Spyridon MR Review
Overview The Vibram FiveFingers Spyridon MR (the MR is short for mud run) is not your typical running shoe. It doesn’t look or act like a typical running shoe, and…
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Product Review The Adventure Mate, the Tool
In a world of multi-tools, few actually stand the test of being used multiple times. When stamped plastic and clichés take priority over quality and focused design, the results are…