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Hill People Gear: Aston House Back Country

June 22, 2018

Bags, Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews

One of the most challenging pieces of gear to find is a good backpack. Not because of the lack of choices, but because of the exact opposite. There are so many options out there (which isn’t a bad thing) bu... Read More...

AR500 Armor Advanced Armor Loadout: Banshee Carrier review from GATDAILY

Guest Writer

June 18, 2018

Body Armor, Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews

I’ve had body armor issued to me professionally for over a decade. Its use is mandatory for a number of military activities even within the United States. Unlike my intrinsic fascination with firearms te... Read More...

British Tactical – Chest Rig – 8 x 3 in Particular

Guest Writer

June 7, 2018

Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR

Made by these people… just in case you don’t have their homepage bookmarked yet… Why haven’t you bookmarked them yet? Background For a while BritTac and Dave Stewart were dropping teasers about a proje... Read More...

Maxpedition Rolly Poly Dump Pouch

Guest Writer

May 28, 2018

Accessories, Bags, Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews

Background: Whether it be a half spent magazine, a can of monster or even a bag of moralibo, the humble dump pouch is a handy addition to anyone’s belt kit. With early dump pouches starting off as simple up sc... Read More...

Haley Strategic Partners Micro Chest Rig: First Impressions

Guest Writer

May 15, 2018

Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews

Haley Strategic Partners just released the D3CRM Micro Chest Rig. This trimmer offering of their chest rig line offers users a smaller, lighter, and more compact profiled option for torso riding magazines an... Read More...

KROKO – enjoy the R.I.D.E.

Rab

May 14, 2018

Industry News, Load Bearing, Mission Critical

The Spotter Up team is honored and excited to bring you exclusive content on Kroko and their mission of Research, Innovate, Develop, Enhance. You will not find one status quo element, only a true outside... Read More...

RE Factor Aggressor Pack Review

Fred

May 11, 2018

Accessories, Bags, EDC, Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Prepping & Survival, Product Reviews

Aggressor Pack RE Factor Tactical This is the gear review for the Aggressor pack manufactured by RE Factor Tactical. The Aggressor is designed to offer the user a low-profile pack that can mount to their... Read More...

Blackfolium MARS Rifle Sling from Firemission Blog

Guest Writer

May 7, 2018

Accessories, Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews

The quality of the MARS sling is out of this world! Get it? … ok, enough with the jokes. For the last two-years I’ve been using the Magpul MS3 sling. It was my favourite up until I received the MARS from Black... Read More...

Backbay USA’s Ripper Composite System Armor Carrier at ADS, Inc Warrior Expo West

Guest Writer

May 5, 2018

ADS Inc., Industry News, Latest News & Intel, Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews, Tech/Science

42% of firefighter fatalities are related to overexertion and heat stress. 12% are related to fatal assaults and gunshots. Overexertion and heat stress are well-known and understood phenomenon in the fire s... Read More...

TravTac Value Bag Product Review

Guest Writer

April 24, 2018

Bags, EDC, Load Bearing, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews

Big thanks to Brady Pesola for this review. He runs the San Diego School Of Survival an his non-profit, Triple B Adventures I previously did a review on the TravTac Onyx bag. This “Value Bag” as they cal... Read More...