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MOLLE Tee Mount

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

National Molding recently showed us a few of their new items and this one in particular will find lots of use once it hits the market. Manufactured from Acetal, the Berry compliant MOLLE Tee Mount allows you to suspend either a male or female portion of a side release buckle from a MOLLE channel. It’s easy; attach the Tee Mount to a piece of bartacked webbing, slide it into place in the channel, and attach the positive snap bar found on one of their repair buckles to the the other end of the webbing. It’s a great DIY piece.

The MOLLE Tee Mount is available in a variety of military colors. Visit www.nationalmolding.com.

Switch – Modular Utility Device

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Yes it’s been done before, but I am digging this new knife from Quirky. A “modular utility device”, the Switch features 18 different attachments that you can configure to your heart’s desire. Swapping out accessories is as simple as choosing an inner axle of desired width, configuring the mix of tools, and then everything is tightened into place with the edge of a coin.

Switch from Quirky

Each Switch set comes with two exterior body covers; two slotted caps to hold the tool together; three interior axle assemblies; small (2-6 tools), medium (4-10 tools), and large (7-13 tools); and 18 tool attachments: Standard Knife, Pliers, Scissors, Nail File, Tweezers, Thin Flathead Screwdriver, Phillips-Head Screwdriver, Eyeglass Phillips-Head Screwdriver, Eyeglass Flathead Screwdriver, Wood Saw, Serrated Blade, Corkscrew, Combination Bottle Opener/Flathead Screwdriver, Combination Can Opener/Wire Stripper, Pen, Magnifying Glass, LED Flashlight, 1GB USB Memory Stick.

There is a lot of potential here. Let’s hope that they continue to develop the concept.

To pre-order visit www.quirky.com. Supplies are limited.

Sticker Pockets

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Sticker PocketsThese are pretty interesting and we thought some of you might find a use for them. Sticker Pockets are self-adhesive on three sides and made from 100% cotton measuring 3½”x4”. They are also made in the USA. Since they come in tactical friendly Beige in packs of three who knows where they will end up. The applications are nearly endless.

Sticker Pockets

Kick Some Ass with a Rolled Up Magazine

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

If you are a fan of our WTF? series of articles then this one is for you. We think we have identified the mother of all WTF?’s and all future articles will be judged against this one. This is awesome!

Professor Ronald Duncan is providing instruction in the art of Hoda Korosu; the art of improvised weaponry. I was actually quite pleased to see this since I have been telling my kids since they were little that you could turn anything into a weapon. I don’t think they really ever believed me until now.

Ever get your ass kicked with a rolled up magazine? Well be careful with this information. It can be dangerous. Seriously, someone (yes it was one of those doubting Thomas children of mine) almost put my eye out earlier. If you do put your eye out, (or anything else) remember, we warned you.

Finally, I gotta say, seeing this guy I immediately think of Pootie Tang and the belt.

PopSci Archives Online

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Popular Science has made their 137 years of archives available online.

Visit www.popsci.com/archives.

Make Magazine

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

It seems that a lot of our readers are do-it-yourselfers. Resourceful folks that they are, they don’t limit their interests to just soft goods or firearms. The bi-monthly “Make” is kind of what “Popular Mechanics” used to be. Each issue is chock full of DIY projects ranging from simple woodworking projects to home electronics pursuits to computer mods. Some of these could be completed by someone with some unstructured free time on their hands, like say, who is stuck in an FOB for 12 months.

Make is available at most news stands in hard copy format as well as online at www.makezine.com.