This may prove to be the most entertaining 8:46 of your life, or the most terrifying if you consider the Chinese horde all armed to the teeth with these shovels. It slices, it dices, it juliennes. Truth be told, a couple of the features such as the “scissor” and nail puller are pretty cool, but music and effects make this one worth the price of admission. Make sure you stay long enough to see the entrenching tool museum.
This article first appeared on SSD June 9th, 2010.
Every Third Thursday Signal Snowboards builds a new creation. This past week, it was the Survivor Split, definitely a snowboard fit for the likes of 007.
It separates into two individual skis for traversing flat snow-covered surfaces and also has a third-section that can be used as a long-handled shovel for digging. But it’s about more than just mobility. Signal secreted a saw blade into one of the skis. They’ve also added a strip of flint along one edge for fire starting.
Lots of you have been coming to me asking about the new StrikeMark GoPro Pistol Mount. It’s generally easier to show than to write out a long description so I was quite pleased to find out that the guys at StrikeMark Targets had produced a great video.
What do you think?
Stockpile Designs is offering several ordnance based lamps and tables such as the The Megaton – Massive Bomb Lamp shown below. They’d look great whether in a CEO’s office, a company war room, or personal man cave. They aren’t cheap but they are cool.
www.etsy.com/shop/stockpiledesigns
Maxpedition has introduced a Made in USA retractable gear tether with stainless steel spring, subdued hardware, and durable lightweight Kevlar cord. They have several attachment styles and retraction forces. There is a carabiner option for a secure connection and quick disconnect, or a Hook-&-Loop strap option that secures to D-rings, straps, bars, etc. either are available in two sizes; large and medium, with the large retractors having a locking mechanism to secure the strap in place.
SOFREP Editor Brandon Webb knows the owner of Resco Instruments, Rob Smith. They recently had a sit down and Brandon published the story behind Resco Instruments and how they were tested at BUDS, just like their designer.
Check out the whole story at www.SOFREP.com.
StrikeMark is quickly becoming the leader in weapon mounts for cameras. Previous mounts have been designed specifically for the most popular personal video systems. But not everyone owns a Contour or GoPro so StrikeMark went back to the drawing board to develop the Universal mount.
The entire line of mounts is intended to allow you to produce Point of View videos. You can shoot first-person-shooter style videos or reverse the camera and watch yourself in action.
This new mount is CNC machined from 6061-T6 Aluminum and then black powder coat finish. Mil Std 1913 (Picatinny) compatible, it integrates a 1/4 x 20 thread to accept the camera. This is the same thread that is used on tripods.
Compatible with the Sony Cyber-Shot (Cybershot), Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Samsung, Casio, Kodak, GoPro, Contour, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Olympus, Insignia. Basically, if you can mount it to a tripod, you can mount it to this mount.
I was watching National Geographic’s ‘Doomsday Preppers‘ the other day and realized that one of the folks they were profiling was one of the inventors of the Crovel. Tim Ralston, the inventor, is a great example of a TacHacker. He started prepping and by necessity he and some friends developed the Crovel. Once others saw what they had built, it was a natural transition into a small business.
Crovel is a is a portmanteau of shovel and crowbar, and it is just that. They’ve taken the concept of a folding shovel and engineered a few additional tools into the design. We’ve mentioned the earlier variant of the Crovel before, but they’ve introduced a new version called the Crovel Extreme which boasts 13 tools combined into one package.
One advantage the Extreme model has is that it is now anodized making it more durable. Additionally, they’ve increased the size of the Hammerhead and incorporated a wood chisel into the Claw portion of the Crovel. They’ve also introduced the Z Spike accessory for the Crovel Extreme as well as a Kydex Cover for both models of the Crovel.
Made in USA!
www.gearupcenter.com/exclusive-crovel-shovel
