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Doomsday Castle Comes to NatGeo

Wednesday, August 7th, 2013

Prepping continues to be all the rage and even better are reality series about preppers. It appears “Doomsday Preppers” has spawned its first spinoff.

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At Outdoor Retailer I was checking out the ballroom when I ran across the Wise Foods booth. They sponsor the NatGeo series “Doomsday Preppers”. One of the more interesting episodes last season involved a man who had built a castle in the wilderness and was testing his progeny to determine who he would leave it to. Sounds like it has everything needed for a great reality series of its own; family conflict. And they’ve got it. Hopefully, they’ll share a trick or two. Coming August 13th.

doomsdaycastle.com

OffGrid Magazine Now Available on iTunes

Monday, July 29th, 2013

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An OffGrid app is now available on iTunes.

Caveat Emptor – Leupold Counterfeit Warning

Monday, July 29th, 2013

Leupold put out a warning detailing a recent surge of counterfeit Mark 4 and Prismatic riflescopes. The scopes’ apparent origin is the People’s Republic of China, and bear many of the marks and trade dress of current Leupold & Stevens riflescopes. If a scope seems suspect, the serial number can be called in to 1-800-LEUPOLD to confirm its authenticity. The counterfeit scopes can also be identified by several characteristics not found on authentic Leupold scopes, as seen in the images below.

Counterfeit Mark 4

Counterfeit Prismatic

leupold.com/resources/counterfeit-warning/

NAVY SEALS — DANGER CLOSE

Thursday, July 25th, 2013

Hans Halberstadt and I are longtime friends but I read his books long before I knew him. He began making photographs as a door gunner in Viet Nam, then made movies for a while, then wrote books about the military for thirty years and 67 titles. He has taken some of his extensive imagery collection and began to create videos. I think it’s a great way to showcase his work but also pay tribute to our forces. Since SSD is headquartered in a Navy SEAL town, what better fit than a video dedicated to them? What a great coincidence.

Over the years much of his coverage has been of SOF – Army SF, SEALs and SWCC, JTACs, and USMC Recon – and these will become videos of their own. Eventually, he plans to do additional videos on combat aviation, armor, EOD, infantry, and other topics.

Halberstadt’s company, Military Stock Photography, offers imagery that is in compliance with DoD directives for commercial use. It’s a great resource for industry.

militarystockphoto.photoshelter.com

Natick Labs Featured on History Channel’s “Only in America”

Tuesday, July 16th, 2013

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Last fall we told you that Larry the Cable Guy visited Natick Labs for his History Channel show “Only in America.” The episode which features the Thermal Test Facility, Doriot Climatic Chamber and Department of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate as well as the Experimental Load Carrying Facility seen above, premiers Wednesday night at 9 PM (EDT). Check local listings for encore show times.

Trigger Magazine

Monday, July 15th, 2013

Trigger Magazine

From the makers of Guns & Ammo comes Trigger Magazine. A new special interest and firearms publication, Trigger covers “guns, optics, ammo, gear, swag, carry, adventure, sport, history, [and] lifestyle”. This inaugural issue has articles on Tracking Point, POV cameras, custom pistols, defensive driving, WWII reenactments, the new Call of Duty, and more. What really caught my eye was the article on Rock River Arms, which included admiring detail of CEO Chuck Larson’s sports cars. Say what you will about Recoil, but this is the second similar special interest publication from other publishing houses since Recoil’s introduction a year and a half ago. To sum up Trigger Magazine, it’s Maxim for NRA members (except it’s a total sausage fest), but I like it regardless and will be picking up future issues as they’re published.

InterMedia Outdoors – Trigger Magazine

OFFGRID Magazine

Sunday, July 14th, 2013

OFFGRID Magazine

The latest magazine from the creators of Recoil, OFFGRID magazine is now available in stores. Sporting a similar design format to Recoil, OFFGRID offers information primarily on preparation and survival, featuring articles on rope knots, paracord, bug out bags, and MRE reviews, among others, although firearms are also featured. This is the inaugural issue of what is planned as a semiannual imprint.

offgridweb.com

Back “Terminal Lance: The White Donkey” on Kickstarter

Saturday, July 13th, 2013

Kickstarter is a crowd funding platform that matches projects with donors. You find a project you like and you pledge funds to help it come to fruition. One of the latest projects to make the pages of Kickstarter is “Terminal Lance: The White Donkey” a graphic novel. It comes from Maximilian Uriarte, the creator of Terminal Lance, a web-based comic strip that offers a humorous look at Marine Corps life.

“Terminal Lance: The White Donkey” is a 150 page story about a Marine and his journey to Iraq, written and illustrated by a Marine. The creator Max has been working on the project for over three years. I always think its great when we can help a fellow Veteran make his dream come true, so SSD put our money where our mouth is and pitched in. Check it out. You may want to help as well. The rewards for your pledge look pretty good.

www.kickstarter.com