This pretty much sums up our opinion of recent additions to the “blogosphere”. Thank you Dilbert for saying so much in so little space.
Archive for the ‘WTF?’ Category
Competition? Ha!
Saturday, September 18th, 2010S.O.Tech Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before
Friday, September 17th, 2010Those jokers at S.O.Tech Staff took the team room humor that pervades a gear sewing shop and combined it with their access to local Hollywood resources to create a video where they can laugh at themselves. Figuring that their customers like the same things they do, they thought they would share. We know that when we asked S.O.Tech’s owner, “Why did you put the holster on the vest like that?†Jim smiled and answered, “Because it looks cool and chicks dig it.†So, Get Some of That and Enjoy.
Tracked Skate Board? Sure Why Not
Monday, September 13th, 2010The DTV (Dual Tracked Vehicle) Shredder was designed by Ben Gulak of BPG Werks. I don’t know if you would call it a “skateboard” or not, maybe it’s more of a scooter. The DTV is somewhat modular. It seems that the steering bar can be replaced with a handheld accelerator module. Additionally, it can be configured for remote control operation. Designed to take up to a 40 degree slope and with a top speed of 30 mph it’s definitely an interesting concept. The down side? It’s powered by MOGAS.
The American – A Review
Sunday, September 5th, 2010Went to see “The American” last night and all I have to say is, “WTF was that?” The poster outside of the theater rocked, but trust me, you see all of the great parts in the trailer, minus the naughty bits. The sex scenes had more action than the action.
Ok, sure there are ample shots of Italian boobies and muff but you have to see Clooney in the buff as well (my eyes!). No thanks. Oddly enough, the “hero” of the story had a tattoo on his arm that was an amalgamation of the Special Forces Distinctive Unit Insignia, but the motto, “De Oppresso Liber” was replaced with “unintelligible ET VERITAS” which I take to be the the SWC motto but backwards if you replace “unintelligible” with “libertas”. All in all, soup sandwich. And then to top it all off, the main weapon was a Mini-14 that he referred to as an M14.
I was the youngest guy in the theater and the seniors in the audience either walked out or fell asleep the pacing was so slow. Pass on this one, and unless you have a fetish for naked Italian ladies or Mini-14s, don’t rent it either. Don’t wait for it to premier on network TV. Even though it will be free, they will cut the only redeeming quality; naked ladies.
I should have seen “Machete”.
In Case of Zombies Break Glass
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
LBE for the Tactical Professional’s Adult Beverages
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010It may not be the latest and greatest from Blue Force Gear, S.O. Tech, Blackheart, Mayflower, Agilite, Tyr or any of the other high speed, low drag manufacturers, but this new piece of kit may be good to go anyway. It certainly meets a need otherwise largely unmet in the tactical equipment industry—you can go to any one of a hundred different sites if you want a modular M4/AR15 magazine pouch, or visit your choice of at least as many places to pick up a 3-day assault pack or modular ruck.
That’s fine if you need kitted out to go kinetic. Where do you go to get jocked up for a dining out, team/platoon bbq or bachelor party?
After 5, apparently, or Urban Outfitters, or possibly Anvil Custom Leather, that’s where.
After 5 offers what thy call the Take-a-Shot Booze Belt—two holsters (sorry, neither SERPA nor Safariland SLS compatible) for bottles and six molded slots for your ammunition (shot-shell shotglasses included with the belt). It is made in the USA with 600 denier fabric, nylon webbing and molded foam. Apparently the holster and ammo can be adjusted as desired. Unknown whether it can be custom ordered with MOLLE attachments or not. The base price for this adult beverage LBE is $89.99…a little pricey for someone in the lower E-numbers, but not too much if you’re coming back from a tax exclusion zone in the AOR (or looking to get a present to welcome someone back from there).
This Next has one similar, but in bandoleer mode:
Other options, which we find far superior to the classic beer-can holding ball cap, include the 6-beer beer bottle belt from Urban Outfitters:
Or, for occasions that call for a dressier look (though not mess dress) the black leather whiske
y bottle holster from Anvil (also available in brown and “dirty leatherâ€, which is perhaps more suitable for some civilian LE uniforms).
To date none of the above have been offered in Multi-Cam, A-TAC or any of the other progressive camouflage designs (we were really hoping for SURPAT) but don’t let that stop you from picking one up. Black goes with just about any camo there is and there’s always the patrol-ready beer can belt from DrinkingStuff.com, which can be rigged up with some modifications below your IBA or other armor (and is available in standard woodland camo). We don’t advise using the ones that carry glass containers if you’re in the field. Those should be reserved strictly for garrison use.
If you have any ideas for us to review, drop us a line at BreachBangClear.com or FaceBook.com/MadDuo; unless you’re going to complain about our opinions, writing style or philosophy in which case don’t bother. We just got in a brand new Rifleman’s Tool (very nice) and are still hoping to get a look at the Umbrella Corporation’s NFDD but as yet no firm word on the latter. MAD DUO OUT!
This May Take You Back
Saturday, August 21st, 2010
