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Thursday, April 21st, 2016Brownell’s – Suppressing A Few Myths About Suppressors
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 
Eddie Bauer – Flying Squirrel Sleeping Bag
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016In our quest to share as many zipper less sleeping bags as possible to our readers, we present the aptly named Flying Squirrel from Eddie Bauer.
The materials are top notch. The shell is a 20D Pertex® Ripstop nylon shell and it features 850 fill Stormdown® insulation. I allow like the crossover flap design which goes way down to knee level making it much easier to get in and out of.
For tactical use, it’s got one glaring issue; the color. Pimento and Black aren’t perfect, but the concept is awesome. I bought one of these 40 degree bags for one of my sons and he’ll be taking it out this weekend for a test drive. He’s already used it for a night in the couch and really liked how well he could vent, but I want to hear how it works put for a night in a hammock.
www.eddiebauer.com/product/flying-squirrel-40-deg-sleeping-bag
Detonation Technology – Carbon Fiber Sickle Stick
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016We got to check out the new carbon fiber version of Detonation Technology’s Sickle Stick earlier this month at Marine South.
In addition to the folding sickle blade, other tool heads can be attached to the stick. It is most often used to drag across the ground feeling for disturbances associated with digging. The collapsible pole stores at 2’6″ and extends to almost 14′. Obviously, the carbon fiber is both light and strong allowing the user to use it to comfortably probe the ground or get a line attached on an object.
April 19, 1775 – The Colonists Stand Their Ground
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016“Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.”
On this day, some 241 years ago, John Parker, Captain of Militia, uttered those instructions to his men as they stood on Lexington Green, ready, if need be, to engage 500 British troops set to sieze the militia’s arsenal.
What may have begun as a show of force on the side of the militia soon became an active firefight as the British advance guard met a percieved provocation with demands to disperse. The fog of war set in and a firefight soon broke out. The Colonist militia quickly gained the upper hand and drove a British force, which over the course of the day had grown to 1700, all the way back to Charlestown and beyond. This action would ultimately become the siege of Boston, happened over a year before the Declaration of Independence.
Whether they intended to or not, the concept of Liberty became cause as those men stood their ground.
We owe these men our very nation. Their sheer determination in the face of tyranny embodies the American spirit. Please join me in honoring their memory this Patriot’s Day.
OSS Manuals
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016The United States Army Special Operations Command is a descendent of World War Two’s Office of Strategic Services. This secretive organization of specially selected men and women combined intelligence gathering and unconventional warfare functions across both European and Pacific theaters of war. The OSS was organized functionally, by branch. Like any military organization, manuals were produced.
In addition to the manuals, the OSS also produced briefing materials, used to explain the organization to policy makers. Although it doesn’t resemble any current SOF organizations, the Operational Group was the standard unit of the OSS.
As this was a joint organization long before being joint was a thing, the OSS also had a Maritime Unit with specialized equipment to carry out its unique mission.
A few years ago, their manuals were declassified and released publicly. USASOC has been gracious in sharing some of these manuals for their historical value. Operationally, you may learn a thing or two, as well. They are well worth the read.
Sneak Peek – MagPod
Monday, April 18th, 2016Here’s a Sneak peek of the patent pending M3 PMAG version of MagPod; even though the M3 PMAG baseplate slides on from the rear, they decided to make their version slide in from the FRONT, which allows them to keep the patented “forward biased” foot that MagPod is known for.
No firm release date yet – they are still evaluating the retaining clip options (one-piece vs two-piece) to see which holds up better to drop testing.
Fighter Design K9 Whole Enchilada Kit
Sunday, April 17th, 2016 
The exact same gear as used by Patriot Dog Training. This K-9 Whole Enchilada kit is everything you will ever need and is available now for $329.99 LIMITED time only. Includes the Cobra Harness™, Ultimate Cobra Collar™, and Gripcord™ leash. All inside a custom made mesh carry bag. Free Combat K-9™ hat included with kit. Set to end on April 28th!
