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Knives

We look at a favorite Hunting Knife made by Buck Knives

Buck Special Hunting Knife

These are a few of our favorite gun and knife combos for personal carry

Gun and Knife Combo Review

Another favorite knife
This is a rare Becker Combat Utility Knife BK-71 has a seven inch long clip point blade which is .188 inches thick made from 0170-6C carbon steel. The Becker BK-71 weighs 12.9 ounces. The Becker Combat Utility Knife sheath is ambidextrous and made from nylon with a kydex liner. It has a pouch on the front for a sharpener or folding pocket knife or multi tool. This is a rugged knife that will hold up to almost any task and much abuse

Becker Knife & Tool BK-71 Review

GunBroker.com is an auction site where sellers can list items for sale and potential buyers can browse the listings and bid on the items.

Here's all you wanted to know about them

What is GunBroker.com

Unparalleled Rapid Response Cut Ability
Durable Edge Quality and Versatile Design
Large Handle Area
Multiple Carry Options

Medical Hook / O2 Wrench / Syringe Popper

Available with Black Hard Sheath w/ Snap Lanyard

New Benchmade 8HOOK Medical Version

Another favorite knife the Gerber BMF (Basic Multi-Function) Survival Knife

A very well made large knife made to hadle a variety of tasks.
The Gerber BMF has a sheath made with black, heavy duty Cordura nylon, reinforced for protection of the blade and user

The Gerber BMF was made from 1986 to1998.

Gerber BMF

The KM87 is one of the rare AK47 bayonets for collectors to find. Here are some pics to help identify the real KM97 from it's look a likes

KM87 East German Special Forces AK47 Bayonet

Packs, Pouch & Bags

Quick look at the SkedCo Trauma Kit

SkedCo Trauma Kit

Turned the camera on for the first impressions of the fold up pouch called the Rollypoly from Maxpedition Gear

Stay tuned for more reviews of this fold up pouch / bag

Maxpedition Rollypoly - First Impressions

Packed this NeatFreak Organizer made by Maxpedition Gear with some gear we would use while GeoCaching, or hiking.

We attached an Endom USA admin pocket to the front flap. This set up allows the bag to hold:

Monocular
GPS / Radio
(x2) Pocket Knife
(x3) LED Lights
(x3) Maps
Smoking Supplies
Lighter
Emergency USB Thumbdrive
550 Cord
Gerber Shortcut Multi-Tool
Spare SD Cards (camera memory)
(x3) Pens
(x3) Markers
Screwdriver
GPS / Radio Manuals
Fenix LED Flashlight
US Constitution
First Aid Manual

Wallet with;
Copies of ID
Hunting Permit
State Land Use Permit
National Forest Yearly Permit

Pack weighs 5 pounds 12.2 ounces with all the gear listed packed inside

What do you think?
What would you remove?
What would you add?

GPS / GeoCaching / Hiking Gear

These small pouches are good for many things, but a simple modification makes them useful in new ways. here are a few of the ways we use these small military compass / first aid pouches

Compass Pouch Mod

Another great product from Eagle Industries. This 3 day pack offers enough storage for most people on a three day event. This MOLLE model offers PALS webbing around the pack for MOLLE pouches and gear. There are two large compartments in this pack which are easy to get into via the sturdy well sewn zippers. This pack has an Eagle Industries utility pouch with an Eagle Industries magazine pouch on each side on the outside MOLLE. The Eagle AIII MOLLE Assault Pack offers many attachment points around the pack and on each shoulder strap. Of all the mid size packs we have owned, reviewed or inspected, this one really stands out as a well made, modular, heavy duty pack.

Eagle A-III Pack MOLLE Review

We take a look at a sample of Emdom USA Gear

Makers of good US designed, Hong Kong made gear

Emdom USA Gear

On the last day of SHOT Show 2009 we mostly took video reviews of products we were most interested in. Many of the videos were taken in HD and are still being edited. Some are already posted on the internet. Here are the still images we took while walking the floor for the fourth day at SHOT Show 2009

2009 SHOT Show Day Four

Flashlights

We took a look at the light that was supplied with the short pruduction run LWRC - CSAT Editions. Combat Shooting and Tactics. This is an LED light with a max 120 lumen light with three settings (.3 lumens, 10 lumens and 120 lumens). The NovaTac 120T uses just one CR123 battery. This compact is just 3.3 inches long and 1 inch in diameter. The NovaTac 120T weighs just 3.1 ounces with a CR123 battery

NovaTac CSAT 120T-0 tactical flashlight

Surefire G2 LED, G2Z LED and Surefire G2Z CombatLight side by side. The Surefire G2Z CombatLight has an output of 65 lumens with a runtime of 60 minutes. The Surefire G2Z CombatLight is 5.2 inches long and weighs 4.1 ounces. The Surefire G2Z CombatLight uses two 123A lithium batteries. The Surefire G2Z LED CombatLight has an output of 80 lumens with a runtime of 12 hours. The Surefire G2Z CombatLight is 5.2 inches long and weighs 4.3 ounces. The Surefire G2Z LED CombatLight uses two 123A lithium batteries. Surefire G2 LED, G2Z CombatLight (yellow light, middle) and G2Z LED CombatLight (white light)

Surefire G2Z Combat Lights

Surefire M3 CombatLight has an output of 125 or 225 lumens and a runtime of either 60 or 20 minutes. The Surefire M3 CombatLight is 7.3 inches, weighs 7 ounces. The Surefire M3 CombatLight uses three 123A lithiums battery

Surefire M3 CombatLight

Surefire E1L Outdoorsman has 45 lumen (high) and 3 lumen (low) duel output with 8.5 hours to 48 hour runtime. The Surefire E1L Outdoorsman has a 1 inch diameter is 4 inches long and weighs 2.8 ounces. The Surefire E1L Outdoorsman uses one CR 123 battery

Surefire E1L Outdoorsman

Another clever LED light we saw at the store and made a quick video

LED Magnet Light

People keep asking what gear we Every Day Carry (EDC) so here is another video to show what we carry

Now it's your turn..
Show us what you carry every day, post a video reply

What do you carry? EDC Gear 5

We were asked to review this Survival II Card pocket tool from Tool Logic. This version is in blue with a red LED light. Other models have a Compass / Magnifying Lens instead of the light, or a gray smoke color card. This handy little tool has enough useful features that it would be an excellent addition to any first aid or survival kit. We took these initial photos of the Tool Logic Survival II Card before we started testing it.

Tool Logic Survival II Card pocket tool

First Aid

We take a first look at the e+LITE headlamp from Petzl.

This is feature packed, well made LED light that weighs in at just 28 grams, has a weatherproof storage case and even a signal whistle

e+LITE emergency headlamp from Petzl

Unparalleled Rapid Response Cut Ability
Durable Edge Quality and Versatile Design
Large Handle Area
Multiple Carry Options

Medical Hook / O2 Wrench / Syringe Popper

Available with Black Hard Sheath w/ Snap Lanyard

New Benchmade 8HOOK Medical Version

Quick look at the SkedCo Trauma Kit

SkedCo Trauma Kit

We open up an mergency pack that we put together a few years back. This pack is stored in a truck used to travel off road in the desert

Emergency Pack Review

A small first aid kit designed to be worn at the shooting range

Range FIrst Aid Kit

One of our favorite first aid resources, the Adventure Medical Kits: A Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness & Travel Medicine

Adventure Medical - Wilderness / Travel Aid Book

Here is some Backup Copies of ID I use for various situations.

What do you think?
What would you change or add?
Do you carry backup copies of your IDs

Backup Copies of ID

Tools

The compact Sparkie Fire Starter from Ultimate Survival Technologies. This is a clever one hand use self contained flint and steel fire starter. We were recently given the opportunity to review these fire starters and these are the initial photographs we took before using them. These are just over two inches when closed and have a solid loop for attaching a lanyard or keyring. These are available in either orange or tan color with black trim.

Sparkie Fire Starter

We saw these interesting LED Glowsticks at the store
Here is a quick video of how they work

LED Glowstick Preview

The AR-15 Multitasker Tool is 4″ long when folded. This tool can service an AR-15 rifle and accessories

AR-15 Multitasker Tool

We recently acquired some new Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) shears and took a few pictures to illustrate their similarities and differences. These three shears all work about the same they have minor differences. The obvious difference is the color of the handles subdued colors are used when the handles will be exposed and the brighter handles are used where high visibility is needed All these handles are made of impact resistant composite. The shape of the OD green and black EMT shears is a bit less round. It is made With A Black Durable Passivated Low-LighSteel Bladest Finish On The Stainless.

Three EMT Shears Compared

We stopped by CRKT at the 2009 SHOT Show
They showed us 28 of their new knives

CRKT Knives at SHOT Show 2009

4th Annual Tucson Old West Round-Up & Auction at the Pima County Fairgrounds in south east Tucson, Arizona. This three day event is being held January 30 through February 1, 2009.

4th Annual Tucson Old West Round-Up & Auction

Victorinox Huntsman - Boy Scouts of America (B.S.A.) model

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