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Igniter Zipper Pull from RE Factor Tactical

By on April 1, 2014 in EDC, Preparedness, Survival, Tactical Gear

Look at the nearest zipper pull. Go ahead. Feast your eyes on that worthless freeloader. It just dangles there, doing nothing but jingling like Santa’s reindeer when you move. It’s about time someone put them to work.

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RE Factor Tactical’s new Igniter Zipper Pull is an easy to carry cordage/fire kit that has 3 main components: 4′ of paracord, a small ferro rod, and an 8″ piece of jute twine. It rides on just about any zipper until it is needed. The paracord is to be used as emergency cordage. The ferro rod can be used to spark a fire with the jute twine (see this post for how to use jute twine).

Check out the Igniter Zipper Pull from RE Factor Tactical.

PredatorBDU Exclusive: A-TACS AU Mini Kit MK-7

By on April 1, 2014 in EDC, Preparedness, Survival, Tactical Gear

PredatorBDU will not only be the first retailer to carry the 20$Bandit Mini Kit MK-7, they will be the exclusive source for the A-TACS AU version. I have one in hand for review and can testify that they look great.

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They will also be carrying the Mini Medic first aid kit that is designed to fit the Mini Kit MK-7 as an optional upgrade. Check out the exclusive A-TACS AU Mini Kit MK-7 at PredatorBDU.

550 FireCord

By on March 31, 2014 in EDC, Preparedness, Survival

Live Fire Gear’s Kickstarter campaign for 550 FireCord (see previous post) smashed its initial fund raising goal in no time. It is no surprise because everyone loves paracord and everyone loves fire starters. Combining them in a useful way like 550 FireCord does is bound to be a hit.

The original offering was going to be offered in only one color option (black with a red line) until manufacturing was in place and demand could be established. The additional funding has given them the ability to offer additional colors right out of the gate. They have already received enough funding to offer black/red, solid black, and safety orange. If their funding continues to grow, they will offer additional colors like Multicam, red, OD Green, and more.

Check out the 550 FireCord Kickstarter campaign.

ITS Tactical Vapur Incognito Flask

By on March 29, 2014 in EDC, Preparedness, Survival

It is fact that flasks are one of the coolest gadgets a man can carry. They have a certain old-school-cool that makes you feel like John Wayne every time you pull it out of your coat pocket and take a swig. It is also a fact that nearly every flask on the market is junk. They’re heavy, poorly made, they leak, and they’re made over seas somewhere in a place that probably hates you.

ITS Vapor Flask

ITS Tactical just released their own branded version of the Vapur Incognito Flask. What it lacks in old-school-cool, it makes up for in I-just-stepped-off-a-time-machine-from-the-future cool. Seriously, this is what space colonists would drink from while they kick it on the holodeck if NASA allowed them to bring their Evan Williams into space.

Its flexible shape should make it super easy to pack whether it’s full or empty. Vapur bottles are surprisingly durable and they are made right here in the USA.

Check out the ITS Tactical Vapur Incognito Flask.

550 FireCord

By on March 26, 2014 in EDC, Preparedness, Survival

Paracord is never just paracord anymore. The latest reinvention of the well-loved survival cordage is 550 FireCord.

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550 FireCord looks and functions like normal 550 paracord. It can be used for all the same tasks that you would use paracord for like shelter building, zipper pulls, repairs, and more. However, when the proprietary inner stands are removed and then shredded, they become a very easy to ignite, water resistant, and long burning tinder.

Check out the 550 FireCord Kickstarter campaign.

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