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Pro-Tool Industries MAG-NA-FIRE Fire Starter

By on March 20, 2013 in EDC, Preparedness, Survival

UPDATE 12/29/2015: Pro-Tool Industries has discontinued the MAG-NA-FIRE. You can view their new STRYKE-ALL Emergency Fire Pack at their website.

The Pro-Tool Industries MAG-NA-FIRE Fire Starter makes me weak in the knees. If you like survival gadgets, you better sit down.

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The MAG-NA-FIRE Fire Starter machined from a block of magnesium so it can be scraped with the included scraper and used like you would any other magnesium fire starter. However, it also has a built in pencil sharpener style tinder scraper and a bullet puller so you can use gun powder to start a fire in a pinch. You can also remove the blade from the tinder scraper to be used as a small survival blade and if you plug the holes on the bullet puller it works as a survival whistle.

Are you kidding me? This thing is awesome! Check out the MAG-NA-FIRE at ProToolIndustries.com.

MSM Logo MultiWrap

By on March 20, 2013 in EDC, Survival, Tactical Gear

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Mil-Spec Monkey recently introduced their MSM MultiWrap. I have have used similar products for years and found them to be very useful as a head covering in both cold and warm weather.

MultiWraps, and other similar products, are basically just a tube made from thin, stretchable polyester fabric. You’ll find tons of different ways to wear them depending on the conditions your find yourself in. They wick moisture fairly well and insulate just a bit when it is cold. The material is thin enough and flexible enough that they fold into a very small space.

I paid a lot more for several of these from a different brand. It is hard to imagine a more versatile piece of gear for $5.50. Check out the MSM Logo MultiWrap.

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SOG Knives Snarl Designed by Jason Brous

By on March 19, 2013 in EDC, Knives, Survival

Jason Brous of Brous Blades recently burst on the tactical custom knife scene in a big way thanks in large part to his Silent Soldier neck knife design. The Silent Soldier is a compact, self-defense fixed blade design that offers excellent retention in spite of its small grip. The demand for the Silent Soldier is massive so you will be happy to know that there is now a production version of the Silent Soldier from SOG Knives called the Snarl.

SOG Snarl

The Snarl retains much of functional design of the Silent Soldier. It has 2 large finger loops that facilitate a variety of different holds and make the knife easy to retain. The wharncliffe blade profile is good for both self-defense and utilitarian tasks. The Snarl is ground from .25″ thick 9CR18MoV steel. It has a 2.3″ blade and a 4.3″ overall length. It comes with a molded plastic sheath.

The Snarl is available for pre-order at our affiliate KnifeCenter.

High Ground Quick Release Waist Belt and Assault Strap

By on March 19, 2013 in Tactical Gear

The Quick Release Waist Belt and Assault Strap from High Ground is a pretty slick idea. High Ground designed a way to turn the hip belt from their line of packs into a modular battle belt. This all works because of the Assault Strap which clips into the belt to fill the void left by the pack with usable PALS webbing space.

High Ground Quick Release Waist Belt

This design also comes with a very welcome side effect – the belt becomes completely modular. You can purchase as many of the Assault Straps as you like so that they can be configured with different load outs. You just remove one Assault Strap and install another as your mission dictates.

Check out the Quick Release Waist Belt and Assault Strap on HighGroundGear.com.

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