The PHLster Flatpack Tourniquet Carrier is now available via Snake Hound Machine, the exclusive distributor for PHLster. You can learn more about the Flatpack in our previous post.
You can look forward to entire line of affordable, innovative, EDC-oriented goods to come out of the PHLster shop soon.
Land navigation can be a fun hobby when applied toward orienteering and it can be a vital skill when you are off the trail (or even on it). Like any other skill, there is plenty of gear and training that will make land navigation easier. You can spend a fortune amassing all that gear from various sources… Unless, someone does the leg work for you.
ITS Tactical is offering the ITS Land Navigation Starter Pack via their webstore. It comes with everything you need to get started in land nav except the map and compass.
The contents include:
This kit is impressive in its how complete it is but also in its price. Many of those items, especially the reference cards and map/UTM tools can cost several dollars a piece when purchased separately. On top of that, you likely wouldn’t be able to get all of them at the same place which would leave you paying shipping on multiple orders.
Check out the ITS Land Navigation Starter Pack at ITS Tactical.
I recently found myself looking at chest holster options for hiking in areas where sharp clawed/teethed critters hang out and I came across the Kenai Chest Holster from GunfightersINC.
I have owned chest holsters before that ranged from cheap nylon to fairly expensive leather set ups. The nylon holsters are universally terrible and leather doesn’t provide enough retention on its own so they require some form of secondary retention which is less than ideal. If you have experience with chest holsters, it is easy to see why Kydex and similar thermoplastics, with their ability to retain the handgun aggressively, are the ideal material for this type of holster.
The Kenei Chest Holster features a Kydex holster body that is molded to the gun of your choice. The holster bodies are also available for purchase separately so you can just transfer the 3-point harness in the event that you purchase a different firearm at some point. The harness features wide webbing to support the weigh of the gun and elastic sections to keep it close to the wearer comfortably. It also positions the gun with the grip presented to the wearer’s strong hand for an easier draw stroke than most chest holsters.
Additionally, GunfightersINC offers a magazine pouch designed to be attached to the harness. This pouch can be placed on the lower horizontal strap with the magazine open to the support side. This horizontal placement prevents it from digging into your side and makes it more accessible to the support side hand. It is manufactured by Tactical Tailor and features the same proven rare earth magnet retention found on their other open top magazine pouches.
A holster like this could be very useful to those who work and play outdoors. I could also see it being useful to runners if a smaller handgun is chosen.
I plan to purchase one of these in the near future and will complete a review when I do. Check out the Kenai Chest Holster at GunfightersINC.
Operator Bands are on sale! Head over to RE Factor Tactical to get your grubby mitts on one.
Greg Ellifritz’s Active Response Training Blog is absolutely packed with great content pertaining to the defensive use of firearms and well worth reading. However, the real gem of his blog are his Weekend Knowledge Dumps. In them, he shares several articles that he found noteworthy from the previous week. The topics range from defensive firearm use, to medical and first aid topics, to preparedness, and even wellness.
Greg Ellifritz
Much of the value of the Weekend Knowledge Dumps comes not only from the articles themselves but Greg’s short commentary on each one. I always learn something and I always feel a little bit like I have cheated my way into knowledge. These knowledge dumps are like a “life hack”. Greg does the leg work. I gain the knowledge.
I highly recommend that you subscribe to the Active Response Training Blog or the very least, drop in weekly to check out the latest Weekend Knowledge Dump.
