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Lights Out Saga Update

By on April 2, 2013 in Preparedness, Survival

If you have been following JTT recently, you know that the Lights Out Saga is a film adaptation of the well known survival fiction book Lights Out by David Crawford (AKA Halffast). The film is being produced independently and funding is being secured via crowd funding on Indiegogo. The folks behind the Lights Out Saga are committed to getting this film funded so they have now introduced several new support packages including $25, $100, and $511 packages with some really cool perks.

Lights Out Saga

They also released a behinds the scenes look at the trailer that they just shot for the film. The trailer shows some pretty slick action/shooting sequences and gives you a quick look at some of the gear that is involved (anyone spot the UW Gear Bandoleer?).

If you are a Facebook user, like the Lights Out Saga Facebook Page. If you want to get involved, check out the crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo.

Ammo Can Magnets from OC Tactical

By on April 1, 2013 in Guns, Preparedness

OC Tactical Ammo Can Magnets

OC Tactical is now carrying magnets that are meant to help you organize your ammo cans. They are printed with various calibers or other related items like “Mags” or “Range Gear” so that you can identify what your ammo cans are holding at a glance. They are very inexpensive and not semi-permanent like a sticker. Everyone say it with me. “Why didn’t I think of that?”

Check out the Ammo Can Magnets from OC Tactical.

Victory Tactical Gear Banshee Defender System

By on March 21, 2013 in Preparedness, Survival, Tactical Gear

VTG Banshee Defender System

Our friends at Shellback Tactical have partnered with Victory Tactical Gear (VTG) to offer a package deal, the Banshee Defender System, that includes two of VTG level IV stand-alone plates along with a Shellback Tactical Banshee Plate Carrier. The package sells for $480. I haven’t seen any formal testing of these plates but, for what it’s worth, the anecdotal accounts of their performance have been good. I can also relate that the Banshee is a reasonably comfortable PC for stand-alone plates, even single curve plates like these, since the plate pockets are padded.

Check out the Banshee Defender System.

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.

MAG-NA-FIRE

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.

Tactical Handyman: Ultralight Scissors

By on March 18, 2013 in EDC, Preparedness, Tactical Handyman, The EDC Tool Roll

I always try to keep a small set of scissors handy because they are useful for everything from gear repairs to first aid. The problem is that most small scissors are either expensive or junk (or both). They either lack the durability necessary to be useful or they are impossible to use if you have normal sized hands.

SwissCard Scissors

A few years ago, I was going through a box of stuff and found a couple of Victorinox SwissCards that I used to keep tucked in some EDC kits. I don’t recall why I removed them from my kits but I did remember that the scissors in these SwissCards are excellent. They are spring loaded which makes them very easy to use even though they are very small. They also tend to be very sharp and they stay sharp for a long time. Perhaps best of all, they only weigh about 7 grams with a small piece of drinking straw (more on that soon) and are 3″ long and 1/10″ thick. In other words, they are small and light enough to pack into just about any EDC, first aid kit or hiking bag.

The scissors are spring loaded to rest in the open position, so if you are going to remove these scissors from the SwissCard to carry them on their own, you will need to find a safe way to store them. I use a small piece of drinking straw. The scissors slip right into the straw which serves to keep them closed. The straw seems to be more than durable enough for this application. It is also very, very light weight.

These scissors are widely available online as replacement parts for around $7 a piece. At that price, you can afford to pick up a couple to stash in all your kits.

Available on Amazon (affiliate link): Swisscard Replacement Scissors on Amazon

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