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Incredibly Small Compasses

By on March 28, 2013 in EDC, Survival

Prepare to be amused, amazed, and finally, overwhelmed with the desire to reach for your wallet. There is a seller on Ebay selling some of the tiniest compasses that I have every seen and the reports of their quality have been extremely positive.

Sportsman Mini Brass Jewel Bearing Compass

These “Sportsman Mini Brass Jewel Bearing Compasses” are just 1/4″ in diameter! The main body is constructed from brass. The needle is a somewhat triangular shaped piece of metal that rides on a real jewel bearing. They are made by a gentleman who claims to be a retired engineer whose “area of expertise was magnetic heads for computer hard drives.” Initial reports on these compasses say that they are made very well and that they are accurate.

I am so intrigued by these little guys that I plan to purchase a couple for review. I can think of about a million places that I would like to try mounting them.

Check out the Sportsman Mini Brass Jewel Bearing Compasses on Ebay.

Brous Blades Silent Soldier In Stock at Vigilant Gear

By on March 27, 2013 in EDC, Knives, Survival

Our friends at Vigilant Gear have one of the coolest and most unique product lines on the web and that line is always expanding. One of the most recent additions are the Silent Soldier V1 and V2 from Brous Blades. These little neck knives can be held in a ton of different ways and offer great retention thanks to the double finger ring design. They are useful for everything from self-defense to utility tasks.

These things are in demand and can be hard to get but Vigilant Gear has them in stock and ready to ship. Check out the Brous Blades Silent Soldier V1 and V2 on VigilantGear.com.

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The Becker Knife & Tool BK10 Crewman is Returning

By on March 23, 2013 in Knives, Survival

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I always thought that the BK10 Crewman was the most practical Becker knife available during the days when Camillus still made the Becker Knife & Tool line. The Crewman is basically just a shortened version of the larger BK7. It is similar in size to the currently available Campanion but is 3/16″ thick rather than 1/4″ thick like the Campanion. This made it a better cutter while still retaining more than enough durability for anything you should be asking a knife to do. Thankfully, Ka-Bar reintroduced the Crewman at the 2013 SHOT Show and it should be available again soon.

The Becker Crewman knives are already listed at BladeHQ and should be in stock soon.

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.

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