May 2022 – Tactical Wisdom

Answering Gear Questions

When I wrote about getting out and testing your gear last week, I got a lot of questions about what gear I used and what worked well. I thought I would share some of the things that worked out for me to help you decide. Now, I will use some affiliate links here, which meansContinue reading “Answering Gear Questions”

Get Out & Train

Sitting here by the fire tonight, sipping some whiskey with like-minded people, I wanted to talk about getting out and training for real-world conditions. Tonight is night 7 of a 9-night training session in the field. The last few days have been with my friend NC Scout of http://www.brushbeater.org and Brushbeater Training and Consulting. NextContinue reading “Get Out & Train”

Readiness – Get Home Bag

Earlier today, Watcher and I were on the Sniper’s Nest YouTube Channel (link below), discussing how to set up a Get Home Bag. We analyzed Sniper’s bag and helped him better organize his gear. A Get Home Bag is a bag designed to carry the supplies needed to, as the name applies, get home. WeContinue reading “Readiness – Get Home Bag”

Gear Review – Toor Knives

I own a lot of knives. I mean, A LOT of knives. As a martial artist, I’m interested in knives. As a United States Marine (Once a Marine…you know, the thing), I’m VERY interested in knife combat. In the fantastic “Gray Man” book series, Courtland Gentry frequently remarks “If I have a knife, I canContinue reading “Gear Review – Toor Knives”

Guest Post: Growing Herbs

Earlier in the week, I fell into a thread by Bonnie Blue on Twitter (@BonnieBlueTK) about growing herbs in your garden for medicinal purposes. I immediately asked her to write us a guest blog to share her ideas. I hope you all find this as enjoyable as I did. Here is her guest post: IContinue reading “Guest Post: Growing Herbs”

Standing on Principles

If you watched The Last Kingdom, you know about Uthred Ragnarson. Uthred was trusted by both the Saxons and the Northmen, because they both knew him to be a man of principles and a man of his word. Once Uthred swore an oath, you could consider it done. In fact, the only time he wentContinue reading “Standing on Principles”