Gear Review: USGI MOLLE Medium Ruck
Intro Even in the military, the MOLLE medium rucksack (also known colloquially as the “half ruck” or “mini ruck”) isn’t that common. The first time I saw one in use was during a field...
Category: Camo & Militaria
Gear Analysis: The Gorka In Idlib
Courtesy of Freelancers conflict blog The Gorka suit is one of the more interesting cases of gear ubiquity among non-state combatant groups in the Syrian Civil War. While most militias in the region can...
Metacamouflage
Not much changed in the first hundred years of military camouflage. For most of the 20th century there had been a unifying goal: prevent your people and things from being seen by the enemy....
South East Asian Camo is Bonkers
The start of a small series. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. I don’t know what goes on down there in South East Asia, but it makes for some interesting camouflage. This is another of...
History of Japanese Self Defense Force Camouflage Patterns: 1970’s – Today
An essay by Japanon, Posted by Zedthefed (Trenchgunfag) With its defeat following WW2, Japan renounced its right to build and maintain a military. In the late to the early 50’s, Japan was defended by...
LBX Tactical Modular Plate Carrier LBX-300
I am by no means some “operator”, nor would I ever even try to portray myself as such. If you happen to run across someone boasting about such a title I would be highly...
London Bridge Trading Inc. – 3 Day Assault Pack
LBT – Standard 3 Day Assault Pack (Woodland Camo) I have to admit I am a pack whore. What can I say, I just like tactical backpacks; from the cheesy Chinese knockoffs, to military...
P1G-Tac: Ukrainian Tactical Clothing
When you think of Ukraine, what do you think about? The ongoing civil war? That it was a former Soviet state? Or the famous exclusion zone known as Chernobyl? All these things are a...
Arktis: Hype or Tripe?
Arktis is a name that many in the gear scene have heard of but don’t have any actual experience with. There are a multitude of reasons people choose to avoid them ranging from relatively...
