Gear Analysis: The Gorka In Idlib
Courtesy of the 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...
Category: Camo & Militaria
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....
Camping With Surplus
Camping with Surplus (When You Don’t Know Camping) I have to admit it, I did not come out of a household that was into the outdoors if you couldn’t see it from a car...
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...
