Review: UF PRO – P-40 Gen. 2 Tactical Shorts Introduction UF PRO is a company in constant evolution and the updates on shorts like the P-40 Gen.2 Tactical Shorts are an excellent example in this regard. In the last few months I had the opportunity to wear these Shorts on a regular basis and as […]
Desert Camouflage in Winter time – Finnish M04 desert camo Introduction Despite the current temperatures, or even because of them, I want to take a look at a cool topic – literally and figuratively: Desert camouflage in winter time. Some years back, I did an article on transitional camouflage patterns in winter environments, arguing that […]
Video: Spartan Blades – Moros In this video I am taking a closer look at the Moros – a field/combat/utility knife, recently introduced by Spartan Blades. Patrons of my blog already had the chance for a first look last week. If you like this format, let me know and I will start doing more of […]
Review: Tasmanian Tiger – TT Sentinel 28 and TT Sentinel 40 Introduction The TT Sentinel backpacks made their first appearance during IWA ‘22 and are finally hitting the market. As I already had the chance to take a closer look at both the TT Sentinel 28 as well as the TT Sentinel 40, I want […]
Review: Arktis – C411 Ranger Shorts Introduction Event though I got these already last year in September, it was already too cold to sport and write about them then. At the same time, the C411 Ranger Shorts by Arktis may not be new in their line up – but that doesn’t mean they are not […]
Review: Tasmanian Tiger – TT Base Pack 52 IRR Introduction Military toploader packs almost always look alike and only a few companies manage to push designs further. With the TT Base Pack 52, Tasmanian Tiger combined toploader with roll top packs, creating a backpack which can expand from 52l to 65l. Personally I think this […]
Field Test: PenCott Metropolis – an update Introduction It has been several years since I last wrote about PenCott Metropolis. In my initial field test, I introduced the prototypes of said pattern, which were displayed during IWA 2017. Since then a lot has happened with it. While PenCott Wildwood gained more interest, as it is […]
IWA 2022 – Helikon-Tex As it is Sunday, let’s do another full access report on IWA 2022 – this time Helikon-Tex. The Polish company is one of the regulars at the show in Nuremberg and this year was not any different. What stood out was that Helikon-Tex was only present at IWA and Direct Action […]
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Winter Camouflage – PenCott Snowdrift Introduction Even though most of the snow is already gone, I am going to continue the winter camouflage series. In this field test, I will be focusing on PenCott Snowdrift. As I was doing this series, Dominic Hyde, the developer of the PenCott patterns, quickly reached out and provided me […]
