Review: Civivi – Propugnator fixed blade Introduction Civivi is known for its many collaborations with knife makers from all around the world. With the Propugnator, the knife brand of WE Knife adds yet another one to its portfolio: PG Knives from Poland. The very distinct design of the Propugnator, especially the Reverse Tanto blade shape, […]
Camouflage and Night Vision: Expectations vs Reality part 2 – Materials & IR illuminators Disclaimer: This is the second part of my „camouflage and nightvision“ series. For the part 1 click here. I have tried to research everything to the best of my knowledge. However, I am not an expert in physics or textile production, […]
Review: Tasmanian Tiger – TT – Multipurpose Slings Introduction Tasmanian Tiger has been offering a variety of Multipurpose Slings for some time now, providing versatile solutions designed not only for weapons, but also for cameras, binoculars, and bags. This article explores the features and components that make these slings a practical and adaptable accessory and […]
Winter Camouflage – Multicam Alpine (fake) Introduction For the moment, this is the last article of the Winter camouflage series, featuring a fake version of Multicam Alpine. I realized the other day I was still sitting on these pictures and never actually used them – the reasons are manifold. It was already summer, the war […]
Review: Helikon-Tex – Greyman Jacket Introduction The Helikon-Tex Greyman Jacket is one of the company’s low profile urban line-up garments. The moment I saw the jacket being introduced, I was highly interested because of its casual and edgy design. Needless to say, I also wanted to take a closer look at it and give you […]
Camouflage test: Phantomleaf – WASP I Z3a in the field Introduction One of the bigger surprises in 2023 was the introduction of the cooperation between Phantomleaf and Mil-Tec, resulting in the release of the WASP I pattern family, which is exclusive to Mil-Tec. For those of you, who have not read the backgrounder to this […]
Review: ANV Knives – M311 Comp Introduction The introduction of the M311 Comp was surely one of this year’s highlights for the knife community during Shot Show 2023. The interesting thing is that Ondřej, the chief designer of Acta Non Verba Knives, decided to go back to the roots of the original M311 design, which […]
Review: Direct Action – Halifax Small Backpack Thanks to @KodiakderBaer, I can present you this review on the Direct Action Halifax Small backpack! Enjoy! Introduction The Direct Action Halifax Small backpack was first teased during IWA in 2018 alongside its bigger brother the Halifax Medium. With the latter taking 3 lengthy years from tease to […]
Review: Tasmanian Tiger – TT Mesh Bag VL M Introduction In this article I want to take a quick look at the Tasmanian Tiger TT Mesh Bag VL M – a backpack accessory that is available since 2022. Often enough, these neat little helpers are overlooked and I thought it would be a good ide […]
Review: Helikon-Tex – Claymore Bag Introduction When Helikon-Tex introduced the Claymore Bag during IWA 2022 I was pleasantly surprised that the company would revisit such an old school design. While 1-2 other US based companies had their own runs at this classic military bag, it is much welcomed that Helikon-Tex made a version that is […]
