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: 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 […]
Civ-Tec: the new cooperation between Phantomleaf and Mil-Tec Introduction As some of you already know, during this year’s IWA, Phantomleaf and Mil-Tec announced their cooperation, introducing the Civ-Tec line up. It consists of a new Phantomleaf camouflage pattern similar and compatible to the already available WASP II patterns. This new pattern family is called WASP […]
Video: Mil-Tec camouflage nets in Phantomleaf WASP I camo In this video I am taking a closer look at the camouflage nets of the company Mil-Tec. In particular I am looking at the new Phantomleaf WASP I camouflage patterns. Mil-Tec introduced the Civ-Tec lineup in early 2023 and by now almost all the products are […]
Overview of the Civ-Tec line up by Mil-Tec and Phantomleaf I recorded a short video to give you guys an overview of the Civ-Tec Line Up by Mil-Tec. They teamed up with Phantomleaf, licensed the WASP I pattern family and released several items a short while ago. As of now, I do not have everything […]
Field Test: Desert Camouflage – Finnish M04 Camouflage Introduction Finnish M04 Desert Camo… Desert camouflage is a topic of it’s own, deserving a dedicated series. Those of you, who follow the blog will already know that I have taken a closer look at several desert camouflage patterns in a winter environment, as their arid coloring […]
Video: Tasmanian Tiger – TT Tac Pouch 8.1 Hip Here is another video of one of the new items for 2023 by Tasmanian Tiger: the TT Tac Pouch 8.1 Hip. The pouch serves several purposes and can be used as a regular pouch on MOLLE based packs and plate carriers, as a pouch on your […]
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Review: Pitchfork Systems – Vodnik Softshell Introduction Until now, I hadn’t had a chance to look at Pitchfork Systems, but what better start than by writing about one of their jackets, the Vodnik softshell? Decent jackets for dynamic movements are always interesting for those employed in more active environments. And with so many companies offering […]
Review: Helikon-Tex MCDU Combat Pants Introduction: The MCDU Combat Pants by Helikon-Tex were already introduced to the interested audience during IWA 2022. However it took another year for the pants to be released as everything was delayed because of the war in Ukraine. This year Helikon-Tex released this new pants model and I already took […]
