American-made tactical gear, designed and built in Knoxville, Tennessee. Plate carriers, chest rigs, pouches, and soft armor. We've been doing this for over a decade. These are the guides, reviews, and how-tos that come from the work.
Pressure dressing vs Israeli bandage: what each one is, how they relate, and how the emergency trauma dressing fits into bleeding control.
QuikClot and hemostatic gauze stop bleeding that a tourniquet cannot reach. Here is how clotting agents work, how wound packing works, and…
A dump pouch holds spent magazines you don't have time to stow properly during reload drills. Here's how dump pouches work, when…
War belt, battle belt, duty belt, gun belt: the terms get used interchangeably but the context differs. Here is what each one…
Single vs double vs triple, elastic vs kydex, open-top vs flap, 5.56 vs .308. A straight breakdown of how to pick mag…
SAPI cut, shooter's cut, swimmer's cut: armor plate shapes explained. What each cut trades off between coverage and mobility, and which is…
An admin pouch holds the small items you reach for throughout the day: pens, notebook, multitool, ID. Here's what goes in one,…
A battle belt is your first-line gear: the pistol, tourniquet, and mags that stay on you when the plate carrier comes off.…
Plate carrier sizing trips up more first-time buyers than anything else. Here is how to size the plates, fit the carrier, and…
