A little while back I showed you guys a typical layout of my day hike EDC with my NAA .22 Magnum Black Widow. I like that setup around my house where there’s nothing major that is going to eat me, or at least try to. When I’m in the North Central part of Pennsylvania near my in-laws camp though, I can and do encounter coyotes, bobcats, and black bear, amongst other … [Read more...] about Backwoods Carry: A Ruger SP101 and a CRKT Shenanigan
Pocket Dump
Simple, Functional EDC: Glock 43 and a Mini Bugout
Tom from Colorado says his EDC may not have all the most current tools, but they all do exactly what he needs them to do and they do it well. In the end, what else matters? Glock 43 9mm pistol Benchmade Mini Bugout knife Streamlight Macrostream USB flashlight Leatherman Kick multitool Want to see your EDC gear here? Send a photo and gear list to … [Read more...] about Simple, Functional EDC: Glock 43 and a Mini Bugout
Back to School EDC Gear
Yeah, I know our EDC gear here normally consists of a carry gun and an array of dangerous tools, but not everyone is able to pack a pistol either due to non-permissive environments, or simply age. My daughter is headed off to college in a couple weeks and being the overprotective dad (and gear geek) that I am, I wanted to make sure she had some options available to her for both … [Read more...] about Back to School EDC Gear
Sunday Hike: Smith & Wesson M&P9 and a Kizer Inversion Pocket Knife
I decided that I am going to hike up to the river and catch up on some reading. Today’s book will be SURVIVE!, the best seller from Les Stroud. I grabbed my vehicle go bag, an OD green 5.11, 220-liter Morale Pack out of my Jeep Grand Cherokee and decided to do a quick pocket and gear dump. I fill up my generic metal water bottle that I got from my last trip to Puerto … [Read more...] about Sunday Hike: Smith & Wesson M&P9 and a Kizer Inversion Pocket Knife
Weekend Hike EDC: North American Arms Black Widow
EDC in the woods is different than urban EDC. For a local day hike I don’t bring a ton of stuff with me, but I still like to be prepared, just in case. Usually I’ll dump my old tried and true North American Arms Black Widow in my pocket. It’s an early model and I swapped out the original squarish, chunky grip for NAA’s Mini Master grip that's a great balance of control for … [Read more...] about Weekend Hike EDC: North American Arms Black Widow