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Homemade Milk Jug Game

My son made this milk jug catch game and thought he'd share it with the Gear Geeks community.

Short Hike Gear

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RAP 4 Stealth Knee/Elbow Pads

Casio Pathfinder Watch

Tru Spec ECWCS gen 3 Parka

DriFire Balaclava

DriFire Long Sleeve Shirt

OC Tactical Magazine Pounches

PacSafe Pack

Blackhawk Force 5 Pack

Streamlight Scorpion

CamoForm

Timex Ironman Triathlon Watch

Coleman Watch

Backpack Strap Modification

Military iPhone apps

If you have an iPod touch or iPhone and are in the military or are military minded, check out militaryboots.com's military apps post on their blog site. They have searched the net and found 11 military apps thy they feel are worth a look at. Check them out HERE!

Shrink Tube Zipper Pull

I recently had to replace the zipper pull tab on a jacket due to it being damaged so I decided on making a rubber coated pull tab that I've seen one a few items before. It's pretty easy and only comprises of some 550 cord and heat shrink tubing used for splicing electrical wires.

After cutting off the original zipper pull tab from the zipper cut a piece of 550 cord to the length you need. Pull out the inner strands if need be. Then feed the cord through the zipepr pull. I then use a lighter to melt the ends of the cord to prevent fraying and also, while the cord is still hot, I pinch the two ends of the cord together so that they are attached . This not only prevents fraying but makes feeding the cord through the shrink tube easier. Then cut a length of shrink tube that will fit between the zipper and the knot that you will tie in the 550 cord. Feed the 550 cord through the shrink tube, tie a knot in the end of the 550 cord and then use a hair dryer on high to shrink the shrink tube.... that simple.

The perfect Day Terrorist Scenerio

This post has been updated with new Beslan Videos.
This segment pertains to the terrorist threat against our schools. If you have children this will, as Glenn Beck says "scare the bat snot out of you", but it will also help you to be prepared. The "perfect day" for the terrorist would involve not only an attack on the US, but also the aftermath of that attack, and the start of the radical Islamic jihad. This scenerio is similar to what happened in Besal Russia, which experts and terrorist leaders say was a test run for what will happen in the US. In 2004 over 30 (most likely close to 50, some escaped with the hostages) Al Qaeda terrorists took over a Russian elementary school and held it's occupants hostage for 3 days before Russian military stormed the school. When it was all said and done 344 civilians were killed, 186 of them children, hundreds more were raped, tortured and beaten. See interviews of Brad Thor by Glenn Beck below.

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Part Four



Beslan School Crisis






Lets not let this happen to our children!!!!
National School Safety & Security Services
National Terror Alert
Alerts USA

Tru Spec vs Condor Coyote

Here is a tru spec ranger rac in coyote with condor pouches in coyote. The condor pouches are a more OD/tan (coyote) and the ranger rac is more of a brown. Click picture to enlarge.

Coyote Color Comparison

This is a picture comparing different coyote colors by different manufacturers.
1 - 5.11 tactical pant
2 - Alta elbow pad - some spray paint added, but the coyote can be seen.
3 - Tru-Spec Ranger rac, some spray paint added but the coyote can be seen.
4 - Condor Outdoor pack
5 - Maxpedition phone pouch - this is their khaki color, but matches coyote more than some other "coyote" colors.
6 - To the right of the number is a coyote Grim Lok.
7 - Blackhawk Force 5 pack - is the coyote version, but appears to be more of a tan than coyote.