Having worked with different OC spray devices over the years, and being quite vocal in my recommendation to carry OC spray even (especially) if you are a gun carrier, I am always experimenting with these options. I recently picked up a few of the POM units and, like many who have moved to it, I... Continue Reading →
The Support Hand Knife
Any amount of combatives training leads the practicing handgunner to realize the value of a blade for contact distance fighting. There is no better place to carry this knife than in the appendix position so that it is accessible quickly, from most positions, and accessible to either hand. The priority, however, should be in using... Continue Reading →
Book Review: A Pipe Hitters Guide to Crushing the Coming Societal Breakdown by Nicholas Orr
I have read most of the notable non-fiction books on prepping. One that I read not long ago is this work by Nicholas Orr, who is the author of a series of fictional books. This particular book is non-fiction and is a guide to preparedness for social collapse. This book is a brief read and... Continue Reading →
Valuable Training or Screwing Around?
There is a whole lot of screwing around in the world of firearms training, and in the broader field of self-defense and fighting in general. How can we determine the difference between training and screwing around? Well, here is one way: Ask yourself, is what I am doing actually applicable to my life, or not? ... Continue Reading →
Recommended Podcasts for Preparedness and Self-Defense
I am a podcast fanatic and I listen to many different shows every week. For those invested in self-defense and preparedness there are some excellent resources in the podcast world. Obviously, and shamelessly, I would suggest that you routinely listen to the CCX2 podcast, on which I am a host. Beyond that, though, here are... Continue Reading →
The God Virus by Skip Coryell
Author Skip Coryell is actually well known in the self-defense and preparedness community, being involved with publishing a number of known books in the field, having written a number of known books in the field, and for being a firearms instructor and host of the excellent Home Defense Podcast. Skip is also an author of... Continue Reading →