Author: Jack Bogart

Smaller cars get better gas mileage, but it can be a challenge to fit skis and snowboards inside. In the spirit of keeping things budget-friendly and not spending 25% of my vehicle’s value on a ski rack, I ended up with the most affordable rack on the market: Malone’s LiftLine Compact Ski Carrier.  The full story: I recently moved further away from my local ski area, and as much as I love my adventure truck, I’m pretty tired of the 12 mpg. So I set out to buy myself a second vehicle with two things in mind. It had to…

Company Will Produce Service’s New Uncrewed Combat Jets SAN DIEGO – 17 June 2026 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has received a production contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for the FQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The initial order is a significant milestone, beginning the delivery of production aircraft to the warfighter. GA-ASI designed, developed and flight-tested FQ-42A on an accelerated schedule unlike any fighter in recent history. “This is an exciting day for our company and the nation,” said company President David R. Alexander. “Moving to production on FQ-42A is the result of an extraordinary partnership…

Patrol Incident Gear, LLC., Introduces the PIG (FDT) HADES Hot Weather Glove St. Louis, MO- The PIG FDT-HADES Glove combines our industry-leading ergonomic design with premium ventilating materials to deliver the ultimate hot-weather performance glove. Engineered for exceptional fit and dexterity, the PIG FDT-HADES keeps your hands cool when the temperature rises. The lightweight mesh back-of-hand material promotes maximum airflow and ventilation during extended wear. The one-piece, single-layer perforated palm enhances breathability and sweat-wicking performance while maintaining the tactile sensitivity required for gun-handling skills.  Touchscreen-compatible fingertips allow you to seamlessly operate technology without removing your gloves, keeping you connected and…

TacJobs – Sr System Engineer at General Robotics Build the future with us We’re looking for a Sr. System Engineer to join General Robotics, a SIG SAUER Company. Combat-proven. AI-powered. Ultra-lightweight RCWS for Land, Sea, and Air. Hands-on engineering. Real systems. Real impact. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ehJUHS5c This entry was posted on Friday, June 19th, 2026 at 16:00 and is filed under Advertiser, TacJobs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. Read the full article here

By Ryan Domke Posted in #Gear In today’s article, Ryan Domke reviews the Savior Specialist Range Bag. This is the author’s personally owned gear bag, and he offers his thoughts on how well it performs. I’ve owned more than my fair share of range bags over the years. Some were bargain-bin finds that barely lasted a season, others held up decently but lacked proper organization features, and some were so floppy you might as well use a plastic grocery bag. Over the last few years, I’ve noticed Savior Equipment appearing on my social media feed quite a…

Some people get the call to make knives later in life, or situate it as a side hustle for years before fully committing – but not Carley Perkins, founder and one-woman show at up-and-coming shop Darlington Edgecraft. “I actually went down the rabbit hole in high school,” she tells us. “I would watch people making knives on YouTube, and I was like: I want to do that!” After high school, Perkins laid out the roadmap for what would eventually become Darlington. She went to school to become a welder, working with metal in a different way, as she saved up…

The triple-barreled Luftwaffe Drilling is proof that the German air force took its survival guns very seriously.Beginning in World War I, there was a serious debate over how to arm aircrews. Many pilots carried a sidearm before planes were even armed, and the apocryphal story concerning the beginning of aerial combat is that the first “dogfight” was with pistols from passing pilots. This then quickly evolved into rifles—rifles with extended magazines, multiple pistols and then finally (and thankfully) machineguns being usefully mounted on aircraft.As aerial warfare evolved, aircraft were armed with an array of machineguns, cannon, rockets, bombs and eventually…

Ferro Concepts – 5AC Cobra Buckle Kit The new 5AC Cobra Buckle Kit converts the 5″ Assault Cummerbund front Velcro interface into a rugged, quick-release buckle connection that secures directly to the front plate pockets. Features: Compatible with the 5″ Assault Cummerbund only Constructed with laser cut thermoplastic Does not reflect under IR light/NOD No modification required to 5″ Assault Cummerbund No loss of MOLLE on 5″ Assault Cummerbund Made in USA ferroconcepts.com/products/5ac-cobra-kit This entry was posted on Friday, June 19th, 2026 at 13:00 and is filed under Advertiser, Armor. You can follow any responses to this entry through the…

FirstSpear Friday Focus: ADS Warrior East 2026 Come see us next week at ADS WARRIOR EAST over at booth #733 from Wednesday, June 24th, through Thursday, June 25th. Check out our product line-up and catch up with our team to learn more about what’s yet to come in 2026 and beyond! To request an estimate click image above or visit First-Spear.com/Request-For-Estimate. FirstSpear is the premier source for cutting-edge tactical gear for military, law enforcement and those who train. For more information visit First-Spear.com. This entry was posted on Friday, June 19th, 2026 at 10:00 and is filed under Advertiser, FS Friday Focus,…

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives – spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital…