Security overload leads to apathy. How often do you hear a car alarm go off and roll your eyes hoping the owner would disable the blasted thing before the incoming headache comes a knocking? The primary objection I have to such systems is they work too well. Every week I hear an alarm being triggered in my neighbourhood. This information overload being fired in our direction recreates the same ...
On Biased Blogger Reviews & Scribbling Opinions as If They’re Gospel
Re-reading my past scribbles is always interesting to me, not because I am obsessed with my own written word, but rather because bloggers, by virtue of being given a platform to be highly opinionated, tend to ignore uncomfortable realities when it's much easier to outright declare this is the best knife or this is the best option. The reality is far more nuanced. I started off being ...
Real Talk, What Happened to MTJS
Blogger burnout is a real thing. I have been scribbling reviews and sharing my thoughts with you all for quite a few years now. It seems it all started off as a way for me to talk about my love for Spydercos and evolved into a great community over the years, and for that, I will always be thankful. The thing is, as I scribble this in sunny Portugal, it has struck me how little I need to survive ...
How Much Is Your Life Worth? SafeGuard Armor Ghost Bullet Proof Vest Review
Before I get into the meat of this review, I want to structure this away from regurgitating specifications like every other review of this sort and instead spend it musing about what this product represents to so many people the world over. Bulletproof vests are not about looking badass (even though I totally do). They're about second chances folks and this is something I really want to ...
It’s Strangely Satisfying That What I’ve Stockpiled Has Never Gone to Waste
This is not exactly relevant to the epitome of prepping at all - I think it's important to prep even if you end up with waste (though I think it's good to minimize waste) because I think it's important to be prepared in case worst-case scenarios happen. To me, the cost of "wasting" is much smaller than the cost of being ill prepared for bad and potentially life threatening situations. Still, I ...
Hazard 4 Grayman Series Patrol Tactical Backpack Review
Tactical backpacks are always a tricky proposition. Either they make you look like you just got off the set of Rambo or they are jam packed with performance compromises in an effort to pass as a normal pack. The Hazard 4 Grayman Patrol is one of the few true blue tactical packs that essentially straddles the line between yuppie hiking gear from REI & bonafide hard-use gear. The design is ...