Vakarian 1-Year Update: Exceeding Expectations
Last year I purchased the Vakarian load bearing system from Rebel’s Raiders and wrote an initial review after running it for a week at my Jäger Course. I have now owned it for a year, and have run it through several multi-day draining iterations, shooting competitions, airsoft matches, and dozens of ruck runs and workouts. Thus,…
Review: Vakarian PC/LBE from REBELs RAIDERs
I don’t often do gear reviews (I believe this is my 3rd ever), but I make exceptions when I find something innovative or especially useful. I have been following Rebel SMG on X (@Rebels_Raiders) since he started working on the Vakarian, and the concept intrigued me. A 3-in-1 kit that can be readily converted from…
Priorities of Purchase; Progressively Building a Rifleman’s Kit on a Budget 2024 Edition
If you probably already have at least a basic understanding of what gear you do and don’t need, I am not writing this article for you. I am writing it so you can show it to your friends who are just breaking into the realm of preparing for the coming fight, and need a little…
Hurricane Helene Response Part 3: Equipment AAR
This is the third (and likely final) part of my team’s AAR following our operation supporting the relief efforts for Hurricane Helene in Western NC. If you haven’t already, check out Part 1, my interview with Tacticon Armament, and Part 2, the general AAR for how we conducted the operation. Otherwise you may be a…
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