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Plank Owner Membership Signup is Live!

by ITS Admin on February 8, 2010

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We’re proud to announce that our Plank Owner Membership is now live and available to the first 250 people to sign up!

You’ll now notice our “Be A Member” sign graphic in the upper right corner of your screen, which is a direct link to the Membership Registration Page.

Before we get into specifics, we’d like to first acknowledge those who are fighting the good fight overseas and may not have access to a computer to register this morning.

We’re going to make things as easy as we can for Military and Law Enforcement to get in on the Plank Owner Memberships. If that’s you, send us an email so we can make arrangements for you.

Read all the details of the Plank Owner Membership and sign up HERE!

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Employee Job Description Includes Getting Shot!

by ITS Admin on February 5, 2010

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Colombian tailor Miguel Caballero has become famous for making bulletproof attire for fashion conscience celebrities and heads of state.

It’s all about looking good while being shot at, and Caballero has apparently cornered the market with the first bulletproof fashion boutique in the world.

What intrigued us about this story, isn’t his fashionable clothing, it’s that he requires each one of his employees to be shot in the clothing he makes.

Watch as the reporter in the video gets shot point-blank by Caballero, who says “I shoot all my employees.” It’s just a “philosophy of quality control.” [Read More…]

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The general public needs to be aware that cellular or PCS portable telephones may not “work” during an emergency when everyone tries to use them at once, because the system becomes “overloaded.”

CERT, Neighborhood Watch and families should consider alternative means to check on each other’s kids, elderly neighbors or keep in touch to make sure everyone is OK after the storm blows over and the telephones are out.

The Family Radio Service or FRS has utility for short range communications, as long as you understand its very significant limitations. The FCC created FRS as an unlicensed service for use by families and groups. [Read More…]

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Relive the Cold War with Hollow Spy Coins

by ITS Admin on February 3, 2010

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So you’ve got some secret information to pass to your contact, who’s cleverly disguised as the friendly Hot Dog vendor outside of Home Depot…

How do you do it? Simple. Some cash, a Spy Coin and the uneasy feeling of indigestion.

Before we get into the review of the Spy Coins from www.spy-coins.com, let’s look a little bit into their history. [Read More…]

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Knot of the Week: Turk’s Head

February 2, 2010
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Our Knot of the Week series continues today with the Turk’s Head.
The Turk’s Head is a Decorative Knot that has so many different versions, books have been written just on this family of knots.
They can literally be used for nearly any type of decorative knot project you can think of. The most common use of [...]

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Help Get These Tactical Chucks Made!

January 29, 2010
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Ok Guys and Girls, it’s time for our collective tactical voice to be heard.
Chuck Taylor All-Stars are arguably one of the most popular shoes to ever be produced, and have been unofficially adopted by the tactical community and military for a long time.
There are thousands of color schemes Converse has produced over the years, but [...]

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SHOT Show Schwag Winner!

January 29, 2010
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Before we announce the winner, we’d all like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who participated in our contest and all the great feedback that was left.
You all have made our coverage of the 2010 SHOT Show worth every minute of our time, and there’s no way we won’t be brining you even [...]

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Adventure Lights VIP Signal Light Mod

January 28, 2010
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While at the 2010 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, we had the opportunity to chat with the President of Adventure Lights, Tim Ford.
For those of you who don’t  know about Adventure Lights, they make palm-sized multifunction LED Lights that are used for flashlights, markers and visual distress beacons.
An issue with Adventure Lights has always been [...]

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