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This weeks “Knot of the Week” continues with the second of five knots taught to Navy SEAL candidates at BUD/s for their Underwater Knot Tying Test.
Students start from the shallow end of the pool, and when called swim out to a waiting instructor. The student announces themselves and which of the five knots they’ll be tying.
Once give the nod by the instructor, the student then requests permission to descend to the bottom of the 15 foot pool with a downturned thumb. [Read More…]
CBS Sunday Morning ran an excellent segment today titled “Knot So Simple.”
Correspondent Serena Altschul took a look at the International Guild of Knot Tyers in the United Kingdom, and interviewed Phoebe Ashley Shardon, the daughter of Clifford Ashley.
Ashley is the writer and illustrator of the Ashley Book of Knots (1944). The ABOK is still known as the bible of knot tying today, and is a must for anyone wanting to learn more about knot tying.
We highly encourage everyone interested to pick up a copy, it’s a fantastic reference book and it’s authority still rings true after 65 years.
Check out the video from today’s CBS Sunday Morning segment here.
We’d like to announce the winner of our second Reader Appreciation Contest.
ITS Tactical reader “TexasAg” (#15 out of 67 entries) is the big winner of a Zulu Nylon Gear Mega Admin Pouch!
As with all our contests, we used Random.org to choose the winner to avoid any kind of trickery.
For the details on how you can enter to win, visit our contest rules page, and stay tuned for our next Reader Appreciation Contest!
TexasAg, if you haven’t received our email yet, please contact us to claim your prize.
We just received an update on the next step in the battle against the U.S. Customs and their proposal to revoke earlier rulings that assisted opening knives are not switchblades.
To recap, the proposal would not only outlaw assisted opening knives, but its overly broad new definition of a switchblade would also include all one-handed opening knives and most other pocket knives! [Read More…]
A new product was recently brought to our attention by an ITS reader, the Taser XREP.
The XREP is a a self-contained, wireless electronic control device (ECD), that deploys from any 12-gauge pump-action shotgun.
It delivers a similar Neuro Muscular Incapacitation (NMI) bio-effect as the handheld TASER® X26™ ECD, but can be delivered to a maximum effective range of 100 feet (30.48 meters), combining blunt impact force.
The battery supply is fully integrated into the chassis and provides the power to drive the XREP projectile engine, while the nose assembly of the XREP projectile contains four forward facing barbed electrodes. [Read More…]
Private frequency, license free, low cost, two-way communication. What’s not to love about MURS?
MURS stands for Multi User Radio Service, and is one of the best kept secrets in personal and family radio communications.
Formerly available only for business communications, the FCC has kept five MURS frequencies license-free and open for public use since 2000. [Read More…]
For the next few weeks, we’ll depart from our usual “Knot of the Week” to bring you a series on the knots taught to Navy SEAL candidates at BUD/s (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training).
During the first phase of BUD/s, students are taught five knots which they’re required to tie one at a time underwater, each on a single breath hold. [Read More…]
Field stripping an MRE (Meal Ready to Eat) is a common technique used by soldiers to reduce the weight and bulk of the standard U.S. Issue MRE.
An MRE is packaged with a lot of unnecessary things that can make trying to carry them in your pack heavy and cumbersome. The solution? Field strip them!
Field stripping is usually done just prior to a situation where you’ll be in the field for an extended amount of time and have to carry multiple meals, or in a survival situation where space savings is mandatory. [Read More…]
Just announced by Travis Haley in the comments of our post, “Magpul BAD vs. Phase 5 EBR,” the Magpul B.A.D Lever has officially been listed on the Magpul Web site.
A big thanks to Travis for throwing up a link and letting our readers know about the release!
From the Magpul Web site:
Developed from the operational experience of the Magpul®Dynamics team, the B.A.D. Lever™ (Battery Assist Device) is designed to considerably improve the speed and efficiency of the AR15/M16 bolt catch. The B.A.D. Lever™ quickly addresses reloading and malfunction clearance shortcomings of AR15/M16 platforms by extending a paddle to the right side of the weapon, allowing manipulation of the bolt stop from the fire control/ready position with the right-hand trigger finger.
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