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Today we offer a post to try to clear up some of the confusion surrounding carabiners, and what that kN thing means.
Carabiners come in many shapes and sizes and are purpose built for many different climbing applications.
We’ve highlighted the main variations of climbing carabiners as well as what we feel the positives and negatives are. [Read More…]
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Here’s a cool tip we were emailed the other day about storing sensitive information right out in the open.
While not a new concept, the idea to store sensitive data on the internal disk of a floppy was something we’d never seen before.
In the article we originally saw on instructables.com, they recommended taking apart the disk, sticking the passwords down with glue, and then putting it back together again. [Read More…]
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We’ve put together a video showing all the knots from the “How to Tie Knots Like a Navy SEAL” series tied underwater.
In the video we’ve recreated the BUD/s (Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL) Underwater Knot Tying Test.
At BUD/s the test is performed in the 15 ft. section of the CTT (Combat Training Tank), where students must swim out to a waiting instructor who is treading water over trunk line on the bottom of the CTT. [Read More…]
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We’ve officially launched an Online store!
You’ll now notice a link up at the top of the screen for the “ITS Tactical Store.”
We were having some issues with some readers wanting to purchase our patches and stickers, but not having a PayPal account.
Our sales are still routing through PayPal, but now we’re set up to take Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.
We’ve just reconfigured some things to streamline the process and make life easier for all our readers.
Thank you again for all your support!
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In our How To Escape and Evade in an Urban Environment article, we briefly discussed escaping from zip ties.
There are quite a few hasty methods of illegal restraint, and zip ties are a method that’s available to any would-be kidnapper.
A few of the other methods seen are duct tape, rope and phone cord, but with a little education you’ll see that all of these methods can easily be defeated.
There are two things you’ll need in any escape situation, and without these two things, nothing we’ll show you will work.
Those two things are time and opportunity. You’ll have to first have the time to be able to put one of these escape methods into action and the opportunity to do so.
Your captors are most likely not going to have the resources or the patience to keep eyes on you constantly, and when they don’t, it’s time to make your move. [Read More…]
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An interesting video on home invasion was brought to our attention by a reader, and we’d like to share the information, and get your comments and reactions.
The video is from Spike TV’s show Surviving Disaster, hosted by a former Navy SEAL Cade Courtley.
None of us had actually seen the show before it was suggested we check it out, but this episode fits right in what what we’ve been discussing lately. [Read More…]
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Today we’d like to introduce an amazing product from SerePick called the Universal Handcuff Key.
SerePick is fairly new to the community, but is becoming quickly popular and successful with their line of unconventional security products for an urban environment.
We’d first like to start off with the caveat that the tools available from SerePick are for Military, Law Enforcement and security professionals only, and are not available commercially. [Read More…]
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Close your eyes for a minute and join me on a little adventure… You’re walking down the sidewalk and pass two shady figures talking amongst themselves.
As you pass them, you see the side door of a van open up just in front of you and two more suspicious characters emerge.
Within seconds, you’re restrained and struggling against four people trying to overpower you and throw you into the van.
Now, based on our readers vs. the general population, your response right now is to say “I’d shoot them before they had the chance,” OK Dirty Harry, but now your in a foreign country where your concealed handgun license doesn’t protect you.
Or, you’re in that same foreign country and gunmen jump into your rental car and tell you to drive… [Read More…]
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Our final Underwater Knot Tying Test “Knot of the Week” continues with the fifth of five knots taught to Navy SEAL candidates at BUD/s.
The Right Angle is a knot that is typically used as an alternate to the Clove Hitch, which we went over last week.
When used, the Right Angle creates a more secure knot than the Clove Hitch and if you know how to tie the Clove Hitch, you know how to tie the Right Angle. [Read More…]
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We’d like to announce the winner of our third Reader Appreciation Contest.
ITS Tactical reader “darukus60” (#27 out of 45 entries) is the big winner of an M855 Design Ammo Can T-Shirt!
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.
Thank you to everyone who entered, and we appreciate all of your support!
darukus60, if you haven’t received our email yet, please contact us to claim your prize.
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