We’re going to deviate from our Fishing Knots this week to bring you one of our favorite knots, the Eye Splice. Splicing a rope is a tremendous skill to learn, and will benefit you time and time again. This technique creates a permanant modification to a rope. The difference between a splice and a knot… Continue reading Knot of the Week: Eye Splice
Month: November 2009
Tactical Turkey Deals Around the Net
Here’s some great deals going on this weekend that we thought you’d like to know about. Quite a few of these have been sent in by our astute readers, so be sure to add your findings to the comments! Tactical Assault Gear 55% off everything thru November 30 (including the Advanced Loadout Bag!) Tactical Tailor… Continue reading Tactical Turkey Deals Around the Net
Happy Thanksgiving from ITS Tactical
Everyone at ITS Tactical would like to wish our friends, readers and their families a Happy Thanksgiving. Please keep those that can’t be with us in your thoughts today, and eat a piece of Turkey for them too. Enjoy your holiday and thank you for all your support!
Navy SEALs Court Martialed for Bloody Lip
We’ve never considered ourselves a News Web site, and try to stay away from political issues, but this is just something that hits way to close to home for us. Hopefully you all remember the horrible incident depicted in this image, where four Blackwater contractors were ambushed by insurgents on March 31, 2004. They were… Continue reading Navy SEALs Court Martialed for Bloody Lip
Stop the Bleeding!
ITS has done a nice job of talking about blowout kit development and even producing their own ETA Kit, so today I want to talk about the finer points of stopping bleeding. When I teach trauma medicine to young Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines I typically see a great deal of fear and apprehension in… Continue reading Stop the Bleeding!
Knot of the Week: Snell Knot
Our Knot of the Week series continues this week with a fishing knot known as the Snell Knot. Snelling a hook is a common practice in fishing to maintain an even, straight line pull on the fish. It’s also know to increase catch rates due to the hook staying inline and not moving side to… Continue reading Knot of the Week: Snell Knot
Can Someone Truly Disappear?
We’ve often talked about certain aspects of disappearing here at ITS, such as an untraceable cell phone and how to escape and evade in an urban environment, but never putting it all together and outright vanishing. One of our readers clued us in to a fantastic article on Wired Magazine’s Web site titled “Writer Evan… Continue reading Can Someone Truly Disappear?
Recommended Reading List
We’ve casually referenced our recommended reading on ITS Tactical as we’ve seen fit, but have now come up with a comprehensive list of our favorites. You’ll now see a link above called Books that breaks down our favorites by categories. Most of these are books that have helped us learn and grow over the years,… Continue reading Recommended Reading List
TAD Gear Database Theft
Like many of you, we’re all card carrying members of the TAD Gear fan club, and to hear their database was illegally accessed was shocking to say the least. We wanted to post this important information here to alert those who potentially had their personal information compromised.
Tactical Worthy Gun Safe
Something that caught our eye in the new NRA magazine, “American Rifleman,” was a short article on the Browning Tactical Safe. It’s the first we’d heard of the safe, but it looks very promising. Perusing Browning’s Web site gave us a better understanding of the features of the safe, and what their proprietary nomenclature meant.… Continue reading Tactical Worthy Gun Safe