Our Knot of the Week series continues this week with reader requested knot called the Trucker’s Hitch.
The Trucker’s Hitch is a fairly involved knot, but it produces a much more reliable hitch than some we’ve reviewed here.
It’s primary purpose is to secure a load on a vehicle, cart, or in earlier days, a wagon.
This is why the Trucker’s Hitch is sometimes referred to as a Wagoner’s Hitch. Continue reading
We’d like to announce the winner of our fifth Reader Appreciation Contest.
ITS Tactical reader “Destroy_By_Fire” (#29 out of 57 entries) is the big winner of a M855 Design SAPI Plate 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, we appreciate all of your support!
Destroy_By_Fire, if you haven’t received our email yet, please contact us to claim your prize.
We’ve had an ITS iPhone Wallpaper image hidden away on our Web site for a few months now, and have neglected to share it with everyone!
While we say it’s an iPhone Wallpaper, it could be used with other phones too, but we just haven’t tested it on anything other than the iPhone.
On your iPhone, navigate to this link and hold your finger down on the resulting 600px x 800px image until the “Save Image” option appears.
After saving, pull up the image in your photos (Camera Roll) and select “Use as Wallpaper” from the bottom left icon menu.
We’ve also uploaded the image to our ITS Reader Photos Flickr Group for anyone else who’d like to use it.
Enjoy the awesomeness!
Militaryboots.com is holding a “Free Boots for Life” photo contest to find the oldest, most worn-out set of boots.
The winning pair will score a lifetime supply of boots, which equates to one pair of Converse Military Boots each year for 20 years.
Not a bad deal for just submitting a photo and a brief story of what your boots have been through.
All photos must be submitted by January 31, 2010 (Midnight CST) and is only open to US and Canadian residents.
On a side note, the Military Boots blog recently had an excellent write up on military iPhone applications, check it out!
We’d love to hear your boot stories too, throw up a comment!
I’ve been getting a few emails since posting my Every Day Carry kit in our newly created ITS Tactical EDC Flickr Group.
Most have been requesting more information about my secondary “giveaway” wallet.
I came up with this idea a few years ago, but have only recently gotten around to carrying it on a regular basis.
The premise is that in the event of a mugging, or the old “gimme your wallet” routine, I’d reach back to my left rear pocket and pull out the giveaway wallet (I’m right handed and carry my real wallet in my right rear pocket).
My theory is that the person “requesting” my wallet would most likely be doing so at gunpoint or using a knife, and is going to want to leave the area as soon as possible.
They’re not going to sit there and dig through it to see what the contents are. Even if they do, I have a few bucks in there just to make the illusion more plausible.
Don’t get me wrong, just like you I don’t want to ever be the victim, but if this simple diversionary technique can give me the upper hand or allow me to fight another day, then I feel it will be worth it.
My secondary wallet is just a cheap black faux-leather wallet I picked up for a few bucks, nothing that I don’t mind losing.
I’ve also been collecting those fake credit card offer cards for some time now, you know, the ones that say “your name here.”
My giveaway wallet is filled with about five of those cards, and as mentioned above, a few dollars in cash.
That’s just in case I wind up face to face with a Steve Miller Band mugger who just wants to take the money and run…
Let me know if you have any questions or comments, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
And if you haven’t joined our EDC Flickr Group, what are you waiting for?
We’re excited about our fifth Reader Appreciation Contest giveaway, because it offers you a chance to get a truly unique shirt that hasn’t been released yet.
Some will recognize what it means, and others will be left scratching their heads!
Wes Helm, the owner of M855 Design and a friend of ITS, has graciously donated a SAPI Plate T-Shirt to giveaway for free to our readers.
M855 Design is an apparel company serving the military, law enforcement, and shooting communities. Continue reading
We’ve just created two Flickr Groups for ITS Tactical and we need your participation!
The first group was started with Every Day Carry in mind, and as a way for our readers to share what their EDC consists of. We’ll be adding to the group by posting what’s in our pockets too, in fact we’ve already started!
Check out the EDC Group here! Continue reading
What should you carry in your EDC kit? I can’t give you the definitive answer, but I’ll try to help you start thinking about what you’ll need.
Before we start, it is important to know that an EDC kit is not a Survival Kit or a Bug Out Bag. It should consist of just the basic items you’ll need to help you quickly respond to situations that could arise during your day.
An EDC kit should be as light and small as possible. You use your pistol to get to your rifle, and an EDC kit should serve the same purpose. It should serve your needs until you get home, get to your car or get some help. Continue reading
We just received this exciting email from American Knife & Tool Institute (AKTI) and wanted to share the great news with everyone!
The U. S. Senate’s Solution to Customs’ proposal to ban assisted-opening, one-hand-opening and other folding knives has passed in both the House and the Senate. Continue reading
I recently rogered up for CERT Training here in the D/FW area after reading about it in Neil Strauss’ book, Emergency.
The classes start in a few weeks, and I’m looking forward to helping out however I can.
If you’re not familiar with CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), allow me to enlighten you. Continue reading
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