When you’re camping, it can’t always be super high-speed and ultralight. Sometimes it’s nice to take along a few more comfort items, humorously known as glamping.
Today on Gear Tasting, Bryan walks through what he takes on his glamping trips, including his preference on lanterns and cooking items. Continue reading
Late Sunday evening, we drove south down an eerily empty highway. While one wouldn’t expect much traffic in north Houston on a Sunday after dark, a major highway with no cars whatsoever tends to give one pause. Further compounding the eeriness was the sheer darkness due to power outages; no streetlights or no town lights, just what we could see illuminated by our headlights. It was like driving in a bubble where the only world that existed was our own. Continue reading
An essential part of any good Every Day Carry, wristwatches are the focus of this week’s Gear Tasting Radio. We break down some of the differences you’ll find in the watch market, including why some watches vary in price by thousands of dollars.
We also highlight some of our favorite watches and why they’ll have a place on our wrists forever.
Here on ITS, we’ve always approached the subject of Every Day Carry gear as a system of levels. Each level of the gear you carry can support you in getting to the next. As you move up the levels, more equipment is added, making you better prepared for whatever may come. While not everyone uses this approach to carry, we wanted to reach out to industry professionals to see what their system was.
Today, our series continues as we take a look at the gear Sensei James Williams relies on. Continue reading
On ITS, our mission has always been to re-introduce people to skill-sets that empower them to prevail over life’s opposing forces. Much of the information we publish on ITS is written by our staff, but many articles are written and shared by people just like you. Content from contributors allows our readers to see things from a different point of view and helps to showcase what an incredible community we have!
So if you have an idea, draft or article that you’d like to see published here on ITS, we want to hear it! Below, we’ve listed what types of content we’re looking for and some guidelines on how to submit it to us. Continue reading
Whether criminals are planning a burglary or a home invasion, the first step of their plan is usually kicking in an entry door. Today on Gear Tasting, Bryan is joined by Alan Young, CEO of Armor Concepts, to discuss how upgrading just a few pieces of your door could protect against these attacks.
In addition to explaining their system, Armor Concepts installed one of their pieces on a local abandoned home and let Bryan do his worst to make entry by kicking his way in. Spoiler alert, the door doesn’t even flinch. Continue reading
Emergencies may require you to make entry or leave an area quickly. During these times, it’s helpful to have gear that can open locks quickly or make you aware of someone following. This week on Gear Tasting Radio, we discuss tools for breaching and booby trapping.
Booby traps in Hollywood may be dazzling and exciting, but our conversation deals more with equipment designed to alert you to an intruder’s presence. To make entry or escape, we always defer to gear like lock picks, however during an emergency you may not have the time to use them. In these situations, having hastier methods may save you time and maybe more.
We weren’t hurting for topics on this week’s Ridiculous Dialogue, covering everything from the Mayweather/McGregor fight to North Korea’s missile shenanigans.
Also with September here, we couldn’t resist talking about the upcoming iPhone 8 and the crazy features it might hold. Finally, we offer a spoiler-filled dive into the latest and final episode of Season 7 of Game of Thrones and provide an update on our 30 days of healthy eating!
If you’re like us, then coffee is an absolute must-have in your life. Today on Gear Tasting, Bryan is joined by Got Your Six Coffee Founder Eric Hadley, who walks us through the process of properly tasting coffee.
The tasting method is officially known as “cupping” and as much as we cringe saying that word, it’s actually a fascinating process to discover flavor notes and profiles for your favorite bean. Continue reading
Relief efforts are currently underway in Houston and its surrounding areas after the massive amounts of flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. We’ve listed some important resources below, whether you’re directly affected by the storm and looking for help, or you just want to assist victims and their families. Continue reading
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