Go-To Preparedness Bags and Food Selections

When’s the last time you ran through your preparedness bags? Bryan offers a quick look at the purpose of his disaster preparedness bags and discusses some theory behind the new food items he’s been adding.

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DIY Secret Morale Patch Storage

In addition to looking cool, hook-backed morale patches can be discreetly used to store items like entry toolsets or other flat shapes. This method is simple and only requires a seam ripper (or knife) and a hook-backed morale patch with a stitched backing. (Unfortunately, glued backers won’t work.) Continue reading

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Three Tips for Digital Housekeeping

Spring is in the air and it’s a great time to do a little digital housekeeping for your devices.

First, it’s time to update your passwords. It’s a good idea to invest in a password manager, which will help you create complex and unique passwords for all your online accounts. Additionally, consider updating device passwords like your WiFi security key and even your phone passcode. Continue reading

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The Immediate Need for Home Security – Gear Tasting Radio 118

This week on Gear Tasting Radio we discuss how you can best utilize the downtime from COVID-19 to better prepare yourself, your family and your home.

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While Supplies Last, Get 50% OFF an ETA Trauma Kit Pouch When You Purchase an ETA Trauma Kit!

Our first medical product was the vacuum-sealed ETA Trauma Kit. It’s seen several iterations over the last decade we’ve been producing them here at ITS HQ, but they’ve always offered components to treat the three leading preventable causes of death according to the CoTCCC. (Extremity Hemorrhage, Tension Pneumothorax and Airway Obstruction.) The newest version of our ETA Trauma Kit features cutting-edge contents and the most durable vacuum material on the market! Continue reading

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DIY Paracord Deployment Lanyard

This DIY Paracord Deployment Lanyard keeps your paracord ready to go when you need it. Starting with a 25-foot length of cordage, form a bight around your palm. Fuse the end of the cordage to the other side to create a loosely held bight. Continue reading

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Happy Hour – Ridiculous Dialogue Episode 141

This is a particularly innuendo-filled episode of Ridiculous Dialogue, which is saying something. We also discussed crappy internet reviews and what boozes to stock up on.

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Here’s Our Contingency Plan

This past week, the ITS Crew has been hard at work building medical kits and fulfilling orders at a breakneck pace. With all the uncertainty, we’ve had to put many of our contingency plans in place to ensure our quality, speed and accuracy continue to meet your expectations, even when other resources you’ve come to rely on are having to close their doors, through no fault of their own. Continue reading

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Grab a Little Luck with the ITS Shamrock Morale Patch!

St. Patrick’s Day is usually a raucous celebration, but this year it looks like we’ll be drinking green beer inside. Grab a little luck with this year’s edition of the ITS Shamrock Morale Patch! Continue reading

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Where to Start with Land Navigation – Gear Tasting Radio 117

Learning to navigate with a map and compass can feel like magic and this week on Gear Tasting Radio, we discuss how you can get started. In addition, we provide some resources for compasses, maps and even tips on how to make your own navigation gear!

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