Category Archives: DIY

Klymit Static V2 Review

TL;DR: Not for me Last year I decided to try out an inflatable air mattress on our annual backpacking trip. I’ve always used either an original Thermarest 3/4 length pad or a Thermarest RidgeRest. Tried and true options but bulky and not particularly comfortable with their one inch or less of padding. After doing someContinue reading “Klymit Static V2 Review”

Garand Thumb!

Sorry for the click bait-ish title but it got you too look didn’t it? I love the M1, it is such a classic rifle and fun to shoot. I assume that these days most people know what “Garand thumb” is and how it is really not the bane that its made out to be. ForContinue reading “Garand Thumb!”

Follow-Up Remington 40XL

by: Germán A. Salazar Recently I wrote about my project rifle which I dubbed the 40XL (click here for the article).  When I wrote the original article the rifle was just finished and I had shot it very little, although that brief bit of shooting seemed very promising.  Here’s an update on how it hasContinue reading “Follow-Up Remington 40XL”

Rice Paddy Prone

During the Vietnam war the squatting, or the fifth position, was known as the “rice paddy prone.” This was not the first use of the squatting position, however. During WW1, land areas being fought over had been contaminated by mustard gas. Mustard and Chlorine gas is a persistent gas that lingers on the ground andContinue reading “Rice Paddy Prone”

Tangle Gut

It doesn’t sound tasty from the name but it is. It’s that time of year again. In the spring tangle gut grows. There isn’t much of a window to find it though. It doesn’t last long. Maybe about 2 weeks. Pick out the weeds, sticks, dirt, whatever is there and rinse it in COLD water.Continue reading “Tangle Gut”