Tactical Stocking Stuffers

I have a few suggestions for that tactical stocking you need to stuff. 

There are things, many common, that make life comfortable and user-friendly for the tactical guy or gal on your list.  Here are a few.

Maybe you'll want to fill your own Tactical Stocking for Christmas

Everyone needs spare magazines.  They are the weak point in any weapon system.  Even military science fiction pays homage to the inability to get ammunition/energy/missiles into the weapon system fast enough.  A defective magazine turns your favorite blaster into a slow, single-shot tool at best.  Next to ammo and spare springs, magazines are welcome.

The Three Wise Gifts: an extra magazine, a Bic Lighter and a Rain Poncho

Speaking of ammo, let me suggest the plastic tip varmint round.  This one is Hornady Varmint Express.  The bullet is designed to practically explode in small mammals.  These rounds have the potential to be extremely useful to limit over penetration in an urban environment, like your house and your neighbors 20 feet away.

 

In any case, things that go pew-pew are always welcome.

55gr V-max traveling at 3240fps

Who doesn't need a knife?  Look at CRKT's new Taco Viper with Veff serrations.  It's assisted opening with a flipper.  It's a long folding knife that is designed for gloved hands.  You can buy a molle-ready pouch with a lanyard cord to keep your Taco Viper safe.  If you work over water or deep snow, it's a must.  Even tall weeds have stolen more knives than we can imagine.

Taco Viper and Veff Serations

Maxpedition makes Legacy Attachment Straps so you can connect pouches to vests, packs, and other molle-comparable stuff.  I used straps at a three-day rifle course and was pleased with the result.  There are videos to help explain everything, including how to use these straps.

Dry warm feet, the end to a perfect day

Boker has a line of knife socks.  They are perfect for those formal knife events.  They come in a three-pack, size 9.5 to 11.5, so they should fit me.  Clean, dry socks; this must be heaven.

Disposable plastic ponchos have found their way into golf, gun, and survival bags.  You can use them to upgrade an emergency shelter, keep you dry and warm, and they have many other uses.  Drop them in a coat pocket and you are good to go.  Always welcome.

I don’t know what professionals will tell you, but experienced outdoor adventurers will recommend having more than one way to make a fire when you are off the pavement.  Fire is one of our oldest tools and a key element to surviving in adverse environments.  After all, sh*t happens and remember one is none.  (https://knifesearch.blogspot.com/2010/08/on-edgean-adventure.html)

The best advice I’ve gotten was to have three different ways to make fire.  One of the most common is the disposable butane lighter.  But get a Bic.  It’s the best.  Well made, functional and dependable, what more could you want?

So have a Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy Happy New Year.

 

To be on the up and up, I'm not compensated by these companies.  I just like them.