When I’m camping overnight in the heart of winter — which doesn’t happen often — you bet I’m reaching for the fastest-drying base layers for women. Fortunately, The North Face created the Women’s FD Pro 160 Crew and Tights, which are perfect for the job. I wore this set while cat skiing with Baldface Valhalla in British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains, where I logged 13 miles and 5,600 vertical feet in a single day before camping overnight in frigid, snowy conditions. I also wore them on cold, blustery resort days at Crested Butte, Whitewater, and RED Mountain. The takeaway? This set is…
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Move over, six-shooters — today we’re serving up Big Iron energy and a whole lot of recoil. The AK Guy went full cowboy for this one, pairing a faithful re-creation of the “Big Iron” that inspired Marty Robbins’ classic with an absolute unit of a revolver: the Magnum Research BFR in .500 S&W. The result? Equal parts history nerd flex and straight-up ballistic chaos. First up: the sentimental piece. The recreated Big Iron — the long-barreled single-action that supposedly hung on a holster-maker’s wall and inspired Robbins — is beautiful and goofy in the best way. The story’s half-myth, half-legend,…
Caldwell Shooting Supplies is one of those companies that shooters have grown to rely on. I use many of their products, from simple paper targets to shooting benches to Lead Sled rifle rests. They produce goods that are well thought out and are affordable. Their stuff tends to last. It was with great curiosity that I requested three sample AR500 steel target systems from them, knowing that what they build is made to last. Here’s what I asked for, with Caldwell’s pricing: Before we get into it, here are a few photos… Plate Rack: Before legs were added, the plate…
When you think about boots that can handle mountains, marshes, and everything in between, Meindl is a name that comes to mind for those in the know. The German-born bootmaker has been around for more than 300 years, and that kind of time in the game shows. Known for building serious footwear for hunters and mountaineers, Meindl’s boots often toe the line between comfort and bombproof durability. The Air Revolution Alpine Pro 200 is no exception. I ran these boots through Alaska’s unforgiving mix of bogs, steep climbs, and cold weather. I’m often nervous about running boots through serious wet…
There are all kinds of people who have opinions. There’s nothing wrong with that, and they’re entitled to have them, even if they’re based on misinformation or just misunderstandings. They should try to be informed on the topics they’re opining on, but there’s no way to make anyone do any such thing. The problem is when those people are in some kind of position to offer up uninformed opinions in a venue where some might assume the person actually knows what they’re talking about.Like, say, their local newspaper.While most of us know that the media…
Nearly a year after ruling that the case could go forward, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit blaming firearm companies for a 2019 mass shooting in California. On July 28, 2019, 19-year-old Santino William Legan opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California. He killed three people and wounded 17 others before killing himself after a shootout with responding police officers. The case, Towner v. Century Arms, was filed by more than a dozen survivors of the attack and sought to hold Century Arms partly responsible since the murderer used one of the Vermont company’s WASR-10 rifles…
We self-reliant types spend a significant portion of our lives prepping for a long-term disaster. We grow our own groceries, cultivate backyard apothecaries, hone our shooting skills, preserve the garden harvest, hunt, fish, and harden our bug in or bug-out locations. But how many of us have really thought about what daily life would be like during a long-term disaster?Sure, we all know grocery store shelves will be empty within hours (not days, like FEMA claims), calling 911 for help won’t be an option, and the unprepared will panic, leading to the development of marauding hordes.All of that will happen…
The Chevrolet Bolt electric hatch is back. Two years ago, Chevrolet killed one of the most affordable and most practical electric vehicles you could buy, and it almost immediately regretted it. Now, the Bolt EV is nearly back, set to go on sale next year as a 2027 model year vehicle. And, once again, it is set to be one of the most affordable electric cars on the North American market. Very Mild Makeover, But Changes That Matter (Photo/Chevrolet) When we say back, we really do mean back. This isn’t a new-generation vehicle. It’s barely even a refresh. For the…
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The entertainment industry has long had a double standard on guns. They lecture us about our gun rights, how we should give up our firearms because they supposedly make us less safe, even as they’re surrounded by armed security. They repeat the lecture from the set of their new action thriller, where they’re shooting guns all the time. And that’s when they’re not being absolutely ridiculous about what a gun can and can’t do. Does anyone else remember the undetectable Glocks in Die Hard 2?But the hypocrisy is reaching a new low.Let’s start with how…
In a world where everyone seems loud and life is moving at warp speed, it’s easy to blend in and miss the opportunity to showcase your value.Add to this the military mindset of “Service Before Self,” which promotes acceptance of responsibility and accountability, and discourages seeking credit or praise – and you have a recipe for underselling yourself.For more than 11 years, I’ve volunteered to teach personal branding and civilian readiness to transitioning service members at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Each month, I’m struck by how quickly service members undersell the experience, talents and skills they…
By Logan Metesh The September edition of GunBroker.com’s Top Selling Report presented by GunGenius.com, shows an interesting upset in sales trends, and it is likely due more to the release of a new accessory than to either the gun that has been upset or the gun that did the upsetting.It’s no secret that the Glock 19 is one of the best-selling new and used semi-automatic pistols of all time. It has held a spot in the top ten of the Top Selling Report for a very long time, and in August 2025 it was the number one seller…
When President Donald Trump was arrested, the refrain from Democrats across the country was “no one is above the law.”This is a sentiment that I actually agree with. It’s just too bad that Hunter Biden was never held to the same standard, to say nothing of a lot of other prominent Democrats, but that’s hardly shocking. Now, the part of “no one is above the law” is tripping over itself to protect the wrong people. In addition to Seattle’s current mayor wanting to hang out with repeat offenders, we’ve got Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson isn’t…
OK, so what do I mean by third time’s the charm? Simply this… S&W’s original “value” 9mm pistol was the Sigma. Introduced in 1994 in an effort to compete with Glock, the SW9F had mixed reviews. The trigger was the culprit. It was not so great. You experienced a long and gritty trigger pull, with a pull weight that made it difficult to keep the front sight aligned with the target. So, in 2012, they introduced an upgraded model, the SD9VE. (The SD-VE stood for Self Defense, Value Enhanced.) They made both of these pistols in .40, as well. Even…
It’s becoming harder to ignore the truth: modern society isn’t built to last forever.The things we rely on, from electricity to food production, require a long and fragile supply chain powered by fossil fuels and rare earth metals. And those resources aren’t infinite. Even so-called “green tech” like solar panels and wind turbines still require oil and rare earth metals to build. As those materials become harder to find and more expensive to extract, the modern world will begin to break down.At the same time, the world is getting more unstable. Rising populations, global conflicts, political crises, and economic volatility…
My home mountain range outside of Vail, Colo., is notorious for challenging tree skiing due to pokey or fallen beetle-kill pines. I’m used to my ski outerwear torn and tattered by scraggly branches. But wearing the updated Flylow Chemical men’s ski pants felt like leg armor. The burly main fabric and reinforced knees fended off sharp sticks and rocks. That characteristic stretches from waist to cuff. I had a lot of fun testing the tenacity of these snow pants over 3 months in the backcountry and at the ski resort. In addition to being genuinely burly, the Chemical pants scored…
