Opinion: SMEAC the Gear Queer

What I try to point out to folks all the time, only much more eloquently said…

Badlands Fieldcraft

There’s a heck of a lot more to low level armed conflict than tearing off into the bush with a $1500 weapon and cool-guy kit when your only training is shooting fast at stationary targets; the people that do that are speed bumps for the well trained, unassuming guy with a 30-30 and a solid plan.

NCScout, 2018

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There’s definitely a lot of skills to learn when a person decides they want to be a better protector and provider for their families, so I don’t blame someone for not being good at all of them. What I do blame people for is being too lazy to put time into the skills that aren’t as flashy or as easy to learn as something like shooting.

Some of these topics are harder to learn because of their highly technical nature, these would be things like medical or communications training…

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Wake Up Call via Tactical Wisdom

I hope that recent events have made it clear why I’ve done the videos I have in the past on why I thought it was a good idea to have things like a Gas mask and related items on hand. Funny how so many disparaged those videos, yet now some are suddenly saying it’s a good idea. My friend Joe Dolio over at Tactical Wisdom has a good post on the topic. Wake Up Call

Gear Snobbery and the Principle of Diminishing Returns

This. ALL of this and then some. Sometimes, good enough, actually is.

Von Steuben Training & Consulting

I have a good friend who goes by “BoltBoy.” Solid guy, he also designs and sells some cool Baofeng accessories. One day BoltBoy went to a precision rifle competition. Active duty and former scout snipers were among the competition, most of them sporting some very expensive weapons. One shooter even had a weather meter that was digitally slaved to an electronic DOPE card. The average shooter in this competition had sunk $3-4000 into their rifle setups.

Some of these setups are worth up to $6,000

Meanwhile, BoltBoy shows up with his trusty .308 Remington 783. With factory M80 ball ammo, a cheap .22LR scope and a few other accessories, he had invested $600 into his setup. This drew some friendly banter and jokes from the other competitors, who brushed him off as a first-timer who would eventually learn that he needed better equipment.

BoltBoy placed 2nd overall that day…

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Bongo Gear Becker Patrol Pack discount code!

Badlands Fieldcraft

I’ve written quite a bit about the Bongo Gear Becker Mk.II Patrol Pack, and you can check out a couple of those articles here,here, and here.

The owner is an old school grunt with an eye for detail and function and he recently reached out with a promotional code for my readers. I thought that was really generous of him considering I think his packs are already a great bargain, so for those looking to get one for yourself you can use BADLANDSFC to get 10% off your purchase.

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Bongo Gear Becker Patrol Pack discount code!

Badlands Fieldcraft

I’ve written quite a bit about the Bongo Gear Becker Mk.II Patrol Pack, and you can check out a couple of those articles here,here, and here.

The owner is an old school grunt with an eye for detail and function and he recently reached out with a promotional code for my readers. I thought that was really generous of him considering I think his packs are already a great bargain, so for those looking to get one for yourself you can use BADLANDSFC to get 10% off your purchase.

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The Strategic Consequences of Reputation

Folks, pay head to what Mike at Von Steuben Training is saying. We have been sold out. Plan and prepare accordingly.

Von Steuben Training & Consulting

At this point, everyone is aware of the fact that we just allowed a Chinese spy balloon to fly over our entire country before shooting it down. This is incredibly embarrassing as a nation, and the Biden administration would have you believe that the risk to people on the ground outweighed the security risks of letting it accomplish its mission, which is ludicrous. They’re now saying that we were jamming it the entire time and it never sent anything back to China, which is only believable if you know nothing about how jamming actually works.

But let’s assume that, somehow, through some DARPA wizardry, we DID stop it from transmitting. It changes very little and is besides the point. It matters little what payload the balloon carried or what it did/didn’t send home. What matters most is the damage done to our international reputation from our decision not to shoot…

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