Month: August 2021
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Mystery Ranch Urban Assault 21 — Revisited
A supremely good EDC and Travel backpack before you factor in how good of a deal it really is.
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Member Journal — 8/30/21
Thoughts on many different bags for office use.
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Modifying the Code of Bell X-Pod Sling Pack (S)
A few tweaks to the X-Pod make it substantially better looking and simpler.
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Tom Bihn Techonaut 30: First Impressions
This might be a killer digital nomad bag, something to watch whenever travel returns.
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Arktype Dashpack — Waxed Canvas Black
One of the best looking backpacks I’ve owned, and one of the most useful 15L bags I have used.
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Member Journal — 8/23/21
If you want a lighter bag, you need lighter electronics, but also we should talk about how Center Stage is a bit of an annoyance right now.
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Shaddox Tactical Plate Pocket
A great pocket for ruck plates, but also a good multi-device pocket.
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HDS EDC Rotary
I love this light and it’s so much better than the website for it, or the spec sheet for it, would lead you to believe.
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Member Journal — 8/16/21
How in the world do I pick the best backpack while Apple is doing crazy things, and some other thoughts.
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Morgrie RKB68, Back In Stock
This is my favorite keyboard available (my review). Excellent feeling and bluetooth! Go get it while you can. Buy here.
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Which is Better: GORUCK GR2 or Mystery Ranch 3 Day Assault CL?
The 3 Day Assault is a better large backpack than either size GR2 with only the very rare exception, but the GR2 still is great and has a place in my heart.
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My Sling / Purse Thoughts mid-2021
The one thing I have learned about carrying a purse is that I need to keep it small so I don’t end up bringing extra knives and flashlights along for the ride.
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Member Journal — 8/9/21
Digital Notes are focusing too much on replacing paper and not enough on replacing the humble pen.
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Which is Better: Mystery Ranch’s ASAP or GORUCK’s GR1?
The GR1 is better for laptop users, the ASAP is better for anything else.
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Better Blogging With Ulysses
I love the new publishing features in Ulysses, if for nothing else than being able to know that I published something, amazing. But being able to update a post after publishing: aces. Not noted is that you can open the published posts on the web by clicking on the published card for the post — which […]
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DSPTCH Ridgepack
An almost great backpack, that looks really killer for an awesome price.
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Member Journal — 8/2/21
I use my iPad Pro seven times as much as I use my iPhone, but both are invaluable. So you should use your iPad more.