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Questions about the best options for arming the ladies in our lives seem to come up all the time. What we are going to discuss here are two of my favorite small folders for arming women. The number one issue with getting women to carry self-defense tools always seems to be comfort. They are not buil...

Now is one of those times :) Thanks for the kind words.

Common sense in choosing tools- Selection- what are you going to use it for and what is your lifestyle/environment. Carry- how will you carry it most of the time, what is your second option depending on wardrobe or environment change. Deployment- how do you plan on getting it out when you need it, m...

I tried both the small of the back and a Mercharness. The small of the back was really uncomfortable when sitting (of course, maybe I just need to get more used to it.), but aside from that, I did like the placement. The Mercharness was tugging somewhat strangely on my armpits, plus I felt that the...

In an attempt to sort through more and more SD BS I have done several polls in different forums and here are my findings. Just like gun forums, if you ask folks what gun they EDC they will usually say the 1911 they carry sometimes instead of the Kel Tec 32 or 38 snubby they carry every day. Why? Bec...

We separate knives into two categories, utility and defensive. Utility knives are for dealing with things, defensive knives are carried for dealing with people. Tools for dealing with people are carried between the pockets seams to the front, tools for dealing with things are carried between the poc...

No object is capable of being tactical. Anything you use to increase your combat/survival effectiveness makes it by default tactical. We used to stay your can take any POS, paint it black, put velcro on it and every cop will buy two. The only thing that has changed is that now with the war on terror...

Retired police. Now full time researcher / trainer. Well, at least when I am not being Mr. Mom :)

My recommendation as always is the Endura. If you have any thoughts about using your knife with any martial intent you cannot go wrong. The adaptability of the clip, price point and availability of the trainer make it unequaled in the market.

C'mon Chad, you are making me blush. Swung by Boker and gave them and ear full too

Stopped by the small booth several times to harass Kristi.