Tactical Tuesday: Flashlight

For this weeks Tactical Tuesday I will be featuring one of the most important tools one could have in their anti-zombie kit. But before I do I have a very funny and more importantly a very applicable story. So here goes:

The other day my wife and I were in bed chatting when we heard a loud sound on the side of the house. The sound repeated several times. Then, just as fast as the sounds started. they stopped. At this point my mind was racing. What could it be? Could this be a burglar, kids committing vandalism or could this be the real McCoy, the zombie attack. If it were the zombie attack why would it start at my house? Maybe there is a mad scientist behind this attack, a puppet master so to speak. That master would be at my house to silence me so he could take over the world with his zombie army (I have 64 hits on my zombie blog after all!) What ever it was I had only one thing to do in my mind and that was to investigate the bump in the night. So I grabbed my glock 22, slammed a round in the chamber, walked out into my living room and started to look for a flash light. Now the funny thing is I have about 20 flash lights but all of them are either broken, lost or have no batteries. I'm sure I could have found one around the house but that would have taken at least ten minuets and this problem needed to be solved now before more zombies or intruders showed up. So the only flash light that I could find quickly was one that was given to my 2 year old son for his birthday just this weekend. Now this flash light was is a particularly special one because it is in the shape of a dinosaur.

And what is even better is when you pull the trigger to turn the light on, the dinosaur's mouth opens and it RAWRS! So now that a grown man was armed with a glock 22 and a kids dinosaur flashlight I started to do a check around my house. Needless to say there were no zombies or anything else I mentioned above.

Now on a little more serious note, the Tactical Tuesday item today is obviously a GOOD FLASHLIGHT! A flash light is one of the best offensive and defensive weapons you can have in your arsenal. It is a must have because if you can't see you can't fight. Most people think a flashlight is more of a defensive weapon, limiting it to giving you light only. But a flashlight is a great offensive weapon also. Because the light can be used to blind your opponent. If your opponent cannot see he cannot fight. If you have a gun in your room you should have a flashlight right next to it. something I need to do also! And if you don't have a gun you should at least have a nice flashlight to blind a intruder or zombie that comes into your house. Remember to have a flashlight in a designated place in your house and don't move it. Keep extra batteries and spend some extra money on it. Believe it or not, all flashlights are not created equal.

The moral to the story is if you have to dig around for something it will be too late by the time you find it. Even though a dinosaur flash light is funny and not the best choice to investigate the bump in the night it is better to go with what you have rather then digging through your house for twenty minutes trying to find something better. So the best thing to do is to be ready for the bumps in the night with a nice flashlight with brand new batteries.

Until next time. thanks for seeing what I see!
Jared

Tactical Tuesday: Tactical Holster

Every Tuesday my blog will feature a tactical item that I feel would be handy for the zombie apocalypse. That being said I've always been a person who tries to follow his own advice - it's kind of pointless to not apply your own ideas, so many of the items on Tactical Tuesday I actually own and you can bet the items I don't own are on my wish list. So without any further intro I present to you the first ever Tactical Tuesday!

Today's featured item is the Black Hawk tactical holster:

I have owned this holster for about three years. It is a must have for your second best friend and which is your side arm. The one I own is a universal holster that will hold any full sized semi-auto pistol. It has a front magazine pouch to store a additional mag. The holster sits on your mid thigh or where ever feels the most comfortable to you and can be easily adjusted. Most tactical holsters have two straps that go around your thigh but some only have one. This particular holster has two straps. The gun in the holster is my Glock 22 (that's the 40 caliber full sized Glock). I can carry my Glock with one mag in the loaded in the gun and a additional mag in the front pouch for a total of 30 bullets in this rig. Not to bad if you ask me! Hopefully that translates into 30 dead zombies if things go south!

This is the magazine in my hand and the magazine pouch is right next to it...

Side view...

COST: I think I purchased this particular holster for around $35 to $45 (sorry, it's been 3 years). There are tons of different tactical holsters out there to choose from. Any good brand is a great choice, Black Hawk is not the only brand out there. Tactical holsters range in price from $35 to $150 and sometimes even higher than that. It's up to you on what you want to spend. When I purchased this item my thoughts were its the best bang for my buck. It's a nice holster that is made out of high quality material that will last but it won't break the bank. Some of the upper end holsters are made of plastic and you have to push a button on the holster (with your trigger finger) to release the gun. If you are going to purchase one of those types of holsters it will have to be gun specific. PROS and CONS Pros: 1. This holster puts your gun in a easy to place to get to. 2. Hip mounted holsters can get caught up in your shirt. This can be even worse if you have a coat or a lot of layers on because of cold weather. I have experienced this for myself while shooting at a out door range in cold weather for work. The tactical holster puts your side arm down on your leg clear of any clothing or snags. 3. The extra mag pouch on the holster gives you additional ammo. 4. There is a reason why all the of military, law enforcement and private sector people use these holsters. Cons: 1. The holster does bulk up your leg making getting into small spaces harder. 2. Having a tactical holster lets everyone around you know you have a pistol, where as having a hip mounted pistol is much more concealable. P.S. To all you revolver lovers out there, keep up the love. I don't have a revolver so I have to do some research on a good holster. If you have any ideas let me know. A revolver is definitely on my wish list. Until next time, thanks for seeing what I see! Jared

Question to the world: What do you see?

What do you see?

1. Do you see a world that could someday be consumed by anarchy and injustice?

2. Do you see a world that could someday be infested with zombies?

3. Do you see a world where someday only the strong survive?

4. Do you see a world where the total failure of our over inflated economy could come crashing down on us? Where the government is broke and powerless to help the chronic welfare class of today's America, thus sending the free-for-all masses to fend for themselves the only way they know how which is to get things for free?

5. Or do you see a world that will always be the same as it is? Truth, justice and for the most part equality for all?

If you answered yes to one or more of 1-4 then read on. If you answered yes to the 5th question don't come knocking on my door when the world falls apart you cry baby bed wetter!