Custom Gear Report

We’ve been hinting at running a contest for a while now and have finally gotten to the point where we can manage it.

First I want to give a big thanks to the great folks at Bearse USA. Bearse has been kind enough to donate a Blackwater Gear Discrete rifle case in Ranger Green to give to the winner of our first giveaway contest.

Entering is simple and you have the opportunity to gain multiple entries into the drawing.

Here is how you do it:

1. First entry is to register at the custom gear report. Just click the register link here or in the login box in the top right  of the page. You must also confirm your registration though the automatic email that is sent to you.
2. Next, sign up for our free newsletter. By default this box is checked during your registration so all you need to do is leave it checked at which point you will just have to confirm your email by clinking the link in the separate newsletter message that’s sent to you.
3. Be one of the top 5 points earners for the site.  Of course you need to know how to earn points, that’s pretty easy. You get 10 for registering, 2 points for logging in daily (24 hour period), 5 points per comment and if you choose to write an article for the site 20 points per published post. In order for you to gain points for commenting you must be registered and logged in.

The top 5 points earners will also receive an additional small token of our appreciation for your support of the blog. This will be a monthly prize, the only down side is your points reset to 10 when you win. You will have the option of keeping your points in lieu of the prize if you choose.

The Contest will run until March 1, 2010 at which time we will complie the list into a spread sheet and use a random number generator to pick the winner.

About our sponsor:

At Bearse USA, we are sewing contractors to the core. We were established in 1921 and have been partnering with our customers to make the finest sewn products available. We serve a customer base of over 250 companies. Our main product areas include tactical bags, custom bags, cases, pouches, and other non-apparel items. We also carry a wide selection of in-stock bags that you will find featured on our website. Cutting, imprinting, and sewing… we are your turnkey solution.

Any questions feel free to comment.

The Custom Gear Report has has a bit of a tune-up. Although you probably haven’t noticed much on the outside, we’ve been doing a hell of a lot of work on the inside. Including a major upgrade to the core and various features of the site. We’ve also added some new functionality to help us with upcoming giveaway contests.

We also have a bunch of content coming down the pipe:

• 762 ChiCom chest Rig Review
• Exotac Review
• Antother 215 Gear review
• Our Take on a proper personal First Aid kit
• Yet another EDC series
• A few other ideas in the works

Finally we haven’t quite advertised this yet but we are looking for guest authors. Not only for the Field Hacks topic but any topic related to the blog. If your interested shoot us a message.

So don’t fret there’s lots going on with CGR.

This is just a short thinking out loud post and might be a little controversial to some readers, but I was recently doing some research online and began to notice that it seems that everyone and their brother has a tactical training school these days.

Of course most of them claim to be the best, and don’t forget they all seem to have special operations experienced instructors. The kicker is usually the list of clients and “agencies” they have trained. I know how that goes, they have a buddy that works for xyz SWAT or some 3 letter Gov. agency and they decide to come to a “course” and now all of a sudden that organization is a client. Or they worked for another company that trained a specific unit or organization and somehow that is now a past client of their company too.

Of course CGR always supports small up and coming companies. Just be cautious when choosing a company to train with. Make sure you vet them properly and do your homework. Just because someone has some land, a few targets, and took a couple classes, it does not mean they’re a capable trainer.

Let us know what you think.

I just came across this. A new Reality TV Show called “Family Armor” I’m not a fan of reality TV but this looks like it might be interesting. Hopefully they focus more on the building of vehicles than the family and religious aspects.

It’ll be airing tonight on TLC, check you local listings.

Earlier this year Soldier Systems posted about the quadruped robot appropriately name BIG DOG. Well it seems the engineers at Boston Dynamics have also been working on a biped named PETMAN. Here is a video of it walking on a treadmill. The “push” the tech gives the robot at :26 impressed the hell out of me. It won’t be long before you see proper droids on a battlefield near you. Not sure what this is going to do for the custom gear industry though. Boston Dynamics has some pretty cool stuff including a 6 legged bot they call RiSE that has the ability to climb vertical surfaces. Beware the rise of the machines.