The Windproof Smock Concept

The ‘SAS Windproof Smock;’ is an excellent piece of equipment. The ‘smock’ concept does not seen to have penetrated the US military world as thoroughly as it should. There have been many times that I have wished I had my smock with me. The SAS windproof was made of tightly woven cotton material, making it […]

Get Your Notebook Out

Back to basics. Good solid basics. There are so many reasons for this! In some sort of collapse situation, you may not have any electrical power, and most likely not any modern forms of communication, save perhaps battery powered radios. Internet? Forget it. You are not likely to be printing operations orders off your laptop. […]

AAR 9/10 Nov 2013 CRCD – Ben

Having just taken Max’s CRCD class. I wanted to take a few minutes and write my thoughts on the weekend of training. I’ll say this right from the start.  This class was everything that I had hoped that it would be and then some.   I had been hovering on the fence about taking this kind […]

AAR Nov 9/10 2013 CRCD – J (anon)

AAR Nov 9/10 Training  follows: 1.  You will not be coddled.  Tested? Yes.  Challenged? Yes.  Overwhelmed?  No.  Unable to meet the challenge?  Not at all.  Walk Then Run is a valid teaching concept.  The tactics taught are simple to execute and will work in almost every situation- you react and then either fight through or […]

AAR Nov 9/10 2013 CRCD – F (anon)

Just got done with a weekend at Max’s CRCD Class. Thoroughly enjoyed myself and I am sooo glad I overcame my workout injuries in the last couple of weeks to squeeze in some leg work outs before I came. but  I get ahead of myself, let’s start from the beginning: I had been in the […]

AAR Nov 9/10 2013 CRCD – SP in NC

Link to SP in NC’s blog post HERE Text: Date: 9 and 10 NOV 2013. Location: Somewhere around the 39th parallel in the hills of Appalachia. Purpose: Refine combat rifle / carbine skills and learn to shoot, move, and communicate with another shooter, a fire team, and a squad. DAY ONE Time: 0645 Weather: 22℉, breeze approx 2-5mph, clear sky […]

MVT BATTLEBELT – EVOLUTION!

It’s always a good topic – gear! I recently posted about how I had been making up my battle belt with a mixture of purchased, re-purposed and acquired pouches. HERE for the original post. There were a number of things I didn’t like about the old set-up, so I have amended it. I bought a couple […]

AAR Nov 9/10 2013 CRCD – Mike

Posted on Reddit: HERE Text: Shoot, Move, Communicate Three simple words — it couldn’t be too difficult. I mean, we all know how to shoot, right? Our daddy or granddaddy taught us when we were a whipper-snapper or even if that didn’t happen we attended an [Appleseed](http://appleseedinfo.org) or three and learned how to shoot. So, we […]

AAR Nov 9/10 2013 CRCD – Helen & Joe

This past weekend, 9,10 NOV 2013, was Helen’s and my third time taking MVT CRCD training.  You can read our and other’s AARs of previous CRCD courses, append them here, they all still apply.  What we have noticed is that the course curriculum, the two ranges and Max’s presentations keep getting BETTER and BETTER!  Combine […]

AAR Oct 26/27 2013 CRCD – Kurt

AAR: After Action Report I wanted to wait to write this AAR to let all I learned and my thoughts soak in. In a word the training was: Awesome Max is the real deal. A no nonsense patriot. A Brit that is more a patriot, and working to equip patriots, more than most natural born […]