Gear reviews and other such things

[ErickThakrar]

So I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, so if this is out of line, mods, please delete!

I've long written reviews and posted them on various sites. In the past I posted most of them on www.totalprotectioninteractive.com but since I stopped working as a mod there, I haven't had much of an outlet. Until a couple of months ago when I finally gave up resisting and started my own blog.

On this blog, I write reviews about all sorts of outdoors gear. Knives, clothing, flashlights, etc.
I pride myself on being objective and fairly thorough for the most part.
I also write some about the various hikes and such that I go on in my local area. Recently, that's involved a fair deal of exploring old mines, which this area is riddled with!

So, if you guys are interested, please check out my blog and feel free to leave comments and suggestions on my blog as well!

Here's the address: http://specialcircumstancesinc.blogspot.com/

Thanks!

 

[offroadcmpr]

You have some good stuff there. I enjoy exploring old mines also. It is a lot of fun. Plus it is a great way to play around with your gear.

 

[stevep]

I used to read your reviews on TPI. You have a nice site, looking forward to the next update.

 

[LED_Thrift]

That's a nice site you have there. I also like caving/exploring underground and you have many interesting trip descriptions and gear reviews. Thanks for letting us know about the site.

 

[ErickThakrar]

Thanks for the compliments, guys!
Yeah, I'm really enjoying the mine explorations. It's a fantastic way of truly putting your lights and other gear to the test. Mines are really rough on a lot of gear, what with all the rock dust and the highly abrasive and sharp surfaces. I will be adding to the site on a pretty regular basis, so check back!

 

[ErickThakrar]

I just finished putting up some more reviews, so on that occasion I'm gonna go ahead and list here what reviews and trip stories I've written so far.


* ▼ 2008 (24)
o ▼ December (9)
+ Patagonia Huckleberry Approach Shoe Review
+ Patagonia Dimension Jacket Review
+ Malkoff Devices M60 LED Drop-In Review
+ Exploring around Kelly and Waldo mines
+ Outdoor Research Argonaut Gloves Review
+ LumaPower LumaHunter M1-T Review
+ Macro photography
+ LumaPower IncenDio v1 Review
+ Ibex Zepher Zip T-Neck
o ▼ October (15)
+ Hawkeye Mine?
+ MIL-TAC Knives & Tools CS-1 Combat Survival Knife....
+ Ibex Shak Jersey
+ Ibex Kilometer Glove
+ Kershaw Outcast
+ Copper Canyon
+ Fiamma Fumana
+ Deep in the belly of the Earth!
+ Outdoor Research Chaos Jacket
+ Outdoor Research Fraction Jacket
+ Spyderco Kumo Review
+ Mountain Hardwear Leviathan Jacket Review
+ Dark Ops Strato Fighter - Yes, it really is that t...
+ OR Gear Reviews
+ LumaPower D-Mini Review

I'm in the process of adding more pictures to some of these reviews, such as beam shots etc so check back!

 

[ErickThakrar]

Disregard... I apparently have a very poor memory... *chagrined*

 

[ErickThakrar]

I've added a few new things to the blog.
A quick look at a shouldermount I made for my Cygolite bike headlight, a brief treatise on personal preparedness and the kind of gear I normally carrry and an overview of some of the custom knives I've made. Check it out

 

[ErickThakrar]

I've added some additional reviews to my blog recently.

Here's the quick listing:

* ▼ March (3)
o LumaPower MVP-P7 Review
o First-Light USA Tomahawk ST Review
o Zebralight H60 Headlamp Review

* ▼ February (3)
o Yet another adventure out at Kelly Mine and surrou...
o Mountain Hardwear Winter Wander Pants Review
o Outdoor Research Extravert gloves review

I hope you guys like them!