http://www.gearjournal.com Every Day Carry Gear & Gadgets Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:42:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en About 2 months ago, images of the new 2010 Leatherman tools were leaked on the internet. Leatherman quickly got to work and had the images removed from just about every source they could find. Since then, I've been waiting on the Leatherman website to feature the new tools. The update ... http://www.gearjournal.com/2010/03/leatherman/ On the 1st of March 1965, Omega's Speedmaster chronograph was "flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions." From that point forward, the Speedmaster became a coveted watch by collectors and watch abusers alike. To put it frank, the Speedmaster is a tool watch with the looks of a highly ... http://www.gearjournal.com/2010/03/the-affordable-speedmaster/ During the closing days of the Vietnam war, a new watch was born. Members of the SEALs, Green Berets, and other Special Forces teams were issued what many consider to be the finest military timepiece ever produced. Today, we call it the Benrus Type I watch. The Type I was ... http://www.gearjournal.com/2010/02/the-affordable-benrus/ The best boot I've ever owned is a Red Wing 1178. I bought a pair when I was 17 years old. I am now 34 years old and while they've been resoled four or five times, I still wear the Red Wings almost every day. However, in the past few ... http://www.gearjournal.com/2010/02/the-1000-mile-boot/ Check this craziness out... It's the world's first multi-tool created by Romans in 200AD. It's made from silver, but has an iron blade and features a spoon, fork, spike, spatula, and a small tooth-pick. The clever litte device was extracted from the Mediterranean about 20 years ago and now resides ... http://www.gearjournal.com/2010/02/the-roman-army-knife/ As you all know, I'm a watch freak. Mostly, I'm into both modern and vintage military watches. The great thing about vintage military watches is the feeling they give on the wrist - you are wearing history. Of course, some of those watches just don't keep on tickin... The great thing ... http://www.gearjournal.com/2010/01/mk-ii-watches/ I admit it, I was skeptical... The whole idea behind the Amazon Kindle seems kind of "before its time" to me. Serious reading from a gadget? I bought one anyway... Mine arrived about three weeks ago and since then I've read three books on it. The shape and form is amazingly ... http://www.gearjournal.com/2010/01/the-amazon-kindle/ I have an iPhone 3gs and my battery life is acceptable with normal use patterns. However, if I'm on the road and use my browser or check my email more often than normal, it is not uncommon for me to see less than half of my battery life left with ... http://www.gearjournal.com/2010/01/mophie-juice-pack-air/ Looking for something incredibly overpriced, but almost justifiably cool for Christmas? Check out Temple Bags. Essentially, they take vintage WWII military materials and repurpose them into pretty bitchin' bags, wallets, key chains, etc... Sure, it's expensive. But damn, it's cool. Check it out. http://www.gearjournal.com/2009/12/temple-bags/ This is bitchin. In 1953, the Central Intelligence Agency contracted illusionist John Mulholland to create a secret dossier of stealth and misdirection to be used by operatives in the field. All copies of the document were believed to have been destroyed in 1973, but a single copy remained... Intelligence historian ... http://www.gearjournal.com/2009/12/the-official-cia-manual-of-trickery-and-deception/