TC's Guidelines and Principles for life #11: "When searching for a product, to see the best version of that product, search for the word ‘tactical’."
Look, normally my posts have some kind of spiritual and emotional value associated with them.
This one? Not so much.
Here's how I started to learn about this life hack: when I needed good gloves for an adventure race I was about to join, I had a ton of trouble finding ones that could handle adverse conditions.
Until I added one little word in front of my searches: 'tactical'.
And that's how I found the blackhawk gloves that are marketed to special forces troops.
Need a good flashlight? Get a tactical flashlight?
Backpack? Boots? Raincoat?
Getting something designed for military use is a great way to get a product that can handle a lot of rough and tumble use.
I still have those gloves years later. I still have my Maxpedition sling backpack as well.
Any anytime I need a product that can stand up to harsh use, I only need to remember one simple little word.
"Tactical".
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35@35 is a blog series by Thomas Christianson which involves 35 blog posts in 2014 on 35 things he has learned at the age of 35.