Articles by

Forrest Cooper

Bulletproof Vest versus Plate Carrier

The concept of body armor, has for years generated ideas of two different types of people. On...

Arbor Arms Minuteman Plate Carrier: For the Athletic Professional

It's strange to describe a plate carrier as athletic. For the most part, designs trend towards the...

Book Review: Violence of Mind by Varg Freeborn

One part criticism, one part methodology, Violence of Mind pokes at the soft tissue of how we...

GBRS Group: Shadows that Bite

Photography by Josh Munger. An old maxim of creativity is to take two things that aren’t normally seen...

Viktos ZERODARK MC Insulated Jacket Review

The Viktos Zerodark MC Insulated Jacket is the type of layering every adventurer should own. While that...

AR Mag Pouch FaceOff: No One Size Fits All.

Considering the vast number of Veterans in the United States, and the manifold uses of America's Rifle,...

Premier Body Armor’s STRATIS Level IV Plates

We've started spending more time with Body Armor and plate carriers here on OFFGRID in the last...

Looking Back: Porch Vikings Amidst the Minneapolis Riots

As Americans living in 2020, we each are searching on our own for a defining moment. We...