I recently came back to corrections, and I am now an Academy Instructor that is assigned field duties to teach new employees how to survive working in a prison. I love this job, but to get it I had to be rehired as a basic correctional officer and go back through the entire training process before I could apply.
I bought this Tact Gear Radio Holder upon graduation from the academy and used it as I began my 2 week on the job training. I did not work hard, as I was not allowed one on one work with inmates during the training. I did not get in any fights and only responded to a single “officer needs assistance call”. Imagine my frustration when less than 2 weeks of light use the radio holder broke.
I could not imagine that gear designed to hold such an essential tool as a radio would be built so shoddily. I was able to sew it using a hand awl speedy stitcher, but I am not sure I can trust it. Luckily my new job does not have me in a duty belt daily, so I don’t have to buy a more expensive radio holster.
Remember, cheap is cheap for a reason – sometimes you have to have a piece of equipment and you can’t afford the best, but if you can shell out for better gear – you only have to buy once and cry once.
I recently bought a contour camera so I could take some videos of things normal camera’s could not do – like an underwater shot of a Glock firing while submerged.
Dictionary and Manual of Fireworks was written by a legend in the pyrotechnic field.
I bought Windmills and Wind Motors from the now defunct Lindsey Books company. I immediately jumped on buying this book as a reference when I saw that it was a guide for making and using your own windmills, even to generate electricity!
The book The Herbal Drugstore is billed as symptoms, fight disease, and supercharge immunity– All without Drugs or Chemicals! While this is a lot to believe (especially as marketing copy) – I believe that herbal medicine does have merit. Especially when the normal drugstore is not available.