Archive for January, 2010
Tactical Talk: Houston Police Department’s Mike McCoy
In March 2008, Officer Mike McCoy set up a blog for the Houston Police Department. Little did he know that he’d garner a devoted readership, local media attention and a steady stream of new recruits during the next two years. Currently McCoy still uses Blogger along with YouTube, Facebook and Twitter as a means to [...]
In: Information · Tagged with: interviews, law enforcement, technology, twitter, video
iPad: Will It Fit in Andy Ihnatko’s Tactical Internet Pants?
It’s been less than 24 hours since Apple unveiled its new tablet computer. Its name? iPad. And stop with the feminine hygiene jokes already … we’ve heard them all! Personally, we prefer iTab.
While many are questioning Apple’s choices (like, why make a giant iPhone without a camera?), here’s a question you might not have heard: [...]
In: Information · Tagged with: 5.11 Tactical, humor, internet, tactical pants, technology
Tactical Bacon
Here at the Tactical Pants Blog we come across all sorts of tactical nonsense (tac corsets, anyone?) as well as more logical items such as tactical pens and, of course, tactical trousers. However, when we saw a sizzling advertisement for tactical bacon, we simply couldn’t resist.
When this canned wonder hit the market back in April, [...]
In: Information · Tagged with: humor, internet, tactical, tactical weapons
Top 10 Videos from SHOT Show 2010
It’s been less than a week, and people are still talking about SHOT Show 2010. Can we blame them? Well, since we’re still talking about it, too, then probably not. With nearly 60,000 attendees (58,444 to be exact), it was SHOT’s second largest show of all time, with the largest being its 2008 Vegas show.
You’ve [...]
In: Information · Tagged with: SHOT Show, video
Behind the Seams: Jets Fan Arrest, Why Police Need Twitter and More
What’s the public safety blogosphere furiously typing about this week? Find out!
Warning: The video below has NSFW language in second half.
Watch a Jets fan get arrested at San Diego stadium (video above). Some say he was arrested for nothing, others beg to differ. (Slam Dunks)
Five reasons why police should be using Twitter. [...]
In: Information · Tagged with: law enforcement, medics, twitter
Tactical Pants on the Ground?
Every corner we turn in Internet land brings us back to the same video: “Pants on the Ground”.
The American Idol snippet has been bestowed the honor of 2010’s first viral video. The inescapable YouTube clip isn’t so much a video as a song — a song about pants (unfortunately not tactical pants!). And like every [...]
In: Information · Tagged with: tactical pants, TV, video
New Cop Show “POV-PD”
There’s been reality shows with dash cams and some with webcams. And now there’s a show being shopped around as the first featuring head-mounted cams.
Under the working title POV-PD, the new series promises the COPS-esque, random-guys-running-around-in-wife-beaters chaos with a more up-close-and-personal twist. Produced by Base Productions, the same people responsible for Crime 360 and Human [...]
In: Information · Tagged with: law enforcement, technology, TV
Repurpose Old Cargo Pants
In the DIY-er generation of eco-friendly this and going green that, it’s pretty difficult to just trash an old pair of your favorite tactical pants. Why not repurpose that material if it’s of no use to you in its current form?
Most recently, we saw crumpled cargos transformed into a sweet messenger bag. All you [...]
In: Information · Tagged with: cargo pants, internet, tactical pants
Tactical Talk: The Happy Medic
You’d think working long hours at one of the nation’s busiest fire departments in San Francisco would take its toll. But not for one paramedic. His blog moniker says it all: Happy Medic.
Yes, despite pointless calls and uncooperative patients, HM (also known as Justin Schorr) doesn’t just grin and bear it. Oh no, he actually [...]
In: Information · Tagged with: emt, interviews, medics, video
Behind the Seams: Shift Prep Soundtracks, Police Impersonators and More
In the above video, see what this cop dash cam captures in South Korea. (Break)
And guess who is the Fire/EMS blog of the year?! (Medic 999)
eMedic iPhone app debuts with algorithms, acronyms & abbreviations, emergency medical treatments, and medicine records. (EMS Daily News)
The soundtrack of a shift prep includes ACDC and Godsmack. [...]
In: Information · Tagged with: emt, medics, military, video