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An Update From The APO

Just a quick and dirty update of where I am and what I’m starting with. The Atomic Pacific Outpost is actually just a 10×8 shed sourced from an incredibly exotic manufacturer of outbuildings – CostCo. Right now, I’m facing a few different challenges: The cost of even construction grade materials is crazy high right now, obviously… I have no tools to speak of… I did buy a Milwaukee M18 drill/driver set, but haven’t picked up anything else to speak of yet. Working on the house itself is taking up much of my day and keeping me from doing much to …

The War On Paradise

Not long now… The war against paradise begins with a tiny shop buildout on the island of Kauai. After that, I have 1950’s Sears/Roebuck kit home to work over and massage. But before any of that can happen, I have to have a plan to defend my tools from the stuff that makes paradise, paradise.

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Reviews & Features

The Olight Perun 2 & Baton 3

A few weeks back I reviewed the Baton 3 on gearjournal.com. Much to my surprise, Olight read the review and sent me another for free to take a look at – no strings attached. I’ve enjoyed it so much, that I thought I would use a quick and casual video review to stretch the legs on the new site. In any case, you can get the Baton 3 here. And you can get the Prerun 2 here.

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News & Editorial

Welcome Home Fellas…

Well fellas… For many of you, your worst nightmare has been realized. And for others, your wildest dreams have come true. After over a decade on antiquated forum software, The Garage Journal has FINALLY been updated to a more future proof and secure platform – Xenforo. This endeavor has taken over a year to complete. Migrating such a large and robust forum is an incredibly challenging endeavor and one that, quite frankly, I was not excited about doing. While I am always game for change and challenge, I hate putting others through an experience of uncertainty and confusion. So this …

The Atomic Bed Rack

A great bed rack option for the Diamondback bed cover is the unit offered by Front Runner. It’s made incredibly well and does what it is designed to do perfectly, but I needed something focused more on hauling maker goods. And so, the Atomic Diamondback Bed Rack was born…

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