What many people don’t know about Vietnam is that after years of colonial rule by the French, much of the cuisine in Vietnam has been influenced by French cooking. I remember walking into the center of Ban Me Thuot in the central highlands years ago and the most overpowering smell in the street was baking …
Any time in life that you do something, you tend to forget the bad and remember the good. I remembered the good. I wasn’t sure I wanted to remember the bad. For a long time, I talked to a bunch of my peers in the Special Forces community that had made the trip back to …
Sapa Valley, Northern Vietnam The final stop in Rich’s journey through Vietnam. Sapa is a frontier township along the Chinese border, home to the northern highlanders and hundreds of miles of trails. It’s the perfect place to field test MACV-1 prototypes. Sapa is considered the trekking capitol of Vietnam and we all know trekking is …
The trips I’ve made back to Vietnam with Jason, Paul and Andy brought back many memories – some good and some not so good – but one gemstone has been our times at the Caravelle Hotel in Saigon. I was introduced to the Caravelle and its rooftop bar during my first tour in Vietnam. While …
From Tactical-Life: “GORUCK is best known for its rucksacks, apparel and rucking events, but the Florida-based company is now stepping—see what we did there?—into the footwear world with its new MACV-1 jungle rucking boot. The shoe is a collaboration between three people: GORUCK founder and 10th Special Forces Group veteran Jason McCarthy; Paul Litchfield, creator of …
From Gearmoose: “To be honest, if GORUCK said they were working on tactical sock garters, we’d be interested. (They aren’t.) Founded by a Green Beret, the company has developed mountains of goodwill and legions of fervent supporters for making insanely indestructible and sharply designed packs and apparel. Now they’re about to introduce a lightweight, …
