At the suggestion of a member (thanks Lunchbox) we're starting a gear review thread.

Here's the details....

1) You must have actually used the gear at some point in a real world setting. Just getting some gear out of a new package, or walking around your basement with a backpack doesn't count. If you link to a review that's just describing what the item looks like just out of the package, or is a rehash of the product website, it will likely get deleted.

And for the love of all things holy, please don't type the words "great fit and finish".

2) Review your gear in it's own standalone thread, not in this one. Don't put your review here. Rather, create a new thread for the review and link to it from here.

For example: Wilex X SG1 Tactical Goggles Review

If your review is buried in a post about several items (for example Mitunnelrat's FTX synopsis) just link to the post in question.

Eventually we'll have a nice list of products here that have real-world usage and the good, bad and ugly on them.

3) Be constructive as possible in your reviews If the item stunk don't shy away from it, but explain to us why is stunk.