If You're A Minuteman, Dress The Part

Everyday carry and clothing for the citizen responder

Overview

No, we aren’t going out and about wearing breeches, buckle shoes, and tri-corner hats. It would be fun, but it wouldn’t fit the concept of the modern Minuteman, who blends in with everyone else but is prepared to respond to emergencies and be a responsible citizen.

Cool if you are into historical recreations, but not gonna work if you are out and about daily.

My concept of the modern Minuteman is someone that is prepared, trained, and mentally ready to take action, has the right gear to do so. And they are also something of a Gray Man that does not stand out from the crowd. If you’re old enough, and like spy and action thriller type books, you probably read Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Identity (not the movie, ignore that). Jason Bourne was The Gray Man long before that new book and movie. Heck, you may even know what “Cain is for Charlie, and Delta is for Cain” means. But I digress, back to the topic at hand.

Last week I started pulling together a series around this idea called "…