{"id":111913,"date":"2019-11-25T14:37:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T14:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/25\/gear-scouts-2019-extra-chilly-tacticool-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-gift-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:48:43","slug":"gear-scouts-2019-extra-chilly-tacticool-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-gift-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2019\/11\/25\/gear-scouts-2019-extra-chilly-tacticool-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-gift-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Gear Scout\u2019s 2019 Extra-Chilly tacticool Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) gift guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

November\u2019s here and before you know it, Thanksgiving will be upon us… and then, the dreaded Christmas shopping rush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, we didn\u2019t give you a ton of advance notice on shopping for Father\u2019s Day with our first-ever tacticool gift guide<\/a>. So we\u2019re about to hit you with our picks for cool gifts for the upcoming holiday season with our extra-chilly tacticool 2019 Holiday Gift Guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a little bit of warning and time to order up gifts and presents for all of your loved ones (and yourself), you have no excuse now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those of us waiting on summer: (All New) Combat Flip Flops AK-47<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Flip flops are a pain. It\u2019s hard enough finding ones that don\u2019t make you look like you just walked out of a budget 1970s action movie, and it\u2019s even harder finding ones that don\u2019t snap or fall apart with just a few weeks to a month\u2019s worth of use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veteran-run Combat Flip Flops<\/a> has the answer you\u2019re looking for, and you know it\u2019s extra reliable because it\u2019s named after one of the most indestructible guns in the world… the AK-47<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, it\u2019s not an actual AK-47 but these kicks are very much patterned after the legendary rifle. Made out of cow leather and featuring a combat boot outsole, as well as 7.62×39 mm casings as adornments, these flip flops are some of the most unique summertime footwear out there, and they\u2019re currently retailing for just $59.99 on CFF\u2019s website [use MILITARYTIMES for a 20% discount code]<\/b>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when you\u2019re done using CFF\u2019s badass slaps for the year, just do what everyone else does with AK-47 rifles and bury them in your backyard so that you can dig them up and reuse them later on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okay, maybe don\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you aren\u2019t convinced yet, keep in mind that CFF puts a part of the proceeds from the sale of every pair of AK-47s towards funding a day of secondary school for Afghan girls. Pretty neat, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the fashion aficionados in our lives: R. Riveter Bags<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Williams Special Edition Riverside Canvas + Brown Leather Tote by R. Riveter (Photo R Riveter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Military spouses are easily some of the most industrious people out there, making the most of long deployments by keeping the homefront running like a well-tuned machine. What happens when some of those spouses mix that can-do spirit with an entrepreneurial streak and a ton of creativity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You get R. Riveter bags, named for Rosie the Riveter \u2014 the iconic American symbol that came to represent countless women serving at home during WWII in the factories and fields, keeping their families fed and the war machine running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured on Shark Tank in 2016 and bolstered by an offer from Mark Cuban on the show, the company, founded by Lisa Bradley and Cameron Cruse produces bags, totes, backpacks, handbags, and a variety of accessories, that give other competing brands a hell of a run for their money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R. Riveter\u2019s products boast a unique origin story that few if any other organizations can claim \u2014 most, if not all, are assembled from materials and components made by military spouses across the nation, shipped to a central assembly facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to check out their curated Military Branch<\/a> and Rosie Collections, the former of which represent the various branches of the armed services with inspired products, and the latter <\/a>which is pure unfiltered heartwarming Americana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the coffee lovers among us: Black Rifle Coffee Company<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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(Photo Black Rifle Coffee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If diesel fuels our trucks, coffee fuels our souls… or something like that, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black Rifle Coffee has made a name for itself over the years as one of the premier veteran-owned companies out there that don\u2019t just sell quality products, but also give back to the community by promoting and supporting a variety of pro-veteran initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pretty cool, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the holiday season coming up (and all that cold weather on the horizon), get your loved one a subscription to BRC\u2019s Coffee Club<\/a>, which packages and ships your favorite choice of coffee to your door at a frequency which you decide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If that doesn\u2019t do it for you, a membership with the Coffee Club gets you access to exclusive deals and offers with BRC\u2019s various partners, including Surefire, Kryptek, and Emerson Knives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRETTY COOL, RIGHT!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the outdoorsy peeps: Buck Knives Compadre Froe<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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We\u2019ve all been there \u2014 happily sitting around a campfire as it dies, only to realize you didn\u2019t chop enough firewood, and the lackluster hatchet you brought with you makes the task harder than the struggles people on those wacky infomercials go through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So maybe save yourself the trouble and get Buck Knives\u2019 made-in-the-USA 108 Compadre Froe, designed to chop firewood with polished efficiency. Weighing in at 1.5 lbs, with a Cerakoted-9.5-inch built from 5160 steel, the Compadre not only holds onto its edge like no other, it\u2019s also highly shatter-resistant and can be used for clearing<\/a>, splitting, and as a multi-purpose camping knife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like all of Buck\u2019s products, the Compadre is backed by its lifetime guarantee, and you can get yourself one of these super cool knives for $180 on Buck\u2019s official site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the wannabe operators: OAF Nation <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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OAF Nation’s super awesome Lincoln operator blanket (Photo OAF Nation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Veteran-owned, incredibly badass, and pretty darn funny… what\u2019s NOT to love about OAF Nation\u2019s insanely diverse product line?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s hard to pick just one product to showcase from these crazy and downright awesome folks, but we were pretty partial to this mega-awesome operator Abraham Lincoln blanket<\/a>, featuring everybody\u2019s favorite stovepipe hat-wearer with panoramic NODs, ready to do some hardcore \u201cfreedom-ing,” retailing for $39.95 on OAF\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If subscription-based goodie boxes are your thing, be sure to have a gander at OAF\u2019s Goon Squad <\/a>which delivers a premium exclusive T-shirt to your doorstep monthly while giving you access to tons of cool perks including special pricing, and a PMC job board for all of you former pipe-hitters who want to get back in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the bullet-geeks: Bottle Breacher 30mm Bullet Bottle Opener<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The 30 mm Bottle Breacher bottle opener (Photo Bottle Breachers)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Founded by former Navy SEAL Eli Crane and his wife, Jen, Bottle Breacher\u2019s products will make you want to chuck your run-of-the-mill bottle cap poppers for these insanely awesome bullet-inspired openers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re pretty partial to the A-10 Thunderbolt II because we love us some BRRRTT!!!, so it was a no-brainer that we\u2019d immediately gravitate towards BB\u2019s 30 mm bottle opener line, built around a similar shell and casing to the same ones used on the A-10\u2032s massive GAU-8 Avenger cannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While you can find the 30 mm openers on BB\u2019s site with a variety of branch-related insignia, the company also offers buyers the ability to have their breachers personalized with precision custom-engraving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mosey on over to the Giving Breachers page <\/a>on BB\u2019s site for a selection of products whose proceeds go entirely towards benefiting a plethora of veterans and military family causes that do amazing work for people in the active-duty and prior service communities, as well as their families!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you want to get all snuggies… Zenbivy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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