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Hand Wraps The Most Essential Item In Our Gear Bag

"It doesn't take too long to figure out that in Muay Thai, MMA and boxing your hands can take a beating during training. And so hand wraps become one of the most , if not THE most essential item in our gear bag. yet we often take hand wraps for granted and buy any wrap, thinking that all wraps are created equal. Well, this is not the case. All wraps are NOT created equal, and there are plenty of brands out there that continue to make inferior wraps that can jeopardize your training and possibly your career. Maybe these gear companies aren't run by people who actually train and fight themselves or maybe they know that there are plenty of new people getting into combat sports everyday that don't know any better but to buy the standard wrap on the market. Somchai wraps for your information are not your standard wraps.

Somchai wraps are based off observations of Thailand's Muay Thai camps, from the most poverty stricken rural camp that literally uses torn bed sheets to the wealthiest most influential camps in Bangkok. Nak Muays (Muay Thai fighters) know the importance of wrapping their hands and so we have taken their input and created the best wraps on the market.

Now, we haven't reinvented the wheel but we have made a few simple changes to an essential training item in every fighters bag. Keeping things traditional by using a thin layer (no thick, cumbersome wraps) of 100% cotton that molds to you hand. Our wraps are 210 inches instead of the standard 180 inches, giving you 3 ? more feet of wrap to secure your hands with no extra bulk. Your hands will be wrapped to fight night standards every night with our wraps.

Another simple change we've made is adding an extra Velcro strap at the END of the wrap. This way you can wrap your hands in reverse, similar to your hands being wrapped by gauze before a fight. If you have ever noticed, this is a very common way for wraps to be wrapped in the camps of Thailand. If you still don't understand what I mean, here's a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFj9StA-BzQ

So what we have done is simply added a small Velcro attachment at the end so that you can store and transport the wrap the way you want to wrap it without having to waste time rolling it backwards. For those who still wrap their hands the other way, just keep doing what your doing. Just unroll the wrap when you get it and wrap it back up the way you normally do.

We have gotten a great response to these wraps. True-Bee Gym in North Western Thailand exclusively uses Somchai wraps for every training session, going as far as getting rid of all the other brands because they didn't compare.

Invest in protecting one of your most valuable and delicate assets…your hands!

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What would you put in a Hunting Gear Bag?

Unfortunately hunting is not something we always have all the time in the world to prepare for, especially for a beginner. So i decided i am going to invest in a gear bag. Something that's basically gonna hold everything i would need for any hunt. But what do i need and what can i leave out, and if you list and object that you know is good i would appreciate it if u cud maybe give me the brand as well

Everyone has different preferences and also location will influence what you carry in your pack.
I live in Alaska here’s my survival bag;
1 sheath knife with a 5 ½ in blade full tang, small pocket knive, hobo knife and a sharpening stone.
2 mylar “space blankets” for emergency shelter.
1 metal cup to cook in or boil water.
Snare with and some cordage
small roll of TP
Small container with fishing line and hooks
Flint, Bic lighter and magnesium fire starter rod.
Small signal mirror and small “pocket rocket” aerial signal flare.
Small LED head band light and a long burn candle.
Compass, map or GPS and map
Small multi-tool pliers.
Blaze orange engineers survey tape for marking trails or a hit on an animal.
Extra pair of thick wool socks in a zip lock bag, underarmor thermo bottoms, wool gloves and sock hat. These can be vacuumed sealed to take up little space.
I can fit all the above and a small food ration for 3 days in a 1 gallon zip lock bag from 3 to 4 lbs weight.
I usually trow in a box of shells of whatever gun I take for back up. And sometimes I carry a very tiny spice set with salt, pepper etc to make not so tasty survival meals tolerable.
Some will pack a small tarp and that’s a good idea in the rainy season. I use the space blankets for a makeshift rain poncho, tent, lean-to rain collector for water, to signal aircraft or just to roll up in after falling into water while building a fire.
A 6 foot square peice of thin clear plastic is great for a solar water still to get water from damp ground of vegetaion

That’s just a few ideas for you the others will have lots of good ideas.

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