The ‘Recommended’ page is here to list suppliers, manufacturers and products I use and am happy to recommend, and also to say thanks for those that have supported Tactical Reviews.
Cyberlink Director Suite 5 – My personal choice of Video Editing software is the combination of PowerDirector 15 and AudioDirector 7, which are part of Director Suite 5. All Videos produced for Tactical Reviews are edited using Director Suite 5. Cyberlink are kindly supporting Tactical Reviews by providing Director Suite 5 (previously I had personally purchased PowerDirector 15 Ultimate with AudioDirector 7).
Allway Sync – Which I use to keep my three backups of all review sources files synchronised.
Irfanview – A fantastic image viewer and editor used in the first stage production of 99% of the images on this site.
MyFenix – A supporter from the very beginning, MyFenix has been reliably getting Fenix samples to me and has donated a ZTS MBT-1 Battery Tester to help with the reviews. MyFenix is the Official UK Fenix Distributor.
FOURSEVENS – Maker of innovative lights, FOURSEVENS is currently supporting these reviews by providing quality CR123 cells.
Heinnie Haynes – A fantastic on-line shop, with exceptional customer service and legendarily speedy delivery, is now helping to get review samples to me.
Whitby & Co – The UK importer and distributor for brands such as Leatherman, Buck, Opinel, Princeton Tec, Nite Ize and many many more. Whitby is helping to get samples to me for these brands.
Edge Matters Forum – A particularly good place to come and talk about knives and other interesting gear.
CandlePowerForums – Simply THE place to talk about flashlights, torches, lights, lamps, lanterns, headlamps, incans, LEDs and HIDs (or whatever you want to call your portable lighting).
BladeForums – The largest internet Forum for talking about Knives.
EDC Forums – Where else would you go to talk about Every Day Carry?
DMT Diamond Sharpeners – My personal choice of diamond sharpener, in particular the Diafold.