The second mission of the year took me to Montreal, Quebec, where we spent three days trooping with members of Ghat Kyr’bes Clan, Falco Clan, and the Maritimes Stronghold. I’ll preface this mission debrief with a bit of travel advice: When checking in your armor at the ticket counter, make sure the agent puts the…
Trenchvest is the term coined for a Mandalorian war coat, and article of clothing I’ve been wearing with my armor since 2008. Worn over armor, a trenchvest is NOT a trenchcoat or duster, but it is considered a type of long-coat. To begin talking about it’s design, we have to travel all the way back…
My first Mandalore Mission of 2018 was without a doubt one of the most important mission of my life. In September of 2017, Hurricane Maria passed directly over the island of Puerto Rico, virtually destroying the entire electrical and service infrastructure. From December 2017 to February 2018, MMCC members raised $3,000 to help the members…
I’ve been doing the leatherworking for my personal kit, and my wife’s kit over the past decade. Originally, I came into leatherworking with no real experience, other than aspirant dreams of making awesome holsters and pouches. The first thing that always needs to be said about any craft is that you shouldn’t go into it…
Leadership, it’s a fickle beast! I’ve learned over the past 10+ years that there are several ingredients that make for good leadership, and I’ll do my best to explain them in this post. First and foremost; a person can be born with “charisma”, but I have a hard time believing a person is a “born…
Welcome to the “Official” website of Mandalore the Uniter! Some of you are probably asking yourself why I have a separate website outside of the MMCC website. This is a very good question, and I’ll attempt to answer it in this first blog post. “Mandalore the Uniter” is a brand, and one that I personally…