Credit to u/BeginningTower2486 who created a beast of a gear catalog for security guards with over [180 pages here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uPxahISX4m1y60QXUUBLmqfj6iJHY4Rq7V6nZwRrN0M/edit?usp=sharing). He built it in a cave with a box of scraps! Just pure utility.

I've taken that doc, added working amazon affiliate links for all the existing eligible items, and will be splitting any revenue from those links from his curated products evenly with him, even though he hasn’t yet  responded to my messages or offers to chat. If a nickel is made I'll be pinging him until he responds for his cut.

# [THE UPDATED GEAR CATALOG CAN BE FOUND HERE](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wCxMbJ7TLq8H7Q55c65pNQbrE33cqcqtVfjgAWEbJp8/edit?usp=sharing) 

This is an initiative, more of another experiment really, to see what happens when the community is given tools to benefit each other. It only works if people actually want to make it work by both adding their own links and considering using this catalog for future gear purchases via those links.

Full disclosure, I originally wanted to keep it wide open so anyone could drop in their Amazon affiliate link for a product they use or recommend. But... this is the internet, and it only takes one guy (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE YOU S.O.B!) to flood it with spam and garbage links. If this thing grows and the community wants to help moderate it, I’m open to evolving that. 

Then I thought about setting up a Google Form for submissions. But this subreddit has already made it loud and clear that y’all really don’t trust links like that, and you’re not gonna click them, but fair enough.

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# So here’s the compromise:

If you want to add a product you personally would recommend, with your own Amazon affiliate link, preferrably one that's not already in the catalog, here’s how:

DM me here on Reddit \[u/YourUsername\]:

\-The product name

\-Your Amazon affiliate link

\-One sentence on why you recommend it

OR, since the document is viewable and open to comment from anyone with the link, you can comment in the community picks section with the same information. If it's appropriate, I’ll approve, format, and drop it into the Community Picks section of the doc with your Reddit name attached.

This is a living, curated document, and if it takes off, maybe we build some infrastructure from it. If not, it’ll still be a cleaner, both open and unmonetized, and curated but monetized version of a great resource, permanently pinned here so the community keeps getting access for free.

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# ShieldBox Referral Chain

Also, inspired by an idea from u/therealpoltic concerning a possible future guard app, I signed up for a ShieldBox subscription specifically for this project. I did it because I just wanted to add a little more value to the doc and test something new.

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There’s a separate section in the doc titled “ShieldBox Referral Links.” The first person to DM me or leave a comment in the doc with a solid Amazon affiliate gear recommendation (not already listed) will get my ShieldBox referral link.

You’ll be the first link in the ShieldBox referral chain tab, and you’ll be helping kick this off. After that, others can use your link and keep the chain going once you comment it. Think of it like a discount chain that pays forward instead of cashing out. An open-source monetization model anyone can plug into.

**All credit to** u/BeginningTower2486 **for the original catalog work and** u/therealpoltic **for his shieldbox referral link idea.**

The Guard Gear Catalog That Pays You Back