Monetization transparency
Affiliate Disclosure
How SHTF Loadouts may earn commissions from gear links without changing the recommendation standard.
Last updated 2026-05-25
Plain-English disclosure
SHTF Loadouts may earn a commission when you click a product link or buy through a retailer we link to. This does not change the price you pay.
Some current product links are plain manufacturer or source links while affiliate accounts are still pending. When a link is monetized, the recommendation still has to pass the same usefulness, availability, and safety checks.
How commissions affect recommendations
They do not buy a top pick. Gear pages should explain who a product is for, who should skip it, and the failure modes that matter in a real emergency kit.
If a product has a better affiliate rate but worse preparedness tradeoffs, it should lose to the better product. Affiliate revenue is a funding layer, not the editorial standard.
Where links go
SHTF Loadouts uses /go/ tracking links for product clicks. Those links may route to a manufacturer, retailer, marketplace, or affiliate destination depending on the product status in our registry.
We try to avoid linking readers into counterfeit-looking listings, unsupported medical or safety claims, or products that do not match the guide's stated use case.