The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge Meaning and Differences Between the EOD Badges

EOD Blog – by Kellie Graebner

Do We Do Custom Screen Printing Orders?

First off, thanks so much for considering me to make your custom order. Yes, I am taking on new custom order clients. I specialize in manual silk screen printing - tees, tanks, silkies (ranger panties), hoodies, etc. and I have trusted colleagues to do your design on hats, patches, stickers, and engraving if applicable. Please email me at kellie@bombbullie.com for more information! Thank you!

EOD Blog – by Kellie Graebner

Adding 3XL Sizes to EODStuff Tops

EODStuff Update. We're adding more sizes to our EODStuff tops. And here is a little information on the #1 brand we use for our EOD Stuff website and our custom unit orders. 

EOD Blog – by Kellie Graebner

Who is Skuba Skeebb?

First off, Who is The Skeebb? Skeebb stands for Skeleton, Booze, and Bomb Dude. He's our Fun, EOD infused play on Skelly from Social Distortion.   To us, Skeebb represents the fun side of our EOD community, family, and friends. Our EOD guys and gals work their assess off, and are often times either deployed or in work ups which takes them away from their family and friends. When we have our time together, we make the most of it, living it up as much as we can without getting arrested haha. We cherish those good times and memories. Our Skeebb is a symbol of this, a symbol of the EOD Family.  SKUBA SKEEBB EMERGES FROM THE DEEP We loved The Skeebb as he was, but I kept having this vision pop up of an underwater version of Skeebb holding on to a moored mine as if it was a kid holding on to a balloon. And I had wanted to make a design to represent the Underwater EOD Community. However, being a wife of a Marine Corps EOD Tech (before the Marines had their underwater EOD Team up and running), I wasn't well versed in anything dive or underwater related to EOD. So I hit up our cronies Mo Tackitt (Retired U.S. Navy EOD Diver) and Dave Moran (U.S. Marine Corps EOD Diver) to help me iron out the details of our new Skuba Skeebb.  Made a couple small revisions with the help of some other awesome EOD Divers, and wallah...Skuba Skeebb in da house!     

EOD Blog – by Kellie Graebner

Screen Printing with Silicone Inks on Silkies (aka Ranger Panties)

And here is why I screen print with Silicone Inks on our Silkies!

EOD Blog – by Kellie Graebner

Silk Screen Printing with Discharge Inks - Ancient Video

I found this video from a few years ago when I first started playing with water-based and discharge inks...I only had a hand held heat gun to cure the inks, which had to be cured at 350 degrees F for at least 1 1/2 minutes. Yah I was seeing the chiropractor every couple weeks lol!  I wanted to share it so y'all could see the process of using discharge inks. It's pretty cool to see the garment change to the color you've dyed it in real time. Enjoy and don't make too much fun of me! ;) 

EOD Blog – by Kellie Graebner

The Many Faces of The Skeebb - Expanding our BombBullie Skeebb Line

We love The Skeebb™! If you're not quite sure who The Skeebb™ is, read our short post about him HERE. But in a nutshell, Skeebb™ is our symbol of our EOD Techs, friends, and family. EOD can be a dangerous life, but amidst that we cherish and take care of each other and live life to the fullest. That got sentimental real quick! ;)  Back to the expansion of The Skeebb™...He has turned into one of our EOD community's favorites for screen printing on various apparel. We decided to do a couple different "versions" of him and have just introduced Skuba Skeebb™, NVG Skeebb™, and Molotov Cocktail Skeebb™. 

EOD Blog – by Kellie Graebner

Out of Stock in Most Silkies

That's right folks, it's a Silkies-Crisis! The silkies (aka Ranger Panties) that we screen print our designs on (and do unit orders for) we get from our Soffe supplier. But currently, there's a shortage of silkies! Oh my!  A lot of silkies colors and sizes are on back order due to Covid-19. We just wanted to let y'all know that we aren't slacking here, but we've had to set pretty much all of our silkie products to only sell what we have already made, in stock. Usually we have our EODStuff.com Silkies set to sell even if we are out of stock because we screen print everything in house and usually have a lot of blank silkies in storage that we can screen print on when the orders come in. This is no longer the case unfortunately. So as of now, we can only sell what we've already made. We hope this changes as soon as possible, but we are on a waiting list for most colors and sizes. 

EOD Blog – by Kellie Graebner

How Do I Sign Up to EODStuff.com's Email List?

If you want to be the first to know about new items, discounts, promotions, etc...please sign up to our EODStuff.com Email List. We HATE spam and promise not to spam you or sell your email off to 3rd-Party-Pesks!  Subscribe * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name

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Does BombBullie/EODStuff.com Offer Military Discounts?

Hello, y'all! We recently had a customer ask if we offered military discounts and I thought I would add it to our Blog Post/FAQ page.  Answer in short is "no", but also "yes"... BombBullie, LLC is a veteran owned and operated company. Kurt is a retired USMC EOD Tech and helps me (Kellie) operate BombBullie, LLC (including EODStuff.com, BombBullieScreenPrinting.com, and BombBullie.com). The majority of our sales and custom orders are for active duty.  Our prices and work reflect a generally cheaper cost using higher quality materials and attention to detail than larger, automated companies.  We don’t do “military discounts” per se, but have worked with many units and people in keeping overall cost to a minimum. When we price each item that we sell, we have taken into consideration that the main purchaser of our "stuff" is our EOD Community and other various Military MOS's. With that said, each item is priced with a "discount" already built into the price.  We do small runs of most items and after several months, move the remaining items to the "Sales" page. And we do our best to offer discounts throughout the year.  And we donate a portion of our proceeds to the EOD Warrior Foundation and the Gary Sinise Foundation. So a huge thanks to y'all for helping us support our community.  Join our mailing list to hear about promotions and discounts...   Subscribe * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name

EOD Blog – by Kellie Graebner

Updated Military Shirt Color Chart for Soffe Brand

Here is an updated color chart for military Soffe charts. They did away with the Sand and Woodland Brown colors. The current colors are: OD Green for US Marine Corps Tan for US Air Force and US Army Coyote Brown for US Navy  

EOD Blog – by Kellie Lovin Graebner

Why EODStuff.com Does Limited Runs of Most Items

The Reason Behind Doing Limited Runs on EOD Stuff The main reason we do limited production runs on certain items is mainly due to the size of our EOD Community. EOD is one of the smallest MOS's in all 4 branches of the Military. And as such, who wants to show up to events such as the Memorial Challenge, Ball, Crawfish Broil, or venues such as the gym, beach, bar....you get it...wearing the same exact shirt as 20 other peeps? Not too many of us.  *         *         * Yes, there are some shirts and silkies that we'll continually offer. Things such as skivvy shirts, silkies, and more of our popular shirt such as Danger Things...we continue to make and keep in stock. And for some of the favorite designs, we'll offer various production runs in other shirt and ink colors and garment type (ie shirts, tanks, hoodies, baseball tees, etc.).  We're a boutique screen printing company and everything is designed and custom made by us in our studio in Niceville, Florida. We are always trying to come up with fresh new designs and ideas, but if you're ever wanting something that you're not seeing on EODStuff.com, please just hit us up via email (Kellie@BombBullie.com) and we'll work with you. Or if you have a design idea, we love working directly with our EOD family, hit us up and we'll make you something rad. 

EOD Blog – by Kellie Lovin Graebner

Who is The Skeebb™?

Who or What is The Skeebb? Skeebb stands for Skeleton, Booze, and Bomb Dude. He's our Fun, EOD infused play on Skelly from Social Distortion.  We got the idea when we made unit shirts for the USMC EOD Techs over at Cherry Point, NC. The Skeleton dude they sent us to screen print on their unit apparel we felt had more of a Vietnam era feel to it. So Kurt suggested that we modernize our Skeebb a little bit.  I had Kurt put on one of his old Mich helmets, took an picture, and we drew the new Skeebb's helmet from that picture onto this logo. We also completely re-created a new skeleton logo, bomb, and booze bottle making Skeebb a whole new little dude.  To us, Skeebb represents the fun side of our EOD community, family, and friends. Our EOD guys and gals work their assess off, and are often times either deployed or in work ups which takes them away from their family and friends. When we have our time together, we make the most of it living it up as much as we can, and cherish those good times and memories. Our Skeebb is a symbol of this.  *Update* - we expounded upon our Skeebb design and created a couple new versions of him (Molotov Skeebb, NVG Skeebb, and Skuba Skeebb). Check these guys out here    *Update #2* - On June 28, 2022 our Skeebb™ logo was officially trademarked. 

EOD Blog – by Kellie Lovin Graebner

Proud of One of Our Own - 2018 Cateran Yomp

I was stoked when our good friend, fellow USMC EOD Tech, Jason Morgan reached out to me to make some shirts for him for his  2018 Cateran Yomp in Scotland.  Here are a few pictures from his hike.  The Allied Forces Foundation is trying to bring the Yomp to the US. The Appalachian Yomp will be a 20, 40 or 60 mile ruck/hike from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia to Gettysburg National Military Park. The trail covering some of the most historic battlefields from the Civil War. These plans are still in the works but they are looking towards it taking place this September. Who wants to attend with us as a team?! Email us at Kellie@BombBullie.com and we'll get more details for you. 

EOD Blog – by Kellie Graebner

What is the Never Forget EOD Line?

In Memory of our Fallen EOD Brothers and Sisters We came up with the Never Forget EOD Logo to commemorate our EOD brothers and sisters who have fallen during the endeavors of their commitment.  This idea came to mind as the date marking the memorial of a dear friend, by the name of Nick Sprovtsoff, came around again.  We picked a semblance of the EOD crab, but inverted the wreath to appear as angel wings and replaced the Master Badge star and wreath with a halo and star.   Our respective intentions are to represent the life of sacrifice and courage that our EOD technicians and their families believe in.  As the majority of us understand,  even though some EOD techs may have moved on from this world, EOD techs make everlasting impacts on those they interact with.  We hope that this emblem is found as uplifting as we find it.  Yes we love designing and screen printing...it's what I (Kellie) am so passionate about. However, a HUGE driving factor of EODStuff is that we get to help our our EOD Community by donating to the  EOD Warrior Foundation. A portion of our EODStuff proceeds is donated to the EOD Warrior Foundation and to The Gary Sinise Foundation.  We currently make shirts, tanks, hoodies, hats, and stickers with our EOD Never Forget emblem. We can do custom Never Forget items for your tribute person. For more details, email us at Kellie@BombBullie.com.  

EOD Blog – by Kellie Lovin Graebner

EOD Baseball Tees Are Here!

What Took So Long! I've held on to these amazing Baseball Tees made by NextLevel Apparel for about a year now. I hadn't found the perfect graphic to put on it, and I didn't want to just screen print any logo on them.  I ordered these baseball tees over a year ago. When I opened the box, I could not believe how damn soft these bad boys were! I know I use the words soft, comfortable, and quality to describe our shirts a lot, and it might be overkill. However, I can't think of any big or sexy words to describe how these shirts are without coming off as a Sesquipedalian (<---Ha! Used a big word there!) and using superfluous words to impress you. A Combination of Great Designs...That's What! We finally designed a kickass EOD Logo and our new and grittier USA Flag logo that became the worthy combination to screen print on this superior tee.  Kurt originally had me design the flag using thin lines. I felt like it was too "naked" and well, boring. I'm all about minimalism, but it lacked personality and needed edginess or "umph" to it. So we experimented with hundreds of variations of brushes and finally got that something we were looking for: Simple yet Sophisticated.  With the front EOD Chest Logo, I wanted to make each badge different from each other. So, I came up with the base design of the EOD logo, with the letter "O" being the EOD Badge. I used our version of the EOD Badge, some modern text, and then applied a bit of grunginess to the design.  And we made 3 versions: one is with our Basic EOD Badge, the other is with our Senior EOD Badge, and the last is our Master EOD Badge.  New EOD Baseball Tee with EOD Badge and American Flag Hope you like it. You can check it out HERE.  Please don't hesitate to let us know your comments (unless you're an asshole or scammer...then just leave us alone ;) and if you have any ideas that you want to see on a shirt. You can email us at kellie@bombbullie.com    EOD Baseball Tees Specifics: Screen printed with eco-friendly water based inks...the graphics literally become a part of the shirt. We used NextLevel Apparel's Tri-Blend 3/4 Sleeve Raglan Baseball Tees for this one.  Comes in Unisex XS, Small, Medium, or X-Large. Limited run, get yours while supply lasts.   

EOD Blog – by Kellie Lovin Graebner

Our Shirts are 'Da Bomb' and Here's Why | How EOD Shirts Are Made

Whether you are buying an EOD Shirt, tank top, hoodie, long sleeve shirt, or even something for your dog to wear... we guarantee our quality. We put all of ourselves into our designs, quality of work, and customer service. However, we actually do not view any of you as mere "customers", we see you as family and friends and in kind we make quality stuff for our own.  When it comes to making EOD Stuff shirts, we make shirts how we would want to wear them. If we wouldn't pay money for it or wear it, we won't make it! From the design, to picking out our quality apparel, to the process by which we make our shirts, we are laser focused on the entire process...from start to finish. We also value your opinion and do what we can to make you happy.  From the Drawing Board to the Screen I taught myself Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop years ago when I first got into screen printing. I took classes in Los Angeles led by Ryonet Screenprinting.  I continue to learn as much as I can to ensure that I'm on top of my game and can continue to make awesome graphics and apparel.  I design all of my own graphics, with the help and "supervision" of my husband, Kurt ;) From me to my husband to our EOD friends and family, all of our designs are made by EOD and screen printed by me.  After our design is made, we have to transfer it to the screen. First, we print out our designs onto waterproof film. We use an Epson 1430 printer with a BlackMAX output system and AccuRip Software to ensure the best quality for burning graphics onto our screens. Next we prepare the screens. Think of screens as stencils. It's an in depth process and quite a work out if I do say so myself! We have to wash and degrease the screen. Then I "bake" the screens in our dry box with a dehumidifier all day long to remove all moisture. That night, I will coat both sides of each screen with emulsion I use Murakami Aquasol TS Emulsion. My designs come out precise and clean, and it's very user friendly.  Then I put the coated screens back into the bake box to cook over night. The next morning, I burn the film onto the screen with my UV Exposure Unit. Then I race outside to the wash out booth and rinse out the screen before the sun can expose it any further. This is what really turns it into a "stencil" so to speak. Then because I only use discharge ink or water based inks, I have to apply the screen emulsion hardener. And back to the dry box to bake for several more hours.  Say Goodbye to Rough, Hard Shirts. Say Hello to Your New Soft Favorite Shirt   First, we'll give you a quick background on what type of shirts and inks we use. We use Eco-Friendly Water Base Inks and Discharge Inks for our cotton garments and silicone ink for our silkies and synthetic material garments (ie triblend tees, solar tops, etc.). For more information on silicone ink, check out our short blog post HERE.  We use discharge and water based inks because they both yield unbelievably soft prints, and are better on the environment. We all love to wear soft shirts that look great. Neither Water Based Ink nor Discharge Ink, will compromise the shirt.  Hence, it's left with a super soft touch and feel. You literally will not even feel the print on the shirt!! If your shirt is a light colored shirt such as White or Ash Grey, we use Eco-friendly water based inks. Water based ink is a special type of ink that literally soaks into the fabric instead of sitting on top of it, like plastisol which is commonly used. My husband has so many unit shirts he's acquired over his military career, which were such amazing shirts, but he can't wear them anymore because the graphics are peeling off or are all cracked. Boo!!! This won't happen with discharge and water based inks. Well...perhaps 20 years from now if you wear it every day.  If the shirt is a dark color such as black or Dark Heather Grey, we use discharge inks. The Discharge Ink is made of a base, discharge agent, and the dye color(s). This process literally removes the original dye in the shirt during the printing process. Once the original dye has been removed, the discharge ink will then re-dye the image area with your desired ink color.  Apparel: We prefer to use Next Level Apparel, Bella + Canvas, and District. They are extremely comfortable and quality material. Their shirts are made of light and breathable fabric.They fit extremely well. They are not clingy or tight, but not loose either. You get what you pay for and we pay more for these shirts because they are definitely worth it.  From The Screen to the Shirt Now it's time for the funnest part - making the shirts! Each screen is one color and one design. So for example, if your shirt has say a front pocket logo with 2 colors and a large back logo with 2 colors, that is a total of 4 screens. If there are multiple colors, we have to make sure to perfectly line up the screens.   Thinking of the screen as a stencil again, you load the screen/stencil into the screen printing machine, level and register it in regards to where you want the logo to go on the shirt, load the ink on to the screen, and then you push or pull (I pull) the ink through the screen/stencil into the shirt.  Then you have to cure the ink. Currently, I use a hand held heat gun. I dry the ink with that and then I load the shirt into my Heat Press and press it for 3 minutes at 300-340 degrees Fahrenheit. I want to make extra sure that the ink is cured. If it's a discharge print, I wash the garment before shipping it out. It's just the right thing to do as discharge tends to be a bit smelly and I don't want to turn anyone off or tell you to "wash before you wear it"!  Well, that is about it on the process by which we do our shirts. Thank you for reading our blog. Below are a couple more pictures of our studio.  My supervisor, Homer approves of my shirt!  

EOD Blog – by Kellie Lovin Graebner

We've Moved! EOD Stuff Has It's Own Home Base Now!

Hello all! EOD Stuff has moved to it's own home base and website. We used to be hosted on our parent site: BombBullie.com, but we figured it would be a whole hell of a lot easier for you to navigate a website that is fully dedicated to Explosive Ordnance Disposal and the EOD Family and Community.  Here on EOD Stuff, you will find that we have something for every branch: US Air Force EOD, US Army EOD, US Marine Corps EOD, and US Navy EOD. We make things for the EOD Tech, his/her family and kids, and even their dogs! Please bare with us as we are working day and night to bring amazing products to each branch. We are so grateful for all of the ideas that come our way and do all that we can to make them come to life. As we design everything in house, it does take a little bit of time to take an idea, turn it into a graphic, burn it on screens, and make apparel with it. We can tend to be perfectionists as we want nothing but the best for our EOD Family. If you do not see something specific to your military branch, please know we are on it. But don't hesitate to let us know if you are looking for something in particular and not seeing it. We'll work with you.