TacWedge™ is a solution for securing a door in either the closed or open position. There are two methods of installation, one is extremely aggressive and semi-permanent (with some mildly adverse side effects, like having to smash the device to remove it) while the other is softly placed and easily removable. For obvious reasons, we prefer the more drastic method, but hey, pays your money, takes your choice.

For maximum security, jamming TacWedge™ under a door positively locks the door with its patent-pending dual leaf-spring tension effect digging four hardened steel spikes into the floor surface. No other “door stop” can gain purchase on slick surfaces like linoleum, marble or polished concrete, but TacWedge™ is so aggressive that it bites into the floor, actually leaving divots in concrete. Once shoved, kicked or stomped into place, the only way to quickly remove TacWedge™ is to to break off the Spike Foot to relieve the tension (see our FAQ on how to remove TacWedge™).

Alternatively, TacWedge™ can be quickly inserted into the crack of an open door with its patent-pending Hinge Wedge™ that’s shaped precisely to fit and hold the door open. TacWedge™ won’t fall out if the door is bumped or jarred thanks to our ambidextrous Hinge Locks™.

But what about doors that swing away for you? Even TacWedge™ can’t block them. Not a problem, though. We’ve addressed the tactical problem of a hotel corridor or school hallway with dozens of inward-opening doors with a solution called TacCinch™. This patent-pending device locks into a door casing and then positively cinches the door shut with an unbreakable strap. No more trying to find a hard-point to tie a piece of 550 cord. Tac-Cinch™ the door shut against itself. Pretty darn clever, if we do say so ourselves.

The good news about TacWedge™ is that its four steel spikes are so damn aggressive that they dig holes in concrete while the saw-tooth blade mauls the bottom of a door to shreds. On a tactical or rescue operation with lives at stake, you’ll trade a bit of structural damage for increased safety. But in a training environment, you can’t very well be gouging the floor, hacking up doors and then sawing or chopping a stuck-tight TacWedge™ in half just to get it out.

Accordingly, we offer a Training Model of TacWedge™ with the same exact function, but without the hardened steel spikes that cause most of the damage. It’s easily distinguished from the black-side Operational Model by its trendy “Bluegun Blue” color.