About
Matt Sampson is a commerce reporter for Task and Purpose and The Gear Locker, and a contributing writer for The Drive, and Car Bibles, covering everything gear and tech-related. He lives in Fredericksburg, VA or Richmond, VA, depending on the day.
Experience
Matt has been interested in tactical gear since 2014, and military history since before he could remember. He submitted his first article for professional publication in 2015. Since then, he’s written in three different disciplines, enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve as a Forward Observer, wrote one of the top 10 most-read articles of 2021 for Task and Purpose, and traveled to Las Vegas for SHOT Show 2022.
Education
Matt graduated from the University of Mary Washington with a Bachelor’s Degree in creative writing in 2018.
