Germany’s Tacgear has released a preview of their upcoming flecktarn based camo pattern. Although the photo is small, the colorway looks surprisingly similar to MultiCam.
Archive for 2010
Fleckcam from Tacgear
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Make Magazine
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010It seems that a lot of our readers are do-it-yourselfers. Resourceful folks that they are, they don’t limit their interests to just soft goods or firearms. The bi-monthly “Make” is kind of what “Popular Mechanics” used to be. Each issue is chock full of DIY projects ranging from simple woodworking projects to home electronics pursuits to computer mods. Some of these could be completed by someone with some unstructured free time on their hands, like say, who is stuck in an FOB for 12 months.
Make is available at most news stands in hard copy format as well as online at www.makezine.com.
HSGI Marsupial Pouch
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010It’s still cold out there and there is little worse than cold fingers when you have lots of tasks that require a lot of manual dexterity. To help keep your fingers warm and dry as possible High Speed Gear has released the Marsupial pouch. It attaches directly to your armor via MALICE clips and features a face covered in PALS webbing so you don’t lose any real estate. The interior of the design is plastered in fleece. It’s a great out of the way place to put your hands while you are on a truck or helicopter or laying up for the night.
The Marsupial Pouch is available at www.hsgi.us.
BAA for Warfighter Developmental Protective Clothing and Devices
Monday, March 1st, 2010If you’ve got a great new widget that fits any one of the categories below then Naval Air Systems Command at Pax River wants to hear about it. What’s great about a Broad Agency Announcement is that they last all year so it’s easy to make the deadline and are intended to cast a wide net in search of solutions for issues facing a command. There aren’t any pesky requirements that you have to meet. They want to hear about your good ideas and see if they fill any of their capability gaps.
(1) protection against G-induced loss of consciousness, loss of situational awareness, spatial disorientation, and high altitude hypoxia; (2) micro / nanotechnology applicable to life support and protective devices; (3) protection against hypothermia / hyperthermia; (4) auxiliary or integrated human cooling and heating systems; (5) integrated helmet mounted displays, multi-mode helmet vision system technology; (6) advanced filter / device development for eye and / or sensor protection; (7) warfighter / equipment compatibility; (8) breathing systems and advanced concept approaches for current and future applications; (9) crash protection, advanced restraint systems (all axes of restraint), accelerative loads reduction and seating concepts; (10) emergency egress / escape concepts such as but not limited to improved signaling / locating, thermal signature reduction, and day / night cloaking technologies (11) integrated communications systems; (12) hearing protection and communication capabilities in high noise environments (13) integrated floatation systems; (14) human strength enhancement technologies; (15) garment textiles / materials, flame resistant / melt-proof fibers, webbings, water-proof, high-stretch, breathable fabrics, durable, malleable, lightweight conductive-network fabrics, low-bulk / high flexibility vascular compression mechanisms for acceleration protection, fast-response cooling / heating textiles; (16) crew / workstation design; (17) lightweight, portable power sources, recharging and scavenging technologies, and (18) other personal protective technologies.
As you can see this pretty much runs the gamut of Soldier Systems as well as some aviation technologies. If you think you’ve got what they need you will need to submit a white paper. Check out the entire solicitation at www.fbo.gov for further guidance.
Colt 6720 from Clyde Armory
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Clyde Armory of Athens, Georgia is exclusively offering the Colt 6720. The Colt AR15-A4, Lightweight LE Carbine model 6720 is, in a nutshell a 6920 with a 6520 barrel and MATech flip up rear. The 16″ barrel features a 1:7 twist and the MATech flip up rear site has been standard military issue for years. The rifle also comes fitted with GI furniture including pistol grip, collapsible butt stock, and hand guards.
Overall, it looks to be a solid lightweight rifle built to Mil-Spec. However, pricing has been set by serial number (which you can choose) and there is a serious difference in price between the lower numbers available now and higher numbers available this summer. With the current of glut of guns on the market I just don’t see these becoming collectibles unless you have a vanity issue over a certain number.
More information is available at colt6720.com.
The Man Behind MacGyver: Swiss Army Knife or Duct Tape?
Sunday, February 28th, 2010There is a great interview with Lee David Zlotoff, the creator of MacGyver over at Lifehacker. If you’re too young for MacGyver, it was a show about a secret agent who could solve any problem with the contents of his pockets.
Field Gourmet – Condiments
Sunday, February 28th, 2010So you think you’re a real chef with the ingredients of an MRE? Maybe you have a zip-loc bagful of fast food condiments you use to zest up your creations. Well how would you like to take it to the next level? Packit Gourmet carries a veritable grocery list of eats for the trail but their condiments larder is amazing. If you’re interested in individualized packets of A1 sauce, they got it. Balsamic vinegar? check. They’ve got packets of common and not so common name brand condiments and have even put together kits of some of the most popular items. Condiments and more are available online at www.packitgourmet.com.
Tactical Pants Blog Interviews Fernando Coelho
Sunday, February 28th, 2010Tatical Pants Blog interviews EOTAC founder Fernando Coelho, but I won’t steal any of their thunder. Head on over and check it out.
