Finally, someone remembered that ladies are infidels too! Infidel Caps has these new Ladies Tanks in Black or White on the site. They will begin shipping on the 22nd – first come, first served.
Archive for August, 2011
For the Ladies – Infidel Babe Tanks
Tuesday, August 9th, 20112000th Like Facebook Giveaway
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011We are running a giveaway on Facebook for our 2000th Like. These are the giveaway contents. Write a comment telling us your favorite outdoor activity and we will pick a lucky reader tomorrow at 1600 Zulu. The contents are an Arc’teryx cap, two patches from McNett, a bottle opener from Remote Medical Systems and a 7.62 FAST mag from ITW.
The cap is a true limited edition from Arc’teryx. These will only ever be given away at trade shows and are manufactured from a softshell fabric from the Veilance line. You may have seen JF sporting one over the last year. If you are absolute fiend for the Dirty Dino and missed OR, this may be the only way you will ever get one.
Offer void where prohibited.
Visit www.Facebook.com to enter.
OR – Powertraveller
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
There was lots of power storage and generation at OR. One company was outside in the sun, showing off their wares. Powertraveller’s Powermonkey-eXtreme utilizes their MPPT technology and just won the German Outdoor Red Dot Award.
Waterproof for up to 30 minutes in 1 m of water, the powermonkey-eXtreme boasts a 9000 mAh capacity Lithium Polymer battery making it capable of recharging most 5V devices, including an iPhone up to 6 times, a Garmin Edge 800 up to 6 times and standard mobiles up to 12 times.
The powermonkey-eXtreme has two output channels; one channel outputs 700mAh max (standard USB) as well as a DC port offering 2.1 Amps max to support Apple iPads and other tablet computers. It can be recharged in three ways; via the universal mains charger, via the solar panel, or via USB. It holds a charge for a long time meaning you can leave it for up to 1 year and it will still hold 75% of its charge.
Powertraveller CEO Jerry Ranger is a former Royal Marine Commando who served in the SBS so it was great to hear that
lots of military personnel were checking the Powermonkey-eXtreme out. Granite Gear is coming up with a dedicated mobile tactical carrying solution!
www.powertraveller.com. Powertraveller products are available now for sale in the US from www.tacticaledge.com. Their US Distributor is Outdoor Tactical.
Austria SF to Adopt New Patterns
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
It’s been over two years since we last mentioned that the Austrian Army was looking at new camo patterns. Starting in 2009, they began to investigate new camouflage for their Jagdkommandos. They’ve narrowed the field a bit and their new digital Mehrfarbentarnmuster (multicolor camo print) not only offers visual camouflage but also generates noise in electro-optical surveillance equipment such as night vision gear. In the photo above is the current monochrome uniform with three of the candidate patterns. As you can see, they are a curious combination of pixels and stripes.
According to Austrian Defence Minister Norbert Darabos, they are committed to fielding new camouflage. The final decision on which pattern(s) the Jagdkommandos will receive should be made later this fall with units fully equipped by fall of 2012.
OR – Suunto Quest
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
We’ve always been big fans of Suunto as they offer military versions of many of their models. The new Quest is a wristop training device and, since we assert that service members are athletes, it seems like a good fit.
Compatible with www.movescount.com, which not only offers workout programs but can store and analyze training data. Additionally, Moves Count allows you to customize what data you see on your Quest.
The Quest includes real-time heart rate monitoring, interval timers, and a stopwatch with laps, which can be recorded by tapping the touchscreen. It offers nine language options and a simple, three button interface. It is also compatible with other Suunto training tools including the Foot POD Mini for running cadence as well as speed and distance info as well as the Bike POD or Suunto GPS POD for accurate speed and distance measurement in a variety of sports.
Coming fall 2011 in Black or Orange.
OR – What You Missed
Monday, August 8th, 2011If you didn’t check SSD over the weekend, this is the OR coverage you missed:
Special Operations Support Fund
Individual Concealment Kit (Visual)
Outdoor Research Rockfall Glove
S.O. Tech What Are They Up To?
Aku Once Again Available in US
Yeah, we were busy. Look for a few more articles this week.
OR – Ergo Hammock Combi from Exped
Monday, August 8th, 2011
Exped makes some really cool outdoor kit but their new Ergo Hammock Combi seems to take the cake. Designed For true horizontal sleep, it won a OutDoor Industry Award at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Above, you can see it at the OR Summer Market last week.
Coming soon from Exped
Helo Crash Commentary
Monday, August 8th, 2011As per our editorial policy we will not publish details or speculation about this incident. Please don’t ask. We thank you for your understanding.
Remember, loose lips sink ships.
