Based on the success of S.O.Tech’s military symbology patches, they’ve developed a line of Law Enforcement symbols. These patches can be used to identify you and your equipment or as a morale item when off-duty.
Coming soon from www.SpecOpsTech.com.
Archive for 2012
Coming Soon from S.O.Tech – LE Symbology
Thursday, June 28th, 2012Source Hydration Announces New Australian Distributor
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012Source Hydration has announced that Sport Outdoor Leisure Australia (SOLA) has been appointed the distributor of the Source range of products in Australia and New Zealand. SOLA will be distributing Source’s Tactical line to retailers in addition to its outdoor recreation hydration and footwear lines. CrossFire Australia will continue working in close cooperation with SOLA to represent Source to Australian MOD clients.
SOLA’s press release reads:
“SOLA will, with effect from 1 September 2012, become the Australian and New Zealand Distributor of the Source range of products. Source is a world leader in Hydration Systems, Hiking Sandals, Socks and Travel accessories supplying the outdoor recreational market, and industrial and military markets in over 25 countries on all continents. Founded in 1989, Source has been a ground breaker in its categories worldwide for over 20 years.
Source has a significant research and manufacturing capability and is committed to the ongoing development of innovative outdoor products for world markets. Both SOLA and Source share a passion and commitment to the environment and social responsibility programs.
SOLA, has over the past decade, established a high level of expertise and intellectual property in the hydration space. It is confident that by partnering with Source it will bring competitive, new and exciting products to its various market segments.”
SOLA, in addition to Source is the Australian distributor for Bianchi, Netti, Fox, Fizik, Selle Royal, Brooks, ESS and Allen.
Great news for ANZACs looking for hydration options.
BPS x TD Limited Edition Liberty T-shirt
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012Tactical Distributors has just released the limited edition Black Palm Syndicate Liberty T-shirt.
The T-shirt is available in Brown and features a special print proclaiming “Stand Your Ground.” Offered in Medium – XXLarge exclusively from www.tacticaldistributors.com/bps-x-td-liberty-tee-limited-edition.
BetaBrand DiscoLab
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012So I’m at the MCX perusing the magazines and the latest issue of “Soldier of Fortune” magazine has an interview with Brandon Webb so I pick it up. I get home and start flipping through and low and behold there is a full page ad for Betabrand featuring a guy wearing a hoodie made out of a disco ball kissing a disco ball. Seriously. This was one of the greatest “WTF?” moments of my life. I am still not sure what is going on.
I went to the website and found the “DiscoLab” section and this gem of a photo. I wonder how long it will be until we see these on our local range.
Diamondback Tactical Introduces Dual Compliant Level II Armor Package
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012Diamondback Tactical LLLP, recently announced the release of its first dual-compliant, N-Force Level II armor vest. The N-Force Level II (male) is compliant with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Standard-0101.06, and it is also tested in accordance with the FBI ballistic test protocol 2.0 (12/02/2008) at HP White Laboratory. It is the first Level II vest to reach this milestone.
“On the heels of our first tri-compliant* armor vest, the N-Force Level II further solidifies our charge to provide highly-technological and innovative armor systems to operators worldwide,” said Dale Taylor, President of Diamondback Tactical. “We lead the industry by setting performance standards that our operators have come to trust and depend upon. The significance of a Level II armor vest passing what has historically been thought of as a Level IIIA test is one of the first of its kind in the industry. We look forward to setting and pushing the bar in the design of armor that is both wearable and extremely high performing.”
*DBT’s Synergy IIIA is the industry’s first tri-compliant vest tested to the NIJ .06 standard, FBI ballistic test protocol and the DEA armor test protocol.
The Lengths Beyond Tactical Will Go To
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012I recently met with Beyond Clothing’s Scott Jones to discuss his latest products. He showed me these modified level 9 pants with strips of Velcro loop all over them. He explained that the pants were originally built to support a DHS data collection effort for Law Enforcement uniforms. They allowed officers from several agencies to wear the pants in a variety of situations and place pockets of various sizes and shapes in the optimal position for their duties.
Now, Beyond uses these pants as a tool to help small organizations to customize their feature sets. This really shortens the development cycle so that fewer prototypes have to be made as the configuration can be converted into a pattern. It’s just one of the customization tools Beyond Clothing brings to the customer.
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2012Powertraveller Solarmonkey Adventurer
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012This video gives a great overview of the Powertraveller Solarmonkey Adventurer. It’s a slimline, compact 2-panel solar charger with a 2500mAh internal lithium polymer battery. The clamshell design offers optimum weight-to-efficiency at just 265g and the 2 solar panels output 3 watt max. The adventurer features auto-load, self sensing switching technology, meaning when a device is connected, the adventurer will automatically start to charge your device and will optimise the charging parameters required.
The polysilicon solar panel offers photovoltaic efficiency up to 17% and features a USB 700mA @ 5v output, fully supporting Apple iPhones, iPads, iPods, mobile phones and other 5v gadgets such as portable games consoles, handheld GPS systems, e-readers, etc. This is possible through the use of a family of pigtail adapters.
The solarmonkey adventurer also has a solar energy detection feature which activates the incorporated state-of-the-art MPPT (maximum power point tracker) technology, allowing it to charge your device more efficiently in low light conditions. The solar panels will charge the internal battery in just 12 hours in optimum light conditions.
outdoor tactical.com/power_traveller
