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WOLF Summer Camp

Saturday, June 2nd, 2012

Sponsored by the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Warrior Outdoor Leadership for the Future camp will be held 9-14 June at the Swanson North Folk Environmental Center to benefit children of fallen Special Operations Warriors.

Campers will participate in a variety of outdoor activities over the week including archery, canoeing, geocaching, mountain biking as well as a certified ROPES course, all events designed to developed mind, body and spirit. Additionally, the group will participate in nightly fireside chats which introduce leaders in business, the arts, media, politics and the military share their personal experiences at overcoming adversity.

Special Operations Warrior Foundation is seeking support for not only this year’s WOLF camp but future iterations as well. Contact Melinda Petrignani for details.

Tags: SOWF, Special Operations Warrior Foundation
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Follow Breach Bang Clear on Facebook

Saturday, June 2nd, 2012

Our friends, the Mad Duo now have a Facebook Page. Follow them at www.facebook.com/BreachBangClear and

Tags: Breach Bang Clear, Facebook, Mad Duo
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Z-Mask Sleep Shield

Saturday, June 2nd, 2012

We first discovered McNett’s Z-Mask Sleep Shield in 2008. It’s a simple design but McNett had the forethought to add some room for your eyes so the that the shield isn’t right up against them.

www.mcnett.com

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Posted in Shelter | 2 Comments »

Back to Gilwell

Saturday, June 2nd, 2012

I’m out again this weekend for my second weekend of Wood Badge fun. Over the weekend you’ll see a few blasts from the past as well as a few new items. Since this is a full three days, I’ll catch up with everyone on Tuesday.

Wood Badge is an international adult leadership program for the Scouting movement developed initially by Scouting’s founder Sir Robert Baden-Powell. Lord Baden-Powell was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army who served in the Second Boer War. Based on his experience as a Cavalry officer he wrote several books for military training. After finding out that boys had been reading his works, he penned, “Scouting for Boys.” This led to the first Scout camp in England at Brownsea Island and later to a leadership development program at Gilwell Park for adults.

In order to recognize the graduates of this training program, BP turned to one of his war trophies. He had captured a necklace belonging to Chief Dinizulu while pursuing him in Zululand. The necklace was 12-foot-long with more than a thousand acacia beads which were used to denote a warrior. BP awarded beads from this necklace to the graduates of the adult leader training. In modern times Wood Badge graduates are awarded a leather thing with wooden beads.

Tags: BSA
Posted in Admin | 4 Comments »

215 Gear Introduces IR Patches

Friday, June 1st, 2012

215 Gear has just introduced a variety of IR reflective patches.

Note: These are ITAR restricted items and can only be shipped to US addresses.

215gearstore.com/infraredpatches

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BFG Lightweight Modular Armor Carrier

Friday, June 1st, 2012

Here, Director of Product Development Stephen Hilliard discusses the various attributes of the Blue Force Gear Lightweight Modular Armor Carrier.

BlueForceGear.com

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TYR Tactical Zip On Back Panels

Friday, June 1st, 2012

TYR Tactical has added 6 new Zip On Back Panels to their website. These are designed to work with the PICO plate carrier but due to the design, you can adapt them to most armor carriers. The adapters just MOLLE into place on the rear of the carrier.

Options include a beaver tail model, PALS models with hydration pockets and admin variants with hydration pockets.

Manufactured from PV, they are available in MultiCam, Coyote, Ranger Green and Black.

www.tyrtactical.com/products/list/accessories-PICO/pico-and-pico-mv-main/

Tags: Tyr Tactical
Posted in Armor, Load Carrying, Packs | 7 Comments »

Weapon Sight Polarizer

Friday, June 1st, 2012

The Tenebraex Weapon Sight Polarizer offers a practical solution to the issue of glare when using a weapon mounted scope. Unlike other polarizer filters that mount to the front of a scope, potentially shifting the point of impact, the Weapon Sight polarizer uses a rotating polarizer that mounts to the rear of the scope. Additionally, the Polarizer can also be quickly and securely flipped up and out of the way when not needed. Constructed from Santoprene which combines the strength of plastic with the flexibility of rubber, it weighs only 1.3 oz. It incurs a modest scope length increase of .82″.

Two models exist, the LSU and STZ, allowing for mounting on a variety of scopes from the following manufacturers: Leupold, Schmidt & Bender, Unertl Tactical, Kahles, Springfield Armory, Zeiss, Trijicon, and Nightforce.

The Tenebraex Weapon Sight Polarizer is available from ustacticalsupply.com/weaponsightpolarizer

Tags: Tenebraex, U.S. Tactical Supply
Posted in Optics | 3 Comments »