You’ve heard us refer to a shade of Grey as ‘MAS Grey’ but some of you may not know where it comes from. It’s the shade of the Maritime Assault Suit manufactured by dry suit manufacturer Kokatat. For the past decade Kokotat has been making the NSW issue MAS although ironically, they refer to the color of the suit as Alpha Green or Sepia.
Many features now considered standard for military dry suits were first integrated on the MAS such as pockets that replicate combat uniforms.
Jim Price from Tactical Command Industries (TCI) stops by at Warrior Expo West to talk about the Liberator III series dual communication headsets with military free fall parachuting modification.
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Weighing in at just 335 grams, the new PLATEminus™ is the latest component in Blue Force Gear’s growing MOLLEminus line. It’s designed to fit any SAPI/ESAPI style armor plates, with or without plate backers, and is manufactured from BFG’s proprietary ULTRAcomp laminate which incorporates a combination of slots and squares to accommodate as Helium Whisper as well as other PALS-compatible pouches.
Other than the low weight, the key design feature for PLATEminus is that it incorporates a color matched separate plate pocket that’s made from a combination of Tweave and Cordura that accommodates, protects, and camouflages plates and backers. The MOLLEminus construction strategy is already very lightweight but BFG went a step further in their weight reduction strategy by relying on simple 1″ side load stabilization straps. Another interesting feature is that the LMAC shoulder straps can be adapted to the PLATEminus™.
“We designed PLATEminus with simplicity in mind,” said John Felushko, Blue Force Gear’s Product Line Manager. “PLATEminus is simple to put on with single pull forward side straps, simple to customize due to full MOLLE compatibility and simple to size – just buy your SAPI/ESAPI plate size.”
The PLATEminus™ is currently available in MultiCam at OP Tactical and will soon also be offered in Coyote Brown and Urban Wolf.
If you’re attending this week’s Warrior West Expo in San Diego be sure to stop by the BFG to check it out.
Everyone’s a winner at Tactical Distributors. Ask for a scratch off ticket for your chance to win one of several exclusive prizes including T-shirts, Model planes, beer cozies, mugs and phone dots.
These phone dots from Gadget Grip are cool. It shows off your TD pride and fits right on to your home button making it easy to find with your thumb.
Attention all, silent Professional Auction will be offering some outstanding, one-of-a-kind items and opportunities (trips, experiences, etc) from leading brands in the sport, outdoor, and tactical markets to raise money for Special Operations Forces Charities through web-enabled silent auctions.
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Over the weekend we were able to share NEMO Equipment’s new catalog for their military line called Shield. Many of you asked if you could place individual orders and we told you ‘very soon’ and boy, we weren’t kidding. They are introducing a fantastic pro deal program at Warrior West this week that is a 30% discount for military, LE, first responders and even retirees.
NEMO Equipment, Inc. manufacturer of AirSupported™ and Extreme Conditions tents, sleeping bags, pads and backcountry accessories, has announced the launch of a new website for its Shield™ Edition line of tactical gear. The ecommerce site offers in-depth information on Shield™ shelters, pads & pillows and specialty equipment. Visitors can search by product category or user environment, including Arctic, Mountainous or Desert. Products can also be sorted and searched based on Berry and Trade Compliance.
NEMO was started in 2002 by Cam Brensinger with the intention of designing and manufacturing the highest quality and most innovative products for outdoor recreation, rescue and survival. In 2006, NEMO began adapting its shelter technology for elite US Special Operations Forces and launched its Shield™ product line. In the years since, many Warfighters have depended on NEMO tents, shelters, sleeping gear, weapons bags and other products to take full advantage of what limited comfort and protection can be found on the battlefield. NEMO is intensely proud to serve the American Warfighter and allied partners, and aims to design, engineer, and manufacture the best equipment solutions possible.
For the first time, a selection of NEMO Shield™ products are available for individual sales and offerings will continue to evolve as new product becomes available. A sampling of some of NEMO’s new products will be on display at this week’s Warrior West show in San Diego:
Bugout™ SE 9X9 in MultiCam®
Sabre™ SE in MultiCam®
Gogo™ SE in MultiCam®
Switchblade™ 1P SE cot or ground shelter in Coyote
Cosmo™ Pillowtop™ 1P SE and Fillo™ Pillow SE in Coyote
Also at the show, NEMO representatives will be raffling off a tactical tent. To sign up for the raffle and to get an exclusive 30% discount card, please visit booth #514 April 24-25 at Warrior West.
EMDOM USA will soon be offering their entire line in their exclusive SDU Grey which compliments the Arc’Teryx LEAF Urban Wolf Grey and Triple Aught Design U.E. Grey very well.
