This Pouch holds 2 x 30 rd mags. Additionally, it incorporates a Velcro lined pocket for medium sized fixed blade knife behind the flap. Considering how many guys are carrying knives on their kit these days, it’s great to see a pouch designed from the outset to integrate a sheath. Naturally, it is also PALS compatible.
Available in Coyote Brown, Ranger Green, MultiCam, Black, and Khaki.
MAG Tactical Systems has updated their website. They first came on the scene last year, releasing a lightweight AR lower receiver. Made from a special aluminum alloy, it’s about 35% lighter than standard receivers. MAG Tactical Systems also builds suppressors. Check their site out.
If you’re familiar with Surly fat bikes then you’ll know their parent brand Quality Bicycle Products who has launched yet another brand, Cogburn Outdoors. Cogburn’s CB4 debuts in September.
Designed specifically for the outdoorsman, the CB4 (in no way related to the 1993 hip hop comedy of the same name) boasts a Realtree Xtra Camo frame (courtesy of Kansas City’s Dynamic Finishes) with the rims, handlebar, crank and other components in an anodized Black with a no-glare finish. Available in two different frame sizes for all riders.
It’s a fat bike with 3.8″ tires that will get you where you are going in the back country even with a heavy load. What’s more, it’s a bike, so it’s going to be quieter and leave a much lower impact than an ATV. It incorporates a Shimano Deore 20 speed mountain drivetrain with quiet Deore Shadow plus clutch rear derailleur.
“We make gear for people looking to hunt, fish and forage in remote places.”
-Cogburn Outdoors
It is designed, finshed and assembled in the USA.
I love everything about this bike, except the price. At $2199 it’s a bit more than I want to spend but I know there are many that will look at this price as reasonable. It’s all about the value exchange. I’m just not the guy who is willing to pay that much for a bike. What may be an option for those of us interested in adapting other Fat Bikes to a hunting role is the availability of Cogburn’s Scabbard which comes standard on the CB4. It attaches to a rear rack on any bike and is designed to accommodate archery equipment as well as hunting and fishing equipment.
Outdoor Research is set on releasing two new Berry compliant tactical gloves later this year.
Stormfighter
The Stormfighter glove is designed for inclement weather protection yet allows for tactility and dexterity for weapon and tool handling. The shell is constructed from Tweave DURASTRETCH backed with Polartec Windbloc fleece, while the palm is made from durable, water-resistant goatskin leather. The Stormfighter’s pre-curved construction provides ease of articulation with no break-in period.
Firemark
The Firemark glove is a US-manufactured version of the popular offshore-produced glove. The glove features PORON XRD foam padding that protects the back of the hand and a water-resistant goatskin leather palm with an ergonomically-cut reinforcement layer that provides tactility and dexterity. To insure FR performance, the Firemark features DuPont Nomex interlock knit on the back of the hand.
Both gloves will be available for purchase November 1st, 2013.
Hunter Research and Technology is pleased to announce it’s latest client app project, the Nerf Mission App, developed in partnership with Hasbro, Inc. The Nerf Mission App works with the new Nerf N-Strike Elite Tactical Rail Mount Accessory and turns an N-Strike Elite blaster into a full battle cam with heads up display, compass, inclinometer, and rangefinder. The app lets users record photos and videos, track their arsenal, learn about hand signals used to communicate with a squad, and plan out different missions for multiplayer Nerf battles.
The Nerf Mission App is based on the Theodolite Augmented Reality Navigation app developed by Hunter Research and Technology. This game-changing app defined a new standard for augmented reality navigation when it debuted in 2009, and has been a #1 selling navigation app in iTunes stores around the world. Theodolite works as a heads up display with compass, GPS, map, zoom photo/movie camera, rangefinder, tracker, and two-axis inclinometer. Uses are endless, and Theodolite is great for outdoor sports, hiking, boating, hunting, golf, sightseeing, photography, home projects, and navigation. The app has professional grade features for advanced measurement, observation, and data acquisition, and is used in the field on the job every day by military personnel, first responders, search and rescue workers, surveyors, geologists, architects, engineers, and competitive sportsmen around the world.
Theodolite lets users take geo-stamped camera images, screenshots, movies, and HUD-based screen movies directly from the app. The app includes features like a navigation calculator, map with live markers, team tracking, data logging, KML export, percent grade display, mil compass readout, optical rangefinders (including a mil-based reticle and sniper-style stadiametric graphs), and colored lens filters to improve use in dark conditions and preserve night vision. Theodolite supports over a dozen position formats, and offers an optional World Geodetic Datum Pack with over 220 geodetic datums covering regions and countries on all continents around the world.
“We’re pleased to take Theodolite’s powerful augmented reality technology in a fun and exciting new direction,” said Dr. Craig Hunter, principal and lead developer at Hunter Research and Technology. “Theodolite has a strong customer base of professionals, outdoor enthusiasts, and high-tech gadget nerds, and the Nerf Mission App brings a whole new group of more playful and younger users into the fold.”
The Nerf Mission App is available for free from the iTunes App Store, and works with most iPhone and iPod touch devices running iOS 5.0 or later (iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, and 5 are supported, as well as 4th- and 5th-generation iPod touch). The Nerf N-Strike Elite Tactical Rail Mount Accessory is for ages 8 and up, and sold separately. See www.nerf.com for more information and a list of retailers.
Theodolite and Theodolite HD are available on the iTunes App Store for a 20%-off summer sale price of $3.99 USD. Theodolite runs on any camera-equipped iPhone or iPod touch. Theodolite HD runs on any camera-equipped iPad or iPad Mini. More information, including screenshots, is available on the Hunter Research and Technology website at www.hrtapps.com/theodolite.
Links:
Nerf Mission App on iTunes
Theodolite 3.2 on iTunes (iPhone and iPod touch)
Theodolite HD 3.2 on iTunes (iPad and iPad mini)
When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait for the Sears Christmas wish book to show up. Now that I’m grown, I’ve replaced it with the annual ADS Tactical catalog.
Hard copies of Volume 10 of the ADS Tactical catalog are now available for Pre-order.
Equipment Categories:
-C4ISR
-Cases & Containers
-Climbing & Safety
-Diving & Maritime
-Hydration
-Lighting
-Organizational Clothing & Individual Equipment (OCIE)
-Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
-Tools & Instruments
-Weapons & Optics
There’s also some cool featured content in there that I know you’ll like. For those of you who can’t wait, you can download a copy as well when you order your hard copy.
www.adsinc.com/shop-now/ads-catalogs/ads-tactical-catalog-4357
For a limited time Platatac is offering Pre-orders for the Cool Under Tactical Shirt, Tac Dax Pants, NYCO Smock, Bush Hat and Tactical Hat as well as Vented Tactical Hat in Kryptek Mandrake, Highlander and Typhon.
They’ve got a great guide on the site that explains sizing and from my experience it is just as it says.
To Pre-Order:
Email platatac@platypusoutdoors.com.au with the following informaiton:
your name
contact details
Product name
Product size
Product colour
Quantity
Platatac will contact you confirming receipt of your pre-order and then again when your items are ready. There is no requirement to pay until your garments are completed and ready for delivery.
Please allow for a manufacturing time of 90 – 120 days.
Scout Basecamp is holding a Summer Sale. Purchase select Armasight products and get free gear including hard cases, camera adapters, and goggle kits. Sale run through August 31st.
