Each year, New Balance offers a special color run of select shoes from their Minimus line to AAFES. This year, they will be the MX20 and 1010v2. Both will hit Exchanges in October.
I’m pretty excited about this new MX20 mid-trainer. It offers all of the advantages of a minimal training shoe with the mid height. It kind of reminds me of a wrestling shoe. Look for these 1/1/14.
Jacques from Safariland stops by at Warrior Expo East to talk about the new Hatch FR Flight Glove with touch-screen technology, the new Monadnock Collapsible Batton and the 7TS Injection Molded Holster.
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Broadcasting from Warrior Expo East, John Hamen from ULTALIFE stops by to run through their A-320 Kit, a lightweight portable communications system solution for the dismounted warfighter.
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Although the NeoAir has been around for about a year-and-half, I don’t think enough of you know about The newer XTherm. Offering a R value of 5.7 it is the equivalent of stacking a Z-Lite and two standard military inflatable sleeping pads. All that at only 15 oz (430 g). Also, note it is available in four different lengths.
One important thing to note on the NeoAir is that it should be placed inside a sleeping bag. This not only increases comfort and insulation but also durability. Since it relies completely on air and a reflective material for insulation, it deflates much more quickly than foam lined pads and can be left inside your bag or bivy and stuffed for transport. The NeoAir does require a little more care than the standard pad but the advantages far outweigh the requirement to look after your kit.
Here you can see it paired with the UltraLite Cot which weighs just under 3 lbs.
Mike Nolan from Vectronix stops by at Warrior Expo East to talk about their Clip On Thermal Imager (COTI), MOSKITO Night Vision Device, and their newest generation Pocket Laser Range Finder – the PLRF25C.
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The new Switch Rail from Princeton Tech originally introduced at the 2013 SHOT Show is close to full scale production. The Switch Rail is Picatinny compatible and waterproof to 1 meter. Designed as a low output light for structure search, navigation, low level illumination, and breaching operation, it is capable of 10 lumens of output for up to 36 hours using 2 2016 coin batteries. Available lamp options include IR/Red and IR/White. The Switch Rail was developed through a collaboration between Austere Provisions Company, Sentinel Designs LLC, and Princeton Tec.
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You may have seen photos of the prototype Integrated Combat Equipment Clip On Chest Rig for the Mustang Drysuit.
It’s a concept demonstrator that is an offshoot of the US Air Force Integrated Aircrew Ensemble which features a clip on survival gear panel.
Mustang continues to work on prototypes as they refine this capability.
Rob Gates from BLACKHAWK! stops by at Warrior Expo East to talk about their Serpa Marine Corp Kit and Serpa Holster.
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