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US Army Developing Parachutist Rucksack

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

Meet the MOLLE 4000. Developed by Natick Soldier Systems Center to satisfy a requirement for an airborne rucksack for the 82nd Airborne Division, it enters safety certification next month. Lead developer Rich Landry is a Veteran of the 82nd and has been instrumental in work on several airborne items over the years.

To create the MOLLE 4000, Landry combined the short MOLLE frame adopted by the Marine Corps but originally developed for Army paratroopers and created a new 4000 cu in bag for it. He also envisioned a new, removable single point release. This was the critical piece. Until now, you either rigged your pack with the Harness, Single Point Release, which is a separate item, prone to loss after a jump or you carried a pack with sewn-in air items. The latter option results in increased cost per pack and you are stuck lugging around the extra weigh whether you are jumping or not. Additionally, such specialty packs aren’t appropriate for issue to other forces due to that additional cost and weight. Instead, Landry has come up with a hybrid solution which quickly attaches and detaches from the pack. This saves both rigging time and weight, once he gets on the ground, for the paratrooper.

Bob Reinert of the Natick Public Affairs Office wrote a great story on the project. It’s definitely worth a read. www.army.mil/article/141297.

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Posted in Packs, Parachuting, PEO-Soldier | 11 Comments »

Wild Things Outfits ADS Army Team In New Jackets

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

During last week’s new product training at Academi, the ADS Inc Army team showed up wearing some spiffy new jackets. This is the same style that is worn by members of the FBI. These things are really nice.

The Softshell SO 1.0 is Made in America from bonded fleece Tweave fabric. It can be produced in a wide variety of colors including MultiCam and there are also embroidery options available.

Unit and agency orders can be processed by ADS Inc.

www.wildthingsgear.com

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Posted in ADS, Clothing | 5 Comments »

STABILicer Walk

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

Utilizing a stretchy rubber frame to mount to a wide variety of boots, the
STABILicer Walk offers traction via the steel “cleats” located on the sole. Interestingly, they fit these Rocky Boots S2V 104s like a glove.

Contact ADS Inc for unit and agency orders.

Tags: ADS Inc, Rocky Boots, STABILicer
Posted in ADS, Boots | 3 Comments »

Can You Use a Leupold D-EVO in Conjunction with a DeltaPoint Pro?

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

Why of course you can! Here’s SIG’s Robby Johnson demonstrating the new Leupold D-EVO paired with the DeltaPoint Pro MRDS.

Last week I was with ADS Inc’s Army and SOCOM Teams for some new product training at the nearby Academi training center in Moyock, NC. We had a day on the range with SIG SAUER and Leupold Optics. I fired the combo and it works just fine as the Delta Point Pro is offered with a Picatinny riser mount.

Tags: Academi, ADS Inc, Leupold, Robby Johnson, Sig Sauer
Posted in ADS, Optics | 1 Comment »

Nike – SFB Mountain

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

The latest in the SFB line, the SFB Mountain features a design inspired by Bill Bowerman’s service in World War II. The upper consists of Kevlar reinforced canvas, which is water-repellent and breathable. The perforated bootie can be removed and worn on its own for quick drying.

The footbed is also Kevlar reinforced, which protects it from punctures. The midsole is removable, and doubles as a sockliner. The external collar helps prevent small stones and debris from getting in the boot.

It comes in one color: Military Brown/Military Brown

nike.com – SFB Mountain

Hat tip: sneakernews.com/2015/02/02/nike-releases-sneaker-inspired-world-war-ii

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Posted in Boots | 12 Comments »

RAIDOPS – Vulcan

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

Part of the RAIDOPS Martial Arts Collection, the Vulcan is a hand-held striking tool with an index finger loop and three contact points. It’s made from Titanium Alloy with a Rockwell hardness of HRC 50-52. The included pocket clip allows for storage in either a pocket, or clipped into PALS webbing. The finish is Metallic/Dark Brown.

raidops.com

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Posted in EDC | 8 Comments »

Panteao Productions – Two New Videos In The ‘Make Ready To Survive’ Series

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

Columbia, SC, February 2, 2015 – Panteao Productions is happy to announce the release of the next two video titles in the new Make Ready to Survive instructional video series.

Bugging Out and Shelter, Fire, Water are now available streaming to Panteao subscribers. The DVD versions will begin shipping this week.

The instructors in the series include former US Army Delta Operator Paul Howe, Dave Canterbury from the Pathfinder Self Reliance School, US Army Special Forces Green Beret Kyle Harth, disaster preparedness consultant and author Jim Cobb, and NE MacDougald, who started his career in Vietnam with the 519th Military Intelligence Bn (MACV), and today is an author and consultant.

Make Ready to Survive: Bugging Out
Bugging out. Entire books are written on this subject. In fact the subject warranted its own video in our series. What does it really mean? Are you prepared for having to leave where you are in a hurry? How about your family? What will you take with you? In this video instructors Paul Howe, Dave Canterbury, Jim Cobb, Kyle Harth, and N.E. MacDougald review the bug out bag, the different option between store bought assembled kits and putting the gear together yourself, what gear is essential for your bug out or get home bag, what specific tools and gear they keep in their bags, the pros and cons with different products, rehearsing the bug out plan, navigation, special considerations for bug out planning, and much more. If you like reviewing gear options this video is for you. Equally important, our instructors take the mystery out of gear selection and give you a down to earth approach to picking what you will end up relying on for both short and long term use.

Make Ready to Survive: Shelter, Fire, Water
Shelter, fire, and water are the basic elements of survival and are essential to preserving core body temperature. That is critical to your survival. In this video Dave Canterbury reviews your survival kit resources including making a fire, fire bed and fire lays, three stages of fuel, primitive fire resources, water collection, boiling water, clothing, shelters, and more. Dave Canterbury is a master woodsman with over 20 years of experience working in many dangerous environments. His common sense approach to survivability is recognized as one of the most effective systems of teaching known today. Understanding and knowing how to make a fire, how to secure drinking water, and how to build a shelter are the most important tools in your survival tool chest. This video gets you started down that path.

A total of 13 videos have been filmed in the Make Ready to Survive series. More info on the series can be found on the Panteao website at: panteao.com/survive

Product Page for Make Ready to Survive: Bugging Out – panteao.com/product/make-ready-to-survive-bugging-out
Product Page for Make Ready to Survive: Shelter, Fire, Water – panteao.com/product/make-ready-to-survive-shelter-fire-water

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Posted in Media | 5 Comments »

SilencerCo Won Best Booth Award At SHOT Show 2015

Monday, February 2nd, 2015

SilencerCo Given Coveted Award for Best Booth at SHOT Show 2015

WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH – Feb. 2, 2015 – SilencerCo, the industry leader in silencers and accessories, was awarded Best Booth at SHOT Show 2015 by prominent firearms marketing agency Primer Strategy. SHOT (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade) Show is the firearms industry’s largest annual tradeshow, bringing nearly 70,000 people to Las Vegas each January.

The accolade was given to recognize SilencerCo’s enclosed art gallery-style installation, which used 10 striking gallery wrapped portraits and more than 20 silenced firearms to kick off a yearlong protest theme – #FightTheNoise. The attention to detail employed the use of pasted playbills and posters affixed to an exposed brick façade – all to illustrate the gritty, street-worn feel made iconic by many of the most successful social movements of the past century.

“While walking the SHOW Show floor we noticed a sea of repetition and lack of evolution from year to year – the same booths, same looks and same ideas,” said Katie Perrine, president of Primer Strategy. “Then we saw SilencerCo’s design and had to stop for a closer look. It really embodied what Primer sees as the new direction of the firearms industry – strong, creative, unconventional designs without fear of breaking traditions.”

“Hopefully manufacturers in the upcoming years will enter the ‘race’ for the best design at SHOT,” added Primer’s creative director, Benjamin Forde, whose past accomplishments include art direction for FX’s Sons of Anarchy and HBO’s Generation Kill and The Pacific.

#FightTheNoise – SilencerCo’s grass-roots campaign for gun owners to demand quieter firearms and fewer federal and state regulations on firearm silencers – will continue to be a major platform for mobilizing the public throughout 2015.

“SilencerCo has always been an advocacy leader in our space, and with silencers growing faster than any other segment of the firearms industry, we thought it was time to get consumers involved in change for the better,” said SilencerCo CEO Josh Waldron. “Silencer owners can expect calls to action throughout the year, supporting the deregulation of silencer purchase and ownership, as well as their use in hunting applications.”