Mountain Hardware is introducing some new sleeping bags for Spring 2023 including the Yawn Patrol seen here in Green.
This down filled bag will be offered in 15 deg and 30 deg versions and includes a few features you might be interested in.
In addition to a tinnier cut, there’s zippered arm access on either side as well as a zippered opening at the foot.
Coming 1st quarter 23, a new version of the VIZZ headlamp from Princeton Tec called the RGB.
Powered by 3 AAA batteries, you’ll get up to 90 hours of light at up to 550 lumens in white, red, blue and green hues.
Aku showed me a Pilgrim variant that hasn’t received much attention outside of Europe.
The Pilgrim TSC is offered in versions with and without a GORE-TEX lining. 
Features include reinforcement for fast-roping as well as padding at the ankle.
The sole is the Vibram Curcuma which is anti-static as well as heat and POL resistant. Additionally, the sole is puncture resistant. It’s also about 20 grams lighter per pair than the Pilgrim DS.
Offered in sizes 7-13.5.
This is an on-site position in Phoenix, AZ. Allowances for Relocation are available for the right candidate. All applicants must live in the Greater Phoenix Metro Area or have intent to move there.
The Offensive Marketing Group (OMG) Social Media Account Manager is creative, collaborative, and self-driven. You will organically grow the OMG client communities across their social profiles. An understanding of social media trends and a love for all things Firearms, Outdoors, Hunting, Fishing, Off-road, Survival and Sporting Industries, is critical, as is the ability to craft copy that embodies each unique client that OMG manages. You must be able to create consistent, meaningful content on all social media platforms as well as act quickly and gracefully to resolve any complaints or criticisms posted on social media.
The Social Media Account Manager will be responsible for creating, driving and implementing the overall social media strategy for Instagram, Facebook, and any other relevant social media platform that fits each clients needs. You will grow each community through creative experiences, contests, giveaways and engaging influencers, all while actively engaging OMG Client customers.
Candidates must have agency experience, managing social profiles with large follower counts.
Learn more about us at www.offensivegroup.com
Responsibilities:
• You are in the Social Media driver’s seat – What is the game plan? Why are you making the recommendations you are and how does that impact the client? These are questions you will be asked on a daily basis.
• Develop long term strategy for Growth, Engagement, and client satisfaction
• Manages and maintains client social media accounts on a daily basis utilizing Cloud Campaign.
• Ensure a month of posts are built out at all times on Cloud Campaign for each OMG client you will manage.
• Write copy, edit, publish and share engaging content daily
• Ensures client social deliverables are made within deadline
• Develops an identifiable Style and “Personality” for each Client, maintaining a continuity of elements for each.
• Graphic Design for Holidays, Special Events, Promotions, and premium content
• Interfaces with client directly to ensure satisfaction with social media direction and projects
• Distills notes from meetings and brings client needs to OMG owners
• Explain complex concepts within social media to clients
• Identify client opportunities for projects that fall outside the retainer scope and bring them to OMG owners for consideration.
• Interact and respond to comments, tagging, and direct messages on all social platforms
• Maintain social media content calendars including planning for seasonal sales messaging
• When applicable – Communicate with social media influencers to guide them in content creation
• Quickly and effectively resolve any issues that may arise across OMG client social profiles
• Works in sync with the Project Manager to prioritize client projects and ensure deadlines for social requests
• Interfaces with the creative team to ensure smooth monthly production flow of deliverables
• Gives creative direction to the Video/Photo production team on a monthly basis for ongoing content creation.
• Research and discover new ways of reaching audiences through social media (New Platforms, Different Clientele, etc…)
• Discover new ways of improving and streamlining content to best suit client needs
• Meet at a minimum on a monthly basis with each client, deliver the report and identify needs, goals, sales, themes etc.
• Create a style guide for each OMG Social Media Client
• Work with Social Media Content Creator to identifying and procure new backgrounds/props for content creation
• Researching social media trends and informing management of changes that are relevant to the company’s marketing activities
• Assist on photo/video productions as needed.
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule: Monday- Friday 9-5
Pay: $45,000.00 – $55,000.00 per year DOE
Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Monthly team firearms training
• Team lunch Fridays – We share a meal as well as our wins and losses, what we have learned and grown and how to work better together.
Linkedin Application: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3194953047
Sioux Falls, South Dakota – August 3, 2022 – Silencer Central, America’s largest silencer dealer, will attend the 2022 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and pre-rally events in Sturgis, South Dakota, beginning August 2. Silencer Central will be present at three locations throughout the event.
“The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has become a tradition for Silencer Central,” said Brandon Maddox, CEO of Silencer Central. “The raucous energy of the rally is incredible and there’s no better place for us to interact with so many of our customers and future customers. And this year, we’ll be bringing a Polaris General XP 1000 that will be topped with a FN M249, which is sure to be popular with attendees.”
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and its pre-rally festivities are an annual tradition that peaks with 10 Days and Nights of riding, street food, and live music performances. More than 50,000 riders, music fans and attendees make the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally a one-of-a-kind event.
Silencer Central will be at the following locations:
• The Rally at Exit 55—July 30 – August 13
• One Eyed Jack’s—August 2-14
• Full Throttle Saloon—August 3-14
• Sturgis Buffalo Chip—August 5-14
• GUNFEST located at Sturgis Buffalo Chip—August 5-7
The Polaris General XP 1000 with its FN M249 SAW will be at Silencer Central’s One Eyed Jack’s location for the duration of the show.
Silencer Central delivers silencers directly to customers in the 42 states where silencers are legal. The shipping process has revolutionized the way suppressors are sold and allows for customers to streamline their purchasing experience by cutting out unnecessary hurdles to silencer ownership.
Customers can buy direct from Silencer Central onsite at the Rally. For more information, call 888-781-8778 or visit SilencerCentral.com.
CRANE, Ind. — Crane Army Ammunition Activity, in a joint effort with the U.S. Air Force, is integrating a customized printing system into its countermeasures decoy flare program. The new technology allows printing to be done on live energetics which increases safety and ensures that Crane Army Ammunition Activity — or CAAA — remains a key supplier for the U.S. military in its efforts to support the warfighter.
The Keyence MK-G 1000 is the world’s first self-troubleshooting continuous inkjet printer that does not require operator involvement, enabling CAAA to safely apply warning labels directly onto energetic grains, and better meet new requirements from the Air Force. This new technology allows for improved safety not only in the flare production process but also achieves the Air Force’s priority of safety in the rare event an ejected flare is found on the ground.
CAAA’s Countermeasures Commodity Manager Trish Staggs said, “Safety is crucial. If an unexploded munition is found, people will see the warning and know not to touch it.”
CAAA is the first installation within the U.S. Army’s organic industrial base to implement the new technology on a pyrotechnic flare line. The capability to print at a high rate of speed from any direction or orientation using a four head printing system is just one of the many qualities of equipment. Damage and blurring on the bare energetic material are eliminated by spraying closely controlled dye-based, fast-drying ink particles onto targets.
The printer’s features allows operators are able to focus on other areas of the mission. The MK-G 1000 has self-diagnostic technology that can automatically perform maintenance and troubleshooting. If any issue arises, the printer attempts to repair itself which eliminates the need for a trained technician. It features a hands-free self-cleaning function which not only cleans the ink path, but also the components to help maintain the print quality. Both the printing and the cleaning processes have been adapted to meet explosives use standards.
Another highlight of the system is the ease in which it functions. By eliminating specialized training, any operator can handle the job. The printer also doesn’t require operator contact, making the process safer and more efficient.
“It is so easy to use and is very operator friendly,” said Tina Burden, a CAAA explosives operator. “We don’t even have to touch it; it does the work for us and eliminates the need for us to handle the grain as much during production.”
The printing system was integrated into the production line safely after CAAA technicians and an Indiana based industry expert conducted approximately 70 hours of research. The buildings production schedule was never impacted throughout the set-up process.
“There was no learning curve,” CAAA Production Controller Devon Roach said. “Set-up, testing, and the go ahead to use live energetics were done effortlessly and they have never looked back.”
“I can’t emphasize enough how willing to help the Keyence company and the customer service representative have been,” Dave Bowman, a CAAA explosives operator supervisor, said. “Any problem or question has been taken care of in a quick and uncomplicated manner.”
The U.S. Army is currently bringing its organic industrial base into the 21st century by modernizing its facilities and processes. Integrating the printer into munitions production is an example of how CAAA is infusing the industry’s best practices while maximizing the skills and capabilities of its civilian workforce.
Crane Army Ammunition Activity produces and provides conventional munitions in support of U.S. Army and Joint Force readiness. It is part of the Joint Munitions Command and the U.S. Army Materiel Command, which include arsenals, depots, activities and ammunition plants. Established Oct. 1977, it is located at Naval Support Activity Crane.
By Christy Carroll
Peak Refuel recently introduced three flavors of Re-energizing hydration mix: Mountain Berry Lemonade, Fresh Melon, and Piña Colada. They’re all quite tasty and contain ZERO sugar and have no artificial sweeteners, colors, flavors or preservatives. Additionally, the mix is Keto-friendly. But here’s the kicker, each stick of mix contains 85mg of natural caffeine.
Ulm, 1 August 2022 – The sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is strengthening its commitment to training for high-tech professions. At the start of the training year on 1 September, the company increased the number of training positions for apprentices and dual students at its Ulm site by another 20 percent from 192 last year to 234. The sensor specialist has thus doubled the number of apprenticeships since it was founded in 2017.
“The security of the future is increasingly determined by high technology, and thus by electronics, software and artificial intelligence,” says Peter Fieser, Chief Human Resources Officer at HENSOLDT AG. “That is why we at HENSOLDT take responsibility for the training of these specialists and thereby ensure our success. We practice this sustainable action in the interest of society and in the interest of our customers, who together with HENSOLDT take responsibility for a secure future. ”
In total, interested parties can choose from 78 training and study places in 18 professions of the future. In the dual study programmes, HENSOLDT focuses on the future fields of system engineering, embedded systems, data science and business engineering. Among the apprenticeships, the focus is on electronics technicians for devices and systems and industrial mechanics. In this way, the company will open up a professional future for more than 200 young people in particularly attractive, technologically promising occupational fields.
In the course of the apprenticeship or the dual study programme, HENSOLDT actively supports stays abroad, for example at the company locations in England, France or South Africa, as well as cross-location departmental rotations.
“After successful completion, all junior HENSOLDTians receive a permanent employment contract,” affirms training manager Werner Stockburger. “In order to ensure a smooth transfer to the specialist area that best matches the interests and skills of the trainees, they are given extensive insights into a wide variety of areas during their training and have the choice between a wide range of further training and development opportunities,” Stockburger adds.
HENSOLDT has already received several awards for its commitment to training, such as ‘Germany’s best trainers’ 2021 (Capital), Germany’s most attractive IT training company 2022 (Chip), SchuleWirtschaft Preis 2021 (Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft/Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft). Many young professionals choose HENSOLDT because the company offers a wide range of career and development opportunities, such as extra-occupational support for Master’s students, even after their training or dual study programme.
At HENSOLDT’s Ulm site, around 3,000 employees are involved in the development and production of radars and electronic reconnaissance systems. A great many of these are engineers and technicians.
