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Saturday, August 30th, 2008Gregory SPEAR – Made in USA but Sold in Japan
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Whodathunkit? Leave it to the guys at Gregory, the only company shaken loose when BAE purchased Armor Holdings to make some headway with what is essentially a repackaged military product. The Gregory SPEAR line is inspired by the same products that they offered to the military during the beginning of the SPEAR program. Its almost ironic. But after all, they did bring us the UM-21. Nothing screams SPEAR more than that. While everyone referred to the pack by its nickname, the Strapmaster 2000, in all fairness you can’t blame Gregory for the design. They built to spec and those packs are bomb-proof. The line has been around for about a year. The reason you haven’t seen it? Its only available in the far east market.
The entire line is made in the USA using American materials and its quality the Japanese are after. The new SPEAR line is made up of an assault backpack, helmet bag, shoulder-bag, waist-pack, duffle-bag, and several small pouches. Materials are 1000D Cordura in Foliage Green and MultiCam. The Black color is 1680D Ballistic.
To view the line you will need to visit Gregory’s Japanese web site but to actually purchase the line you will need to go to Japan. If you’d like to take a look at any of Gregory’s other products visit: Gregory Mountain Products.
Name That Jacket Contest Winners Announced
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Marie Meunier of Wild Things is proud to announce the winners of the Name That Jacket Contest.
The Basic version will be named the “Smoking Jacket” to pay tribute to its FR qualities, stylish looks, and comfort. The name was submitted by Tyr Symank.
The FR Jacket will now be called the “Max” in honor of the lovable scamp Max, from the book, “Where the Wild Things Are”. The name was submitted by Marshall Smith.
Both winners will each receive a Smoking Jacket. The winners will be contacted by Wild Things for delivery of their prizes.
For those of you who didn’t win the contest you can still be a winner by taking advantage of the outstanding service, high quality, and low prices offered by Wild Things. Don’t forget, the Smoking Jacket is available for less than $100 and comes in UCP, Foliage, Coyote, and Black. It will also be available soon in Multicam.
Contact Wild Things
Goodbye Raichle, Hello Mammut
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008In 2003 Mammut brand purchased Swiss footwear mainstay Raichle. Although Raichle turns 100 next year, Mammut found that they weren’t getting the market share under the Raichle brand name that they were seeing with the Mammut clothing, hiking and mountaineering lines. Starting this year, boots produced by Raichle will carry the Mammut name.
Many of you may have worn Raichle combat and mountaineering boots. No word on how this may affect their black boot line.
DPM Follow Up
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008In response to queries about a recent article on DPM. The MOD has issued the following statement:
Mr XXX
Your e mail of 30 July requesting information about Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) camouflage has been passed to this Department for response. The Defence Clothing Integrated Project Team, part of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is responsible for clothing issues.
I can inform you that there has been no announcement of changes to DPM. The current camouflage patterns are under review as part of Project PECOC (Personal Equipment, Common Operational Clothing) for design, colours and properties, and several variants are being considered. No final decisions have been made about any changes. PECOC is not due into service until 2011, so as development work continues any announcement in the near future is not likely.
I hope this explains the situation.
XXX
DES Sec Pol Sec JSC 1b
Apparently, we were incorrect although our sources maintain the veracity of the information. Perhaps this is the British equivalent of the “US Army will switch to Multicam in 2011” rumor. But alas, the problem lies in bureaucracy. For you see, the British military must jump through several hoops, the Initial Gate Business Case and then the dreaded Main Gate Business Case. Officially, the overarching program; Personal Equipment and Common Operational Clothing (PECOC) is barely halfway through the IGBC. Normally, new kit never receives a large unveiling until it has surmounted both obstacles.
To the contrary, we do have sources that insist that a new “hybrid” camo pattern has been developed for use with field equipment and it is a compromise between the current temperate and desert versions of DPM. Additionally, limited numbers of assault packs have been produced in this pattern and are in use in Afghanistan and kit in this new pattern were on display at a recent military expo.
Crye Precision Multicam Visual Spectrum
Friday, August 8th, 2008A lot of people have been asking about MulticamVS â„¢. Its is used in Propper’s Multicam products and has the same proven visual performance as the original Multicam®. The only difference is that MulticamVS â„¢ is optimized for the visible spectrum. Notice, we said visual spectrum. It does not have the same NIR values as the original Multicam® and was designed for applications which don’t require NIR protection.
For more info contact Crye Precision.
NATO Camo Test
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008This is a little old but interesting nonetheless. Apparently in November, 2007 NATO’s international research and technology group conducted evaluations of several camouflage patterns at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
The article can be read here at the Arizona Daily Star. A slide show of the photos is here.
Due to copyright issues I will refrain from posting anything but the link here. However, it is well worth your time to check it out if you are even a little bit interested in camo.
Enhanced MARPAT?
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008A reader sent this to us. It was posted 8 July 2008 on FEDBIZOPS. The solicitation was awarded by RDECOM Natick Acquisition Center.
Synopsis:
U.S. Army RDECOM Acquisition Center, Natick, MA on behalf of the United States Marine Corps, Program Manager- Infantry Combat Equipment, has a requirement for the development and testing of an improved Marine Corps camouflage measure for individual clothing and equipment. Per U.S.C 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source, the Government anticipates awarding on a sole source basis, a firm fixed price service contract to Timothy R. ONeil, a small business located in Alexandria, VA for approximately $30,900.00. The Period of performance for this effort is One Year from the date of award. The purpose of this service is the development and field evaluation of an improved / enhanced MARPAT that will ultimately provide Marines with enhanced concealment through optimization of MARPAT print. The North American Industry Classification System Identifier for this procurement is 541712; the Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. Questions concerning this synopsis can be directed to Kevin Parker, Contract Specialist, at kevin.james.parker@us.army.mil .
