The Sphinx Halfshell and Sphinx Pant are made of motion-friendly Tweave® Durastretch® fabric, a four-way stretch woven that is wind and weather-resistant. Plus, they’re mighty comfortable.
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Arc’teryx LEAF Sphinx
Thursday, June 14th, 2012SOD Gear in PenCott Teaser
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Latest PCU Level 9 in Action
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012This photo taken during the exercise Fuerzas Comando 2012 shows a US Army Special Forces member wearing the latest version of the Protective Combat Uniform level 9 garment we recently featured. However, he is not wearing the purpose-built kneepads.
Photo – US Army SFC Keith Turner
Off Duty – Ministry of Supply Introduces Apollo Shirts on Kickstarter
Monday, June 11th, 2012When we wrote about Ministry of Supply‘s performance office wear shirts we didn’t expect them to be as big of a hit as they turned out to be. The concept of combining performance fabrics with business wear really resonated with our readers. Now, Ministry of Supply has told us about their next project, a shirt made from phase change materials. Not only that, but they are launching it through Kickstarter, which we have found is a great way to crowd source start up costs for a project.
This new Apollo shirt is made from a Phase Change Material developed for use in NASA space suits. The material offers you heat management. The concept behind the fabric is that it stores body heat when you’re hot and releases it later as conditions cool. Additionally, it provides moisture management properties and odor control. It’s also wrinkle free and machine wash. What’s more, the Apollo is Made in the USA!
Get in on the action at Kickstarter.
Drop Zone Tactical Introduces PenCott Camouflage
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
During the recent 5th Annual Alberta Tactical Officers Association Competition, Drop Zone Tactical unveiled their Ops Pant, Hybrid Shirt, Recce Smock and Stubby Boonie Hat in PenCott-GreenZone camouflage. Drop Zone Tactical also confirmed that they will be stocking these items in PenCott-Badlands as well in addition to introducing matching tactical gear in PenCott patterns.
PCU Pocket Users Guide
Monday, June 4th, 2012
In concert with Kwikpoint, makers of waterproof basic language guides currently in use in theater, ADS is offering a pocket users guide describing PCU components, environmental conditions and a wheel to help the user correlate components with conditions. Although the aide memoire depicts the Block 1 version of PCU the garments of Block 2 are quite similar and function in the same way. In fact, it is a must for users of any multi-component environmental clothing system.
215 Gear Introduces IR Patches
Friday, June 1st, 2012215 Gear has just introduced a variety of IR reflective patches.
Note: These are ITAR restricted items and can only be shipped to US addresses.
215gearstore.com/infraredpatches
FirstSpear Line One Belt
Friday, June 1st, 2012When FirstSpear showed me photos of their new kit just prior to SHOT Show, there was this cool gun belt in the mix. I was like, “I want that. All of this cool guy nylon is awesome but I wear pants everyday.”
Turns out, it is made from BioThane, an Urethane impregnated Nylon webbing, originally developed for horse tack that won’t rot and won’t stretch. It looks like leather, right down to the grain, but it isn’t. Plenty stiff for keeping your pants up and holding your shootin’ iron, it’s got that gunfighter leather belt look to it. Sure, it doesn’t have any fancy stitching, but it has been tooled a little bit, including the FirstSpear logo embossed fittingly, at the tip. There are also two lines grooved into the BioThane for style as well as an antiqued buckle. It’s a good looking belt.
Available in Black or Coyote in sizes Small – XLarge.
