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Coming from Vertx

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Vertx made an excellent showing at SHOT Show. In addition to a t-shirt what was one of the best giveaways for SHOT Show, Vertx showed several new products available now including a new PolyCotton patrol uniform for LE and a developmental piece that is almost ready to hit the streets. Everybody is making polos (including Vertx) but they always want to do something a little different so they came up with this tactical rugby shirt. It gives a different look than a polo yet includes a low profile inset sleeve pocket and adjustable wrists. Let’s hope they release it soon.

www.wearvertx.com

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N.Tel – What’s It All Mean?

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

Last week we reported that OTB was rebranding to “N.Tel”. This is not the true story. OTB is in fact coming together with athletic and tactical wear fully under the New Balance banner. The N.Tel is actually the philosophy that drives how the entire team at New Balance does business. NB looks at the military as a collection of athletes and designs clothing and footwear with this in mind. The game might not be the same as traditional athletes but the level of commitment and need for stamina and physical prowess is still there. NB has a set of capabilities that they bring to a challenge and they listen to their customers to see how they can use their skills to solve problems.

We sat down yesterday at Outdoor Retailer with the team and we can tell you that in addition to the OTB line and New Balance’s System 7 there is some really cool new products on the way including Berry compliant Merino pieces that will blow your socks off.

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A Few More Shots of SHOT

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

Who knew family fishing trips had corporate sponsorship

SOD Gear made a good showing starting day two

The knife component of the new Silynx C4Grip

Tags: Crye Precision, Silynx Communications
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Craghoppers Releases New Bear Grylls Clothing at OR

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

UK outdoor brand Craghoppers will launch in the United States in the Spring. The launch includes two lines: Craghoppers and Bear Grylls for Craghoppers. Bear Grylls is the host of TV’s “Man vs Wild”. A former SAS operative who broke his back in a parachuting accident in South Africa, he went on to be the youngest Briton to conquer Everest as well as climb remote peaks in Antarctica. All Bear Grylls products are designed, developed and tested in partnership with or by Bear himself.

One interesting aspect of the line is that they include NosiLife technology which has been tested independently by Europe’s leading test authority (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). They claim it gives Craghoppers and Bear Grylls products the world’s only permanent insect-repellancy.

Check them out at OR in booth #38179 or online soon with www.us.craghoppers.com.

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Prime Outerwear Has Some Pretty Interesting New Pants

Friday, January 21st, 2011

New company Prime Outerwear is releasing several new pants including the Stealth Cargo Pant. Manufactured from cotton twill treated with Nanosphere, the rear pockets feature magnetic closures. Additionally, Prime Outerwear has developed what they call Intelligent Storage which is designed to be accessible whether standing or seated.

Check them out at www.primeouterwear.com or in booth #BR300.

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Random Stuff We Saw at SHOT Show

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Mystery Ranch NICE 6500 in WL Gore’s OptiFade Camo

AAC’s Blank Firing Adapter

CCW Breakaways

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OTB Rebranding

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Right before last year’s SHOT Show, OTB Boots was purchased by New Balance. Now, a year later, we go to SHOT Show and see a brand new booth with banners proclaiming, “OTB, in alliance with New Balance” and “N.Tel Intelligence”. From what we can gather, the OTB line of products, along with new clothing and athletic footwear specifically tailored for the military is being combined into N.Tel.

Essentially, the message is “Your Intelligence Drives our Intelligence”. For those of you unfamiliar with this notion it actually an extrapolation of the concept “intelligence drives operations”. This means that you can’t go kill bad guys if you don’t know where they are and New Balance can’t produce their products without the input of Elite Soldier Athletes. Makes sense to me. However, I’m not too sure on how the name will play.
The only thing missing now is a dedicated website.

www.OTBboots.com,check it before it transforms into something new.

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Under Armor Goes MultiCam

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Not only is Under Armour introducing an entire new line of footwear which includes the MultiCam Speedfreek. I haven’t worn them yet, but I can say that they are very lightweight.