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Off-Duty: This is REALLY Off-Duty

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Today’s article is interesting in that it is an indicator on how the war has influenced American culture. We began to see it a few years ago in fashion. The pallets changed to more earthy tones and the designs took on a militaristic feel. here is just another example of how the war has influenced American society.

Dog Tag Condoms. Yes, they are exactly what they sound like. The manufacturer, named oddly enough Dog Tag Condoms has come up with the spiffy idea of packaging condoms in a silenced pair of ID tags. They come in a variety of colors (sorry no Multicam) including the ever popular pink…don’t ask, well you know the rest.

For more info contact Dog Tag Condoms direct.

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Gear Ninja

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Check it out

gearninja.com

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Off Duty – The Beerdolier: Drink Like a Commando

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Chances are good you’ve seen the beer belt. The Beerdolier moves all of your extras to your chest, Pancho Villa style and keeps your six pack cool in beer cozies. Too bad its red. You can’t go wrong for $15 but who’s going to do a tacti-cool version? [Beerdolier via Uncrate via 2dayBlog via Gizmodo]

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OR – Day 3+

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Oakley
Oakley has a line of water shoes coming out in the fall.

Surefire
Here is another shot of the Saint.

FiveTen
FiveTen has two new tactical footwear models in the works. Inspired by the Impact 2 downhill mountain biking shoe, they feature an all leather upper, and FiveTen’s sticky stealth rubber sole. Below is a picture of the Impact. The new shoes will be entirely Black or Tan.

Adventure Medical kits
They are poised to release a new tatcical trauma kit and have penned an exclusive deal with QuickClot.

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OR – Day 3

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

OTB Boots
Ok, I have been alluding to the OTB Jungle boot project for awhile but here are the first pics…

Back to the future. A 21st century take on the venerable jungle boot.

The laces are a modified sausage style.

The sole design pays homage to the Panama Tread.

OTB took an entirely different approach to drain holes.

Solio
Carry your Solio charger in style. Solio’s new Tread line of accessories not only looks good but is manufactured from recycled tires.

UK
UK a company well known in the diving world, is releasing a new reinforced hanger intended for wet suits. But it is strong enough for a 175 lbs man to do pull ups from it so it will support body armor. What’s more it has a built in fan.

McNett
McNett has a new product currently called Rank Away but this name my change before it reaches market. It is designed to kill bacteria that causes odors and will help with that stinky armor problem.

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OR – Day 2

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

Lots more cool stuff…

Camelbak
Camelbak has developed three new carriers that are low profile and designed to attach to the back of body armor via their proprietary Direct Armor Attachment System. They have also developed the Racebak which is the fusion of a performance sleeveless t-shirt and a bladder system. It goes back to Camelbak’s roots, bike racing but I have a feeling that we will be seeing the Racebak adopted by military guys and adapted to a number of uses.

Outdoor Research
OR will be releasing three new gloves in the fall. All three are manufactured offshore but designed specifically for the military retail market. This means the price point will be much lower than their issue gloves.
The gloves are:
Pile Driver – Hard knuckle
Flash Point – Minimalist FR
Storm Cell – Tight fit, Gore-tex insert lining

Fisher Space Pens
They expect to release a flat tan version of the bullet pen soon.

Lowa Boots
The Desert Elite boot that has been exclusive to the UK Task Force line will be available in the US this fall.

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OR – Day 1

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

Huge…if you use one word to describe Outdoor Retailer it is huge. Here are a few teasers. Expect full articles soon.

Eagle Industries
Eagle has come a long way on their commercial line. The packs look very good and they are preparing to launch a softshell jacket.

Surefire
Surefire unveiled the Saint, their new headlamp. It is very slick and will accept either CR123 or AA batteries.

Darn Tough Vermont
Darn Tough has developed a full range family of socks for a military customer. They cover everything from PT to desert ops to arctic conditions.

Garmont
While the T4 addition to their line of tactical boots might still be a ways off, the new TXT (Tactical Cross Trainer), is a beefy, purpose built trail runner designed for military use.

Stanley
Stanley has released a new 8 oz flask.

Energizer
Most people don’t know that energizer manufactures their own line of flashlights. Even less well known is that they have developed a tactical flashlight. This new light is so packed with features that it is going a full write up very soon.

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London Bridge Trading Reflective/IR ID Patches

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

LBT has been producing some very trick IR ID patches for military customers for some time now. We have not seen anything quite like this on a commercial level.

The patch is reversible and consists of a sandwich of several materials mounted to a stiffened backing. One side is solely IR reflective and the other combines Glow in the Dark alpha-numerics with an IR reflective cut out. They laser cut the ID’s alpha-numerics from the face fabric whether Cordura or IR tape. The outer edges of both sides are color matched hook tape so that the panel may be affixed to uniforms.

They are accustomed to producing small numbers of different panels and a variety of colors are available. This is a very much a custom product and LBT’s staff will work with you to give you the right combination for your application. Due to the high cost of raw materials LBT is willing to work with organizations that wish to supply their own materials. Contact LBT for more information.

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