Introducing the XL Mesh Bag now available while supplies last in the Non-Standard Non-Stocking section of the FS web store. This mesh duffel is extra long at approximately 48x14x10 and was originally built for a US government agency when FirstSpear had just opened its doors. Only available in black with limited quantities grab one of these today before they are gone! No back orders will be filled.
www.first-spear.com/non-stocking-non-standard/extra-large-mesh-bag
SAVANNAH, GA-June 27, 2018- Blue Force Gear® announced the debut of the Tourniquet Now!™ Pouch to its growing line of medical accessories, each designed with focus on mission-critical essentials, including IFAK carriers and medical item storage, all while remaining versatile and lightweight.
“While working with some of the top tier medical professionals,” said Stephen Hilliard, Director of Product Development, “we found that they are dialed in on the effects of UV degradation on tourniquets. We wanted to make a quick access TQ pouch that offers more environmental protection than our standard TNS Strap”
Performance and Usability
The Tourniquet Now!™ Pouch is the perfect balance between speed and protection in a platform that allows you to add a tourniquet to your everyday carry. The Tourniquet Now!™ Pouch gives you superior protection yet quick access to your tourniquets. In line with our other medical equipment such as the Trauma Kit NOW!™ and the Micro TKN™ – the Tourniquet Now!™ Pouch can be accessed with one hand – simply pull the tab down and remove the tourniquet.
Previously you had to decide between overbuilt flapped or zippered pouches, hard ‘open top’ pouches, or having your tourniquet exposed with rubber bands. The first option can become too complicated or time consuming searching for a zipper pull – time that cannot be afforded when seconds is the difference in survival. Exposed tourniquets will experience faster degradation from UV rays, water, and sand and debris – not to mention the possible failure of the rubber bands holding the tourniquet.
The Tourniquet Now!™ Pouch was designed around the CAT tourniquet but can fit the SOF, RATS, TK4, SWAT-T, or other similar sized tourniquets and serves as a great all-around rapid deploy pouch. The tourniquet fits inside an elastic keeper attached to the lid that is then folded up and secured on the top with a hook and loop field. Lastly a BLIP™ – or Ball Loaded Index Point makes for the perfect ‘pull’ with gloved, wet, or bloody hands. . The ball doesn’t rely on friction; the bones in your fingers positively engage it. BLIP’s form is both easy to pull and impossible to miss. . As with all Blue Force Gear equipment, it is made with excellence in the USA and carries a limited lifetime warranty.
Technical and Colors
MOLLE
The Tourniquet Now!™ Pouch starts with the Helium Whisper® MOLLE attachment system made of ULTRAcomp® – a battle proven, high performance laminate. This creates a small and light yet secure MOLLE attachment for the pouch on any MOLLE war-belt, plate carrier, pack, or any other platform.
BELT
The Belt Mounted Tourniquet Now!™ Pouch allows you to carry a tourniquet on your belt – easily the most effective life saving device. Whether a trip to the mall, the office, or through the woods – a tourniquet should always be with you. The pouch fits on any pants belt or duty belts up to 2” wide.
Dimensions – 2” x 2” x 7”
Weight – 41 grams empty
Colors – Black, Coyote Brown and MultiCam.
Pricing and Availability
The Tourniquet Now!™ Pouch is available now at www.blueforcegear.com/tourniquet-now-pouch
Pricing ranges from $29 to $39 per pouch.
Hill People Gear has two new products coming.
Capture Flap | $35
The Capture Flap is a PALS cut, beaver tail style accessory that can mount to any HPG pack and packs of other manufacturers. You can mount PALS pouches on the front, and either PALS or velcro pouches on the back.
Binocular Pouch | $45
The medium binocular pouch is designed around the popular 10×42 binocular size, but it can fit a little larger and of course smaller. Features include:
• soft velcro loop on inner lid and bottom to avoid scratching lenses
• fully padded except top flap
• one hand opening flap closure can be fastened either for full retention or quicker access
• top flap stays closed by default
• mounts on 4×2 PALS grid
• external tabs for tying retention strap to if desired
The CRO Medic System is a scalable system designed as a supplement to your issue kit. We checked it out last month at Warrior East and wanted to give an overview of the system.
It is comprised of seven items:
1x Gunfighter Belt – The base of the system, inner outer gun belt with horizontal and vertical laser cut PALS attachments.
1x Slim Bleeder Kit – Offers appendix carry for MAR. Designed to fit Combat Gauze, ACE Wrap, Cx Seals, NPA. Clamshell pouch opens halfway like an accordion so your gear is retained.
1x Hybrid IFAK – True lumbar carry, rides high over the gun belt. Spin it to the front and it acts as a dangler pouch. Ditch it to the back when it’s not needed. Laser cut PALS wings designed for our TQ covers/ perfect balance when running. Doesn’t move. You’ll forget you have an assault med bag on you.
2x TQ Covers – Offers great retention as well as protection from UV/Dirt. Fast access when you need it. Works with CAT or SOFTT-W.
1x Ankle IFAK *new concept* scalable. Wear on outside of your pants for fast access to a full IFAK. Features 4-finger laser cut handle for easy ditching. Give IFAK to someone to treat out of or use to plus up your own gear. Pull your suit pant over for concealed IFAK carry. Designed for a CAT Gen 7 to ride up the Achilles. Tuck tab if you want to use another type of TQ.
1x Medic Case (most popular item) set up for NARC carry, surgical, airway, any fast combo. Designed for your cargo pocket. Makes a great bag organizer.
Look for additional details on all of these items as well as others, soon.
For years, Armageddon Gear has supplied the rifle cases for the M2010 and CSASS programs.
Throughout, they’ve offered the exact same cases to the commercial market, but they are pretty expensive. Realizing that not every user needs the same number or configuration of pouches and pockets as the military, Armageddon Gear reconfigured these offerings in a more simple package without the internal modular pockets. Additionally, they are also able to lower the price.
Shooters can still add any MOLLE style pouch to the internal PALS webbing within the cases, but now they don’t have to buy pouches they don’t need.
The price of the M2010 case has been reduced by $100
The price on the SASS case has been reduced by $40.
No changes have been made to the material or manufacturing quality Armageddon Gear brings to the table.
MVT’s Special Operations Rig is a chest mounted design featuring two collapsible side pouches which accommodate two AN/PRC 152 radios (one each side), or 2 x 5.56 magazines in each radio pouch. Additionally, these pouches can be used for admin items or just left collapsed. In addition, the front of the radio pouches have four rows of PALS webbing, for the attachment of additional admin pouches, as needed.
Features:
• 5.56 (.223) magazine pouches with kydex inserts x 4.
• The 4 front kydex mag pouches also come with elastic removable retention pull-tabs, to give you more options.
• Low profile slim fit with the 4 x magazine pouches close to the body.
• Each magazine pouch is supplied with a Kydex insert which both secures the magazine and allows for fast reloads.
• 3 rows of MOLLE across the rig for maximum versatility.
• 4 MOLLE wide side panels for the attachment of additional pouches.
• 2 x collapsible radio/magazine pouches behind the side panels, specifically designed for the AN/PRC 152 radio / 2 x 5.56 magazines.
• The side radio pouches also feature a velcro adjustable bottom panel, which allows for adjustment of the radio fit up or down to operator comfort.
• Adjustable elastic cord straps on the radio pouch to secure items of various sizes.
• 4 adjustable points for a “perfect fit” for almost any body type / shape.
• H-harness design – providing comfort to be worn by itself, or with a backpack.
• Map / Notebook Pouch on back of rig.
• Rear velcro patch, with optional cover, to allow the attachment of a sub-load pouch.
• Antennae loops on the bottom of the rig. By using a flexible antenna extension, you can route the antennae(s) down and under the rig.
• 500D Cordura.
• 100% MADE IN THE USA.
Finally, the SOR standalone chest rig, attached to a plate carrier, or as a hybrid allowing optional attachment to a plate carrier.
• Wear the SOR with the supplied H-harness, over a Plate Carrier or standalone.
• Utilize the supplied PC Kit to attach the SOR directly to your Plate Carrier.
• Multiple use options, as an assault panel over a PC, or standalone in ‘recon mode.’
• The SOR is designed to allow the radio pouches to adjust comfortably across your chest, or if worn over a PC, the radio/mags fit into the space beside your front plate.
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TROPIC LIGHTNING NEWS
March 16, 1970
FSB PERSHING – Most combat infantrymen fighting in Vietnam really don’t worry too much if their wearing apparel isn’t in step with the latest fashions.
One exception, however, is Sergeant James J. Ross, who just might be a winner in the Army’s Suggestion Program. Ross now qualifies as one of the best-dressed Warriors of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry, with a coat he fashioned for himself.
Ross’s coat of many pockets is truly a unique garb to say the least. It features 24 large pockets for M-16 magazines and a pouch on the back to port a Claymore mine.
“I scrounged up the canvas material,” Ross said. “I gave the measurements to our interpreter and he gave the specifications to a civilian tailor who made up the jacket for me.
“It’s really great to have on an operation,” Ross said.
Other Warriors are following suit. “A few others in my platoon have had them made too,” said the functionally, if not fashionably dressed, Warrior sergeant.
S&S Precision developed the ZipFlip to satisfy a user requirement for a scalable chest mount for ATAK equipped Android devices which could be worn while attached to armor or in a stand-alone configuration, while parachuting or conducting mounted and dismounted operations.
The basic component is a NavBoard which can be used by itself but will also accept a removable soft pouch, sun shade, auxiliary battery pouch and stand alone harness.
The system is PALS compatible via the S&S Precision Tenacious Tab.
The Android device is secured to the NavBoard via a low-profile cinch lock. Additionally, cables and excess cinch lock material can be stored between the NavBoard and soft case.
A removable stand-alone harness is included for operations where Armor is not needed such as admin jumps.
The FlipZip can be secured via a zipper Er with dual slides.
