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Mayflower Releases New Products

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Mayflower Research & Consulting has just released two new products; the Assault Pack and Back Panel.

Assault Pack

The Assault Pack is a low profile affair that is designed to be used in confined spaces and isn’t wider than your back for getting in and out of vehicles or negotiating windows and doorways. It is a top loader with two separate compartments. Additionally, it incorporates a bungee along the back of the pack to facilitate the quick stowage of gear. Finally, it can be attached directly to armor or carried with the removable shoulder straps.

Back Panel

The Back Panel attaches directly to the rear of a vest or other platform and incorporates two pouches with the bottom one being a rapidly deployable medical pouch. The top pouch is fixed and is sized around the SOCOM issue NOD sleeve. The med pouch has handles and is attached to the panel via Velcro along with a backup strap system. This allows your team mate to easily remove the med pouch from your back. This pouch can also be particularly useful for breaching, medical, or SSE. In fact, the utility of the Back Panel is only limited by your imagination. Look for additional pouch options in the future.

As usual, look for these in Black, Coyote, Ranger Green, and MultiCam. Manufactured from 500D Cordura, they use mil-spec webbing and hard wear and are Made in USA! Both products are also available in LiteLok.

www.mayflower-rc.org

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Gotta Love the Power of the Internet

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

Last month, we posted an article about a Hill People Gear project, the Bike Frame Bag. Apparently, we weren’t the only ones to see the utility in their design. Our friends at Predator Intelligence also mentioned the weekend project. Turns out, a lot of folks also thought it was a good idea. It seems it was enough for HPG to work out production issues with FirstSpear.

They will begin selling the Bike Frame Bag soon. Multicam will sell for $25, and any other color will sell for $20. Here’s the kicker, they are looking for your input on which color to produce first. Go to their projects page and participate in the survey. They’ll make up their minds on Friday, so make your vote count.

www.hillpeoplegear.com

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Kolbeson Leatherworks

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Kolbeson Leatherworks is a one-man custom leather and Kydex operation in the great stat of Texas. He makes hand-stitched, hand-crafted carry gear for demanding users one piece at a time, literally in his garage. Some SSD readers may have already heard of him and a few discriminating shooters might already be using his kit. This is one of his most recent pieces, a quad mag pouch (he describes it as the “ever elusive single stack 4-pack). It’s adjustable for a .5”, .75” or 1” front or rear offset and it has a separate front and rear tension adjustment. It also features an extra set of loops so it can be separated and used as two separate double mag carriers if you’d prefer that.

You can check out Josh Kolbeson’s custom work at www.kolbesonleatherworks.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kolbesonleatherworks.

Make sure you mention SSD, and tell him if you’re military or LE.

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New Products from TYR Tactical

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

We just found out earlier today about a couple of new products from TYR Tactical. This photo shows both of them, being used in concert with one another.

The first item is the VTAC/ TYR Brokos Belt w/ T33 Soft Armor. Designed by VTAC it is natural progression of the padded Brokos Belt. TYR has replaced the padding with soft armor for those that need it. Contact TYR for exact ballistics data. It is designed to serve as an overbelt so you have to thread a gun belt through the pad. Here, TYR has paired it with a belt of their own design.

The PV Tactical Base Belt with Cobra Buckle is built using one continuous piece of PV folded three times. According to TYR Tactical, this gives it an estimated 1200 lbs of tensile strength per square inch along the belt’s surface. Additionally, it incorporates a soft loop for tie-ins. It is important for us to note that this belt has not received any life support certifications yet.

Both belts are sized so make sure you order the right size. Colors are subject to availability,

www.TYRtactical.com

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Mayflower Wants Your Pics

Friday, October 28th, 2011

Mayflower Research & Consulting, LLC is seeking your “Mayflower Gear In-Action” photos for their Facebook page. All new photo posters will receive a free Mayflower t-shirt.

The rules are:
1. one per individual, NOT one per photo.
2. Must be an action photo, not a picture of the kit fresh out of the box.
3. Be creative!

Here is a great example:

www.facebook.com/pages/Mayflower-Research-Consulting-LLC

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USAF SF Updates DF-LCS

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

We’ve written about the Defensor Fortis Load Carrying System (DF-LCS) in the past. Love it or hate it, it was designed specifically for USAF Security Forces (AF SF). But, like other equipment, it has evolved to better suit the needs of the careerfield.

Beginning in late November, AF SF will begin receiving an improved version of their gear harness commonly referred to as (HGEAR) as part of the 5-Year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Garrett Container Systems (GCS).

Over a year ago, the AF Security Forces Center (AFSFC), surveyed the careerfield for suggested improvements to DF-LCS. The majority of the recommendations from users included: a better fit to size, improved padding, and web management.

The latest version, dubbed GEN 3 will incorporate those major recommendations. For example, padding was added to the shoulder area and the neck yoke was altered to improve wear comfort. Remember, this is the same system being worn by our Defenders both deployed as well as at home station. When working the gate, AF SF rarely wear heavy armor, rather relying on concealable, soft armor. Consequently, the harness can chafe the neck. Additionally, Velcro straps and additional management buckles were added to the design to help police loose straps. They also changed the front height adjuster to allow the user to pull down to adjust rather than pull up. It’s a more natural movement and mimics strap adjustments on packs.

Finally, each harness in the rifleman kit will now include a tear/water resistant guide on adjustment, wear and care of the DF-LCS as well as an instructions on how to use PALS. Odd as it seems in this day and age, there are some folks that don’t know how to weave. But, better safe than sorry.

For those not allowed to buy from AFSFC’s IDIQ (and that’s a lot of folks), the GEN3 in both Air Force Digital Tigerstripe as well as Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern (OCP) or, more popularly known as MultiCam, will soon be available at www.GCSwarrior.com or through one of their sales reps.

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Tyr Tactical Sniper Bandoleer

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Tyr Tactical has posted photos of a new Sniper Bandoleer on their Facebook page. The concept is that it can be worn over the shoulder and then laid out in front of the shooter to work out of.

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According to Tyr, here is the Sniper Bandoleer “Outfitted with MR701 x 2, MR704 x 2, CM005 x 1, GP057 x 1, ODMUT2 x 1 provides load carriage for 6 x 7.62 Mags, Laser Range Finder, Kestrel, Accuracy First Whiz Wheel, Leatherman MUT, General Purpose Pouch (5″x 7″)”

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www.tyrtactical.com

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Hill People Gear – Bike Frame Bag

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

What started out as a weekend project for the guys at Hill People Gear has started to make some buzz. It’s a bike frame bag designed to hold a fork pump and tire pump. Apparently, the owner seemed to forget them when he went on rides since he uses the one of two backpacks no matter if he is hiking, skiing, biking or whatever. He doesn’t need the pumps for anything but biking so he would often forget to pack them. The natural answer was to configure the load on the bike.

Go take a look and participate in their poll if you are a customer. They are looking for input on what they should develop next.

www.hillpeoplegear.com

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