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Warrior West – Mustang Survival

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Mustang Survival has introduced a new under suit designed to be worn beneath a combat uniform. It’s so new, they don’t even have a name for it. The technology comes from the US Air Force Integrated Aircrew Ensemble and is meant for those that need a dry suit for that just in case scenario but doesn’t plan on getting in the water.

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It integrates a new diagonal, low profile, lay flat, flexible, waterproof entry zipper as well as a relief zippered access. It weighs half the weight of a traditional dry suit and is a breathable design manufactured form a tri-laminate and incorporates stretch panels on the arms, lower back and knee. In order to offer a semi-custom fit, it is offered in 24 sizes. Finally, you can patch small holes in 30 minutes or less and repair seals.

Part number is MSD406.

www.mustangsurvival.com

Warrior West – Kokatat

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

You’ve heard us refer to a shade of Grey as ‘MAS Grey’ but some of you may not know where it comes from. It’s the shade of the Maritime Assault Suit manufactured by dry suit manufacturer Kokatat. For the past decade Kokotat has been making the NSW issue MAS although ironically, they refer to the color of the suit as Alpha Green or Sepia.

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Many features now considered standard for military dry suits were first integrated on the MAS such as pockets that replicate combat uniforms.

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www.kokatat.com

ZipperMend

Saturday, April 20th, 2013

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ZipperMend is a cool DIY fix for a broken zipper pull. Granted, many of you are going to tell me how you use 550 on all your zipper pulls and that’s fine. But others are going to have garments and bags that they don’t want 550 on. And this is where the ZipperMend comes in. Available in Black, Silver, and Antique Brass. ZipperMend works like a scissors with a central pivot. You simple close the loop around your zipper slide and voila; fixed!

zippermend.com

Is Your GrimLoc Installed Properly?

Friday, April 12th, 2013

You may have seen the graphic for the Web Dominator. ITWNexus Advanced Products and Accessories has also produced this graphic to show you how to properly install your GrimLoc.

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HyperStealth Announces Ability to Digitally Print Short Runs of Camo on 1000D Cordura

Thursday, January 10th, 2013

Hyperstealth just released this statement:

Breaking News: Hyperstealth can now print short runs of 1000 Denier Coated Cordura Nylon Fabric with or without Polyurethane Coating. This is the material most often used for Molle gear, rucksacks (backpacks), duffle bags, vests and chest rigs…

The material in 1000d or 500d will initially only be available for U.S. Special Forces through our Ghostex series of patterns.

The photo shows a sample from our printer of the New Zealand Army’s new Multi Terrain Camouflage Uniform (MCU pattern) a Hyperstealth design which is scheduled to replace their current patterns this Spring.

This pattern beat Multicam in the New Zealand Army Field Trials, Multicam did not even make their finals proving that Digital Pixel Camouflage when done correctly is superior to non-pixelated patterns.

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http://www.hyperstealth.com/NZ-MCU/

Forces Focus – USCG Advanced Helicopter Rescue School

Thursday, December 27th, 2012

This video, depicting Day 5 of the US Coast Guard Advanced Helicopter Rescue School is up for 2012 video of the year. To vote, visit www.youtube.com.

SOMA – MATBOCK LLC

Sunday, December 16th, 2012

MATBOCK has a really cool addition to their carbon fiber litter poles. This new kit turns the poles into a ladder.

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The final kit will feature five V-shaped rungs to create a 7.5 ft ladder. I asked about the V-shape of the rungs and was told that they lay flat on the poles when you use it as a horizontal ladder. Very smart guys!

Transition back to litter is easy as the rungs just slide right on and off the poles with weight being borne by Spectra cord and engineered end caps. Yes, this means there is an up on this ladder so keep that in mind.

This is a final prototype but look for these late 1st quarter 2013.

www.matbock.com

Forces Focus – Norwegian Marinejeger Kommandoen

Friday, November 23rd, 2012