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Outdoor Retailer – Sterling Rope

Monday, August 5th, 2013

There are two types of rope; Dynamic Kern Mantle that is used for climbing and stretches to absorb the energy of a fall and Static which is used for rescue work, rappelling and hauling because there is little to no stretch.

Search and Rescue teams constantly demand that industry push the envelope, balancing size and weight of ropes with performance. Sterling offers the TechStatic line to satisfy these requirements. It incorporates Technora offering increased abrasion, cut and heat resistance.

TechStatic offers three different diameters as standard ropes. From right to left, the largest is a 9.5mm called the Tactical Response which offers 27kn of strength. Basically, the same strength as a more traditional 11mm rope. Next is the 7.5mm. It’s a 25kn rope utilizing 100% Technora fibers and integrates perfectly with the F4 escape system. That’s a mini evacuation or access system. It’s often used by Snipers to get in and out of remote hides. Finally, the 6mm rope is used when space and weight are at a premium. Offering 15.5kn, you still get a 10-to-1 safety advantage.

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All of the Sterling ropes are offered in various color schemes. Additionally, Sterling has a more extensive line of ropes for more specialized applications. All Strerling Rope Co ropes are Made in USA.

www.SterlingRope.com

Outdoor Retailer – Granite Gear

Sunday, August 4th, 2013

Here’s a sneak peek of the Chief Light Flatbed.

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It uses the same frame system as the Chief Orion and will offer a variety of components so that it can be configured for each mission.

Coming soonish.

www.granitegear.com

Outdoor Retailer – Salewa

Sunday, August 4th, 2013

We’ve covered most of Salewa’s boot offering in the past so we thought it would be cool to mention a couple of their shoes.

Ramble GTX

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New for Spring 14, the Ramble is Italian made with Italian leather and the new cutting edge Gore-tex Surround Membrane. This offers something never seen before; a waterproof breathable sole. The membrane is protected by a Kevlar mesh weave.

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You’ll definitely see some Mountain DNA in the Ramble GTX, but it’s a casual shoe. There’s lacing to toe, I can’t believe that they are offering an Italian made shoe with Italian leather and a Gore membrane for only $149 retail. Amazing!

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Firetail Evo

Redesigned for 2014, the four-year-old Firetail was Salewa’s tech approach shoe. They’ve lightened it a bit and updated to the new three-piece insole. Offered in Gore-tex and non-Gore-tex models in two colorschemes each.

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www.salewa.com

-Laurice Graves
Laurice is a Navy Veteran who serves as Den Mother to the SSD crew and provides trade show coverage.

Outdoor Retailer – Helly Hansen

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

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The Odin Guiding Light Jacket incorporates HellyTech Professional, a proprietary, 3-ply waterproof breathable fabric and a YKK Aquaguard waterproof zipper. The minimalist seam construction is fully seam sealed. For those of you who don’t know, Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology and, Norwegian Helly Hansen’s flagship line.

Also, since I know some of you guys will ask, those Camo shorts are also a Spring 14 Helly Hansen product.

www.hellyhansen.com

Outdoor Retailer – T-Reign

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

T-Reign (pronounced terrain) produces gear tethers and now they offer their models in OD. There are 4 sizes that range from 4oz retraction-24″ long to 14oz retraction-48″ long.

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www.t-reign.com

Outdoor Retailer – Adidas

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

Big news at Adidas is Earth Green. The AX2 Non Gore-tex Mesh, AX2 Gore-tex, AX2 Mid Gore-tex, and Terrex FastX Gore-tex. The Terrex FastX was an 2013 Outside magazine Gear of the Year award winner.

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Another new shoe is the Terrex Scope Gore-tex with Stealth Rubber from 5.10. I’m digging the to toe lacing and the Stealth Rubber toe rand. Adiprene midsole for shock absorption. Tactical colors coming in fall.

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www.adidas.com

-Laurice Graves
Laurice is a Navy Veteran who serves as Den Mother to the SSD crew and provides trade show coverage.

Outdoor Retailer – 5 Seas Engineering and Trading

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

5 Seas Engineering and Trading is the passion of Eagle Industries founder John Carver. He continues to develop good ideas and shared this one with me. The Patent Pending Barracks Buddy was inspired by a requirement to hang multiple hooks to organize gear. It can also be used in locations where you can’t drive nails into the wall.

Truth be told, John’s wife Gretchen came up with the idea in order to help John keep after his stuff.

They realize pretty quickly that this new invention would be great for guys in the military.

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What’s more, the hooks can be moved up and down the Barracks Buddy. And, it can be hung vertically or horizontally.

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The Barracks Buddy is distributed by H2OG.

Outdoor Retailer – Arc’teryx

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

There is no new LEAF news that we can share but we thought we’d show you guys a few items for Spring 14.

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The Index Packing System offers organizers for the Covert series of travel bags launched earlier this year.

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www.arcteryx.com

-Laurice Graves
Laurice is a Navy Veteran who serves as Den Mother to the SSD crew and provides trade show coverage.