Garmont
Here are a few pictures of the upcoming Garmont TXT. The TXT will be Black with either Tan or Green stripes.
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OR – Continuing Coverage
Monday, August 11th, 2008OR – Day 3+
Monday, August 11th, 2008Oakley
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.
OR – Day 3
Sunday, August 10th, 2008OTB 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.
OR – Coolest Product
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Ok, its not a product, but it was the coolest thing there. And its Arc’teryx so its gotta be good.
And it was…
OR – Day 2
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Lots 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.
OR – Day 1
Saturday, August 9th, 2008Huge…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.
Outdoor Retailer Coverage
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008You may have noticed a new category entitled “Outdoor Retailer”. So the answer to the question is “yes” if the question is whether or not we will be covering OR Summer Market. We will file reports Friday, Saturday, and Sunday featuring OR coverage. Every OR, military participation increases and we plan to being you coverage of new developments from military program mainstays as well new products that we feel are good candidates for the transition to the tactical market.
