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LiteFighter Full Spectrum 1

Monday, June 4th, 2012

This was one of our favorite items from Warrior West. Their Full Spectrum 1 system was designed by this Service Disabled, Veteran owned family business as a replacement for the issue shelter half and mosquito net. It’s designed specifically to set up on a cot and features a slightly larger footprint than the GI cot so that it will drape over the sides and stay in place. It makes a great, free standing mosquito net. As a shelter, it integrates a fly offered in several colors and incorporates an oversized vestibule to protect your equipment.

LiteFighter Full Spectrum 1

LiteFighter products can be purchased through www.adsinc.com.

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Z-Mask Sleep Shield

Saturday, June 2nd, 2012

We first discovered McNett’s Z-Mask Sleep Shield in 2008. It’s a simple design but McNett had the forethought to add some room for your eyes so the that the shield isn’t right up against them.

www.mcnett.com

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CanteenShop.com Introduces the Wool Blanket Kit

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

The Wool Blanket Kit consists of a 90/10 Wool Blanket, Paracord Bed roll straps, Brass Blanket Pin, and adjustable Paracord Chest Strap. For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, a blaket pin is used to turn a blanket into a cloak by closing it at your chest. The kit weighs 4.5 lbs and includes a 62″x80″ wool blanket. Naturally, the paracord straps can be used for various other survival uses.

canteenshop.com

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Power Breezer

Friday, May 11th, 2012

The Power Breezer mobile cooling device is an energy efficient cooling system that can drop the temperature over 27 degrees in a 3000 sq/ft area (uncovered or partially covered). It uses no harmful chemicals and, unlike swamp coolers, it won’t spray water all over personnel and equipment but rather uses a process incorporating water atomization.

The Power Breezer mobile cooling device is available for unit and agency orders through www.adsinc.com.

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Warrior West – FPG Survivor System

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

The FPG Survivor System is a patent pending heat reflective backpack shelter. The system is all about living out of your ruck. It goes back to basic field craft, giving the user a lot of options for employment. The FPG Survivor System is designed to be used with the Marauder Pack System but can be employed alone in a variety of ways.

It can be used alone to wrap yourself up for a halt or in conjunction with the poles to prepare a variety of configurations.

Camouflage netting enhances the performance of the asymmetric shape for concealment.

You can batten down the hatches for inclement weather or open it up for use over a firing or observation point, or for use in hot environments.

The Survivor Sysyem also integrates the sleeping pad from the Marauder Pack which snaps right into place.

www.forceprotector.com

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Warrior West – Litefighter

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Litefighter is a Service Disabled, Veteran owned family business that specializes in individual shelter systems. Their new FULL-SPECTRUM 1 shelter replaces the issue mosquito bar and a full shelter half system.

The footprint is perfect for setting up on a GI cot and incorporates a single pole system with 6 arms that make setup a snap.

The 3+ season shelter is extremely compact and weighs only 4 lbs, 8 oz.

Litefighter offers flies in several color schemes which incorporate a full 14 sq ft of vestibule compared to the 7 sq ft normally found in commercial backpacking shelters. This means plenty of room for your mission essential equipment.

This product was designed “by Soldiers for Soldiers” and includes many features not normally seen elsewhere. For example, the mesh is Permethrin treated and the tent bottom is reinforced anywhere it touches a cot’s metal frame. Additionally, the FULL-SPECTRUM 1 comes with a repair kit including a sleeve for broken poles.

For more info www.litefighter.com

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Coming Soon from Snugpak – Equipment in A-TACS AU

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

We broke this story at SHOT Show, but now, A-TACS AU developer Digital Concealment Systems has released a couple of product photos from Snugpak including sleep systems and cold weather clothing.

The Special Forces 1 Sleeping Bag is Temperature rated from 41F/Low32F (5C/0C) with a pack size of only 7”x7” when fully compressed and a weight of just 43 oz. The Special Forces 2 Sleeping Bag is Temperature rated from 20F/Low14F (5C/0C) with a pack size of only 9”x9” when fully compressed and weighing just 64oz.

The Snugpak Sleeka Reversible Insulated Jacket and Salopettes are rated from 23F/Low14F (-5C/-10C) and weighing just 23 to 30oz.

www.snugpak.com

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Creative Tent International – Deployable Shelters

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

Soldier Systems had a chance to talk to Caleb Johnson of Creative Tent International at Darley Defense Day last Thursday. We weren’t able to put hands on much of their product line, but we did get to look through their catalog and talk about their shelters a little bit. The Creative Tent International shelters, such as the “Shasta Shelter® product lines” are designed to be lightweight, rapidly deployable and easy to put in place (they can be used for full-time use as well as contingency operations, of course, but the expeditionary side of things is what initially caught our eye). Their shelters range in size from small personnel billeting to a monster you can park an Osprey in with some room to spare. The latter is the FTS 200; it can be accessorized with HVAC, lighting, flooring, insulating liners and other necessities.

Features of their big boy include:

Berry Amendment Compliant
Hangars for CH53, P-3, Military Aircraft
Quick installation for deployable requirements
90 – 115 mph wind load – certified engineering IBC (International Building Code)
Snow loading to 20 psf ground snow load
Re-locatable and modular
Installs from ground level with high reach forklift
Install on concrete, asphalt, ground or grass
End options: Gable Ends, Full Width Doors, Open Ends

For more information, contact Caleb Johnson at calebj(at)creativetent.us or Duffy Cavanaugh of Darley Defense at Duffy(at)Darley.com.

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