I ran across these and thought they were pretty cool. Waterbrick International offers these containers for bulk storage of various items that can be stacked.
The secret is in the design. Not only do they boast handles but they also have molded protrusions and indentations that allow the bricks to interlock when stacked.
This design also gives you a lot of options for stowage and portage.
Yes, they are food amd water safe.
At SOFIC 2016, MMI Outdoor is re-introducing their Catoma Adventure Shelters brand as Catoma and extending the product line to include all products designed and manufactured under their watch. If you’re attending SOFIC, you can find Catoma at Booth #238 on the main floor. Thermal Concealment, unique load carriage products, and Depsoc360 camouflage will now fall under the Catoma brand in addition to the individual tents that have been a staple in the military shelter market for well over a decade. The Improved BedNet System family of products – now given the name “Burrow IBNS” because of its shape and function – is a pop-up bug screen and tent system sold to the US Military to the tune of over 300,000 units.
The Catoma Adventure Shelters brand – under the MMI Outdoor parent company umbrella – was created in 1993 as a humble designer and importer of rugged tents to serve the brave firefighters on the front lines of wildland forest fires in the American West. The method of designing tents to serve the specific needs of elite users began there. Through growth over the last two decades, Catoma has become a leading provider of unique individual tents for the United States Armed Forces as well, founded on their willingness to design around the requests of their end users.
With close proximity to Fort Benning for testing and input, this design and testing protocol naturally led to opportunities outside the tent market, leading MMI to begin Research and Development on a number of military projects over the last decade. Close collaboration with training elements under the guidance of Director of Sales, Martin Lambert (Former US Army) – and his extensive contact with the Special Operations community – led to the development of unique sniper and reconnaissance-focused thermal concealment products whose capabilities remain unmatched to date. A defense manufacturing and sales partnership with Granite Gear eventually led MMI to venture into designing their own unique load carriage solutions, leading to considerable expansion of in-house design capabilities. Near-daily indexing with end user groups for testing and evaluation has given MMI unique insight into their products and how they are used.
An aging tent line on the Catoma front and newfound capability to design and manufacture product led to the necessity to consolidate the efforts. A re-facing of the Catoma brand began with a focus on the rugged, tactical nature of the products coming from the design program at MMI. The new Catoma logo you see here is not just a cosmetic change, but one that better reflects the warrior heritage of the products themselves. “In developing the icon for Catoma, we kept coming back to imagery of tools and weapons used by warriors of the past: Spartan helmets, Native American spearheads, and battle axes of the Viking Age were all inspirations for the shape,” says Marketing Director Jake Pugh.
An overhaul of existing products and the addition of products previously in development have resulted in a strong tactical and commercial line-up for the Catoma brand to begin its new chapter.
Pure Hydration is a company owned and founded by Jon Grant, who has been involved with both the Marine Corps and Army Individual Water Purification programs. Pure Hydration’s latest product, the Sentinel InLine, was developed specifically for military application as an inline filtration system for use with military personnel in the field. It has to be noted that the Sentinel is currently in the prototype stage, although it has passed independent NSF P248 testing, and Pure Hydration is seeking funding through Kickstarter for further testing and refinement of the Sentinel.
Pure Hydration products feature purifiers which utilize a non-woven, tortuous path depth filter media, with up to 400 layers of pores between high surface area sub-micron fibers. The fibers remove negatively charged sub-micron particles through electroadhesion and electro adsorption, while larger particles are caught within the fiber matrix. Powdered carbon and silver ion components within the filter media further neutralize a broad spectrum of contaminants, allowing water to pass through the filter, clean and safe to drink. The filters have been tested as blocking the following media and pathogens:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/246738048/pure-hydration-sentinel-individual-water-purificat
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Available from Heavy Cover Inc, the Center Line Systems Mother Canteen Carrier will carry all of your survival essentials in one bag, hence the name ‘Mother’ as in ‘the Mother of all Canteen Carriers’. As you can see, it will carry more than just you canteen.
It’s pretty bversatile and will fit the Heavy Cover Titanium Canteen and cup (with an additional slot for lid) as well as the old G.I. issue canteen, or Nalgene bottle. They’ve also incorporated two side pouches for IFAK, flashlight, knife/survival tool, cordage, food, water purification tablets/straw, etc. There is a center pouch for larger items such as shelter, bivy liner, fire starting kit, signals kit, cell phone, small child, etc. and bottom tie downs. The front and back both feature PALS webbing. Adjustable shoulder strap with removable Fastech buckles.
www.heavycoverinc.com/center-line-systems-mother-canteen-carrier-coyote
Last month, we told you about the crowdfunding project, PACE Lid by designer Chris Way. Before the project was completed, Chris found an investor to help defray the costs of the mold so he relaunched on Kickstarter.
I still like the project and have once again backed it. PACE stands for Primary, Alternate, Contingency and Emergency. That’s exactly what this patent pending lid, for wide mouth Nalgene, MSR, and Klean Canteen bottles, is designed for. It’s a storage option for a wide variety of items including first-aid, survival and spare keys.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/1446278350/pace-lid
Granted, I don’t get out much, but I didn’t know that Polaris had a line of coolers until I saw them at this show.
Available in 30 and 60 quart sizes, these coolers are designed to fit in Polaris vehicles. Additionally, they are Certified Bear proof and incorporate rubber T-handle latches.
Yeti has introduced three new kitchen-grade steel bottles.
Offered in 18, 36 and 64 oz models, the cap handles are large enough to get multiple fingers in for carriage. Additionally, they’ve introduced a double gasket system that keeps the liquid for days. This isn’t a backpacker’s bottle. It’s designed for working folks who normally destroy gear. Look for these mid-Spring.
The softsided Hopper is now available in a 40 quart version. A perfect pair for use with it, is the Yeti ice. It’s shatter proof, packs efficiently, is colder and lasts longer than traditional ice. Plus, it’s reusable.
