Mystery Ranch partnered with outdoor media group Montana Wild to produce a hunting film that details how to process and pack an elk. Additionally, the entire process was transcribed into a blog format, which can be read at the link below:
www.mysteryranch.com/post/how-to-pack-out-an-elk-the-definitive-guide
Thomas Keiser, an associate of one of our industry contacts, has launched an Indiegogo campaign for his company RSR Nutrition. The products being offered by RSR were originally only available to a limited number of professional athletes. RSR’s products are highly specialized, designed to better the health, energy, physical, and mental performance of anyone and everyone at all levels of fitness. Through this campaign, RSR is looking to fund five individual products, as follows:
For more info, and to fund this project, visit www.indiegogo.com/projects/rsr-nutrition-launch
For 15 years, Hydrapak has provided hydration systems to popular brands such as LBT, tactical tailor, MMI, TacProGear, and many more. The unique construction of their bladders allows them to be turned inside-out, to facilitate easier cleaning.
Recently, they’ve came out with a line of collapsible canteens in two models: the Stash and Softflask.
The Stash comes in 3/4 liter and 1 liter sizes. It’s collapsible design offers the advantage of a reduced footprint over traditional canteens systems, which maintain the same volume either empty or full.
Here’s a photo of a willing volunteer placing his full weight on a 3/4 Stash bottle.
The Softflask comes in 1/2 liter and 3/4 liter sizes.
The SplashGuard is a new product which inserts into wide mouth bottles, concentrating flow and protecting from splashback.
Hydrapak’s line of collapsible canteens are currently available at all base exchanges. However, as a special offer to SSD readers, now through June 15th take advantage of a special 50% off discount through the Hydrapak online store – use coupon code TACTICALUSER2015! to apply the discount.
Rini Technologies’ personal Thermal Management System is a vest system which is worn under equipment to maintain a comfortable temperature for the wearer.
It features a system of water-filled tubes which circulates through a Thermal Management Unit, a refrigeration unit that chills the water to a comfortable 72 degrees farenheit. Rini also offers a heater box for colder temperatures, which heats the water to around 100 degrees fahrenheit. These systems are powered either through a separate battery pack, or through vehicle power.
Rini has also developed a variant of the PTMS in a MilSpec desert oriented colorway, as well as a specialized TMU developed in collaboration with PEO Soldier, with a 28 volt system designed to run off aircraft power, for use with US Army Aviation.
Shipping containers might not seem that interesting but it sure gets your attention if your supplies are crushed when you get them. The MulePAC (Portable All-mode Container) is designed for transportation and storage.of military supplies, including water, and is a more robust option than the standard tri-wall container. 
On one airdrop exercise a 1400 load in a MulePAC burned in but the fuel blivet and sandbags had nary a scratch.
Canada-based Scepter is the number one producer of gas cans in North America. Their NATO style jerry cans are used worldwide. In addition to the cans themselves, they also offer two different spouts as well as hard plastic packaging for munitions.
They’ve also introduced a new spigot for their water cans that makes it a snap to get exactly the amount of water you want without waste. 
www.scepter.com
Plano has been molding plastics since 1932. In 1952 they introduced the first plastic tackle box. For many years they’ve been making some awesome ammo boxes. Now, after five years of development, they’ve introduced a family of mil-spec rifle and pistol shipping cases.
The 44″ and 54″ also offer ball bearing wheels for a smooth pull.
The Widepac D|vide is a dual-compartment hydration bladder which allows the user two sources of hydrating fluid from a single system. Available in 2L and 3L sizes, both compartments within the D|vide are flexible, designed that either alone is capable of taking up the full size of the bladder, allowing for whatever split of fluids the user wants.
The D|vide uses two different colored tubes, for identifying which tube feeds to which compartment. The most obvious use for this system is a split between water and a sports drink, although that’s ultimately up to the end user.
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