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Warrior West – Skratch Labs

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

You’ve probably heard me talk about the concept of the Warrior Athlete, so anytime I run across a product that helps our guys live a more healthy lifestyle I want to share it. Kurt Smith of KAS Enterprises usually shows me cool climbing gear from Metolius and Sterling Rope as well as introducing me to boots from Salewa. But this time, he had something a little different.

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Skratch Labs is a new hydration company from Boulder, Colorado created by three guys from the pro cycling community. They use all natural ingredients in order to help encourage hydration and replace those electrolytes lost during sweat. There’s no chemicals and the flavor isn’t overbearing. What’s more, the drink powders aren’t laden with calories. Mixed with 16 ounces of water, my bottle was only 80 calories and those came from cane sugar, not the refined stuff or worse yet, corn syrup. The pineapple was awesome and I also sampled some lemon lime. Both were smooth and didn’t leave an after taste. I’ll definitely be drinking more.

www.skratchlabs.com

H2gO: Quest to Create the Best Personal Water Purifier

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

Indiegogo is featuring a new project; H2gO: Quest to Create the Best Personal Water Purifier. The project’s goal is pretty impressive. They seek to “create the world’s smallest, easiest, and most cost-effective water purifier for individuals and small groups, both in developed and developing nations.”

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You may have heard of the MSR Miox filter which, like the H2gO filter, uses electrolysis to process a salt brine solution to create a chlorine-based disinfectant. In fact, the H2gO Purifier can produce enough disinfectant to treat anywhere from ¼ gallon up to 5 gallons at a time (1 to 20 liters) in less than 3 minutes and will treat more than 40,000 gallons (150,000 liters) of water over its lifespan. What’s more, the disinfectant can be used for other purposes than purifying water such as washing food as well as sanitizing containers and other food prep areas.

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As you know, one of the greatest challenges facing those in developing nations is access to clean water. H2gO has partnered with Safe Water International to help identify communities in need and this palm-sized device (H2gO Purifier) is the first of many planned for use for everything from individuals up to whole communities. One important component that has been added to this technology is a solar panel to ensure it will work no matter whether or not you have access to electricity.

www.indiegogo.com/projects/h2go-quest-to-create-the-best-personal-water-purifier-h2go

Mil-Spec Camelbak Antidote 3L

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

The Mil-Spec Camelbak Antidote 3L was selected for use with the USMC Pack System. It features a new lower profile fill port that opens with 1/4 turn which can’t be overtightened. Additionally, it offers a lower profile than other reservoirs for use while riding on vehicles. Finally, the Antidote incorporates a self-sealing Quick Link at the reservoir and manual QL Hydro Lock for easy refill and instant on-the-move component interchangeability.

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Camelbak products are available for government and military organizational purchase through ADS Inc.

MultiCam FLASH Personal Cooking System Now Available

Monday, March 18th, 2013

The MultiCam FLASH Personal Cooking System (PCS) unveiled at last year’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Market is now available for purchase. Featuring a genuine MultiCam neoprene cozy that goes around the vessel, the shroud that houses the burner base is also an OD shade that matches the MultiCam quite well.

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Everything you need is stacked and stored inside the 1.0 liter cooking cup. The system lights with the click of a button and within two minutes provides two cups of boiling water.

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www.jetboil.com

OR – Kupilka

Sunday, January 27th, 2013

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Kupilka is a Finnish company that manufactures fiber-composite tableware. Specifically, the composite is wood fiber and polypropylene. While you can certainly use it at the dining room table, it is well suited for use while camping.

www.kupilka-products.com

OR – Geigerrig

Friday, January 25th, 2013

There are three key benefits that the Geigerrig pressurized hydration system offers military and law enforcement personnel.

Water Works for You – You can use it for hydration as well as sanitation. Additionally, the pressurized stream to irrigate wounds.

Access to Additional Water – They have in-lin filters including a new 2 micron mechanical virus filter.

Maintenance – Dishwasher safe at home. In the field you can turn it inside out.

Now, they’ve introduced a dedicated tactical line. Offered in Coyote and Black, there are multiple systems available all the way up to a 1600 cu in pack.

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One standout is the Guardian. The bladder is sandwiched between two Guardian plates which increases spray pressure. The plates also protect the bladder from damage and are a slick material to facilitate getting in and out of vehicles.

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www.geigerrig.com

RuckPack

Monday, November 26th, 2012

A friend emailed me the other day and said that he saw this cool energy supplement called RuckPack on last week’s “Shark Tank.” I went back and checked out the episode online. Turns out that the frontman for RuckPack is USMC Major Robert Dyer, an Aviator and current professor of Accounting at his alma mater the US Naval Academy.

You might notice two sets of wings on Maj Dyer. Not only is he an Aviator but also a parachutist and has served with 1st Force Reconnaissance as well as MARSOC. In fact, that’s where the idea for RuckPack came from. You see, RuckPack isn’t like your average energy supplement. It contains no caffeine, a prime ingredient in most others. The idea was that Marines were taking energy supplements along on missions to go along with their MREs. Unfortunately, traditionally, energy supplements raise you up and the send you crashing. It’s not as big a deal at home as it is on a battlefield.

So Maj Dyer set to work formulating a drink made from natural ingredients consisting of vitamins and a few other ingredients. So far they’ve sold out their initial run of shots and have an additional 80,000 inbound (including some with caffeine for those who want it).

By the way, Maj Dyer raised $150,000 in operating capital during his visit to the “Shark Tank.”

www.ruckpack.com

Thanks SM!

Combat Support System

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012


The innocuously named Combat Support System is one of the coolest things I’ve seen recently. Designed to hold your helmet, armor and weapon up, of of the ground, it’s a great storage solution for deployed troops. It includes glow in the dark strips so that you can find your kit in the middle of the night (or day in a dark room if you’re cellmate roomie is on nightshift).

The kit includes –
1 weapon hold
1 vest hold
1 backbone
2 hitch pins (connected to backbone)
2 multi-purpose screws (wood, metal and masonry)

The only down side I see is that you need a wall to attach it to. Of course, I’m sure that resourceful individuals who find themselves without walls will come up with something.

www.combatsupportsystem.com