Next month, BioLite will officially launch the KettlePot but you’re getting a sneak peek thanks to Outdoor Retailer. Unlike other pots on the market, the BioLite KettlePot is made from Stainless Steel but they’ve developed a process to stretch it to be super thin so it will heat more quickly. Additionally, it can be used as a kettle or pot.
It includes a BPA-free top and cool-touch silicone handles. What I really like about it, the KettlePot cradles the BioLite stove for storage and transport.
I thought this was pretty cool. McNett Tactical has increased the versatility of their awesome towel design by offering it in a bright orange color and incorporating eight sewn grommets around the edge.
They have adopted the tagline, Towels are Tools™ and come up with multiple ways you can use them including emergency blankets, wind blocks, sun shades, cleaning cloths or slings.
www.mcnett.com/tactical/signal-towel#43500
Zip from UK-based Standard Brands is a biofuel fire starter. It uses compressed organic oils with high caloric value. It is lightweight, nonpoisonous and nonhazardous. It’s also air portable. To get it started you just light the bioplastic wrapper. The wrapper also incorporates micro pours that allow moisture to escape yet keep the Zip dry inside. At $1.50 per pack of 8 this is a good deal.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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
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.
Camelbak products are available for government and military organizational purchase through ADS Inc.
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.
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.
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.
