How Canadian troops make coffee when there’s no Timmy’s around (we have one…HA). Now 100% insurgent free!
Thanks Tactical Fanboy for this one!
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Combat Coffee 101 – NSFW for Langauge, Eh
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011Camelbak Groove Filter
Thursday, March 10th, 2011Camelbak produced this video explaining how they test their Groove filter technology. The Camelbak Groove features a bite valve and replaceable filter elements. One of the main features of the Groove filter is that it removes nasty tastes so they recommend that you only use water. It seems the filter removes good tastes as well. Interestingly, the activated material in the filter is coconut carbon (anyone remember this?).
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Source’s MAX CBRN Hydration System Approved for CBRN Use by US Army 
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
Following a rigorous multiyear testing program conducted by the U.S. Army, Source’s Max CBRN hydration system was found to meet the U.S. Army’s CBRN hydration protection requirement.
“Our goal was to produce a CBRN system that performed like our everyday Source system and we succeededâ€, said Source owner Yoki Gill. “Users have been asking us to supply our CBRN systems for several years but we decided to hold off until we could supply an Army tested product. Now we’re ready to goâ€.
The Max CBRN will withstand a 6 hour chemical warfare agent challenge after 30 days of operational use. It uses the same Glass-Like coextruded construction used in standard Source systems but with a CBRN resistant barrier. All materials in contact with liquid are FDA approved and guaranteed safe. Plug-in drinking valves are offered as an accessory to allow users to hydrate normally when training or for use in non-CBRN environments.
The Max CBRN comes with a choicee of two mask adaptors: Type M (fits M17, M40, M70 and C4) and Type A (fits S10, FM12. and M50/53). Additional adaptors are planned for future release. The Max CBRN will be available as a stand alone hydration system or as a component of Source’s Patrol CBRN 35L cargo pack and our Tactical 3L CBRN carrier system.
Source Hydration MAX CBRN Approved
For unit orders visit www.ADSinc.com/source-hydration.
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Stuff We Didn’t Write About
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Russia’s chic uniform ‘sends soldiers to hospital’
Tactical Pants Blog Interviews Creator of 5.11 Pants Liz Robbins
The Gear Junkie Scoop: Hydrapak E-LITE VEST
Body Armor with Batteries (I love it when someone outside this industry thinks they discovered something new to write about.)
Stuff We Didn’t Write About
Sunday, December 12th, 2010CamelBak’s Advanced Chemical and Biological Resistant Reservoir Receives US Army Approval
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
CamelBak Products, LLC, announced earlier this week that its Chem Bio Reservoir X™ (CBR X), the next-generation of hydration safety equipment, meets the US Army’s stringent requirements for a Multi-Purpose Personal Hydration System and is able to withstand 6 hours of chemical challenge after the rigors of 30 days of use, making it easier and safer to stay hydrated in a CBRN threat environment. This means CamelBak is offering a single reservoir that can be used everyday yet meets the rigors of a slimed environment. It seems as though we have been in the COIN fight for so long we have forgotten the old days of the 20th century where we trained exhaustively to fight and win in a CBRN environment.
Camelbak combined their DuraFlex Barrierâ„¢ material, HydroGuardâ„¢ technology and HydroLinkâ„¢ modular attachment systems to create the new CBR X reservoir. “We design, test and manufacture our hydration systems to perform in the most challenging and lethal environments in the world,” said Sally McCoy, CEO of CamelBak. They introduced their first chemical and biological resistant reservoir in 2000 and while they were issued to several units, CamelBak had never received certification from the Army.
CamelBak has been working with the Army on this for YEARS. They stuck with it through all of the technical challenges and kept up with evolving threats to stay at the cutting edge of Chem-Bio protection technology. Thanks guys.
Unit and agency orders can be supported by ADS.
Powertraveller Portable Chargers
Friday, November 5th, 2010Powertraveller is a European company that produces a full line of charging devices. While they aren’t a “tactical” company, you are going to find products that are perfect for use in the field whether on duty or just having fun. Each one of their chargers is intended for a slightly different application but can be used in conjunction with other powertraveller devices to increase versatility.
The powermonkey-eXplorer can power most cell phones (96 hours), iPods (40 hours) and other mp3/mp4 players (6 hours), PDAs (48 hours), as well as portable game devices (5 hours). Versatility is it’s middle name and can be recharged via its integral solar panel, AC, or USB. Additionally, it comes with multiple tips called monkey nuts to accommodate various devices as well as adapters for use in 150 countries.
The MiniGorilla is designed to be used with the latest netbooks, but can also charge an iPad when used with the gorilla-pad connector. It also has use with camcorders, e-readers, and even many cell phones. It can be charged via AC or with the separate solargorilla charger. Think of the solargorilla as a big brother to the powermonkey.
The powergorilla can charge any device up to 24 volts, but the real draw is the extra 2-5 hours of power that it can add to your laptop or Macbook as well as its ability to charge multiple devices. It can be charged via AC or with the separate solargorilla charger, and like the minigorilla requires the gorilla-pad connector to charge an iPad.
You can pick up the powertraveller products at Extreme Outfitters.
Light My Fire Sporks
Monday, October 25th, 2010The Light My Fire Spork isn’t that crappy spork your daddy used to get at KFC. Instead of a spoon with a forked edge, the Spork is a spoon on one side and a fork on the other, with a serrated edge, making it a knife as well. There are even different kinds of Sporks available, like the extra-medium, made to better reach into larger freeze-dried food pouches, as well as the large, which is used for cooking. Light My Fire also offers Plexiglass tubes, which hold Sporks in bulk, and can be ordered to hold pre-arranged color combinations, including our favorite, Combat. You can find Light My Fire Sporks at many outdoor retailers.
