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THYRM’s Summer Sweepstakes Starts Today!

June 30th, 2016

It’s simple, just go to www.thyrm.com, scroll to the bottom of the page, and enter your email address to subscribe to their newsletter. You’ll automatically be entered to win one of two awesome prize packs listed below!

The All New 300 Lumen SureFire® EB1 Backup

3 Cell Vaults™ (any color you choose)

3 SwitchBacks®(any color you choose)

–OR–

The Premium 600 Lumen SureFire® P2X with Intellibeam

3 Cell Vaults™ (any color you choose)

3 SwitchBacks®(any color you choose)

The winner will be chosen at random at the end of July. No purchase necessary, void where prohibited, you must at least 18 years old to enter. Good luck!

Note: THYRM will not sell, trade, or otherwise distribute customer emails. Newsletters only go out when new products or new promotions become available.

Arc’teryx LEAF – XFunctional Pant AR

June 30th, 2016

Referred to as Cross Functional Pants, these are what range pants should be. They offer a roomy, ergonomic cut with plenty of room to move. I own a pair and I really like them.

Made from a 50/50 NYCO blend, these are not ripstop nor do they offer any mechanical strength.  However, they do integrate a gussetted crotch and articulated knees with a casual look. This gives you loads of room to move.  Additionally, the pockets are quite handy, but I haven’t yet had an occasion to use the pocket media ports.  They would probably be good for low viz ops.

FEATURES:
-Reinforced belt loops accommodate heavy duty belt and carried loads
-Embedded sweat band at waist mitigates friction
-Internal hand pockets have folding knife/tool storage and media ports to allow internal routing of communications cables
-External hand pockets have secure small item compartmentalization
-Two external seat pockets; two external drop in pockets for smartphones
-Two retention loops integrated at waistline

Offered in Greenstone and Terra which are not traditional LEAF colors but fit in well with other Arc’teryx items, as well as those from other manufacturers, for those seeking a low viz look.

Sizes are even 30-38″ with 32″ and 35″ inseams but note, these pants are baggy and I suggest you go down a size, even if carrying IWB.

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TYR Tactical Innovate or Die Tour Update

June 30th, 2016

TYR Tactical® Innovate or Die® Tour is hitting the road again in July. Tour dates and locations are below. Get the latest updates at www.tyrtactical.com/news/details/tyr-tactical-innovate-or-die-tour-texas.

July 11, 2016
DuPont™
5401 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond Va, 23234
10:00 – 15:00
*This tour stop is only open to first responders, federal agencies and law enforcement personnel with proper ID.

July 14-15, 2016
ADS Warrior Expo East
Virginia Beach Convention Center
1000 19th St, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Booth# 525

Have a questions or want to setup a tour stop? Contact Our Innovate or Die™ Tour Coordinator, Josh Jones. josh@tyrtactical.com or call us at 623-240-1400.

We Use FlexSystems For Our Patches

June 30th, 2016

All of the giveaway patches you see us handing out at various trade shows and industry events are made right here in the US by FlexSystems.

When anyone contacts us looking to have patches made, we send them to FlexSysyems. Above, you can see a sampling of the various items they produced for customers to hand out at the NRA Annual Meeting.

They’ve always done a great job for us and we highly recommend them.

www.flexsystems.com

Speedbox

June 30th, 2016

Where was the Speedbox when I was in? It’s highly water resistant, lockable, stackable and can be pulled around by its wheels. This thing is amazing.

Strength hurts. Speed kills. Speedbox represents the next step in the evolution of military mobilization. It’s a container system born out of frustration from using less durable, less thoughtful, and less integrated containers. At its core, Speedbox is a heavy-duty stackable, interlocking, wheeled, vented, drainable, buoyant, pull-able, rotationally molded container that maximizes the useable space on a 463-L pallet…it’s kind of like combat luggage. Gone are the days of spending up to 3 hours to build a pallet. When used to its full potential, Speedbox is a system that allows its users to palletize a 463-L pallet in less than ten minutes. If efficiency is important to you or your unit, then this container system is a game changer.

Speedbox eliminates the shortcomings of other containers used by the military:

Durability
This has always been an issue with plastic containers. Speedbox solved this by implementing advanced engineering in the geometrical design of the container, using structural foam on the interior surfaces, and devoting an ample amount of raw compound in each 50 lb. unit. This is the most durable container on the market.

Mobility
A typical fully-loaded container ready for deployment can easily weigh 250 lbs. requiring a four-man carry. Speedbox addressed this issue by incorporating two simple machines, the lever and the wheel. The lever on the Speedbox is the retracting handle made from two ¾ inch aluminum rods. These rods are attached to a 2 lb. aluminum locking block which is secured by angle iron that reinforces the stress points. The wheels are 10 inch off-road, heavy-duty, no-flat tires. They will never go flat because there’s no air in them. The combination of the lever and the wheel make it easy for a single person to quickly move heavy loads across uneven surfaces (like landing zones at FOBs).

Integrated
Most military oriented cases are not ideal for stacking given their smooth sides or irregular shapes. Unlike these traditional cases, Speedboxes fit together like Legos. The feet and wheels nest into each lid below. The side walls nest with adjacent Speedboxes, and the fronts and back interlock through the use of a built-in tether. When Speedbox is used as a system, it creates the most stable, easily loaded and transportable pallet solution to date.
Speedbox is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business proudly manufactured in the USA.

463-L SpeedBox Load-out Video on Vimeo.

More information can be found at www.speedbox.us

Armalite InfoGraphic

June 30th, 2016

It’s cool to see the lineup of Armalite weapons.

FBI Selects Glock Pistol

June 29th, 2016

According to an award announcement posted today on FedBizOpps The Federal Bureau of Investigation has selected the Glock pistol as their new sidearm. In contrast to the US Army’s plodding attempt to find a new service pistol, the FBI’s program for a 9mm replacement took just nine months from issuing the solicitation to industry to award. The contract ceiling is $85 million.

Look for additional details soon. 

SOG’s New Videos Show How a Multi-Tool is for Multi-Tasking

June 29th, 2016

Lynnwood, WA. – If you had to pick one tool – and one tool only – to diffuse, ignite and open new possibilities in your life, what would it be?


SOG Knives & Tools knows. It would be a multi-tool. And there’s video evidence to prove it.

In a series of short videos produced by Hanson Dodge Creative, SOG shows viewers how to use a multi-tool for life’s everyday and-not-so everyday tasks.

If you’re looking for a scorching video, click here to see how your multi-tool can a start a fire.

Open this link here to learn how to, well, open up.

Click here for a snippet on cutting wire when it matters most.