Created by ‘Naked and Afraid’ contestant and Army veteran Hakim Isler, the Tengu Ono (Forest Spirit Axe) offers the following capabilities:
Shaving and slicing – a good cutting blade.
Chopping – heavy chopper for shelter material
Hammering – important to assist in making traps
Sawing – notch making and clean cuts.
Hooking – reach extender for moving logs and clearing debris and avoiding bites.
Precision slicing – for processing game
These tools are made by RMJ Tactical for Hakim.
We received this note yesterday from MMI Textiles. We’ve known Thomas for several years and he’s a great guy. Congrats to all!
Thomas Caldwell has recently joined the team at MMI Textiles, Inc. as Technical Sales Director. He brings with him extensive experience from Trelleborg Coated Systems in their Engineered Fabrics business unit. During his career, Thomas has held positions such as Director of Sales and Marketing, National Sales Manager, and Military Business Manager. Prior to his professional business career, Thomas served six years in the Marine Corps and attended Texas Tech University where he graduated with a Bachelors of Business Administration.
We are very excited to add Thomas to our team as we continue to explore and support new markets within technical products.
In last week’s FirstSpear Friday Focus we have you a little taste of their new take on the traditional E&R Waist Bag. You may recall the photos of it attached directly to the Joker rig and that versatility is just one of the things that sets this E&R Waist Bag apart from the many “fanny packs” seen on the market.
For years, these simple waist packs have been worn slung just below body armor, in the front and filled with last ditch items like medical gear and SERE items. Even if the wearer cutaway all of the rest of his equipment, he’d still have his E&R bag. Some even added soft armor to protect their “package” from IED threats.
In addition to being worn via its integral waist strap, the E&R Waist Pack can be secured directly to your belt or load carrying rig with a 2-point QD buckle configuration.
Shock cord mounted on the top provides a quick stash point for a tourniquet, Eye Pro or other gear you need at hand.
There are four different zippered compartments as well as a removable top flap stiffener. Additionally, the E&R Waist Bag incorporates drainage for maritime ops or just crossing a river.
Available in Black, Coyote, Ranger Green, MultiCam and my favorite, two-tone Grey/Rust. Imagine that you could use the two-tone model even after ditching your gear in order to blend in with a civilian environment.
I was recently contacted by an old friend to see if I could help organize some prizes for an annual shooting event August 14-16, 2015 in Branson, MO.
Homefront Shootout is an event hosted by vets for vets, service members and civilians as a whole.
The event consists of seven stages. All-in-all they need a minimum of 21 prizes (1st, 2nd and 3rd place). In particular, I’m hoping a couple of knife brands can support the event with prizes.
If you’re interested in supporting, shoot me an email and I’ll connect you with the coordinator.
To learn more visit Homefront Shootout.
Carbon Tactics has started a Kickstarter campaign for Quicky, a quick-release magnetic tactical belt. Quicky features a buckle machined from 6061 T-6 aluminum. The buckle self latches and stays latched unless the user deliberately pinches and twists the buckle to disassemble it. The available straps include Biothane, a coated webbing product which looks like leather standard nylon webbing, and rigid tactical webbing.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/520589318/quicky-magnetic-tactical-belt
I loved this magazine as a kid. Looks like they’ve changed their content a little though.
Another great bit of propaganda from Hodge Defense Systems, Inc.
This image, just released by PEO Soldier’ Program Manager for Soldier Sensors and Lasers, depicts prototype versions of the upcoming AN/PSQ-20 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (mounted to helmet) and the Family of Weapon Sights – Individual (mounted to carbine).
The ENVG III fuses Image Intensification night vision with thermal vision while the FWS-I is a stand alone or clip on thermal sight for the M4, M16 and M249.
What is extraordinary about these two pieces of equipment is that the FWS-I can “talk” to the ENVG III. The reticle image is wirelessly transmitted to the ENVG III and appears on the display. This facilitates Rapid Target Acquisition allowing the Soldier to see where his weapon is pointed and even engage targets off axis.
While both BAE and DRS are developing a FWS-I and ENVG III product, thid photo shows prototype samples from BAE’s FWS-I and DRS’ ENVG III. Production models may differ slightly. Additionally, versions of each device may look slightly different depending on vendor. However, they will all function the same and be fully compatible.
For more details on these two new technologies, read our full story.
A friend of SSD, Matt Joyner is currently holding a GoFundMe campaign to ride up Mt. Evans in support of the Special Operations Care Fund. The ride is planned for this coming Saturday, July 25th. Through the GoFundMe page, Matt is looking to raise at least $5000 to benefit SOCF.
You can donate towards Matt Joyner’s Mt. Evans Ride at www.gofundme.com/mattjoynermtevans
