GORE-Tex Professional

Posts Tagged ‘Kryptek’

Coming SHOT Show 2013 from Velocity Systems – Tempest Uniform System

Friday, December 14th, 2012

At SHOT Show Velocity Systems and Mayflower are going to be unveiling a whole slew of new products in the Kryptek family of patterns. This won’t be just the Highlander transitional pattern you’re starting to see cropping up everywhere but the Mandrake (woodland), Nomad (desert), Typhon (night/urban) and Yeti (snow) patterns as well.

“We here at Kryptek are excited to work with the proven innovators at Mayflower R&C and Velocity Systems. Their initial product launch will be displayed in the Kryptek booth at this year’s SHOT Show in booth 3453.”
-Butch Whiting, CEO Kryptek

Here you can see the pants in Mandrake from the upcoming Tempest Uniform System. I’ve been watching them refine this design over the past few months and the features are unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Their focus remains on the Warfighter as well as Law Enforcement and theirs already some serious interest in these products.

20121214-180530.jpg

Additionally, the versatility of their offerings is really expanded thanks to the Kryptek family of camouflage patterns. Travis Rolph, President Mayflower Research and Consulting related, “The camouflage focus over the past few years has been on perfecting a single, multi-terrain pattern that provides adequate concealment over a broad range of environments. As a veteran I experienced many different battle spaces and in my opinion, purpose built, landscape specific patterns simply work better. Kryptek seems to have cracked that code.”

This sentiment is pervasive throughout the company. “I’ll never forget the first time I saw printed Kryptek fabrics, it had the ‘WOW’, said David Walsh, FNG Velocity Systems. “The impact was nothing short of amazing and I knew that our family of companies had to get involved. Velocity and Mayflower will be producing a range of integrated products in the apparel, load carriage, and armor categories.”

Look for the Tempest Uniform System as well as many other new offerings at SHOT Show 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

EGL SkunkyWerks PWN in Kryptek Mandrake

Thursday, November 29th, 2012

ExtremeGearLabs (EGL) SkunkyWerks PWN “Platecarrier With No name” PC in Kryptek Mandrake 500D sized to fit Medium size M80 black SAPI plates. Admin pocket with slotted chemlight pocket behind.

20121129-085024.jpg

www.facebook.com/extremegearlabs

Assault Plate Carrier in Kryptek Highlander

Monday, November 26th, 2012

20121125-222722.jpg

Check out this prototype Assault Plate Carrier in Kryptek Highlander produced by Velocity Systems. Kryptek is one of four finalists in the US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort and Highlander is their transitional pattern. The APC is a Mayflower Research & Consulting design, but don’t worry. Mayflower and Velocity work together on a wide variety of projects. Although this is a one-off, I’d hazard that it’s safe to say that this is a portent of things to come.

Kryptek Custom Xbox 360 Giveaway

Saturday, November 24th, 2012

“JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY!…Ultra Custom XBOX 360 in KRYPTEK TYPHON, along with Call of Duty-Black Ops II, and a SICK swag pack from Kryptek and COD! THREE WINNERS, one every week…SICK!” With a description like that, if you’re a camo enthusiast or better yet, a gamer, you might want to check out Kryptek’s Facebook giveaway of a customized Xbox 360 with a Call of Duty-Black Ops II tie-in. They are giving away one per week for three weeks.

Details on Kryptek’s Facebook wall – www.facebook.com/kryptekoutdoors

Kifaru Packs in Kryptek Highlander

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

20121115-082541.jpg

This is a Kifaru Duplex Timberline 1 from the hunting line and as Kifaru has just received the 1000D Kryptek fabric, they should have pics pretty soon of a tactical pack. The Kryptek option is now up on their website ready to order in both the hunting and tactical line.

20121115-082617.jpg

20121115-082647.jpg

www.kifaru.net

King’s Arsenal Tactical Seat Covers by Coverking

Thursday, November 8th, 2012

20121107-181459.jpg

King’s Arsenal offers these fabric seat covers with integrated PALS webbing on the rear. Each cover comes with 6 pockets. Covers are made to order for different vehicles and rear seat models can also be produced without PALS.

20121107-182111.jpg

The covers are offered in Black, Coyote Tan, Grey as well as Kryptek Highlander and Typhon. They also true MultiCam but do not have any photos of it loaded. Currently PALS webbing is Black for all models.

kingsarsenal.com

Despite Reports to the Contrary the US Army Has NOT Chosen a New Camouflage

Monday, November 5th, 2012

About a month ago, a deployed reader informed us that he had heard that the US Army had selected a new camouflage pattern. He sent us a simple, two page PPT that he has received via email and showed the pattern as well as a few made up dates for issue. Overall, it was a sophomoric attempt but he asked us to confirm his suspicions that it was untrue. After looking at it I had my doubts but in the offhand that it might have been a local distillation of an official announcement I sent it to the PAO at PEO Soldier. Their reply? It was an interesting fake. Remember, idle hands do the devil’s work. I’d say someone was bored and decided to pull a prank. It seems to have gotten out of hand. I’m not going to post the PPT or the alleged winner because the finalist was just as surprised to see it as PEO Soldier was. Since the initial incident I’ve had to field queries from the field numerous times, so I’m using this bully pulpit to help stem the flow of misinformation.

You may see this PPT floating around email, especially if deployed. Alternatively, it may have been printed out and posted on a unit bulletin board. Regardless of where you see it, it is untrue. If your chain of command sends it to you, politely request that they check with PEO Soldier.

The easiest way to tell it’s a fake? When have you ever seen a Power Point presentation that was only 2 slides? And consider this, have you ever seen a PPT without the issuing unit’s logo all over it?

Please remember, the US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort has downselected to four families of patterns from:

-ADS Inc as Prime, partnered with Guy Cramer
-Brookwood Companies
-Crye Precision
-Kryptek

As they continue to conduct research, I wouldn’t expect any word on a selection for a month at least. Don’t worry, if we hear anything tangible, we’ll they you know. Until then, Keep Calm and Reload (the page).

Chris Kyle Joins Kryptek as Pro Staff

Thursday, October 11th, 2012

20121011-064937.jpg

Kryptek recently announced that Chris Kyle, former Navy SEAL and author of “American Sniper : An Autobiography” has joined them as a pro staff member. Kryptek is not only one of four finalists for the US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort but they have also released a high end clothing line for hunters and outdoorsmen.

www.kryptek.com