Posts Tagged ‘MATBOCK’
MATBOCK Tarsier Eclipse Flyer
Monday, October 13th, 2014MATBOCK LIFT System Flyer
Monday, October 6th, 2014
MATBOCK – New LIFT Coupler
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
The LIFT Coupler is the latest component in MATBOCK’s LIFT System. Made from carbon fiber, the LIFT Coupler is an 8-inch tube that securely connects two or more Combat Carbon Poles together using hand tightened friction seals. With just two poles, this gives operators a 15′ extension pole, which can be used to hoist an urban climbing hook or EOD tools.
www.matbock.com/collections/all/products/lift-coupler
MATBOCK – LIFT Ladder
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
We’ve covered MATBOCK’s LIFT (Lightweight Integrated Field Transport) system in the past, including the LIFT Ladder, which has been finalized and is now available for purchase.
Based around Combat Carbon Poles utilized by every product in the LIFT system, the LIFT Ladder is an attachment that turns the poles into a 7.5 ft fully rigid ladder with a 400 lbs carrying capacity for both scaling and bridging operations. Weighing just below 5 lbs when fully assembled, the Ladder attachment folds up compactly when not in use and can be stored in its own carrying case.
Technical Specifications:
Material – Carbon Fiber / Spectra Cord
Total Weight: 4.975 Pounds
Weight without poles: 2.375 Pounds (2lbs 6 ounces)
Dimensions folded up (without poles): 3in x 3in x 12in
The below video demonstrates how the LIFT Ladder is set up.
www.matbock.com/collections/medical/products/lift-ladder
Tarsier Eclipse 9 Month Review
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
In the last year there have been several night vision enhancement devices or focus enhancement devices which have come to market. Given the expensive price tag associated with Night Vision Devices, it is reasonable to only desire the best capability and durability available in an enhancement device.
Recently I had the opportunity to run Matbock’s flagship Tarsier Eclipse night vision focus enhancement device in southwest Texas during several evenings outdoors with various lighting sources from natural ambient light to artificial sources. This opportunity was extremely beneficial because the terrain was completely unknown to me and the necessity of simultaneous focus at varying distances was essential for both target recognition and safety while walking through fields and thick brush without the use of white light.
For my own edification, I also took advantage of this opportunity to use the Tarsier Eclipse on one tube while equipping the leading competitor’s enhancement device on the other tube. The Tarsier Eclipse proved far superior at varying distances without requiring readjustment or mechanical movement once focused initially.
After my trip, I made contact with the guys at Matbock in order to dial into some of the feedback from guys I knew were running them during pre-deployment work-ups over the course of the past 9 months. The latest version of the Tarsier Eclipse has been with various units, but a particular group of SOF operators has been providing feedback to Matbock along the way. This unit has been in a variety of environments including mountainous, arid climates with dust-like sand as well as roughly 30 hours of saltwater underwater diving operations.
To this point, the only negative feedback provided by the unit stemmed from the diving evolutions in which the unit reported an increasingly difficult action of the iris. A couple of drops of lubrication easily remedied this and quickly restored the action back to new conditions.
In the last few days Matbock reached back out to say the unit using them during pre-deployment work-ups provided the Tarsier Eclipse’s back to them and each was sent back to the iris manufacturer. After breakdown and examination of all the parts, the iris manufacturer reported the following:
– No dust / debris inside the housing
– No signs of rust or pitting
– Minor scuffs on the Corning glass sacrificial lens (nothing that would impede vision or clarity)
With a couple drops of lubrication, the units were put back together and “like new”.
-AV
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Warrior Expo – MATBOCK
Wednesday, March 5th, 2014After a long wait, I understand that the Rigid Lightweight Integrated Field Transport (R-LIFT) will finally be available for order. Weighing in at 6.5 lbs, it breaks down for storage making it a great option for a small unit rigid litter.
TNVC – Matbock Tarsier Eclipse Review
Monday, March 3rd, 2014In this video, Eric of TNVC talks about Matbock’s Tarsier Eclipse and demos its features.
MATBOCK LIFT System Demo at SOMA
Thursday, February 20th, 2014During last year’s SOMA, MATBOCK created this video that goes over their LIFT system. For those of you unfamiliar with the Lightweight Integrated Field Transport System, it’s well worth watching the video.
www.matbock.com/collections/medical
