Orion Design Group informed us that the winner of the SHOT Show scavenger hunt is Frank Johnston. He is the the lucky winner of a FirstSpear ECP pack in Lupus (Transitional) pattern. I have an ECP and it is a great assault pack suitable for every day carry for many. I hope Frank gets a lot of good use out of his.
Orion Design Group provided us with this statement in reference to their status in the Army’s Camouflage Improvement Effort.
“So What Happened with CIP?”
We were asked this question at SHOT and OR and here on SSD and on FB several times, so at this point we felt it’s time to release a statement.
Did we submit for CIP?… Yes.
Were we down selected?….No.
Why you ask? The bottom line is we failed to meet the requirement set fourth by Natick in the RFP. We submitted an advanced design methodology, advanced file type, and an advanced proprietary print technology. All of which were outside the scope of what they wanted and asked for. We accept the fact that it was solely our fault for the file type over sight period, end of story. Are we going to whine and feel sorry for ourselves? Nope, not in the least. Instead we will push forward with our outstanding team of industry leading manufacturers and affiliates and continue to bring cutting edge designs in hard goods, soft goods, and signature management technologies to the SOF, hunting, and outdoor performance communities. Simply, we will focus on what is important and the main reason most of us are in this business. To help build kick ass gear, for kick ass people! A sincere and special thanks to those companies that put their trust and confidence in us and helped make Orion Design Group a reality. We look forward to your continued mentorship, friendship, and guidance as we embark on our first year. Best of luck to all the companies that were down selected for CIP, and to all of our competitors.
This must be BB’s rig…
Need any more evidence?
MR 3-Day Pack in ODG military woodland pattern…
Orion Design Group’s motto is ‘Choose Your Prey’ and that’s exactly what you are going to do this SHOT Show. Over the course of the show, SSD will publish photos of ODG’s new camouflage patterns. Keep track of where you see them.
At the conclusion of SHOT Show, ODG will put up a post on their Facebook page to kick off the contest. You will have to correctly identify all of the booths shown on SSD that exhibited ODG’s camouflage patterns. A winner will be randomly chosen on 23 January 2012 from among those answered correctly.
The winner will receive a FirstSpear ECP pack in ODG transitional camouflage pattern.
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“MOVE NOT UNLESS YOU SEE AN ADVANTAGE; USE NOT YOUR TROOPS UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE GAINED; FIGHT NOT UNLESS THE POSITION IS CRITICAL. IF IT IS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE, MAKE A FORWARD MOVE; IF NOT,STAY WHERE YOU ARE. SITUATION DICTATES FORCE NEEDED TO OVERCOME YOUR ENEMY.”
-Sun Tzu
30 days until SHOT…more to follow…..
