Industry News – kitTrader.com.au
Funny thing about service life – we gather a lot of gear as we spend any amount of time working. Then try out new equipment and concepts in an attempt to make our lives easier and more comfortable.
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SHOT Show 2013 – the Lead Up
I’m packing my bags getting ready to attend the largest trade show in the world for the outdoor and shooting sports again.
Look forward to catching up with old American and international friends, and making new ones.
Is there anything in particular (products or company’s) that you mob would like me to look at and find out more about?
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Seasons Greetings 2012
Please let me take this opportunity to wish all of you, my readers and supporters and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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REVIEW – Mystery Ranch 6500
ITEM: NICE 6500 Expedition Pack
MANUFACTURER: Mystery Ranch
DESCRIPTION:
A top loading expeditionary sized, NICE frame compatible pack, of 107L. The 6500 is suitable for missions up to ten days. The 6500 is the NICE frame compatible version of the Tactiplane.
Posted in Civilian, Long Range, Military, Mystery Ranch, Packs & Webbing by 22F with 4 comments.
Land Warfare Conference – Melbourne, Oct 2012 – Entering the Lion’s Den
It was that time of year again, when the major arms dealers and procurement types in the Australian Defence Industry come together and discuss what issues are affecting the industry.
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REVIEW – Wilderness Equipment Jagungle
ITEM: Jagungal Pack
MANUFACTURER: Wilderness Equipment
DESCRIPTION:
An internal framed, 48L technical day-and-a-half pack, comparable to the military concept of a 3-day pack. The Jagungle (I believe it’s pronounced Jer-Jungle) is intended as a heavyweight daypack, for such outdoor professional such as outdoor guides, search and rescue teams and others who carry heavy but compact loads such as canyoners and climbers.
It’s essentially a full-size alpine style hiking pack scaled down to a daypack size package.
Posted in Civilian, Overnight, Packs & Webbing, Short Trip by 22F with 3 comments.
AAR – The Hat Trick, The Overland Track Sept 2012
SITUATION:
Opportunity and desire to go walking came up again.
I haven’t been able to go for any long range walks due to recovering from illness, and real life things like work and the wonderful experience of getting married seemed to keep popping up and delaying planning. Despite all that, this Iceland waterfall is still on my bucket list. I’ve been thinking of ways on how to navigate around Iceland, should it be a car? Or maybe it would be a lot of fun to go camping and rent a camper van from companies like Rent.is? Whichever one I go for, it will be an amazing journey to take.
So it was decided to start preparing for a long walk again. The biggest difference for this trek, was being able to introduce my darling wife to the joys of getting away from civilisation.
A great many destinations were discussed and evaluated for suitability. The Overland was decided upon. There were a couple of reasons for this, primary amongst them being I was likely to have a couple of inexperienced walkers, who I wanted to introduce into walking somewhat slowly – since due to work commitments, we weren’t be able to spend a great deal of time on lead-up walks overnight in the local areas around our home. Since I’m fairly familiar with the Overland from previous trips, and the comfort level of the huts (with attendant toilet facilities), the idea was fairly easy to sell to everyone, especially my darling wife.
It was also an excellent opportunity to show my beloved what I consider some of the most beautiful spots on this earth.
Posted in Civilian, Long Range, Trip Log by 22F with 4 comments.
REVIEW – Smamit Combined Operations Infantry Rig
PRODUCT: Combined Operations Infantry Rig
MANUFACTURER: Smamit,Israel
DESCRIPTION: A custom made non-modular, split front chest rig. The layout is very reminiscent of the old South African M83 vest that has mated with the TT 2-piece MAV. All of my mates who have examined this rig describe it as a cut down M83, stripped down to bare necessities.
Posted in Custom, Military, Packs & Webbing by 22F with 2 comments.
Kit – Using it, an overview
A lot of discussion so far has been about the kit itself: what I like, what I can recommend and what works.
Now I think is the time to start discussing just how all the fancy gear goes together, integrates with each different component and how to give pointers in selecting it to suit the job. If you’re interested in hearing more, feel free to tell me.
Posted in Blog, Civilian, Military by 22F with 2 comments.
REVIEW – Thermarest Prolite 3 in Coyote/Foliage
ITEM: Military Prolite 3 sleeping mat in coyote/foliage
MANUFACTURER: Thermarest
DESCRIPTION: A lightweight, self inflating sleeping mat designed for a paramilitary end-user.
Posted in Crossfire, Military, Military Gear, Overnight, Sleeping & Shelter by 22F with no comments yet.