AAR: Land Warfare Conference November 2010
Held in the Convention Centre, Southbank in Brisbane.
I have already published this After Action Review of the major defence related trade show here Down Under on a few discussion forums and thought the readership may find this interesting.
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REVIEW – Wildthings Softshell Jacket, Lightweight (Coyote Tan)
PRODUCT: Softshell jacket – Lightweight SO 1.0
MANUFACTURER: Wildthings
DESCRIPTION:
A very lightweight softshell jacket. Rolled up for stowage, an XL sized jacket is approximately 30cm x 10cm.
Posted in Clothing & Footwear, Military Gear by 22F with no comments yet.
REVIEW – Merrell Intercepts
ITEM: Intercept Lightweight Trail shoe
MANUFACTURER: Merrell
DESCRIPTION:
A lightweight, low profile trail runner.
Posted in Civilian, Clothing & Footwear, Short Trip by 22F with 4 comments.
REVIEW – Mystery Ranch Crew Cab
ITEM: Crew Cab
MANUFACTURER: Mystery Ranch
DESCRIPTION:
The Crew Cab is an expandable pack made up of 3 separate compartments and components for carrying loads that are unusual in size and shape. It can be used as a compact day pack of 31L (1900 cubic inches) capacity, or expanded out to 82L (5000 cubic inch) capacity.
Posted in Civilian, Long Range, Military, Mystery Ranch, Packs & Webbing, Specialist by 22F with 5 comments.
REVIEW – Sealskinz Gloves
MANUFACTURER: Sealskinz
PRODUCT: Ultragrip Gloves
LAYOUT/DESCRIPTION:
A windproof, waterproof, breathable glove with grip dots on fingers and palms.
Posted in Civilian, Clothing & Footwear, Military, Wet Weather by 22F with no comments yet.
REVIEW – Wild Things HiLoft Parka
ITEM: High Loft Jacket or Parka, Extreme Cold or Happy Jacket
MANUFACTURER: Wild Things, USA
DESCRIPTION:
A heavyweight, high fill, high loft puff jacket for the tactical market.
Posted in Clothing & Footwear, Military, Military Gear by 22F with no comments yet.
REVIEW – Strider SOA
DESCRIPTION:
Medium sized, fixed blade sheath knife from the Strider stable.
Ok, this isn’t really a review, more like a boast/brag on my part that I have something cool. Humour me, it’s the only entertainment and meaningful relationship I have at the moment whilst stuck in a mining town.
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REVIEW – AA Maglite Torch
ITEM: AA Mini-maglite
MANUFACTURER: Maglite
DESCRIPTION:
Standard Maglite AA model torch, with after market LED bulbs and tail switch.
Posted in Civilian, Military, Miscellaneous Equipment by 22F with 1 comment.
REVIEW – Crossfire DG-1 Sniper Pack
ITEM: DG-1 Sniper Pack, 60L 3-day Assault Pack
MANUFACTURER: Crossfire
DESCRIPTION:
A 60L, top loading pack that can be loaded for day trips, as a 3-day pack or similar. Designed by Ian Maley of Wilderness Equipment fame.
Posted in Crossfire, Military, Packs & Webbing, Short Trip by 22F with 14 comments.
REVIEW – Surefire X300 Weapon Light
MANUFACTURER: Surefire
ITEM: X300 weapon light
DESCRIPTION:
A lightweight, low profile weapon light designed for pistols fitted with an accessory rail on the dust cover. Trends are showing this unit to be very popular as a lighting solution on long arms as well. With the plethora of NATO standard accessory rails mounted on modern firearms nowadays, addition of lighting systems are very much easier than was previously possible.
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