Current Camo has launched a new, easier to use website. The site has improved product images and explanations of the features for their custom camo seat covers. They now have more custom options than ever including concealed pockets and removable MOLLE panels.
Check out the new and improved CurrentCamo.com.
You may remember Alpha One Niner from when they launched their first product, the RECON ONE, via Kickstarter. Since that time, the Alpha One Niner portfolio of tactical gear inspired travel and EDC goods has grown considerably.
Alpha One Niner is the brainchild of Helm Ashiblie of SERT, Sneaky Bags, and other ventures. His work literally takes him around the world on a weekly basis which gives him a great perspective on what people really need in a travel bag. Helm previously designed the SERT Penumbra to serve as his ultimate travel backpack (I reviewed that bag on these pages and still use it daily) but this time he enlisted the help of the EDC Forums readership to help design a new bag called the EVADE Backpack.
If you like the Penumbra, you’ll like the EVADE. Helm’s design influence can be seen throughout the bag. In some ways, it looks like a scaled down version of the Penumbra but to assume that would sell short the several new features that the EVADE tucks away in its nylon shell.
Starting from the front of the EVADE and moving back, you first find a large loop Velcro field for patches and ID. That loop field is sewn to the outside of the large admin pocket which boasts several organization features included a padded slip pocket for electronics, pen slots, a lanyard, and tons more slip pockets of various sizes. This compartment also has an attachment point for the new Matroskya Pouches which are essentially removable internal pouches that are sold separately.
The next compartment moving toward the back is the main compartment. It represents most of the pack’s 1650 cubic inches of volume. The compartment is designed to open very wide and is secured with a zipper and two side mounted compression straps. It features two internal mesh pockets which is a common element of Helm’s designs and another mounting point that will accept a large Matroskya Pouch. The Matroskya Pouch mounts at the top of the compartment allowing you to essentially segment the main compartment and simply flip the Matroskya Pouch out of the way to access your other gear.
Moving back from the main compartment you find an elastic slip pocket on each side and a generous laptop compartment. The slip pockets are perfect for water bottles or similar gear. The laptop compartment is padded and will accept up to a 17″ laptop or tablet.
Hidden behind the EVADE’s padded back panel is a loop Velcro lined, zipper closed concealment pocket. This can be used for carrying a handgun in a Velcro backed holster or as a place to store documents or a tablet.
The EVADE also has nicely padded shoulder straps and a padded grab handle. There are webbing loops that can be strung with shock-cord to create a bungee storage matrix on the front of the pack.
The EVADE Backpack is available in a number of color and fabric options. You can check out the EVADE Backpack at Alpha One Niner. If you “Like” Alpha One Niner on Facebook, they will provide you with a 20% coupon code that will save you some cash on your own EVADE Backpack.
Warrior Wednesday – brought to you by Chase Tactical. Every week, we will feature a product from Warrior Assault Systems. This week’s featured product is the Light Assault Rig.
The Warrior Assault Systems Light Assault Rig (LAR) is designed to be a lightweight simplistic chest rig. The LAR allows easy donning and doffing and designed with kangaroo style mag pouches with bungee retention.
The LAR will hold up to 5 Mags and has MOLLE webbing on the front for attaching a wide selection of pouches.
The kangaroo style pouches are lined with Posi Grip Non Slip Fabric for durability and retention
The Light Assault Rig is currently available in MultiCam and Coyote.
All Warrior Assault Systems products are made from genuine U.S. Mil Spec materials and hardware.
Interested in carrying the Warrior Assault Systems product line? Click on the following link https://www.chasetactical.com/become-a-dealer/ or email Support@ChaseTactical.com
I have been using the Blue Force Gear Dump Belt Pouch for about a year now (I had one before they were available for general sale) and I need to take a moment to sing its praises. The Dump Belt Pouch is the new belt compatible version of Blue Force Gear’s Ten-Speed Ultralight Dump Pouch. The only real difference is that the Dump Belt Pouch makes use of BFG’s new laser cut One-Wrap belt mounting system rather than a MOLLE compatible backing. It has the same ultralight nylon pouch material, the same easy to access grab tab, and the same super compact form factor thanks to the Ten-Speed elastic front panel. This is one of those cases where form and function come together in a really neat way.
The pouch is so compact (smaller than a pack of cigarettes) and mounts to the belt so easily, that you will find yourself using it in new ways. I especially like it for when I am practicing with my handgun in normal concealment clothes because it is small enough that it doesn’t change anything on my belt. It certainly works well to hold magazines in various states of depletion but I have also used it to gather golf balls that were hit into the woods behind out home, carry water bottles while hiking, keep small tools nearby while I work, gathering tinder for a fire, pick brass on the range, pick pine needles and pine tips for tea, and probably other uses that I have forgotten.
It’s like the compact size of the pouch and the new belt mounting system turns it into something even more versatile than a typical dump pouch. It is more handy because I am more likely to have it with me. The Dump Belt Pouch is a dump pouch that you will find more uses for because it stays out your way when you aren’t using it.
Check out the Dump Belt Pouch at Blue Force Gear.
Midwest Industries has announced that their upcoming line of mounts for the Trijicon MRO have been through testing and have entered production. The mount will feature MI’s new throw-lever design and is designed to be lightweight in fitting with the lightweight of the MRO itself. The images below show the lower 1/3 co-witness mount which will be priced at $90.
