Mystery Ranch Unveils the TactiPlane Pack
February 2nd, 2009 | Contracts Photo Recon Product Announcement | Posted by Rob Curtis
After winning the SOCOM BALCS competition for a large recce ruck back in December 2008, Mystery Ranch gave the winning pack a name and shared some details this week. The new pack is 9 lbs, 10 oz, and holds 6900 cubic inches in 3 compartments. The internal frame pack accommodates and stabilizes loads of more than 100 lbs.
The TactiPlane is full of Mystery Ranch features like the Bolster Ventilation and Stability (BVS) system that keeps the pack stable when wearing body armor and aids in ventilation when carried without body armor. It also uses a modified low profile lumbar pad to further integrate with body armor.
The main compartment is 5500 cubes, with the top and two back pockets holding 700 cubes each. No details on price or commercial availability yet.
Shot 09 – New from Wellco
January 18th, 2009 | Product Announcement | Posted by Sheila
From the people who brought you the first jungle boot back in the days of the Vietnam war, Wellco’s newest offering is the Mil-Hiker, a boot designed to stand up to the trials of fast-roping.
The boot has an eight-inch shaft and comes in women’s sizes as well (even the half sizes!) They retail for approximately $155 through Source One Distributors (S.O.D.), come in colors like OD and desert tan, and are made in America.
Salomon’s Quest Hiking Boots Coming in Cool or Fugly
January 10th, 2009 | Photo Recon Product Announcement | Posted by Rob Curtis
Here are Salomon’s new Quest 4D hiking boots. Salomon based the design on their best selling running shoe, the XA Pro 3D. The family resemblance is unmistakable when I picked the boot up and realized it weighed about as much as a sneaker. Operators will appreciate the usual Gore-Tex lining when combined with a new shaped last that extends up around the foot for support and protection from rocky outcroppings found high up in the Afghan landscape.
The Quest boot comes in 2 colors, gray and orange. Yep, orange. They are a European company, after all. It didn’t take long for the international SOF outfitter RPT Tactical in Virgina Beach to see the operator appeal. They shrewdly bought every single one of the non-ugly boots and should have them in stock in March below the $220 MSRP. A few more details and a full GearScout photo recon after the break.
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