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HCMH II Harness Bison Belt A collaboration between Helix Operations, Ferro Concepts and DOM Systems, the HCMH II Harness Bison Belt gives operators the ability to carry belt kit while using the HCMH II harness system. The HCMH II Harness Bison Belt is based on the well-regarded Ferro Concepts Bison Belt which was designed to be very light and slim. According to Helix, the DOM Padded Belt is the best solution they have found to add comfort when wearing thin clothing or carrying a heavy load and with minimal additional weight. Available from Helix Operations. This entry was posted on…

If you are a road cyclist, finding the right pair of road bike pedals can enhance your efficiency and comfort on the bike. This seemingly simple component is a critical workhorse on your bike as it is subject to many thousands of revolutions and all the pedaling forces applied from your legs. Creating a mechanical connection between the sole of your shoe and the pedal, clipless road pedals help to maximize your pedaling effort throughout the pedal stroke while keeping your foot in the optimal position for transferring your power into the drivetrain. With stiff axles, lightweight bodies, and broad…

Like with the Torrent, this is a review of an updated item, so I am again going to use the mid length format. This is a great light and a full review is unnecessary both because the light is so simple and good and because its basically a better version of the v2 light I reviewed a few years ago. Here is the product page. Here is the original Mini Pineapple review. For years I feel like the EDC flashlight market has been doing much of same thing with features. Invariably a light would come out with one or two…

ISTEC Services Limited, the British company with 35 years of operationally proven experience in the design, manufacture and supply of complex weapon integration solutions for military platforms, is delivering the first production shipsets (a shipset is a left and right gun mount pair) for the new United States Air Force (USAF) Grey Wolf Helicopter. The USAF Grey Wolf helicopter is a Boeing led programme for the replacement of the famous, but aging, UH-1N Huey helicopter and is built on a Leonardo MH-139A platform. ISTEC has recently delivered the first shipsets to Leonardo and the USAF took delivery of the first…

After taking more than a year off for pregnancy and having her firstborn, and then standing down from the 2024 X Games in January, 33-year-old Jamie Anderson competed in the 2024 Natural Selection Tour (NST) — and podiumed. At the backcountry snowboard competition, athletes descend unmanicured terrain with sizable, gnarly features from cliffs to spines and pillows. Each athlete chooses their own line in the zone — often with a blind or limited line of sight on the approach. Anderson won the first NST DUEL competition at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, besting Emma Crosby, in early February. Next, Anderson took the crown…

When it comes to rimfire chores, is .22 Mag overrated? Or does its extra punch make it more versatile than old reliable .22 LR?In each annual edition of this Gun Digest, you are regaled by tales of exotic places full of stories about trophy bull elk or dangerous African game. You read about rifles that, if they’re not modern and sexy, are at least classic and classy. And then there are my assignments, which are here to keep you grounded.With that in mind, let me tell you about a skunk I killed the other day on a muddy trail in…

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives – spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital Editor, curating…

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AFNS) — Military service members are expected to be fit – it’s all a part of making sure a fighting force is ready for duty and the U.S. Space Force is no exception. Guardians may spend more time tracking satellites and space debris and staying alert for hostile missiles than engaging in hand-to-hand combat, but that doesn’t mean they can slack off when it comes to physical training. As the newest military service, the U.S. Space Force is taking a more holistic health approach to fitness standards. “Regular exercise isn’t just about building physical strength; it’s about…

I could feel the percussive thump of the rotors in my chest. I knelt in the snow, crouching among my group. Everyone held their jackets high enough to shield their faces from the artificial wind and swirling snow. We watched the bird, unwilling to take our eyes away from what was arguably one of the coolest moments every time. With our gear unloaded, the guide gave our pilot the thumbs-up, and we all felt the rotors speed up. The landing skids lifted gently, and when the pilot could feel he was free of the snow, he gunned it. The CMH Heli…

Daniel Defense is rebooting and relaunching the Daniel H9, a 9mm double-stack, striker-fired pistol based on the original H9 pistol from the now defunct Hudson Manufacturing Company. The original Hudson models set out to blend the best features that shooters have come to love about 1911s and combine them with a modern striker-fired trigger and double-stack frame, and now Daniel Defense wants to take that one step further. The latest Daniel H9 pistols have a revised feature set including an upgraded recoil-spring assembly with a dual spring set up, a redesigned backstrap that allows for a deeper firing grip and…