Ever get one of those newspaper-like periodicals that is nothing but product information for various products related to a particular field? Computer folks get them all the time, Im sure. I received one for law enforcement stuff. Its interesting because theres all sortsa goodies that might be handy and its also good to know what sort of new toys the friendly fellows in the black ski masks are going to have. Some interesting highlights:
Self heating rescue blanket – Ready-Heat Blanket www.boundtree.com
Earbud LED light – Ear Piece Lighting System – www.policehelmets.com
Rescue rope gear – www.cmcrescue.com
QuikClot Absorbent Clotting Sponge – www.quikclot.com
Bone conduction mic headset – www.swatheadsets.com
Large tensts/shelters of various use – www.base-x.com
You know, with that Fatherland Security money floating around every Mayberry police department is gonna be wanting a piece of that newfangled eee-lec-tronic cop gear.
Not a very tactical use, but that earbud led would be nice as a bedtime reading light.
True…sure be handy for non-tactical apps though…esp. anything that requires two hands (like driving).
I’d probably prefer an LED headlamp to an earbud light. I find headlamps to be very, very handy.
I can personally vouch for the quality of the CMC rescue equipment. I’ve got a couple of their locking steel ‘biners that I use for top-rope climbing. They’re made of steel and don’t wear through like aluminum ‘biners do. They inspire a sense of confidence when I’m about to rappel down off an anchor with a couple of those on it. Hell, they’d inspire a sense of confidence in my truck if it could rappel. They’re rated at something like 11,000 pounds. CMC equipment can be found on ebay cheaply.
That self-heatng blanket is the cats meow—104 degrees in 15 minutes for 6-8 hours, that’s allot of emergency heat in a situation like falling into freezing water whilst backpacking or fishing. Matter of fact, that could even save a life. Too bad Jack Londons’ characters didn’t have one.
Barney Fife with an earbud LED or self-heating rescue blanket doesn’t bother me, Barney Fife with these, devices, bothers me. I can see it developing along the same lines as the National Guard Marijuana Eradication Program.