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FirstSpear™ is in the business of providing innovative solutions to
long unanswered challenges. Our Tubes™ technology reaffirms that
position. The common closure method for most Armor Carriers on the
market today is to join the cummerbund in the front with hook & loop
fasteners like Velcro®. This presents many performance failures. The
hook & loop adds weight and bulk; is noisy and wears out quickly;
and retains water, mud and snow. From a safety standpoint the hook and
loop closure flap allows for cummerbund protection accessories like side
plates and inflatable floatation to shift position and misalign from
where they should be to provide maximum performance. The common release
mechanisms found in most releasable vests typically utilize a variety of
cables, routed through a complex maze of channels that when assembled
correctly, are clumsy, heavy, awkward and difficult to reassemble. When
assembled incorrectly, the results can be catastrophic.
FirstSpear™ Tubes™ solve all these challenges. Quick to close and even
quicker to doff, Tubes™ are manufactured from lightweight
high-performance polymers that exceed the strength of other molded
fasteners currently used on Operational equipment. Molded in signature
suppressive colors and with a variety of choices for activation, this
closure system can be rapidly deployed and completely reassembled in
SECONDS.
Let FirstSpear™ show you how Tubes™ technology will improve
performance, enhance mission functionality, reduce weight and allow you
to ditch the cable.
Patent Pending
• Up to 50% reduction in weight & significantly less bulk
• Backward compatible with standard MOLLE/PALS
• Forward compatible with FirstSpear’s™ ultra-lightweight 6/12™ pockets
• Enhanced cable management
• Backward compatible with standard MOLLE/PALS
• Forward compatible with FirstSpear’s™ ultra-lightweight 6/12™ pockets
• Enhanced cable management
Weight! There are several philosophies on dealing with weight as it
applies to load carriage. Some development has occurred in lightweight
materials, but these tend to sacrifice performance. Other developments
have taken place in “load transfer” by shifting weight around, but they
reduce flexibility while increasing heat retention, bulk and even
overall load. FirstSpear™ has taken a different approach. We listened to
the Users and decided to eliminate the weight and sacrifice nothing. In
the design assessment of current pouch attachment systems, FirstSpear™
recognized that the major weight parasite on both the platforms and the
attaching pockets is the yards of bulk nylon, snaps and polymer
stiffener. The FirstSpear™ 6/12™ technology eliminates these components
and achieves a 20%-40% reduction in weight per standard Assaulter
configuration when compared to current pocket attachment systems. The
FirstSpear™ team invested more than a year developing and testing the
FirstSpear™ 6/12™ Pocket Attachment System. It utilizes state of the art
fabric technologies to deliver a completely modular system, compatible
with standard MOLLE pockets. From adhesive heat-set backing to laser cut
precision attachment points, the 6/12™ system is a completely new,
design-engineered solution that meets the need for modular, lightweight
load-carriage platforms and pockets. Additionally, 6/12™ provides
greater fabric flexibility on unarmored platforms and tighter mounting
of pockets to create a cleaner silhouette that aides in enhanced
signature management and mobility. The 6/12™ platform face is completely
slick when pockets are removed and allows for easy management of
communications cables and wires.
Don’t transfer the weight, get rid of it.
Patent Pending
Modular Pockets Compatible with FirstSpear™ 6/12™ Platforms Weight
reduction is not just a buzz phrase at FirstSpear™ - it is an ethos
demonstrated by the 6/12™ pocket line. Utilizing these pockets on
FirstSpear™ 6/12™ platforms allows the wearer to achieve a weight
reduction of over 40% without sacrificing performance. By removing the
heavy nylon webbing, polymer reinforcement and metal snaps of the
previous system, not only is weight reduced, but the overall profile of
the pocket on the platform is significantly condensed as well, allowing
improved signature management in all visual, IR and thermal spectrums.
Patent Pending