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Get Drinking Water from Your Window Unit Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:06 PM PDT Our good friend Matt Cox found this product at the AUSA show and passed along his writeup. Dubbed the Water-Gen Generator, the unit looks a bit like a window-mounted air conditioner and can literally suck the moisture out of the air and turn it into drinking water. The water generator is based on civilian technology, but is much smaller and more robust to deal with the extreme conditions on the battlefield, Water-Gen officials said. The 120-pound system extracts water from ambient air and is capable of creating 12.6 gallons in 24 hours at 75 degrees Fahrenheit and 55 percent humidity. Designed by Israeli special forces soldier Arye Kohavi and made in Israel, the Water-Gen can be mounted on the back hatch of a fighting vehicle or Humvee and produce enough water to nourish the crew as long as the engine runs or the battery is charged. WaterGen Movie from Dreams & Magic Ltd on Vimeo.

CamelBak Intros Glove Line Posted: 28 Oct 2010 07:15 AM PDT Most people, of course, think of hydration systems when they hear the name CamelBak. But at this year’s Association of the US Army show in DC, the company formally debuted its line of tactical gloves. CamelBak’s manufacture of gloves isn’t exactly new, explains government sales specialist Garrett Podesta — the company purchased Southwest Motor Sports back in 2007, a company than specialized in FR flight, mechanic and combat gloves. It wasn’t until very recently that the company known worldwide for its innovative hydration bladders decided to brand their glove line with the CamelBak name. Podesta says what makes CamelBak’s gloves unique is that each model is engineered around the mold of a hand holding a tool or weapon or flight control. The gloves fit tight and are designed to have very good dexterity, he said. “We want you to be able to remove a magazine, unclip a buckle or tap a keyboard without having to remove the gloves,” he told me. In a market seemingly saturated with gloves from Oakley to 5.11, Podesta is bullish on his company’s line. “We’re going after contracts at the government level and the unit level,” he said.

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