Tactical Gear from RAIDOPS

Here I will present some really cool new tactical gear from RAIDOPS. Firstly, I'm a big fan of RAIDOPS and own several of their very cool and functional products from Titanium frame lock folders, true edc folders (in other words they fit into the closed palm of your hand)and indestructible military grade fixed blades in D2 and N690. 

Andy Kim the man behind Raidops is a great designer and I encourage you to check out his Face Book Channel.

When it comes to stuff which is labelled as 'tactical' I'm always wary and ready to call it out as BS, if there really is zero tactical advantage to it over something else. I mean, "tactical" has to have an advantage right?

Ok so what is new from RAIDOPS??

THIS:

The Raidops CIC Bunker BUSTER!

Made from Ti6Al4V (this is Grade 5 titanium).

(CIC stands for "Ceramic Inserted Capsule). The ceramic ball has been pressure inserted into the capsule up to 0.4mm.

I'm not sure if the ball is WC or PSZ.

A waterproof, (O-ring sealed) milled Titanium (Grade 5) capsule, that includes a ceramic ball at one end. the ceramic ball can act as a glass breaker-remember our physics?, F=MA P=F/A, therefore one can generate a huge pressure by slamming this baby down upon a glass plate. 

Ceramic ball for glass breaking!

Having a ceramic ball as apposed to a WC spike (which BTW is also a ceramic of W and carbon LOL), one can easily carry the Raidops CIC Bunker Buster around one's neck without getting stabbed or otherwise injured by a spike. being titanium and of a weight approx 105 gms or 3.7 Oz. it' not going to drag you under the surface of the ocean! This is important for gear labelled as "Tactical", because if it is not easily carried upon oneself then it can not be "tactical" IMHO!

No flimsy O-ring is used here and a decent coarse thread, so no cross threading or a flimsy thread to wear out over time, we are talking a RAIDOPS design!

Internal view, thick walled construction

Big O-ring diameter

Internal view of the end cap which also enables the CIC Bunker buster to sit on flat surfaces and has a good sized lanyard hole.

Tactical Gear!!!! (a windproof lighter, a *TNS Dive watch and the Raidops CIC Bunker Buster).

Easy grip in a closed fist, applications here obvious other than use as a rescue tool. 

The Raidops CIC Bunker Buster is unobtrusive in the urban  environment!

The Raidops CIC Bunker Buster does not come with a lanyard, I added my own using some Edelrid climber's accessory cord-this stuff is much better than any paracord (see my reviews about this stuff)

Why is the RAIDOPS CIC Bunker Buster tactical??? and What's so good about it??

Being able to take fully waterproof containers into the wilds (as apposed to just rain proof)is a very very useful thing. First, i'll list the pros of this sort of container:

Pros:

Waterproof

Crushproof

Light tight (for certain long term proper storage of medications.

Mud proof (obviously-maybe not, ie plastics will easily become scratched and or abraded)

G5 Titanium has a great corrosion resistance (salt water, marine atmosphere (ie salt spray, many corrosive materials at temps below 300C, more than good enough!). Bio compatible alloy.

Glass breaker-Rescue tool.

Self defence weapon-many options here: see (upcoming video).

Easily carried around the neck, unobtrusive (doesn't look like a weapon but can be "weaponzied")

Last but not least......

A Funky Design. 

Cons: LOL, I can't find any!!!

Specs at a glance

Internal volume: approximately 12.7mL

Weight:105gm or 3.7Oz.

Thickness: 24mm or 0.94"

O- ring formulation? (information to follow, because dependent upon what this material is made from will have some baring upon carrying certain solvents within the capsule).

Color: metallic grey

What can you carry inside the Raidops CIC Bunker Buster? 

Let your imagination run free!

Seriously, I'll talk about this in the video!

What else is new from Raidops??

The Defense  GECKO

The Defense Gecko is milled from a single block of Ti6Al4V (Grade 5 Titanium). A fork at one end and bottle opener at the other with lanyard hole.

Looks like a fork and a Bottle opener to me?

No "Fish Finger" can survive a Defense Gecko plunge.

Small protrusions on the tynes  help to keep food on the fork but are not acute enough to dang your mouth!

Food safe! The Raidops Defense Gecko made from Biocompatible Ti6Al4V titanium alloy.

Tactical as!!!!

The Defense Gecko is jus a "Regular' fork for camping and hiking.

Very handy around the campsite!

 And just as handy in the urban environment! 

(Here seen after "cracking open" a bottle of Coke outside some Roman ruins by night!).

A handy bottle opener hat can be easy carried around one's neck (Static cord supplied by me).

The Raidops Defense gecko comes with a protective cover (a kind of double heat shrink)for the "fork end"

But in the right hands, this simple "Fork/bottle opener" becomes something different!

The Defense Gecko comes with a protective cover for the "business end".

*TNS- Take No Shit

Stay tuned for the corresponding field review videos!