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#162704 - 01/12/09 10:12 PM NEW Doug Ritter Gear at SHOT Show
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Just a heads up that I'll be introducing two new pieces of Doug Ritter Gear at Shot Show.:

Essential Gear eGear PICO™ Lite: www.equipped.org/PICOlite.htm

RSK Mk5™ by Columbia River Knife & Tool: www.equipped.org/rsk_mk5.htm




Thanks to all who helped out by helping test this new gear and for all of your support. More stuff on the way...
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#162713 - 01/12/09 11:15 PM Re: NEW Doug Ritter Gear at SHOT Show [Re: ]
clearwater Offline
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How would that little knife work as a skinner?

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#162715 - 01/12/09 11:21 PM Re: NEW Doug Ritter Gear at SHOT Show [Re: clearwater]
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The knife I like. I have to ask, if anyone has used the light, how does it compare to the Streamlight nano? I've been EDC'ing it for a while, love it! I can see getting this one too... even if there aren't many differences!

BTW, I know that the button batteries can be had at certain websites for uber-cheap... $5-10 for 100.

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#162717 - 01/12/09 11:24 PM Re: NEW Doug Ritter Gear at SHOT Show [Re: Doug_Ritter]
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This equipment looks good.

I can't wait to see the "pumped up version of the Pocket Survival Pack".
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#162732 - 01/13/09 12:19 AM Re: NEW Doug Ritter Gear at SHOT Show [Re: Nicodemus]
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Oh man Doug, I read the Mk5's description with a slowly growing dread of seeing what the price was ... and then I was delighted when I finally saw it. Awesome!!

I may actually need to buy two - one for the kit and one for playing with.

Unfortunately a custom heavier-duty sheath will probably cost more than the Mk5.

About the LED light ... very nice. Another surprizingly low cost. Next you'll be inventing a tiny lithium battery that simply doesn't yet exist. I can see it now.

Ken

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#162733 - 01/13/09 12:22 AM Re: NEW Doug Ritter Gear at SHOT Show [Re: KenK]
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Originally Posted By: KenK
About the LED light ... very nice. Another surprizingly low cost. Next you'll be inventing a tiny lithium battery that simply doesn't yet exist. I can see it now.


Thanks. What's holding us up is the minimum quantities. Think 6 figures! But, who knows? Amazing what turns up when you least expect it...
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#162735 - 01/13/09 12:34 AM Re: NEW Doug Ritter Gear at SHOT Show [Re: ]
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Originally Posted By: IzzyJG99
Originally Posted By: MDinana


I had the pleasure of testing out the light these past months. I've used and abused two thoroughly. Both lights are very similar. They're about the same, but I would probably rate Doug's as being a little more thought out. There's a few small details that set it aside from the Nano Streamlight. Namely the gasket inside providing weatherproofing.


Lucky! How'd you pull that off?

Thanks for the quick reply. Can't wait to see these on the market, might have to buy of couple of the knives and at least one light (looks like it'll clip on the stethoscope, a big minus of the Nano!). Maybe 2, since my GF was looking for something similar too. In fact, that knife might also fit on the stethoscope... whistleOK, I'm joking on that last part (even though my hospital IS in a tough neighborhood)!

Edit: Out of curiousity, how much are these new items going to affect the price of the PSP?


Edited by MDinana (01/13/09 12:42 AM)

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#162738 - 01/13/09 12:38 AM Re: NEW Doug Ritter Gear at SHOT Show [Re: Doug_Ritter]
Nishnabotna Offline
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I'm not a fan of those batteries, but for that price point I will try it out.

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#162746 - 01/13/09 01:00 AM Re: NEW Doug Ritter Gear at SHOT Show [Re: Doug_Ritter]
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Congratulations, Doug! I have been a bit anxious to see what was up your sleeve since I listened to the secretive mention of the new stuff on the WoodsMonkey.com podcast. (Thank you, KenK, for posting that.) Both products look awesome. The knife is especially nice to see, as it will work much better in a pocket-sized kit than those scalpel blades!
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#162747 - 01/13/09 01:01 AM Re: NEW Doug Ritter Gear at SHOT Show [Re: Doug_Ritter]
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Thanks to all who helped out by helping test this new gear and for all of your support.


It was fun. The light is really amazing... Now that they are commercially available I'm tempted to start hitting my test light with bigger and bigger sticks just to see how durable it is. Repeated droppings on tile and concrete did nothing to it even though it was attached to my excessively populated keychain.

-Blast, who is hoping to next test the new "Doug Ritter Survival Ferrari"!
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