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Click here to download the catalog as a PDF file. To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. Ridge Boots: It’s the little things that matter. Ridge Air-Tac Plus boots are an upgrade from their Original Air-Tac boots. What’s changed? Some fine tuning — like the boot is completely non-metallic, with leather and mesh nylon uppers, nylon eyelets, a composite shank and a new gengen eration air outsole. www.ridgeoutdoors.com Bust A Cap: We’ve all got one, and it’s either a Streamlight or a Mag-Lite. This nifty widget screws onto the end, replacing the end-cap and suddenly you have a tool allowing you to bust into auto glass, house glass or anything of the like. There’s often no time to dance around, you need in now, and Bust A Cap gets you in — now. You don’t even need training if you have a strong right arm. Why didn’t we think of this sooner? www.bustacap.net Timberland: And for those of you in the colder climates, Timberland’s valley forge orge boot should do just fine. It’s s made with a waterproof leather, Gortex membrane and Thinsulate insulation to help keep your feet warm and dry. The vibram ibram outsoles have grooves cut in them so you can attach crampons so you won’t fall on your butt in the snow. They’re around $190. www.timberland.com Original S.W.A.T.: don’t like high-top boots? Original S.W.A.T.’s gotcha covered. Intended for the hut-hut crowd, these 5” Air Side Zip boots look more like cross-trainer athletic shoes. They’re leather and nylon uppers have a side zipper for easy on/off and the outsole features an arch ladder tread — to give extra traction during rope rappels. And, yes, they have air soles. www.originalswat.com Magnum Boots: Waterproof. Not water resistant, resistant waterproof. Magnum Boots uses Ion-mask technology on their Elite force rce series. This technoltechnol ogy makes these boots pretty much kootie-proof — water, chemicals, liq liquids and blood simply bead up and run off — keeping your tootsies safe. doesn’t esn’t work on stinky, athlete’s foot, sorry. www. magnumboots.com Revision Eyewear: All cops wear glasses — at least sunglasses — and the cool factor has to be pretty high. Safety should be up there too, and you can get the best of both worlds with Revision Eyewear’s military grade Sawfly-TX Eyewear System. When you have to wear eye protection and a communications headset, these are the glasses to use. Revision offers them in two different lens designs, one allows more airflow around it to combat fogging and the other with greater lateral coverage for added protection. They have interchangeable lenses (clear and smoke) and are prescription ready — all for around $100. www. revisioneyewear.com SureFire: Tired of tactical black? With Surefire’s new silver E1B Backup light you can collect the whole set. It’s every bit as cool as the original — 80 lumens with the first click on and five lumens for up to 37 hours with a quick off/on click. Only difference is, it’s coming from a hardanodized silver body. There you go. www.surefire.com 36 WWW.AMERICANCOPMAGAZINE.COM • JULY/AUGUST 2009 |