the tried-and-true duty bag to carry our daily duty gear bag, we now have op- tions for our packs and bags that allow us to better blend in with civilians should the need arise. You may not want your bags to scream “cop” if you try to keep a low profi le when you are off duty, maybe you don’t want your bag to scream “gun” if you are heading to the range or traveling, or the duty assignment requires a bag that allows you to fi t in with your surroundings. BLACKHAWK! is leading the way in answering these needs with low-profi le and special gear bags. The Diversion Bag series is BLACKHAWK!’s true low-profi le series of bags. This series of bags look like gym bags, tennis bags, camera cases, and even one looks like a skateboard or snow- board bag. These bags are available in grey with blue, black or red, depending upon the model. While these colors may seem every- day and drab, BLACKHAWK! chose them for that reason. Through research, they found these are the most common colors of athletic gear bags.
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you to conceal fi rearms in plain sight; se- curely while giving you fairly quick access. The bags will accommodate fi rearms up to 29 inches long and easily fi ts an M4 with the upper removed from the lower. These bags can fi t a precision rifl e if it can be bro- ken down into 29-inch sections. Manufac- tured from 420 velocity nylon, these bags are tough as nails, water and stain resistant, and padded to protect your stowed gear. The Racquet is a great travel case. It allows
the offi cer to pack a folded rifl e on one side while stowing two 30-round magazines, two magazines, and a handgun in carriers that attach with hook and loop backings. When packed like this, it takes up less area than a standard single case for an M4 and it looks very touristy when on the road. The Range and Workout make ideal cases when heading to the range or on the road to a training center because they do not draw attention from fellow travelers when going in and out of hotels. The Range has exterior pockets on the main body, one of which stows up to eight magazines in removable carriers while the other side has a padded pocket to carry a handgun and admin pockets for pens, cleaning brushes, and other gear. Both of the end pockets are padded and can carry a full-size handgun. The main body is spacious and can carry large items such as hearing protection, pis- tol rugs, boxes of shotgun shells, and you can separate this space with two remov- able dividers.
The Workout can be used to carry large range gear such as rain gear, hy- dration bladders, towels, AR magazines, and of course, a M4 broken down. If you don’t carry other gear, two M4s will fi t in the removable padded dividers. These two bags will equip you for a call-out or training session and you will look like you are just headed to the gym.
Another advantage of the
Diversion Series is the color scheme. For ei- ther an individual or team, these bags can be coded for easy recognition for the team or gear they hold. With the entire series being available in the same color schemes, you have instant identifi cation without the need for bag tags or “inventory” lists.
Go Bag
If you need to organize gear in your patrol or personal vehicle, Go Bags are an excel- lent option. The bags are rectangular in shape and fi t well behind seats, stack neatly in the trunk or into larger gear bags. What sets the Go Bags apart from other bags is the number of removable dividers that se- cure and sort everything from your medical gear, crime scene materials, fi rearms parts, Hazmat gear, or even administrative equip- ment like batteries, cameras, etc. My “Brick” Go Bag now is my vehicle trauma bag. The outer pouches are large enough to hold chest seal, decompression needles, tourniquet, EMT scissors, and other major trauma gear so it is right there when needed. The interior dividers sepa- rate other fi rst-aid materials from band- aids to soft splints; keeping it all handy and secure, for those non-immediate life- threatening injuries. The Brick has several carry handles and a cross body shoulder strap should you have to carry your gear farther than just to the curb or to a house. With its rectangular shape, the Brick fi ts securely between the seats so there is fast access when it’s needed.
A Racquet Diversion Bag carrying a Kel Tec SU16, H&K P30 and a pair of 30-round AR magazines.
This is the admin/tool side of the Diversion Range Bag.
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