Switlik manufactures the X-Back MOLLE constant wear helicopter life vest. The X-Back MOLLE is designed to reduce bulk and weight around the neck, while decreasing fatigue and reducing interference with helmets.


Switlik also makes the U-Zip-It Anti-Exposure Dry Suit. Originally developed for U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews, the U-Zip-It uses a unique U-shaped zipper path to make it easier to get this dry suit on and off. Switlik makes large inflatables like the MRP-10 Marine Rescue Platform as well, which can provide immediate flotation to 10 or more people.


“We were the first – and remain the only – to offer the X-Back design, which in itself is an innovation in constant wear life vests,” said Sarah Switlik, the company’s VP of Sales and Marketing. “I believe we were the first to offer the MOLLE panels on life vests, and we remain the most customizable vest available on the market.


“After many years of no innovation in dry-suit designs, Switlik was the first, and remains the only, to offer our U-shaped zipper,” she added. “We recently developed an advanced zip-in/zip-out summer and winter weight liner system. This allows users to fully adjust the amount of thermal protection they need in the suit as their mission parameters change.”


As for the MRP-10? “I don’t believe there is another product like it on the market,” Switlik said. “We recently introduced the first- of-its-kind, five-year service interval (nobody else offers that) with a go/no-go pressure gauge; allowing users the ability to perform quick and easy safety checks to ensure the raft is charged and ready to fire.”


Originally developed for U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews,


the U-Zip-It uses a unique U-shaped zipper path to make it easier to get this dry suit on and off.


The X-Back MOLLE Helicopter Life Vest 54 July/Aug 2019


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