Catoma Outdoor Blog

Armadillo LCS

9/27/2011 by Administrator

After a couple months of changes we have now got the LCS to where we are happy with the weight and look. It also has a new name based on what it resembles. The "Armadillo LCS" is a one-man sub three pound tent with stakes! It still features the BedNet as the inner base and then use a shock corded pole to give you a double wall tent. Which in the south is a must because of all the humidity. We got rid of the vestibules to save weight and since the military uses waterproof pack covers now it wasn't neccessary. It uses the same 70 Denier Ripstop Nylon as the EBNS so you know it is durable. A cool feature is that you can actually take the riddgeline pole out and then fold the tent (with the fly still attached) up like you normally do a BedNet. Even with the fly on you can still pack it down to 13" x 13" x 3" as seen below. Another feature is Ventilation straps. As you can see below if you need extra air movement in the tent you can use the Ventilation straps to let extra air in. When not needed they store underneath to keep the elements out. If 3 pounds is somehow to heavy and you need even less weight you can leave the pole at home and use some 550 cord or equivalent. Just string the cord between two trees and then attach the clips on the rope to create the backbone. The tent goes down to 2.55 lbs if you do that!

LCS Lightweight Combat Shelter

2/10/2011 by Administrator

We like to think we just don't rest on our laurels. With that said we thought we had put out on heck of a shleter with the Enhanced BedNet. Well after going to trade shows and talking with our customer base we hear that you wanted one with the same benifits of the EBN just lighter. So we have come up with the Lightweight Combat Shelter based off our EBN model. We cut and trimmed as much as we could and got it around 3 pounds. It still features our patented BedNet system but now you can get rid of that if you dont need it and use the fly as a stand alone tent. Here are some pics to show you how we are coming along. We aren't finished just yet so no official specs but we hope you will love it.

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Here are a couple shots at our booths at the Infantry WarFighter and Modern Day Marine 2010 Shows. We had fun at both shows. Saw some old friends and more importantly made some new ones! We will be back to both shows next year so please stop by our booth if you attend either of them. You should be surprised to see a whole new booth for 2011....We have teamed up with some of our parters and our new grapic designer to make our presence at the show a little more noticeable.

Summer Outdoor Retailer 2010 - SLC

8/23/2010 by Administrator

We just got back from Salt Lake City and the Summer Outdoor Retailer 2010. First we would like to thanks SLC and the fine people there for all the hospitality we recieved. The food and sercvice was great everywhere we went. This being my first time to SLC I was blown away by the beautiful mountain views and how the shade actually works there. Being from the DEEP south the hunidity is so high that it feels like nothing changes when you get int he shade but not in SLC. Anyway just wanted to say we enjoyed it there and hopefully the contacts we made there will pan out for us. Special thanks to everyone that came by the booth to chat with us. Here are a couple photos from the show and SLC:

Here is our Booth at 2010 OR

Small Corner of the show!

Driving around in SLC....Beautiful!

2010 Catoma Pricelist

7/06/2010 by Administrator

Hey all! We are glad to annouce we just released the new prices for the Catoma Outdoor line of tents. Almost all the tactical tents went down in price. Some two man tents were drastically reduced like the Commando and Combat tents. All firefighting tents took a hit as well so now is the best time to get your LIFETIME warranty tents! If motorcycle tents are our thing then you better get the 2 Up 2 tent before we change our minds about the incredible $159 price tag. http://www.catomaoutdoor.com/Pages/Promotions.aspx