A representative from Coast Products asked me if I would review their Rapid Response Knife (version 3.0) and HP14 LED Flashlight. I said affirmative.
I am no knife expert but I know a good knife when it’s in my hand. It took a few tries to get the flip opener to loosen up but once I got the hang of it the knife opened smoothly with one flip of the thumb. The textured handle allows a firm grip. The unit has a built on belt clip which is a nice touch. It’s compact, intuitively engineered and built for duty.

For an extended review this Youtube video offers what an expert knife reviewer has to say about the Rapid Response 3.0 from Coast.

Coast’s HP14 LED Flashlight is a winner. I like the textured stock, the weight and trim. It appears durable and many testimonials posted on the link above indicate it is unbreakable, as advertised. As well as use on the job I could see having one of these bedside and one in the go bag.
What I especially like about the HP14 is the slide focus that allows to you to refine or intensify the beam. The variable dim to bright option via the on/off button is a further bonus. I love this flashlight. A heavy duty sheath (with belt loop) came with the unit I reviewed. I am thrilled to own my HP14, I don’t know how else to say it.

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Rapid Response 3.0

Coast Products HP14 LED Flashlight

Seidio, an industry leading name in premium smartphone accessory manufacturing has offered readers of Firefighter Blog a free smartphone case.

Innocase Rugged Holster Combo

Seidio has offered 10 smartphone cases to my readers. If  you wish to receive a smartphone case for free please email me with your name, address and type of phone  to {mikkll at Yahoo dot com}.

This offer is open to anyone, not just fire or EMS professionals.

BlackBerry 9700, HTC Droid Incredible, HTC EVO 4G, HTC Nexus One, iPhone 3G/3GS

The first 10 to respond get a case courtesy of the folks at Seidio.

I will post the first names of the winners here.

Your smartphone case will be mailed to you directly from Seidio.

From Jennifer at Seidio — “We wanted to give away 10 of our Innocase Rugged Combos to readers on your blog as appreciation for the firefighter community”

Innocase Rugged Combo – Our most durable line of cases, with three layers of protection, it includes the sleek Innocase Surface case, a second layer of durable silicone, and finally the outer exoskeleton. The Innocase Rugged Combo also provides maximum protection with silicone covers for all ports and controls so dirt and dust won’t get through. In addition, the Innocase Rugged Holster will fit up to a 2” utility belt. When you’re not in need of this much protection for your device, simply remove the last two layers and you’ll sport a sleeker case for off-duty days. The case does vary by phone model, but here is an example of our Innocase Rugged Combo for the HTC EVO:

Thank you Seidio!

Recipients: Jim, Amy, Stacee, Kate, John, AprilLynn, C, Brent,Matt