Winter is coming – gear up for the season!

Extremely cold and difficult weather conditions in the winter can be deadly if you do not have the right training and clothing to cope with these factors in mind. This is the reality of the Porsanger Battalion, located in Finnmark which is an arctic region in the northern part of Norway. The Battalion’s purpose is to defend this region which is in similar size to the whole of Denmark. It is by no means, an easy task. You can read more about the Battalion here.

In this video you can see how the Porsanger Battalion handle the cold north, fully dressed in winter gear.

Listed below, you find the type of equipment the soldiers used during this film:

HJELM™: This is our flagship product – extremely light ballistic combat helmet system with world first technologies and design.
GARM™: Innovative combat clothing line which offers enhancing mobility in the toughest conditions.
THOR™: Load bearing systems comprising of the MCVS – Modular Combat Vest System
SKJOLD™: Soft and hard ballistic protection.
NONSTOP™: Clothing for extreme winter weather conditions.

GARM 2.0 – Innovative combat clothing

THOR – Load Bearing Systems

NONSTOP – Extreme cold weather clothing

Please note that some of the equipment used by the soldiers in this movie was provided by NFM and is not standard issue.