iOCover for Aimpoint Micro

[TripleBravo]

I love my Aimpoint T-1. I own only one, which is something I’ve wanted to change for a long time; but my wallet (and my wife – love you hun[:D]!) have road blocked my path to multiple T-1s. So, since I only have one, I like to baby it a little bit.

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww189/wjt1169/iOCover/T-1-01-1500-B3.jpg
(Love this thing!)

The new iOCover is a rubber jacket for my T-1. This simple but ingenious layer of optic protection is still in the final design stage, but I was fortunate enough to get my hands on one of the black prototypes.

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww189/wjt1169/iOCover/iOCover-onwhite01-1500-B3.jpg
(iOCover pre-production in black.)

When it arrived and I pulled it out of the box I actually “COL’d”. (Said “Cool” Out Loud – I’m trying to start a new online acronym.) The “coolest” thing about the iOCover is the way the front and rear lens covers stow while your using the optic.

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww189/wjt1169/iOCover/iOCover-closedLeft01-1500-B3.jpg
(Front lens cover in use.)

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww189/wjt1169/iOCover/iOCover-closedRear01-1500-B3.jpg
(Rear lens covers in use.)

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww189/wjt1169/iOCover/iOCover-left01-1500-B3.jpg
(Covers stowed.)

iOCover has a Facebook page already, and they are on a really interesting website which I had never heard of before – Kickstarter.com. At their page located here (http://kck.st/O9B5Yi). You can read all about the development of the iOCover and even invest in its production. I won’t spoil it for you, so visit them and read all about how the design evolved and how they came up with the product’s name. If you choose to invest, depending on your pledge amount, you can have a say in logo design and production colors.

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww189/wjt1169/iOCover/iOCover-top01-1500-B3.jpg
(Top view.)

They are promising production units by December 2012. Personally, I’m hoping they make it in pink – or better yet, purple – so I can convince my wife we need another T-1 to display a pretty cover! It was, after all, Magpul’s pink Field Case that convinced her we needed iPhones.

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww189/wjt1169/iOCover/iOCover-pinkiPhone01-1500-B3.jpg
(Please make it in pink or purple -- for my wife!)

[Stickman]

Good shots shown above, I have no doubt this case/ cover is going to be extremely popular once it hits full production. If you look at the below picture, you can see the front of my Aimpoint T-1 is pretty heavily scratched up.


http://stickman.rainierarms.com/galleries/Magpul%207/STCK3948-1200-Stick.jpg

[MoxyDave]

Pretty clever. I've never much liked the bikini-style cover that comes with the T1. Definitely having a look at this ...

[MoxyDave]

PS that link is dead. HERE (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/719698632/io-cover-one-handed-built-in-lens-caps-for-micro-o?ref=live) is the live link.

[TripleBravo]

PS that link is dead. HERE (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/719698632/io-cover-one-handed-built-in-lens-caps-for-micro-o?ref=live) is the live link.

Thanks...I fixed it in the original post...not sure what happened there.

[MoxyDave]

My pleasure. I got in on the KS campaign with only 2 hours left yesterday! So stoked to try this out.