Archive for the ‘Clothing’ Category
Sneak Peek – Softshell from Agilite
Friday, August 15th, 2014FirstSpear Friday Focus – New FirstSpear Women’s Tank Tops
Friday, August 15th, 2014
For this week’s Friday Focus, we take a look at FirstSpear’s casual apparel offerings, as they’ve just launched two new women’s tank top designs. The ‘Just The Tip’ and ‘Rose’ tank tops feature the FirstSpear logo on the front, and design-specific imagery on the back. Both tank tops will be available on FirstSpear’s website starting today, in sizes small, Medium, and Large.
Additionally FirstSpear is extending an exclusive discount offer to Soldier Systems Daily readers. Use coupon code ssd to take off 20% on all items in the merchandise section of the FirstSpear website. This includes t-shirts, hats, patches, and other items such as badge holders and credit card holders. This promotional offer runs through the weekend, so take advantage while you can.
OR Summer Market – Mountain Khakis
Thursday, August 14th, 2014Featuring articulated kneels and a similar fit, the Mountain Khakis Camber 105 & 107 pants are made from slightly different materials. Both also offer a diamond shaped gussetted crotch and triple stitched seams.
Made from a 98% Cotton Twill/2% Spandex mix.
Colors: Retro Khaki, Truffle, Nine Iron
Made from a 97% Cotton Canvas/3% Spandex mix. These also incorporate chap-style reinforcements along the front of the pant.
Colors: Yellowstone, Terra
Although the flat, thigh pockets differ slightly between the models, they are low profile yet offer room for a cellular phone or similar sized item.
As a bonus, they also include the Bison bottle opener key ring.
The camber 105 & 107 are available this Fall, from www.MountainKhakis.com
OR Summer Market – Ex Officio
Thursday, August 14th, 2014Time and again I come back to Ex Officio for performance clothing that looks good enough to wear to business meetings. Many have adopted travel vests or photographer’s vests or range vests over the years due to their ability to conceal a pistol beneath as well as load carrying capacity. At one point, they were civilian clothing load carriage. But that’s the problem. They look like you’re carrying something so they’ve been abandoned.
At OR, I saw the Men’s FlyQ Lite Vest. It is cut large enough that you can concealed carry beneath it and all of the load carriage options are on the inside. Additionally, it incorporates a drop tail, rear hem. The styling is pretty straight forward with two upper chest, Napoleon-style pockets and two handwarmer slash pockets. The real secret are the 11 interior pockets, sized for a wide variety of items. If you’re a guy who wants to wear a vest but doesn’t want to stand out, this may just the thing you’ve been looking for.
Coming in Spring 2015 in Lt Khaki, Walnut (shown) and Black.
OR Summer Market – Sierra Designs
Wednesday, August 13th, 2014Last year Sierra Designs introduced the Pack Trench, which a long rain coat that offers a from the bottom zip flap that allows you to wear a pack waist belt and lay the front flap of the coat over the belt. It’s a great design and I’ve been wearing one when I need a longer trench-style coat for about 6 months.
At Summer Market, Sierra Designs introduced the next generation in lightweight rainwear.
It consists of a cagoule-style top with the same waist belt flap of the trench and a set of rain chaps. When paired with a longer jacket like this cagoule, chaps are a great idea. They eliminate the crotch area that rips and causes heat buildup. Made from 40D coated fabric, these are a great lightweight alternative to many rain suits.
Coming Spring 2015 from www.sierradesigns.com
LBX Tactical – Short Sleeve Assaulters Shirt
Wednesday, August 13th, 2014
LBX has released a short sleeve variant of their Assaulters Shirt. Featuring a jersey knit center body with 65/35 poly/cotton ripstop sleeves, the Short Sleeve Assaulters Shirt has Velcro & side sleeve zipper pockets with loop panel for patches.
lbxtactical.com/collections/tops/products/short-sleeve-assaulters-shirt
American Marauder – Resistance Training Lab Shirt
Monday, August 11th, 2014
Do you miss wearing your light blue pajamas that were so thin you could actually use them to start a fire? Well, don’t worry – we’ll make you feel just like the criminal you once were with our RTL Shirt. Black ink printed in light blue 100% cotton so you can write in your own criminal number on the front.
Available in sizes Small – 2XL.
www.americanmarauder.com/resistance-training-lab-shirt
-Criminal Number 7
New US Army PT Uniforms Revealed
Monday, August 11th, 2014
The US Army has recently revealed the new Army Physical Fitness Uniform (APFU), which will be available service-wide beginning in October 2015. The design, which is based on Soldier feedback, consists of 34 individual changes to the form, fit, function, and look of the APFU. The trunks, for example, feature a lighter, less stiff construction when compared to the current IPFU trunks, along with internal four-way stretch panel, a bigger key pocket, and a “convenient and secure ID card pouch.”
The APFU consists of five parts: jacket, pants, trunks/shorts, short-sleeve shirt, and long-sleeve shirt. The ensemble is modular, although it will ultimately be up to the platoon sergeants to determine the appropriate combination of components to wear.
The APFU will come in two types: Clothing Bag and Optional, visually identical, with the only difference being the use of different materials in their make. The Optional APFU will be available sometime between October and December of this year when it arrives in Army military clothing sales stores. The Clothing Bag issue variant will be issued starting April to June 2015, with Reserve, National Guard, and Senior ROTC receiving the APFU July to August 2015. The mandatory wear date will go into effect approximately October 2017, about three years after the introduction of the APFU.
www.army.mil/article/131411/New_Army_PT_uniforms_result_of_Soldier_feedback
