Here are some photos of the SPECOPS.PL BS-1 Combat Shirt in Pencott Badlands Camo. The sleeves are made from NYCO, torso from Polartec FR PowerDry material. The last 4 pictures are with their new PRM-1 pack in Coyote Brown.
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SPECOPS.PL BS-1 Combat Shirt in Pencott Badlands Camo
Saturday, February 25th, 2012Arc’teryx Drac Jacket Video from TD
Friday, February 24th, 2012I really like the new Arc’teryx Drac jacket. Here, Tactical Distributors gives you a great idea of its features and how it fits. I got mine yesterday and it is generously cut in the body. You could easily wear soft armor under it or have ample room for layering. The Burly soft shell fabric is going to wear like iron and it has all of the cool guy features even though they are subtle.
Army Preparing to Produce Baseline Camo Gear for Testing
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012Natick has released a Special Notice making known their intent to “negotiate on a sole source basis with Beyond Clothing, LLC” to produce 310 sets of “AOR 1/2 Fabric (50/50 Nyco), Helmet Covers, Pants and Blouses. These uniforms are among the baseline uniforms required for camouflage testing and evaluation.”
Army-style uniforms and OCIE do not exist in the AOR 1 & 2 patterns. What’s more, the patterns are restricted, so any gear must be manufactured by a company already certified to handle the fabric. OCP, or as it is commercially known, MultiCam is the other baseline pattern for the upcoming field trial phase of the US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort. Due to its use in Afghanistan, there is already an ample supply of the equipment available.
One interesting note. Currently, OCP is only issued as the FR ACU and not the standard FR ACU. While much work has been done to color match dyed TenCate’s Defender-M fabric used to manufacture the FR ACU, the pattern may look differently than it would when printed on 50/50 NYCO. This is a variance that will have to be considered in performance unless the Army also pursues the acquisition of an adequate number of OCP NYCO test uniforms. If they are commercially sourced, further care will need to be taken that such uniforms are not in the so-called MultiCam VS print which does not provide NIR protection.
These ‘baseline’ Government issue patterns will be pitted against four commercial families of patterns to determine the best performer and possible new Army issue camouflage.
The commercial finalists are:
ADS Inc as Prime, partnered with Guy Cramer
Brookwood Companies
Crye Precision
Kryptek
Get Your New ABUs
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012Finally last November, after five years, the Air Force approved a lighter weight fabric for the Airman Battle Uniform. Previously, ABUs were manufactured from a 50/50 Nylon and Cotton twill. You old timers can think winter or heavy weight BDUs and you younger guys need to know that even the original BDUs weren’t as hot as the ABU.
But now everything has changed. ABUs will now be made from the same ripstop 50/50 blend of Nylon and Cotton used by the Army and they are beginning to roll of the production line at Propper. This newer fabric was first introduced in the early 1990s on the Enhanced Hot Weather Battle Dress Uniform. Why it took so long we will never know.
Something to remember, the ABU is not intended to be worn outside of the wire in combat environments.
New Air Force recruits will begin to receive the new version of the ABU at BMTS. But militarygear.com wanted us to pass this along.
“If you just can’t stand the heat anymore, you can pre-order the nylon-cotton ripstop ABU coats (MSRP $59.99) and ABU pants (MSRP $59.99) at MilitaryGear.com. The first orders are expected to ship around April 16, 2012.”
Men’s
militarygear.com/mens-propper-nylon-cotton-ripstop-abu-coats
militarygear.com/mens-propper-nylon-cotton-ripstop-abu-pants
Women’s
militarygear.com/womens-propper-nylon-cotton-ripstop-abu-coats
militarygear.com/womens-propper-nylon-cotton-ripstop-abu-pants
SORD Smock in MultiCam and A-TACS AU
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012To order your smock visit www.sordusa.com
TD Gets New Arc’teryx Items in First
Monday, February 20th, 2012If you have been drooling like we have over the new Naga Hoody and Drac Jacket from Arc’teryx LEAF then fret not. You don’t have to wait any more. Tactical Distributors got them in FAST.
The Naga Hoody is available in Crocodile or the new Wolf color. It is a very interesting construction that is intended to be worn with armor or as a stand alone/layering piece. Of a modified Raglan construction, the body is breathable and the sleeves and hood are made from an abrasion resistant fabric. The sleeves are topped off with thumb loops for cold weather wear. Both fabrics feature a comfortable rear nap, just like a traditional hoody. It also incorporates a traditional polo-style zip up collar which is independent from the hood so that the neck can still be closed up even when the hood is down. Additionally, you will also note one flat chest pocket with an angled zipper. When I spoke with the guys at Arc’teryx at SHOT Show they let me know that this has an athletic cut so take that into consideration when ordering. And they weren’t kidding. I had to go up a size and it’s still snug.
If you could If you could use one word to describe the Drac Jacket it would be “Burly”. A common word in the ski industry, it is quite apropos here as well. But, in my opinion, it gives off an even more streamlined look than its predecessors the Bravo and Combat Jackets. It’s also warmer and this goes back to that Burly double weave fabric used in its construction. It features pit zips as well as two bicep pockets with Velcro fields for IFF as well as two zippered hand warmer pockets mounted low on the jacket in the traditional fashion. The cuffs incorporate die-cut laminated Velcro adjusters. Available in Crocodile and Wolf.
Interested in a Slangvel from Slangvel?
Friday, February 17th, 2012Right about now, the vast majority of you are scratching your heads asking yourselves, “What’s this “slangvel” you speak of? It is an Afrikaans word for “Snake Skin” and is used to describe the South African parachutist smock because the shoulders and elbows are reinforced with nylon webbing.
There’s also Slangvel, the manufacturer of things camouflage and cool. He has manufactured some of my favorite hats and while he has made Smocks in the past, he is working on getting a new Slangvel off the ground.
Here you see a South African brown (nutria) Slangvel next to a Badlands Slangvel to show how close he has kept the detail. He is in final sourcing for the proper snaps which is a major design detail on a Slangvel as they are exposed.
Although the sample is in PenCott Badlands he also plans on offering them in MultiCam and other patterns and solids as well. These will be initially offered in medium and large size. We’ll let you know when they are ready for order.
SORD Combat Shirt
Friday, February 17th, 2012SORD’s new Combat Shirt is constructed from an FR knit fabric (71% Modacrylic/24% FR Rayon/5% Spandex) that features both a permanent finish to increase wicking performance as well as an anti-microbial treatment helps prevent odor after prolonged field use. The design layout puts seams where they will irritate the least under armor and relies on flat seam construction to take it the rest of the way. It also incorporates a 10†chest zipper with an inside flap with chin guard, Gusseted side panels for a complete range of motion, as well as pleated zippered bicep pockets with ample Velcro for IFF and patches. Finally, they remembered to reinforce the elbows. Looks good guys!
Made in USA! from US materials in any color as long as it is MultiCam in sizes Med – XLge.
Get yours at www.sordusa.com.
