At last month’s Outdoor Retailer, Combat Flip Flops frontman Griff showed me their new direction. Meet La Chancla for the ladies. There’s no leather here. Rather, these feature Combat Boot Rubber Outsole as well as an EVA Midlayer and Deck.
For those of you unfamiliar with the mystical ways of La Chancla and why this was the perfect name for CFF’s latest offering, we’ve uncovered this short documentary.
Men get similar construction but with the more masculine moniker of Floperator.
Crafted from recycled plastic bottles and hemp by Veterans in the Seattle area, the Chest Rig is available in Agency Black, Scorched Earth, Claymore Green and Grey Man.
In production now. Delivers Late September.
www.combatflipflops.com/products/chest-rig-neck-tie
I ran into Griff from Combat Flipflops at Outdoor Retailer and he showed me a couple of cool new upcoming products. I really like the Chest Rig. It’s so good looking it will get you from the board room to the bed room. Look for it in Scorched earth, Claymore green, Agency black and Grey man. This sub $40 necktie is made from hemp and recycled plastic bottles which is apropos considering it is manaufactured in the Pacific Northwest. Handmade by Veterans, for wear by all.
SJK tactical and hunting gear has been working on a prototype Hunting Vest but looking at it, I can see a lot of utility here. Especially if they meet their price point goal of under $100. Naturally, it will be offered in Kryptek Highlander.
Yeti is rapidly becoming the gold standard for coolers. They’ve expanded into stainless steel with four insulated items: the Colster for cans (which they can’t keep in stock), the 20 & 30 oz Ramblers and the new Lowball Rambler. The idea with the Lowball is to offer the outdoorsman one mug for all day, from coffee in the morning to whiskey in the evening,
I’m a big fan of Tigerstripe so when I found these at a Sportsman’s Warehouse during a recent trip to Bozeman, I picked them up.
Made from a DWR treated, 30+ UFP, Salt and Chlorine resistant fabric, the shorts are very comfortable. In fact, I’m wearing them right now. There’s a little bit of mechanical stretch. They are board short length and feature cargo pockets on either thigh with snap closures as well as mesh-lined front slash pockets and a single rear pocket. Very comfy.
Meet The Harvest, a new belt, made in Afghanistan and offered by Combat Flip Flops.
Available in even sizes, 28-38, the Harvest belt features an embroidered Afghan flag colored wheat stalk. Why wheat? Because Combat Flip Flops is about empowerment and Afghanistan grew wheat and corn before it was plagued with the poppy. CFF is serious about this empowerment thing. These are sewn by Afghan women who spend part of their day learning to read and the other part learning to sew in order to make a living.
Tactical Products Group has introduced the real new lines including Tactical Luxury which combines tactical inspiration with high end design elements. I really like this Travel Pack which offers rich leather highlights and rugged functionality.
