Casual pants with a tactical appeal
If you are toting around a knife, flashlight, gun, keys and a wallet, you might find regular jeans are pretty stuffed in the pocket area. If you have to tuck a shirt in you’ll be even more cluttered. Many recommend avoiding the clip on knife in the pocket as a dead giveaway that you are carrying, so what do you do? If you are familiar with the Eotac Style 204 cotton canvas pants, the Eotac style 205 concealed carry pants are identical but made in a jean fabric.
These tactical pants have a side leg pant pockets on each side that can hold a small J-frame, Kimber Guardian Angel, mace, G2 or scorpion size flashlight or just about whatever tool you want to carry in that size. This is something to consider when doing a lot of driving or accessing gear while in the seated position. From my experience the zippers are very secure and reliable. The jeans are very comfortable and not the purplish blue that many of our customers complained about with a previous companies version.
Well, one thing to think about when settling on an apparel line is this, how many of your tactical apparel companies are offering a Warranty like this: “EOTAC’s products are of superior quality and come with a full warranty to the original owner. If our garment or accessory ever fails due to a material or manufacturing defect, even after extended use, we will repair the product, without charge, or replace it at our discretion. This warranty does not cover damage caused by accident, improper care, negligence, normal wear and tear, or the natural breakdown of colors and materials over time and use. Damage not covered under warranty will be repaired or replaced for a reasonable rate and a fee will be charged for return shipping. This warranty gives you specific legal rights; you may have other rights, which vary from state to state”
The new apparel company named Eotac has been out for over a year and we have noticed the Style 202 pants are slightly lighter weight and don’t feel as heavy as the Woolrich Elite version. We have had virtually zero customer complaints about the durability of these pants and they don’t feel as baggy in the seat. There are also differences in the cargo pockets. Many people are asking what the difference is between all of these products because they are very similiar. The rear wallet or ID pockets on the Eotac pants are easier to access and have an easier to access pull tab to open it. The cargo pockets are all bellowed which makes them hold more, although they are not like BDU cargo pockets.
Eotac has several pants styles that may look like 5.11 knock offs or something that you thought you saw coming from Woolrich Elite a few years ago, but the reality is you will feel the difference in manueverability and flexability when you’re wearing them. We had a few customers say they preferred a competitors pants since they had more room in them for sitting and kneeling, but the reality is Eotac Pants were stitched and designed so the pants move with the body and they were designed for operators that are getting off the ground and working from standing, kneeling and squatting. Think about all of the firing positions an operator with a Carbine can get in, now try doing that with Levi’s jeans, 5.11 pants, Woolrich Elite and then try it with the Eotac Pants and get back to us.
The Woolrich Elite tactical polos come in short sleeve and long sleeve styles. The shoulder pocket design is the same on both versions. In winter time, everyone will wish they had a decent long sleeve shirt that will be slightly warmer to wear with a nice shoulder pocket that is large enough to hold a notepad or blackberry phone and pen pocket. Woolrich Elite Shirts are designed for Law Enforcement and firearms instructors and concealement.
Woolrich Elite products are some of the most durable tactical apparel pants out there. Their tactical pants are long lasting and don’t shrink like some of the 5.11 stuff that so many people have complained about. 5.11 products are interesting, but the tactical pants they have been making are apparently taking a major downturn in the quality control arena. Woolrich has been in the clothing business for over 100 years and one thing you have to acknowledge is they know how to make clothing.
There area a lot of good upgrades one can do to a firearm, a fighting rifle should be customized to fit an operator. Advanced Technology makes some quick and easy upgrades for your shotgun or carbine that can give you better grip or balance. Shotgun shell holders on the buttstock or riding side saddle is a practical tactical upgrade you can do on your remington 870. The fiberforce stock for the MAK90 is a way to legally get around some firearm bans and are a big step up compared to the stupid thumbhole stocks. Attach a rifle sling that fits yoru purpose from Blue Force Gear, they come in 1 point, 2 point and 3 point attachements. Minor firearm modifications make need to be done to attache rifle slings, but do some research on various rifle sling configurations to see what works for you.
Woolrich Elite Pants
That is the question an Operator may ask themselves while out in the field. There are a lot of so called tactical vests on the market, and there are also several military surplus assault vests, too. Sometimes some of these are good for something, but not always in the best condition or won’t go very well with your present line of tactical clothing. GMG Global Military Gear makes a nice tactical vest that has the ability to retain a sidearm on the front pocket as well as hold several pistol magazines and carbine magazines.
Woolrich entered the tactical apparel market several years ago, as well as Blackhawk gear, Proper and Tru-spec. Most of these clothing companies have good aspects, but recently we’ve seen another Tactical apparel company making very well designed clothing. Eotac is the short version of the Elite Operator Tactical clothing line. Their tactical clothing line has been on the market for barely a year, and some products only a few months, but the design and durability seem to be putting them in the heavy hitter category. The 201 Operator Grade Pants have the best designed ACU tactical pant on the market.