Getting the edge in the apparel market
Elite Operator Tactical has made high quality tactical pants in cotton canvas and lightweight 100% cotton ripstop. They have a concealed carry or discreet line of apparel that is also expanding in 2010, but the tactical market door just got kicked open from someone other that 5.11 Tactical. Sign up for our Rogue Elite.net email mailing list for promtions and feel free to give us your feedback on one of the most anticipated items this year.
Eotac just launched there new tactical pants specifically designed for women. We have been waiting for almost a year for these to hit the market, and after several delays, they are finally arriving. The Style 702 Womens pants are now available in Khaki and OD Green. These tactical pants are designed specifically for women and something very original.
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.
We we get into discussions with people that are looking for clothing that doesn’t make them look like they are carrying a gun, we listen to what the customer has to say and then we give them some options. We realize that dressing all tactical and clipping a folding knife onto a front pocket is usually a giveaway, but there is more to think about other than “what if they think I look like I carry a gun”. Well, how many times have you seen an Obama hippy pot smoking hippy with a camoflauge jacket on or cutoff camo pants? Does he look like he’s easy prey for a robber?
. I guess its because so many of us have stories about the guy that shows up at a gun range and is ready for the tactical ninja battle of his life, but can’t shoot for ____. He’s wearing all black, has a low end AR15 with a red dot on it and isn’t grouping his shots very well. For those that are in law enforcement, we think about SWAT Teams or special operations. Well, there’s another application for tactical vests. A place to put all of your shooting accessories that goes to the range with you and it’s on you at all times.
The real reason we love this shirt so much is how often we get out in cool mornings and by late morning we’re dying of heat and sometimes we just want to tear our shirt off. The back of the shirt is vented so even though this is not super lightweight material it can breath pretty well and the zipper can add a more professional look while zipped down when you want to cool off. This is hands down our #1 seller to firearms instructors for the look and applications.
Eotac is about to launch their first run on their 702 Lightweight tactical pants for women. For women that work in the security forces or for law enforcement, this will be something to get your hands on. Many women working in this line of work usually are forced to find men’s tactical clothing that fits them well enough to get through the day. We’ve heard from a lot of women that wore other tactical women’s pants and the complaints are still coming in.
Reasons for wearing gloves are as numerous as reasons people wear a shirt, pants, vests or jacket. We have jeans and sneakers for one situation and a suit and tie for others. A citizen carrying a gun won’t want to look like a Cop and everyone knows that Police wear uniforms most of the time. Gloves can be used to keep hands warm in the Fall, and other gloves are heavier for Winter weather. Tactical gloves can mean fingerless gloves, but fingerless gloves might be hunting gloves.
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.
Everyone has there taste and styles in firearms and even some have their preferences in the type of ammunition and bullet weights. Some operators prefer to dress in black and prefer to look as tactical as possible while others just can’t figure out why they would need a tactical vest in the first place. Some tactical vests are about as comfortable as strapping on a parachute and not always modernized.
It doesn’t get any better than this for those of you working in the blue collar neighborhoods or that actually could get away with wearing one of these at work. The Eotac Style 409 Mechanic shirt is one of the most original concealment and tactical shirts we’ve seen this year. There are plenty of uniform tactical shirts out there from 5.11, Woolrich Elite, Proper ect. but this one takes concealment into a different niche.