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Getting the edge in the apparel market

Tactical PantsElite 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.

 

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SigTac Apparel

Take a different approach to concealing a firearm this season.  Sig Tac jackets are well made and designed for the gun owner that carries in the civillian world, this jacket option will help you fit in with the crowd and help carry your firearm and gear with you.

The SIG SAUER® Concealed Carry Coat is now available in a stylish black leather. And like our regular SigTac Apparel, this leather version also features button adjustable cuffs, button adjustable bottom side tabs, antique brass zipper,left chest pocket and is lined with 300 gram anti-pil fleece. Its two ambidextrous internal pistol pockets allow for easy concealed carry of even large pistols like the P226 or a 1911. Color: Black. Sizes: Small to XXXL. NOTE ON SIZING: This jacket is a full cut from the factory and you may want to consider a size down if your usual size is roomy.

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SigTac Jackets

Get ready for seasonal changes and holster options.  Look no further for CCW Coat options. This sturdy, yet stylish, coat has been tailored for everyday wear.  SigTac Jackets ares made of 100% heavy weight cotton canvas and is set off by a smooth nubuck leather collar. Lined with 300 gram anti-pill fleece and lightly garment washed, this coat keeps you warm while allowing for easy movement.

SIG SAUER added ambidextrous internal pistol pockets for concealed carry to keep you on guard. Color: Tobacco Brown, Chocolate or Black. Sizes: Small to XXXL. NOTE ON SIZING: This jacket is a full cut from the factory and you may want to consider a size down if your usual size is roomy.

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What’s the difference

Tactical PantsThe 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.

Woolrich Elite products have been on the market for about 4yrs now and they make some very well made products.  Pants like the 4429 are heavy weight than the 5.11 Tactical equivalent and they don’t shrink like 5.11 pants do.   I’ve heard a great many people complaing about the quality and consistancy of the 5.11 tactical pants, and it seems that there pants are being made in atleast 3 different manufacturing places and this tells us they are having quality control issues.

 

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Military Jacket for the modern CCW carrier

Tactical JacketWe 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?
If you are working the narcotics department and you don’t want to look like a cop or that you just walked out of boot camp, we understand, but being situationally aware is far more importantant than worrying about what other people think of you.     The Eotac Style 502 Field Jacket is a modernized CCW tactical jacket that has that vintage look, especially if you go for that lizard patter camo.   The pockets are designed for carrying modern flashlights, phones, knives ect and won’t be as clumsy to use compared to military surplus jackets.   Check out the Style 103 Field vest also that is basically the same desing, but without sleeves.    One thing you have to remember about this jacket though is it is a jacket and not a coat, it is also not a firearms retention device and not meant to carry a large gun in the pockets.   We do get customers that order these and seem to think that because it is a CCW style jacket that it means you can put a gun in it.   We’d recommend worrying about a different holster design than trying to conceal a firearm in this.

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Tactical Vests as a range bag

How many times have you gone to the range for a day and forgot your sight in tools?   How many times did you forget ear plugs?  How many times did you forget the following, gloves, batteries, targets, screwdrivers and on and on.   Well this Eotac Style 101 vest has so many pockets that if you don’t keep your stuff organized you’ll lose it in the vest.  If you do keep your gear organized and assign each pocket for specific tools and practice,  the next time you walk out the door to go shooting, you’ll have all of your neccessities in your vest that you always bring with you.   You can even keep empty or loaded mags in it and have it become your active shooter bag for civillian SHTF purposes.

Sometimes I hear people snicker when they hear Tactical VestTactical Vest.   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.

 

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Our best firearm instructor shirt

Tactical ShirtsThe 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.

One of our favorite tactical shirts right now is the Eotac 401 zip up short sleeve shirt.   The reason we like this shirt so much is simple, instead of having a full button up shirt, this shirt has a pull down zipper that makes it very useful for people that are putting in long hours on training courses.   Granted, the shirt was designed for multiple applications, and it does have a very concealed carry appeal to it because you could technically wear a shoulder holster under this shirt and access your firearm via a quick zip down of the shirt.

 

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Tactical Pants Blowout

Woolrich Elite PantsThe 4904 Cargo pants were originally designed for operators that migth be in the seated position and find it easier to pull a wallet or accessory from an ankle pocket rather than reach into hand pockets.  Try sitting in a car and pull your keys out of your pocket, then try them from your ankle if you had a pocket down there.   We have mostly 4904 OD Green pants at a blowout deal for $25.00 a pair, we do have a few Khaki and Black pants left but not many.

Woolrich Elite pants are one of the highest quality pants on the market.    They don’t shrink like some of the 5.11 pants do and you can feel the difference in the weight even though 5.11 pants usually say they are the same weight.    We have an over stock of the Woolrich Elite Pants which are the same pocket desings as the Style 4429 pants are except they have a lower ankle pocket  on each leg.

 

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Tactical Pants for Women

Eotac ClothingEotac 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.

Elite Operator Tactical or mostly known as Eotac, are an aggressive new tactical apparel company that are backed by the Corporation Cerebus that owns Remington, DPMS, Bushmaster and even Marlin Firearms.   There’s a pretty good chance that Eotac will be the primary competitor to 5.11 Tactical in the coming years.   We are expecting the Style 702 Women’s Operator Grade Lightweight Tactical Pants to be coming in in late March or early April 2010.   These pants went through extensive testing and designing and considering the Men’s line of Eotac clothing, we’re expecting great things from Eotac that are meant for Women in the coming years.

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Serving a purpose

Vickers GlovesReasons 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.

Well here’s one more stick in the fire.   What kind of glove do you need to be able to load bullets in a magazine and still be able to pick up a quarter, open doors and not get your finger caught in the trigger guard on your AR15? How many of your regular hunting gloves or winter gloves will hold up?  Larry Vickers Gloves are known in the firearm industry and the new Duty gloves are not as long as the Vickers Mid-length gloves, but they have the same durability and feel.    I think it takes some time to get use to wearing gloves while operating a firearm, but for $30 these are a great option to have in your range bag or tactical vest.

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