Tactical Pants and real CCW
I have been trading back and forth between 5.11 tactical clothing, Woolrich Elite Series and the much newer Eotac brand. I will admit that I understand that many of these brands may be personal preference, but there are huge differences in the fit and feel of the pants. If I just take the covert pants from 5.11 and the Woolrich Elite 4909 pants vs the Eotac pants. Woolrich and Eotac look similiar, but none of them fit the same. While I find the 5.11 pants to fit more like normal fitting jeans, the inside the waist pockets are not very useful if you are going to be sitting down a lot. I can carry a small j-frame revoler inside the pants without a holster, but the locations of the pockets aren’t very comfortable.
I took a Sig 239 9mm 8rd magazine and put it in the rear pocket and when I sat down it, was not comfortable to wear at all. I think these pockets lend themselves more towards putting a wallet or handcuffs in them than a firearm and accessories. Next I tried putting a Streamlight Scorpion in various positions and none of them worked. I tried to pocket carry and inserted a Smith & Wesson 38 Special I had around and it could not be concealed in these tactical pants at all. They were in 5.11 tactical pants, but not these? With both the Woolrich Elite 44909 and the Eotac 205 jeans, these were not the traditional straight leg jean, and the fit was different for each. I personally like the Eotac color, Woolrich pants were too purplish and baggy. Both pants were pocket friendly and my vote would go for Eotac by far. I do think the rear ID pockets are a little over done when you keep the water bottle pocket below it. That strikes me as a little too tactical and not discreet.
