Climate changes and and carrying firearms
I’ve been carrying firearms for well over 2 decades and I’ve “been there done that” on most of the typical CCW mistakes. There’s nothing like getting a nice winter jacket in the middle of the winter, carrying your Beretta 92FS while Christmas shopping using a Fobus or Blackhawk holster, and after 5 minutes of being there, realizing you’re going to sweat to death if you don’t take your jacket off but you can’t because you’re carrying in a paddle holster. I learned that and realized that for the most part, I probable never would need a winter coat unless I was standing outside all day. Modern synthetic materials are getting so good that fleece and wool are really going to be a thing of the past. There trend is that body armor and armor plating will get thinner and lighter, it’s only a matter of time.
We’ve been watching the Vertx, Blackhawk and TruSpec product line for a long time and can see an obvious trend. This Fall we are working on a TruSpec jackets and outwear promo and there are many cool things we can’t wait to see come in. Vertx is kind of pricey but really good stuff, we’ve been happy with the Woolrich Elite outwear especially the Twill Jacket. Unfortunately last year was a bad year for outwear because of all of the warm weather. From a retail standpoint, hopefully we get a Fall and Winter Season.