Summer Tactical Operator Pants
If you haven’t heard them called that yet, maybe we should coin the phrase. Eotac’s Lightweight Operator Grade tactical pants are the pants you should be wearing if you are taking a Carbine class this summer. I was watching the Magpul Art of the Tactical Carbine and noticed just about every operator we saw on the DVD was pulling mags from a vest, chest rig or belt. There were several shooting postions we noticed where and Operator was laying on their side and reloading mags.
The Style 201 lightweight operator grade pants are made of 100% cotton ripstop. Ripstop material came about after WWII in the Pacific War. These pants are capable of holding up to 6 loaded 30rd AR magazines in the pants and make accessing mags and reloading on the ground easier that pulling from a chest rig. Style 201 pants are available in Black, Khaki, OD Green, Navy and now the Digital Camo pattern. These pants also accept knee pad inserts and use the same pads as the style 202 and 202 pants do.
Eotac pants have been on the market for almost a year now. One of the most popular tactical pants is the Style 201 Operator pants. These pants are hands down one of the most practical tactical pants you can find on the market. You may even find that these pants are so well designed and comfortable you almost won’t need to wear a tactical vest since the pocket designs will allow you to hold up to six 30rd AR/M16 magazines in the pockets. These pants are made of 100% cotton rip stop and have a gusseted grotch for extra strength. It may be funny to read about someone talking about how the crotch on a pair of tactical pants are re-enforced, but if you’re in hot climates, you’ll need lightweight clothing and durability is always an issue for the lightweight stuff.