New 5.11 Covert Khaki compared to Woolrich Elite Chinos?
I really don’t know why all of these tactical companies left standing only deal with the Poly Cotton variations of clothing and never deal with the 100% cotton ripstop material. Tru-Spec has a cotton canvas pant as well as the well known 5.11 tactical clothing company but there is a nich part of this industry that is having a really hard time finding a good quality tactical pant that is really comfortable doesn’t feel stiff when worn. Plenty of our contractors and even electricians are not allowed to wear the polycotton materials because of the possibility of flashing or exposure to high heat. Ask anyone in an emergency room what happens during fires and what the best type of clothing is to have on in those situations. Many of our tactical shirts have nylon in them instead of polyester for this reason.
When it comes to having a true CCW pant, there really isn’t much out there. They are either very cargo looking tactical pants or they have so many zippers or funky cuts to the clothing that you already know they are tactical pants because your suit pants aren’t going to look like that. Now that Woolrich Elite Chinos are not being made anymore, the new 5.11 covert khaki 2.0 is an improvement over the previous covert khaki pants and when I had a customer come in here and ask me if we carried them, I was surprised to find out they were 5.11 pants in the first place. These pants do have the side zippers but they are hidden very well and the tabs are very small. They do have a sheen to them which makes them look more like suit pants and they have permanent creases that give them that professional look.