Fashion Police: What Matches Tactical Cargos (for Women)?
It’s hard enough to find ladies tactical pants with a proper fit. Now try tracking down a shirt that not only matches but drapes properly and stylishly. That was more than a challenge a few years ago, before clothing manufacturers stepped up to offer for-her tactical clothing. Nowadays choices abound.
This type of clothing is geared [...]
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Tactical Talk: Andy Ihnatko and His Tactical Internet Pants
Chicago-Sun Times’ resident technophile extols his devotion for tactical pants due to its ability to hold many electronic wonders—maybe even Apple’s new iPad. Ihnatko doesn’t hold back in this Q&A all about his most favorite pants.
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iPad: Will It Fit in Andy Ihnatko’s Tactical Internet Pants?
It’s been less than 24 hours since Apple unveiled its new tablet computer. Its name? iPad. And stop with the feminine hygiene jokes already … we’ve heard them all! Personally, we prefer iTab.
While many are questioning Apple’s choices (like, why make a giant iPhone without a camera?), here’s a question you might not have heard: [...]
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5.11 Women’s Tactical Pant Steal
Calling all women: For a very limited time, you can buy a pair of new 5.11 tactical pants for $15 (or three pairs for $35). These seven-pocket trousers typically retail for $49.99, which makes this is a complete steal.
Posted in Denver Craigslist’s Clothing & Accessories section yesterday, the seller says she has three pairs available [...]
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5.11 Tactical TDUs Vs. Traditional BDUs
Our friends over at Tactical Gearhead recently did a side-by-side comparison of 5.11 Tactical TDUs (tactical duty uniforms) with Traditional BDUs (battle dress uniforms) and found while there are many similarities, there are also an equal number of differences.
This 10-minute video (above) covers all the bases. Here are the highlights:
Both pants large pockets on [...]
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Tactical Pants: The Perfect Disguise?
While most use tactical pants for good, there are some who think they can slip on a pair of cargos and pretend to be a do-gooder when they are, in fact, endangering others. And not to mention, breaking the law.
Take Zachary Paul Harris for instance. The 22-year-old previously served a five-year sentence for posing as [...]
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Can You Wear Tactical Pants to a Nice Dinner?
The question “Tactical or Practical?” was posed at Mossy Creek Custom when the blogger over there attempted to wear Woolrich Elite Series Discreet Pants to a Friday night dinner party, which his wife completely frowned upon.
Although his effort to be comfortable at dinner was ultimately met with failure, the blogger at Mossy Creek Custom, a [...]
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Yet Another 5.11 Tactical Pants Review
Recently, we’ve seen a lot of different reviews of 5.11 Tactical Pants. While some have been not so favorable, this one comes from Survivalist31, a frequent reviewer of survival gear on YouTube and a definite tac pants fan. Specifically the pants he critiques are a cotton /polyester mix, which he calls a “great pair of [...]
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GeekDad Loves His 5.11 Tactical Pants
After Chicago-Sun Times scribe Andy Ihnatko crammed everything—an iPhone, an Amazon Kindle and four (yes, four!) digital cameras—in his pockets of his “Internet Pants,” he captured geeks’ attention everywhere.
Especially GeekDad, Wired’s blog for technophile fathers. They gave “Internet Pants,” a.k.a. 5.11 Tacticals, a rather positive review a few months ago.
Ken Denmead wrote:
…they are perfectly [...]
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Fechheimer VERTX Flies Under the Radar
Fechheimer has joined the fray with their take on tactical pants, which they have dubbed VERTX. The premise behind the first pant in this line, the VTX1000, is a covert appearance without sacrificing any functionality. The idea is similar to Blackhawks TNT (tactical non-tactical) pant, which makes for easy blending in amongst civilians.
The design of [...]
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