We are very pleased to announce that our PenCott-Snowdrift camouflage pattern is now available to order on the first of three planned fabric types. The current fabric is a lightweight, packable, quick-drying and water-resistant 100% polyester shell fabric. We are using the same fabric, finish and nIR spec as used by the US Marine Corps […]
A few days ago EGL posted an intriguing photo on their Facebook page showing the beginnings of an unidentified project using 500D Cordura “Badlands” fabric… A day or so later they posted a second photo, this time showing the work-in-progress status of the project – but still no hints as to what it would eventually […]
Renowned for being sturdy, well-engineered, and BPA-free, Nalgene water bottles are a very popular way to carry your favourite refreshing beverage – or even just pure clean water – on the trail or out in the back of beyond. Even if your adventures only take you a couple of hundred yards from the car park […]
Texas-based SpecOpShop is now shipping their Spec Ops Boonie Hat in Badlands and GreenZone featuring an innovative Zig-Zag grid of flattened 550-cord for attaching scrim and foliage for even better individual camouflage performance. SpecOpShop is also now importing and selling the “operator-style” Alpha Tactical Hat from Molay Uniform Division. And finally, SpecOpShop are happy […]
We took part recently in a programme on Monocle 24, the 24/7 internet radio outlet modeled on the BBC World Service and part of the same business portfolio as London-headquartered lifestyle magazine Monocle. Lawrence, was asked to explain how the US Army got into the situation of needing to find a new camouflage pattern for […]
Our friend Florian over at Svensson Tactical Blog posted a series of photos yesterday featuring SABRE’s Gen.III Special Forces Smock and Sniper trousers in the “GreenZone” variant of our PenCott family of camouflage patterns. The location was “somewhere along the lower Rhine”, and its easy to see from the photos why the pattern is gaining […]
COMBAT-ID is the brain-child of Remik Matuszewski from Lodz, Poland – described on his Facebook page as a “one man army of ideas, stuff and technology” – and turns out unique, custom team, call sign, morale, flag and special patches. One of the defining characteristics of his work is the use of IR reflective and […]
Our friend Evan at The Tactical Survivor Blog posted a spotlight on a nice piece of custom kit made by our great friends at OC Tactical. Check out the article here. Also check out TSB’s review of the 3M Peltor Tactical Sport active headset here.
KITANICA was originally founded in 1995 in Brooklyn, NY by master designer, sewer and pattern maker Beej Cronin. The company is now located near San Francisco, CA and Beej, his brother Chris and their cousin Len produce a growing range of exceptionally durable, distinctive, utilitarian, and comfortable clothing for tactical and outdoor use. And if […]
All of the recent chatter about the US Army’s camouflage problems seems to have kicked off some discussion in Singapore about the Singapore Armed Forces introduction of a family of pixelated camouflage patterns. The most recent article appeared in The New Paper on Monday of this week. The New Paper is Singapore’s second largest English-language […]