Frag Out! Magazine
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TACTICAL BUSINESS consists in a destructive laminate test with the securi- ty lanyard. The customers were offered the improved ULPC-1 vests, and works on the ULPC-3 were continued – they were supplied in the large amounts to two special forces unit at the end of 2015. Price / quality / availability Yes, the SPECOPS products are expensive. But immedi- ately a question arises – in comparison with what? A hi- erarchy on the equipment market is as follows: at the bot- tom of the price pyramid is an army surplus. The issued uniforms of the British Army in the DPM or in the German one in Flecktarn can be bought occasionally at online auctions occasionally by kilograms. The next tier occupy the "cheap Chinese". Between the Texar, Mil-tec or MFH brands you should, with a clear conscience put an equa- tion mark. The trousers on the store shelf priced at $25 with a counterfeited camouflage will not survive a battle of Stalingrad, will not be sewed from the NYCO fabric and they will "illuminate" in the night vision devices. The av- erage standard is one shelf above (alternatively a "good" Chinese, as many companies outsources their produc- tion in the Asian countries now). Here you can find such brands as Claw Gear, Condor, 5.11 Tactical, BlackHawk, Propper, Tru Spec and Helikon, the latter deserves for a special honorable mention. This Polish company offers the best develops very dynamically and offers the best value for money. In a certain way parallel functions a "semi-amateur" market in which you can find different tactical boutiques – I will not mention their names due to my aversion to set young talents against. These are 1 or 2-person custom sewing companies, that begin their adventure with sewing, but paying great attention to quality and designs. They offer tailor-made, personalized solutions. Benefiting from easily available materials, very good word of mouth marketing and skillful use social media, these companies slowly build their own brands. It is just among them where I see the next market tycoons – this environment will raise the "next" NFM or Crye Precision. I am sure that their hard work will give effects. Finally, the professional companies. In my opinion one should meet a few requirements to be included to this group: Ä fabrics and materials – 100% must be original, MIL- SPEC compliant, from threads, through a trims, webbing, snaps, hook&loop and zippers. All. Ä design– a company should have design capabilities. Designing from a zero point, on the drawing board, from clay, in CAD or on the paper. It is not enough to make a JPC rip off and move a button slightly "to the left";