Helikon-Tex did not disappoint during this years IWA. As every year they come up with new ideas and set the bar higher constantly. Having several new pack designs, but also jackets, fleeces and hoodies, next to other accessoires, it was crazy to look through the whole line up. PenCott Wildwood will be available from May […]

Die deutsche Version dieses Reviews kann im Tacticalforum nachgelesen werden: This time I would like to write about the Helikon Tex Gunfighter Softshell, which was kindly provided to me by Hwesta.eu. This particular design of the jacket is available from different manufactures and features the same cut and some of the features of the original […]

Die deutsche Version dieses Review kann im Tacticalforum nachgelesen werden. I have written about the Direct Action line of Helikon Tex several times now on this blog and published a thorough review about their large Messenger Bag. Here I would like to take the time and look closer at the smallest backpack of Direct Action […]

Review: Helikon-Tex – Greyman Jacket Introduction The Helikon-Tex Greyman Jacket is one of the company’s low profile urban line-up garments. The moment I saw the jacket being introduced, I was highly interested because of its casual and edgy design. Needless to say, I also wanted to take a closer look at it and give you […]

Review: Helikon-Tex – Claymore Bag Introduction When Helikon-Tex introduced the Claymore Bag during IWA 2022 I was pleasantly surprised that the company would revisit such an old school design. While 1-2 other US based companies had their own runs at this classic military bag, it is much welcomed that Helikon-Tex made a version that is […]

Review: Helikon-Tex MCDU Combat Pants Introduction: The MCDU Combat Pants by Helikon-Tex were already introduced to the interested audience during IWA 2022. However it took another year for the pants to be released as everything was delayed because of the war in Ukraine. This year Helikon-Tex released this new pants model and I already took […]

Review: Helikon-Tex Tramontane Jacket Introduction After some initial delays I was able to get my Helikon-Tex Tramontane jacket in summer.  Since then I have been using it on a regular basis and now it is time to give you my impression of this very lightweight piece of gear. According to Helikon-Tex it is designed to […]

IWA 2022 – Helikon-Tex As it is Sunday, let’s do another full access report on IWA 2022 – this time Helikon-Tex. The Polish company is one of the regulars at the show in Nuremberg and this year was not any different. What stood out was that Helikon-Tex was only present at IWA and Direct Action […]