Fieldtest: Phantomleaf WASP II – Z1B Introduction Phantomleaf WASP II Z1B was introduced almost a year ago and I was able to get my hands on it quite early. First a piece of NyCo to get some initial impressions and later in summer 2024 the first items of Leo Köhler, namely the Einsatzkampfjacke (aka the […]
Review: Tasmanian Tiger – TT Duffel 45 Introduction This year Tasmanian Tiger released two Duffel Bags, the TT Duffel 45 and 65. Over the last few months I was able to use the TT Duffel 45 on a regular basis and can give you my personal impressions and insights. Designed as an equipment bag with […]
Review: Helikon-Tex RAT Waist Pack Introduction Helikon-Tex offers several items for every-day carry and low profile carry options for law enforcement personnel – the RAT Waist Pack is one of them. I had the chance to use this particular waist pack for some time now and can give you a better overview of it by […]
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Camouflage and Night Vision: Expectations vs Reality part 2 – Materials & IR illuminators Disclaimer: This is the second part of my „camouflage and nightvision“ series. For the part 1 click here. I have tried to research everything to the best of my knowledge. However, I am not an expert in physics or textile production, […]
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 […]
Camouflage test: Phantomleaf – WASP I Z3a in the field Introduction One of the bigger surprises in 2023 was the introduction of the cooperation between Phantomleaf and Mil-Tec, resulting in the release of the WASP I pattern family, which is exclusive to Mil-Tec. For those of you, who have not read the backgrounder to this […]
Review: Tasmanian Tiger – TT Mesh Bag VL M Introduction In this article I want to take a quick look at the Tasmanian Tiger TT Mesh Bag VL M – a backpack accessory that is available since 2022. Often enough, these neat little helpers are overlooked and I thought it would be a good ide […]
Camouflage: Landcamo ABD Mammut Introduction Landcamo ABD Mammut is one of those hard to get camouflage patterns that was widely discussed several years back during the “camouflage wars”, sparked by the US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort. A while back Pitchfork Systems bought the remaining stock of ABD Mammut fabric and had several uniforms made. This […]
