Post by judomayhem on Apr 14, 2016 12:23:38 GMT -5
Khakis: Your Grandpa's Tactical Clothing
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Jeans are okay, but I advise my guys to gradually switch over to khakis. Different companies make them, but the best I've seen are from Dickies, Carhardt, Duluth Trading and Propper. Dockers are classier, but not as robust. There are "other high" end khakis that you can find in nicer department stores, as well. Propper supplied the Army and Marines with BDU's for decades. I avoid 5.11 and other "******" companies because they scream "GUN!!" to cops and others in the know, and I prefer to keep a lower profile. They are also more expensive, and not as tough as work pants.
Solid, Earth toned colors (brown, tan, olive green/drab have proven to be approx 90% as effective at camouflage as Multicam when an individual is squatting or in the prone, and obviously cost less (they also don't stand out when in town). That's why mountain men and Indians wore buckskins. That is also why the USMC issues gear in coyote/nutria/dark brown. The darker the brown, the better it works during the 12 hours of the day when the sun is down. Lighter browns like tan "flare" at night. This "flaring" is why the otherwise great desert camo was discontinued. Soldiers and Marines had to be issued olive drab windbreakers and pullover pants so as to remain hard to see in the night hours. Black and Navy blue (even better) are okay at night, but almost as bad at camo during the day as tan is at night. If you need dark trousers, I suggest getting grey ones. Some companies like Dickies and Carhardt make their pants and shirts "permapress", which means you don't have to iron and starch them after washing. If your clothes don't have permapress, use a heavy starch. Frumpy, wrinkled clothes are the mark of a poorly parented lazy shitbag. Don't go outside the home in them.
www.artofmanliness.com/2016/04/13/style-staples-a-mans-guide-to-khakis/
Jeans are okay, but I advise my guys to gradually switch over to khakis. Different companies make them, but the best I've seen are from Dickies, Carhardt, Duluth Trading and Propper. Dockers are classier, but not as robust. There are "other high" end khakis that you can find in nicer department stores, as well. Propper supplied the Army and Marines with BDU's for decades. I avoid 5.11 and other "******" companies because they scream "GUN!!" to cops and others in the know, and I prefer to keep a lower profile. They are also more expensive, and not as tough as work pants.
Solid, Earth toned colors (brown, tan, olive green/drab have proven to be approx 90% as effective at camouflage as Multicam when an individual is squatting or in the prone, and obviously cost less (they also don't stand out when in town). That's why mountain men and Indians wore buckskins. That is also why the USMC issues gear in coyote/nutria/dark brown. The darker the brown, the better it works during the 12 hours of the day when the sun is down. Lighter browns like tan "flare" at night. This "flaring" is why the otherwise great desert camo was discontinued. Soldiers and Marines had to be issued olive drab windbreakers and pullover pants so as to remain hard to see in the night hours. Black and Navy blue (even better) are okay at night, but almost as bad at camo during the day as tan is at night. If you need dark trousers, I suggest getting grey ones. Some companies like Dickies and Carhardt make their pants and shirts "permapress", which means you don't have to iron and starch them after washing. If your clothes don't have permapress, use a heavy starch. Frumpy, wrinkled clothes are the mark of a poorly parented lazy shitbag. Don't go outside the home in them.
www.artofmanliness.com/2016/04/13/style-staples-a-mans-guide-to-khakis/
