Comments on: Your Favorite Tactical Gear Company?

By: TxSoldier

TxSoldier — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:44:36 +0000

I haven’t owned any Maxpedition pouches, but when I was in Iraq, we had a Major who had a small pouch of theirs he kept his camera in, and he wasn’t easy on the pouch either. It held up all year to some really crappy treatment. Really didn’t show any wear either. I just got into putting some of my own personal gear together and I’ve got some eagle stuff which seems good. I see more and more stuff coming from small companies and individuals I’d like to invest in though here lately than the bigger companies.

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By: Nikolai

Nikolai — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:04:48 +0000

@admin I second that

By: Nikolai

Nikolai — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:03:40 +0000

In my experience, SO tech is hands down THE BEST. I have been running with my tomcat chest rig/hydro carrier for about a year and a half now, and I havent had one stich bust, and believe me I run my gear hard. I have had experience with less than adequate gear break i.e(Black hawk, Maxpedition). If you want gear that will last, and last , and last, then go with S.O tech. The gear is tailored for the serious operator, and they will fix anything that breaks (which will most likely not happen, unless you take cover in a wood chipper). S.O tech is the enrgizer bunny of tac gear. Other than S.O tech I have had good vibe’s from Eagle and TAG.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:25:23 +0000

Being both .mil and .le I have two very separate gear requirements. The first place I look is OSOE, the real one, not his his ex-wife and her current husbands rip off shit. John Willis is a standup dude and he builds real solid kit. My duty belt and all of its add-ons in OSOE except for my holster. The other place I look is Tactical Tailor. The first piece of “kit” I ever bought was a TT 3-Day bag when I joined the Army 6 years ago and I still have it. Its been all over the country, all over the woods and all over Iraq and its still going strong. When I have a holster need I always go to Safariland first for anything outside the belt, anything inside goes to Comp-Tac

By: MikeMike

MikeMike — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:55:22 +0000

ESSTAC! American made by people who care that you get EXACTLY what you need. Out of fairness, I give props to anyone stateside kicking out well made custom equipment.

ESSTAC can make anything for any application. My gear needs are more specific that most and they accomodated beautifully – beyond expectation. I’m a fan for life and I’ll stake my life on the performance of their gear anyday. Stu and his people are the best by far.

By: TSG

TSG — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:56:22 +0000

Tactical Tailor, HSGI, SOE Gear (the real one not the ex wife’s company), T3 and CSM have been some of my favorites so far. My TT assault pack has been chugging along for years and the Shoulder straps are finally showing some real wear on the pack cloth, I’ll probably either send it in for repair or get a new one just like it. The original Blackhawk stuff made in Va. Beach was great kit, I have an adjustable drop leg holster in storage somewhere that was innovative and well made at the time it was current. Hmmm, maybe I should dig that up?! Maxpedition’s cardboard like knock-off cordura is loud, stiff and off color as well. If it isn’t flexible it isn’t gonna survive the abrasion of use too well, especially on the folds.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:09:30 +0000

I think that what David was trying to say is that they were selling MALICE Clips as “Maxpedition MALICE Clips”.

It isn’t that they steal the design they have or should i say had a habit of re-branding things.

Maxpedition has also had problems with ITW.

For example, for a long time they were calling the Grimloc the Maxpedition Grimloc. This of course leads to brand confusion and I have noticed on forums people refer to them as Maxpedition Grimloc’s. I know ITW was not happy and rightfully so. However, looking at their website it appears that they finally cleared that up.

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By: darrin

darrin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:53:00 +0000

How do you know they ripped off MALICE clips

I know for a fact they did not, T.Tang, CEO personally requested I ship over 500 Shorts and long MALICE clips to take care of an immediate customer need.

there is no similarity between their proprietary webbing based units and the polymer MALICE clips.

By: David

David — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:33:26 +0000

Maxpedition also ripped off Tactical Tailor’s MALICE clips and called them their own. Ethics is a big deal when rating a company. If they’re willing to do that, who knows what other shortcuts they make.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:02:11 +0000

I know I always look for American made gear first. But crazy lead times, very high price or lack of selection for a specific need may necessitate buying gear built overseas.