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In my line of work it's a typical day when someone in marketing sends mean email with a new product announcement. In 5.11 Tactical's case ... well ... it's a regular occurrence. What was out of the ordinary waswhen they asked me about my inseam measurements. Soon enough my desk donned a new pair of Apex Tactical Pants. They had company, but I'll get to that later.
This pant was released at the recent Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, in Salt Lake City, Utah - MSRP $84.99.Reading this I thought they were just going to be in the style of a typical 5.11 pant, but without the tricks they seemingly ALWAYS include. (By tricks, I mean hidden features, covert zippers, and zillions of pockets.) The tradeshow is called"outdoor retailer", I figured assuming the pant was for and designed for the rough hiker.
I was wrong.
The pant's release (12100346) claims they are a reinvention of the tactical pant, taking to heart feedback from the Stryke pant. (I can't comment on the Stryke, if you have a pair - let us know your thoughts in the comments. And if you sent in some comments about the Styrke pant, apparently they heard you.) Tom Davin, the company's CEO, says that some of the leading operators challenged them "to build a low profile pant with full tactical features." And this double-dare had to include the ability to carry 6 AR magazines.
The pant is made of a new canvas weave from 5.11's Flex-Tac fabric. I haven't seen this before. It looks and feels slightly different than the...