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Modified or Designer clothing for the EDC prepped civilian
22 November 2011, 17:00,
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Modified or Designer clothing for the EDC prepped civilian
Modified or Designer clothing for the EDC prepped civilian
Copyright NR 2011


More and more preppers I meet are doing some interesting stuff with their EDC clothing, Poorer preppers like myself tend to modify or tailor proprietry brands of clothing to suit our own needs, I’m always adding extra pockets, re-enforcement patches, Fastex webbing and hangers, kit hanging loops, elasticated draw cords etc to my clothing. Equally many preppers choose to buy and wear clothing primarily designed for soldiers or police officers such as Combat Jackets, SAS smocks, M65s, Concealed Carry Jackets, Specialist Vests etc. And not forgetting our passion for tactical cargo pants either. Some folks spend huge amounts of first rate specialist outdoor clothing and still end up messing on with a sewing machine to get the product they want.

Also and very importantly in this ever more uncertain and violent world parents are also seeking specialist clothing for their children. GPS tagged clothing and shoes for the very young, GPS tagged phones for errant teens spring to mind but equally the enlightened urban families both prepper and ordinary types as well as the kids themselves have identified a need for even more specialist clothing.

This includes slash proof and knife resistant vests, hoodies, smocks and jackets for KIDS !!
(What a terrible indictment of today’s society until you realise that in London alone over 250 kids have been stabbed to death in the last year or two which makes teen prepping more important than ever it was before.)

Slash resistant clothing is now very popular in places such as Washington DC, New York, London, Birmingham, Rome, Berlin and Tokyo for teens as well as adults. It is a newish product range some city preppers may wish to consider as well.

There is also a trend among our teens and city dwellers to reduce the risk of becoming victims of muggings and street robberies by wearing clothing that allows them to conceal the inevitable collection of electronic gadgets they have these days. Firstly it helps them reduce the risk of being targeted as in many cases they can conceal their personal kit about their person instead of in bags and rucksacks.

Jackets, Hoodies and Vests that look just like ordinary outdoor civilian fashion clothing but have huge numbers of concealed pockets and hidden routes within the clothing to route phone speaker / headphone wires etc, This again is a development that can in many cases be beneficial to the urban prepper community as you can very often carry a full EDC load in the pockets rather than in a bag.

Article on Kids stab proof clothing
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk...552956.ece
Concealed 24 pocket Fleece
http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/Fleece_Jacket.shtml
22 concealed pocket travel Vest
http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/New_T...Vest.shtml
26 concealed pockets Jacket
http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/Revol...cket.shtml
Specialist Scottvest range Men and Women
http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/subin...ests.shtml
Tactical multi pocket hoodie
http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/cotton-hoodie.shtml
Knife Slash Resistant Hoodies
http://www.bladerunner.tv/hooded-tops-c-76.html
Knife Slash Resistant Windjammer Jacket
http://www.bladerunner.tv/weatherproof-j...uffangro21

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28 January 2012, 20:53,
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RE: Modified or Designer clothing for the EDC prepped civilian
Me and another lad at work were thinking about getting the blade runner hoodies last year as we work nights in newcastle. I wish we could get the material and my lass could line clothing. So NR, in a SHTF situation, what would be better:

dressing as a civilian, in military gear or in security gear? I'm thinking someone in a new army uniform jacket (multicam), would have some authority over the general public, but I see how any kind of people dressed like they have a clue might become targets.
I also like bear gyrils gear, aknow people get carried away with stupidly expensive bushcraft gear, but workmans trousers are just as good.
http://uk.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertai...index.html
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28 January 2012, 21:12, (This post was last modified: 28 January 2012, 21:25 by NorthernRaider.)
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RE: Modified or Designer clothing for the EDC prepped civilian
(28 January 2012, 20:53)Deano Wrote: Me and another lad at work were thinking about getting the blade runner hoodies last year as we work nights in newcastle. I wish we could get the material and my lass could line clothing. So NR, in a SHTF situation, what would be better:

dressing as a civilian, in military gear or in security gear? I'm thinking someone in a new army uniform jacket (multicam), would have some authority over the general public, but I see how any kind of people dressed like they have a clue might become targets.
I also like bear gyrils gear, aknow people get carried away with stupidly expensive bushcraft gear, but workmans trousers are just as good.
http://uk.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertai...index.html

Deano its everyones own personal choice in clothing but I strongly encourage people to adopt the ultra low profile GREY MAN type of dress. IE blnd in with your surroundings so if you live work in a city you need urban tactical gear or modified civvy gear from say Belstaff, Bergaus, Barbour , Heriklion etc. High quality hoodies with extra internal pockets are ideal for most environment.
All the good manufacturers do a range of quality civvy kit, Web-Tex, Arktiss, 5:11 The mutts nutts in many close protection / security officers gear is the Arc'teryx Bravo Jacket. Those blade runner knife resistant hoodies are good, but not letting the twat get close enough to use a knife is better, and not being in the area when trouble kicks off is better still Smile

I feel personally Its not our role to be or look authorative, its our role to disappear, look as uninteresting and unimportant as possible, just be a passing shadow in the night. Our duty is to get home to our families safely and to be able to protect and support them independent of the state, A drunken twat on the town only has to get lucky once to ruin not only your life but that of your family.

I like the top quality civvie gear cos no one notices just another dude with his fleece or hoody walking in the shadows with his rucksack slung over one shoulder, but cop/ security/ paramil possibly or maybe end up getting you the attention you dont have time to deal with.
SAS smock = Good and part of your kit for when you reach the edge of the city and move away into the countryside.

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29 January 2012, 01:52,
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RE: Modified or Designer clothing for the EDC prepped civilian
(28 January 2012, 20:53)Deano Wrote: Me and another lad at work were thinking about getting the blade runner hoodies last year as we work nights in newcastle. I wish we could get the material and my lass could line clothing. So NR, in a SHTF situation, what would be better:

You can buy kevlar. It's available in loads of places. One thing though. Kevlar isn't stabproof. It is a slash proof material. You can cut it with scissors, which is how you would shape it into your own clothing.

In fairness, I used to work doors, and the hoodies are frowned upon. You're better with the round neck hoodies for working doors. Also, onestopcopshop has really good quality ballistic tops you might want to look into.
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