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HELIKON-TEX
classic chest pockets and one zippered pocket will hold all
your essentials, but what makes these shirts truly unique is
the fastening system; at first the shirt looks like any buttoned
shirt, but when needed, a single strong pull reveals that the
shirt is fastened with snap buttons, giving you instant access
to your weapon, magazines, baton or anything else carried
underneath. I particularly like the glasses wipe attached to
the hem of the shirts, a little feature that once again proves
that Helikon-Tex know their stuff… I mean c’mon, who
doesn’t wipe their shooting glasses on their shirt hem?
A “Grey Man”, as the name implies, is a person that
can easily blend into the crowd, and the perfect operator
should be considered a “grey man”, being able to avoid
detection even when surrounded by other people. Helikon’s
“Greyman” shirt looks quite unassuming, but is still stylish,
with the plaid pattern providing not only a degree of
elegance, but also a low profile look, a necessity during
covert urban operations.
A classic style with buttoned chest pockets, buttoned front
and as well as buttoned sleeves will help you blend into the
crowd whenever you need, but for your essential EDC items
the shirt has a hidden, internal zippered pocket, and another
hidden, yet useful feature is a swatch of special cloth for
cleaning glasses which is integrated into one of the shirts
sides. All of these make the Greyman Shirt a perfect choice
either for covert operations or for everyday civilian use.
In line with their other shirts like the Defender MK2 series,
the “Gentleman” shirt, and the Trip Lite shirt Helikon-Tex
really have covered all the bases for warmer and hot weather
wear, and I’m certain there’s more to come!
NEXT? SFU NEXT!
Now it’s all very well having a great range of shirts to choose
from, but having a trouser design that works just as well
and is as full of useful features is a necessity too! I already
mentioned the “Greyman Jeans” which work perfectly in
an understated way, but this year Helikon-Tex have moved
forward with their Special Forces Uniform (SFU) NEXT
program with the latest SFU NEXT MK2 pants.
These pants are a new, improved version of the classic
SFU NEXT that have proved to be a superb design, offering
a host of features, great durability, and excellent freedom
of movement. Even though the new pants are based on the
previous pattern, they have been redesigned to fit with a
straight, aggressive cut.
The pants have numerous pockets, including two classic
hip pockets, back pleated pockets and large hook & loop
closed cargo pockets on the sides. Additionally there are
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