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About Lawrence Holsworth

Marketing and Business Development Director, Hyde Definition.

COMING SOON: BDUs and Boonie Hats from SEALS Action Gear

  By Lawrence Holsworth | January 12, 2015 - 3:02 AM | Clothing Manufacturers, SEALS Action Gear
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SEALS Action Gear have kicked off the New Year by releasing some sneak peak photos of their signature Tactical Field Shirt and Tactical Field Pants in PenCott GreenZone™ and BadLands™.

This is great news for all the folks in North America who’ve been waiting for some reasonably-priced, domestically-produced uniforms and headgear in the PenCott patterns.  Together with gear from Tactical Tailor, now end-users in North America will be able to kit themselves up with a full PenCott loadout.

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SEALS Action Gear’s Tactical Field Shirt is made from genuine PenCott-printed Cordura brand 50/50 NyCo ripstop fabric.  The shirt features their signature sleeve pocket design, and chest pockets that are slanted inward for easy reach.  The chest pockets also feature double pocket flaps, covering the buttons for maximum security and snag-resistance.   The front of the shirt features a covered front zipper closure with snaps on top and bottom.

The waist of the shirt is slightly tapered for comfortable wear in or outside the pants, depending on personal preference.  The elbows are reinforced with a double layer of 50/50 NyCo ripstop fabric and the cuffs are adjustable with snap closures.  The band collar can be worn down or up, to keep debris out and to protect the neck when wearing load-bearing vests and/or body armour.

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SEALS Action Gear’s Tactical Field Pants are made from genuine PenCott-printed Cordura brand 50/50 NyCo ripstop fabric and feature a unique waist adjustment system.  Other BDU-style pants use pull tabs with buckles which bunch up the fabric and create pressure points which chafe the skin, especially when wearing duty belts.  These pull tabs also distort the shape of the pants which creates a “sloppy” appearance.  SEALS Tactical Field Pants on the other hand, adjust to your exact waist size using a patented Velcro waist band which fits extremely comfortable and does NOT bunch up.

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The belt loops are large enough for any military belt and a heavy duty nylon zipper is used in the fly.  Two large thigh pockets, two slant front pockets, two rear pockets and two calf pockets provide for plenty of load carrying capacity.  Double pocket flaps cover the buttons on the thigh and calf pockets and ensure that everything stays inside and buttons don’t get caught on stuff.  The seat and knees also feature a double layer of fabric for extra-durability.

Also released were photos of SEALS own wide-brimmed boonie hat.

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www.sealsactiongear.com

Helikon-Tex announces PCS smock in PenCott™ camouflage

  By Lawrence Holsworth | December 18, 2014 - 12:50 AM | Clothing Manufacturers, Helikon-Tex
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Helikon-Tex announced today that their PCS-style smock will be available in PenCott-GreenZone™ and PenCott-SnowDrift™ camouflage from January 2015.

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Based on the design of the British Army’s ‘Personal Clothing System’ Smock, Helikon’s PCS Smock is constructed from milspec-grade 50/50 Nylon-Cotton ripstop fabric.  It features 10 spacious pockets for personal equipment,  a helmet-compatible hood that can be easily adjusted, a loose cut to fit over insulating layers in cold weather,  and double fabric layers in key areas for added wind protection.

Now from next month this smock based on a classic British design will feature an advanced British-designed camouflage pattern.

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MSRP is listed as 169 EUROs.

www.helikon-tex.com

Zombie Zone and SCDTV Christmas SnowDrift Competition

  By Lawrence Holsworth | December 15, 2014 - 9:12 PM | Accessories, Media, SCDTV, Zombie Zone
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This Christmas, the Elves from Zombie Zone have joined forces with the Elves from SCDTV – and those from the far north – and have prepared something very special for you…

First a little back-story…  Last Christmas Eve, Santa Claus received many disturbing signals that bad green lizard-goblins were trying to destroy Christmas.  There were dozens of reports of them robbing people’s Christmas stockings- stealing from them things like tactical folding knives, backpacks, and various other pieces of tactical and survival equipment. In the place of the stolen items they put, tight pants, razors, pink wool sweaters, perfume, flowers, and other stuff intended to make men weak…

1525191_497991430317884_1682875026_nAfter painstakingly gathering all the evidence and analyzing footage from tapping into cameras in laptops, smart phones, tablets and carefully hidden in childrens’ toys, the record clearly showed that the evil goblins usually robbed red Christmas stockings.

So, the elves from Zombie Zone and SCDTV came to the conclusion that the best Christmas stockings should be camouflaged. Together, they then set up a new headquarters and Camouflage Research Center in Lapland. Elf Dudek from SCDTV tested virtually all commercially available camouflage patterns over the next months. The winning pattern, with a success rate of evading detection 97.3% of the time was PenCott-SnowDrift™. To ensure 100% success, the ZZ/SCDTV elves added a special goblin repellent solution to the fabric.

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Unfortunately, due to the amount of time that was needed to study the surveillance footage from last Christmas, to analyze all available camouflage patterns, and develop and test the special goblin repellent, the elf team only had enough time to make 3 of these special SnowDrift™ Christmas stockings.

Two of the special stockings will remain at the Lapland HQ and Camouflage Research Center in Lapland for further study, the 3rd one will be given away in a special competition!

So, now you may well be wondering what you have to do in order to win this incredibly rare, and exceptionally effective Anti-Goblin-Camouflaged-Christmas-Stocking…  Well, its quite simple really.  Just follow this 4-step process:

1. ‘Like’ Zombie Zone on Facebook.
2. ‘Like’ SCDTV on Facebook.
3. Publish and share this post with all of your friends and connections on Facebook so that people will hide and camouflage their Christmas stockings better.  We are certain that the goblins will attack again this year….
4. Create an image / take a photo of any Zombie Zone gadget in a winter or Christmas setting and send it to them via email or in a private message on Facebook.

Zombie Zone and SCDTV will create a special folder on Facebook where you will be able to view all of the contest submissions – and at midnight on December 31st a jury of the elves will sit at a round table with Santa Claus and choose the winner!

Get ready for snow with SEALS Action Gear

  By Lawrence Holsworth | December 12, 2014 - 10:17 PM | Clothing Manufacturers, SEALS Action Gear
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Being located in Alberta, Canada, SEALS Action Gear probably know a bit about cold weather and snow – and it looks like they’re getting ready for in style this year – judging by the snapshots of their latest prototypes that they recently posted on their Facebook page.

First up is the latest incarnation of their famous SOFTIE Jacket / Liner.  What’s new about this version 4.1 ULTRA SOFTIE is that has been made fully-reversible, with MultiCam on one side and PenCott-SnowDrift™ on the other!  The ULTRA SOFTIE is ultra-lightweight and stuffable and comes with a free stuff-sack included.

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Under its new ownership, SEALS Action Gear has also updated and upgraded the design of their tried-and-tested Combat Anorak 4.1.  The new Combat Anorak 4.2 features changes to the wrist cuffs, neck opening, hood, and arm pockets – as well as new additional rear “stash” pockets.

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Direct Action Gear expands offering

  By Lawrence Holsworth | December 6, 2014 - 5:13 PM | Direct Action, Gear Manufacturers
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Our friends at Direct Action Gear recently provided a sneak-peak of their latest products – the ‘Spitfire’ Plate Carrier and the ‘Hurricane’ Chest Rig.  The FULL line of Direct Action gear and clothing will be revealed at EnforceTac & IWA in March.

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In the meantime, the current range of Direct Action backpacks and messenger bags are available from a wide range of retailers.  Check the Direct Action website for more details.

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‘Viewpoint Tactical’ magazine – SAWMAN talks about defending endangered animals

  By Lawrence Holsworth | December 6, 2014 - 4:55 PM | Media
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Our friend, former SEAL team operator Craig “Sawman” Sawyer, talks about his motivation and his efforts in counter-poaching ops to save the endangered rhinos and elephants of Africa from extinction at the hands of international crime syndicates.

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Click on the image above to jump to the magazine – Sawman’s interview starts on page 50.