I can see dressing a certain way to be easily identifiable to "your side" in combat. Otherwise, I can't even figure out what "tactical" clothing is. Vertx has a rain coat that has side zips to access holsters, and certain features that facilitate weapons and comms use, and that makes sense. But pants? Too me, not much difference between tan 5.11 pants and tan wrangler carpenter jeans.
If I put on some armor, and a battle belt, and some nice loose fitting, comfortable Levi's jeans, I would think I would still be able to do all the things I needed to do, and still be wearing pants at the end of the day.
Given a choice between range time, or buying a grand worth of tactical clothing, I know what I would choose. I'm not dissing tactical stuff, I like it, but I don't think getting completely kitted out with NFM group clothing is going to be what keeps me alive.
One of the reasons Military and contracting companies choose suppliers, is simply who can deliver large numbers of items. There are some great small companies making great gear, but they can't handle an order of say, one hundred vests to be delivered in one week.
And honestly, we are preppers, not combat troops.
If a 60 year old lady with diabetes and arthritis has fired 5K rounds through her AR, and has an extra mag and the mindset to shoot to kill, I don't want to be shot at by her, period. I don't care if she is in curlers and a terry cloth bathrobe, wearing bunny slippers and clenching a Virginia Slim cigarette in her teeth. I'll pass on that fight.
If a 25 year old man who is a gym rat and marathon runner has fired one magazine through his AR standing at a range bench, and he isn't quite sure of himself, and is fully decked out in brand new, unused armor, pants, battle belt, combat boots etc. etc. ... I might have a go at that.
