Tag Archive | UrbanSurvivor

Smith Optics Outlier and Inforce 6vx: gear review

Being able to see properly is one of the most important skills, it can increase your survivability in almost every dangerous scenario. Since most of the time the two biggest obstacles to our “gift of sight” are darkness (at night) and being blinded by the Sun (during day) we’ve decided to focus on a Flashlight and a pair of sunglasses.

Since most of the time we end up being in an urban environment we wanted to find two practical, durable pieces of gear. We also didn’t want to draw a lot of the attention looking all tacticool but fit a bit more in the environment.

We ended up with two products with a very good price/quality ratio: the Outlier by Smith Optics and the 6vx by Inforce. Read More…

Vertx and Fighter Design introduce AirFlow Phantom Ops Pants

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Vertx® partnered with Fighter Design to add Airflow™ technology to the Phantom OPS pant. The Active Airflow System is a mesh insert that enables the movement of air for cooling purposes. Placed in the lower-inner part of the pant, the mesh insert allows the air to enter the pant and flow around the user’s leg. In addition the Airflow mesh is integrated with the cargo pocket allowing even more ventilation.  Read More…