MArooned Product Review: LA Police Gear... Gear!

I mentioned last week that I'd received some items from LA Police Gear for review. I've had a chance to try out some of the items, and thought I'd give a quick "starter" review of some of the items. I haven't had a chance to try everything out (there were not one but two bug-out bags in the box, and I'm trying to put together a post with items to stock as well as the bag itself) or test durability (i.e. run through washer) etc., but wanted to get some impressions down right away.

I've had a chance to try out the Basic Operator Pants:

More Tactical Pants!

(all pictures shown are from the LA Police Gear website - they take better pictures of their gear than I do trying to get pictures of myself wearing it...)

and the Operator Tactical Polo:

Tactical... Polo?

The pants are comfortable, appear to be durable, and have plenty of pockets/storage without looking overly tactical - I felt comfortable wearing them to work as "business casual" pants. Size is pretty standard - I take a 32X32 pant as a rule, and these fit somewhere in between Levis (tighter) and Dockers (looser). The pant legs have a tie for keeping the pant leg tight to the body for tucking into a boot; I took one look at it once tied and immediately had an '80s flashback to pegging my parachute pants. But I digress...

There are two smallish pockets in the very front that are excellent for a cell phone or pocket knife/multi-tool; the main pockets are deep and easily accessible (and hide a P3AT in a DeSantis Nemesis holster just fine). The cargo pockets are deep and held the iPhone in its case without it banging around, and have a access hole if you clip a knife in the cargo pocket as I like to do. The rear pockets have twin button closures and are voluminous and easy to get even meaty hooks into.

The shirt is very comfortable and fits a little on the larger size - I put on the Medium and it fit like most Larges (LL Bean/Old Navy). It's soft - very soft - and feels far more like a T-shirt than a polo shirt. Sleeves were slightly longer than average length, with a neat little bonus - two slots for pens in the left shirt sleeve. Once again, this line is very capable of functioning as "business casual" dress in the office environment - no sticking out like a mall ninja or feeling under-dressed at the office.

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The one piece of gear that I tried out immediately was the Pistol Case:

Pistol Case

It's on closeout right now, and it's an absolute steal at $8.99. I've got a couple of the MidwayUSA gun rugs that I paid $5 for, and for an extra $4 you get five magazine slots. Or you can keep one pistol inside the zippered pocket and one in the middle and have a two-handgun lockable case. For nine bucks. That's not all, though. I had my Smith & Wesson model 13 in this case when I went to the range last Friday, and when I got home and started unloading my truck, I opened my door to find that the case had shifted - and promptly fell out of the truck onto my driveway. I cringed as I opened the case - to find the Model 13 unharmed. The padded case spared my prized FBI Magnum from damage, and that to me is worth double the price on any day.

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So far I'm quite impressed with the quality of the LA Police Gear line of apparel and gear. It may not be quite as slick or well-known as the 5.11 gear, but it's priced very well in the echelon of tactical gear and appears to be constructed on a par with items selling for quite a bit more. If you're looking for tactical-minded gear but balk at paying the full "operator" price tag, this is definitely gear worth checking out.

A solid MArooned thumbs' up for LA Police Gear!

That is all.