Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Almost Missed It!

Happy Tactical Day!

That is all.

4 comments:

Weer'd Beard said...

LOL!

Tam said...

I wonder how many people are aware of the origin of "5.11"?

Hint: My shoot-me vest still says "Royal Robbins" on the label...

Jay G said...

IIRC, weren't they started by rock climbers?

Tam said...

Yup. 5.11 Tactical is a spinoff of the Royal Robbins line of general outdoor clothing. Which became popular with cops and soldiers and shooters in general, and so they started a "tactical" division which eventually became its own company...

(5.11 refers to a super tough and dangerous clim in the Yosemite Decimal System.