Obviously Impossible

There’s an old saying that for something to become great in life, it needs to come from humble beginnings. It’s fair to say that being a pair of trousers is a fairly humble start for anything, but that’s exactly how we’ve come to find ourselves browsing the digital shelves of that monster tactical kit company called 5.11 Tactical.


The story begins in 1967, when a man called Royal Robbins, widely recognised as one of the pioneers of American rock climbing started up a small teaching organisation called ‘Rockcraft’ in Modesto, California along with his wife Liz. The idea was to offer high levels of instruction to both new and advanced climbers and thus develop the sport.

Through this venture, Royal realised the ...

This season's must have colour is MTP, or at least some form of multi terrain camouflage, and most of the major military equipment distributors are adding this to their product lines. Scotland based Highlander are the latest to do so under their Pro-Force military brand.

They already offer Crye Precision Multicam on their Tomahawk Elite range of daysacks but have decided to develop their own camouflage for their existing range of Forces rucksacks. According to the blurb, Highlander Multi Terrain Camouflage (HTMC) has been desinged by their in house team and has been created to blend with multiple terrain environments, lighting conditions and seasons. As well as the Forces 33 which is reviewed here, HTMC will be applied to a carefully selected core range of products including Odin Softshell jackets, Tempest waterproofs, kids clothing and accessories ...

When I received these boots I thought that they looked like a shorter version of the issue Gore-Tex boots, they looked well made and solid. I must admit I was not looking forward to the breaking in period. Surprisingly this did not take long, a week wearing them around the squadron and they were more than comfortable enough. ...