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Tactical gear and clothing don’t often change wildly from year to year – there is no fashion runway for military or public safety personnel to change up their look. But products from shops like Propper do evolve over time, as technology around fabric improves and new feature configurations start to gain traction.
Before you invest in new clothes or gear, you want to make sure you’re getting something that lasts — durable items that will keep you looking professional and feeling comfortable for a long time to come.
You probably remember the basics of fire safety – most of us learned about fire hazards and safety from our parents or schools from a very early age. But it’s far too easy to get complacent about fire risks.
Answering “how hot can a firefighter suit get” isn’t as simple as it seems. In general, firefighter uniforms are made of specialized material that can withstand heat and flames for longer than standard materials. But exactly how much heat they can stand will vary greatly depending on the type of firefighter uniform.
In the United States, we celebrate our nation’s founding on the 4th of July. We have Memorial Day to honor soldiers who died in the service, and Veterans Day to honor all who served. And then, there’s Flag Day.
It’s not an official federal holiday, and barely remarked upon for many Americans. So, what is the purpose of Flag Day? Why have a day set aside just to honor the U.S. national flag?
To answer that, let’s look at the people who advocated to give Old Glory its own day of recognition.
Flag Day doesn’t have a single origin story – instead, a cluster of people, working over decades, finally brought the day to fruition. Its first big push came from 19th-century teachers and historians advocating for a day to recognize the flag annually on June 14, nearly a century after the C
"Lieutenant Welsh remembered walking around among the sleeping men, and thinking to himself that 'they had looked at and smelled death all around them all day but never even dreamed of applying the term to themselves. They hadn’t come here to fear. They hadn’t come to die. They had come to win."'
No matter how often we see or hear the stories - in sober documentaries or flashy Hollywood movies, technical nonfiction or gut-wrenching memoir - the events of D-Day never lose their power.
At the moment of
Not all fabrics can hold color equally, but how you care for them post-purchase can go a long way.
You see it all the time on the labels of outdoor gear: ripstop. It’s a cool sounding word. Sounds powerful, sturdy, fierce. But what does it mean, exactly? Does it mean the fabric won’t tear, ever? Is it somehow rip-proof? Learn more about the revolutionary material that changed the way tactical gear is made.
The boonie hat we know today was introduced to the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. Upon receipt, the boonies were welcomed by the troops in the field while also being generally disliked by top brass who thought the new floppy hats looked unprofessional. Let’s take a deeper look at the early days of this iconic piece of the American military uniform.
All wildland fire uniforms that are certified for use by the USDA Forest Service must meet and exceed NFPA 1977 standards. Learn more about what this means and why it matters here.