Shore Survival: Tactical Pants

I decided that clothing was just as important as any gear that you might need out in the field so I went in search of pants, other than jeans, just for that occasion. The great survival guru, Cody Lundin, always proclaims that cotton kills so my search was for pants that weren't just all cotton. The ones that I went with for this experiment were all 65% polyester and 35% cotton. I guess we couldn't get away from cotton all the way. I ventured out to Amazon where I find myself doing most of my survival shopping and came across three different brand names that I figured would be a good fit. My three choices were Blackhawk, 5.11 and Tru-Spec 24-7. For the most part, all of the pants mimicked the Army summer BDU pants besides adding a few more pockets here or there. The fit was the same on all three as well when it came to moving around. I would like to say that the Blackhawk and 5.11 had a gusseted crotch area which supposedly gave me more room for doing Chuck Norris like movements (I can't do that by the way). The Blackhawk and Tru-Spec did have an internal elastic waistband that gave a better appearance than the external (or normal style) elastic waistband on the 5.11's. One option that I did appreciate was a silicon-like band inside the Blackhawk pants that assisted with keeping your shirt tucked in. I thought that was pretty ingenious. After trying out all the pants (in the comfort of my kitchen) I decided that the pants for me would be the Blackhawks. With all the pants being similar in nature, the Blackhawks added just a few more bells and whistles that actually made sense instead of adding a feature that didn't (the 5.11's had a strap on the back that I couldn't figure out). One thing I almost forgot was the pricing. The Tru-Spec's were the cheapest at $39, the Blackhawk's came in next at $44 and the 5.11's were $48. Check out the pics below.

Blackhawk