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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThere seem to be a lot of "tactical" products recently.
Last edited Fri Nov 13, 2020, 08:11 PM - Edit history (1)
I see them advertised all the time, and I think it's really funny.
Cargo pants are now tactical pants.
Tactical belts to go with the tactical pants.
Tactical golf shirts.
Tactical boots.
Tactical flashlights.
I am NOT making this up: a tactical spork.
I even saw a tactical holder (clips on your belt) for hand sanitizer bottle.
Okay, so a good chunk of it is just marketing, but does anyone else think this is just... funny?
BComplex
(8,082 posts)Until they start marching down the street with their tactical assault rifles. Then...not so funny!
LSFL
(1,110 posts)The smaller your penis is.
I think it's hilarious.
genxlib
(5,547 posts)I do Search and Rescue with FEMA on the side and uniforms are quasi military gear.
So every time I need a belt, pack or water bottle holder, I end up having to go into the dens of the gun nuts.
It can be both ridiculous and disturbing
yonder
(9,685 posts)Last edited Fri Nov 13, 2020, 10:39 PM - Edit history (1)
After a couple of years I was able to walk into any gun den and they think I'm one of them - my own passport sort of.
I plan on shaving the ZZ-tacbeard on inauguration day knowing that I might have to find sporting supplies elsewhere.
PSPS
(13,628 posts)grumpyduck
(6,278 posts)Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)Bonhomme Richard
(9,001 posts)You could make a bundle selling mailing list made up of Trump supporters. I am sure the GOP is already selling them.
wishstar
(5,272 posts)My besties dog is now sporting a new one
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)I think feminine hygiene commercials are insane. But like I said, I am not the target audience...
mjjoe
(260 posts)The...tactleneck.
What was obviously a joke in Archer is apparently now said in earnest.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)MartyTheGreek
(569 posts)Only Storm Front maga wanna be's buy that commando shit.
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/525860-gap-reports-90-percent-sales-increase-in-khakis-worn-by
Earthshine2
(4,044 posts)LOL!
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)it whatsoever, and it was also branded as "survival gear" and made by a guy who calls his company Survival Gear U.S.A., and on the receipt he wrote a handwritten note thanking me, and in big letters he wrote "Please Stay Safe!"
From what I could tell, all he makes are men's braided leather necklaces.
I don't understand why a braided leather toggle necklace is survival gear that somehow enhances my safety in a dangerous world?
Very strange.
ProfessorGAC
(65,334 posts)Just in case you're lost & hungry in the Himalayas, you could use the necklace to snare food, then you could use it like a sling if you're attacked by a Yeti!
What?
That isn't it?
sarisataka
(18,883 posts)I keep one in my desk at work and find it quite useful when the lunchroom is out of plastic Ware. Also the knife can actually cut things
Amishman
(5,559 posts)And now I want a tactical spork for my lunch bag if I ever start working out of the office again
dware
(12,462 posts)it's great for when I want to eat in my truck instead of the truck stop restaurants.
I also keep a case of MRE's in my truck just in case.
Earthshine2
(4,044 posts)sarisataka
(18,883 posts)It works great
PSPS
(13,628 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,498 posts)Just like the survivalist fad, much of this stuff will eventually wind up resold on eBay, given to Goodwill or thrown in a dumpster.
Churches do it, gun shops do it, Walmart does it and the internet is awash with that shit.
Fear-driven marketing is skimming the fat off our land's economy but we may not have that fat much longer....
Earthshine2
(4,044 posts)I think it's more the cool factor.
I have a some so-called tactical outdoor gear. These product are just like their non-tactical counterparts, except they are lighter and blacker.
(I tried to make that truism sound humorous.)
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Why didnt I think of that?
-Laelth
dware
(12,462 posts)well, rich anyways.
This is the tactical spork I keep in my truck.
grumpyduck
(6,278 posts)Can opener and bottle opener too.
I must 'fess up... I've had my P38 can opener since boot camp, and it's still on my keychain. Used it a helluva lot of times for different purposes (i.e., screwdriver) and it still works.
I still have my P38 from my time in the service, but, like me, it retired when I retired from the Corps.
-Laelth
hardluck
(642 posts)And they have to dress the part while doing it. And lots of people will make money off their desire to look to part.
Bongo Prophet
(2,653 posts)I often feel sympathy for the offspring.
hunter
(38,340 posts)I don't need a flashlight that will light paper on fire.
I don't need a heavy metal flashlight I can kill a man with.
My current favorite is a 200 lumen LED waterproof floating flashlight by Dorcy.
All those "tactical" people are going to be feeling a little silly when they are rescued from their closets and basements by nerds holding dorky yellow plastic flashlights.
KentuckyWoman
(6,697 posts)I happen to have one of those dorky yellow flashlights that take D batteries. Have had it since the 70's.
Tom Kitten
(7,350 posts)Ordinary sunglasses just make things darker - which could be deadly in a tactical situation!
ThoughtCriminal
(14,050 posts)Battery-powered and USB rechargeable so it's ready for any tactical situation.
Look. Ordinary nose hair trimmers can run out of power when you need them most. But the "Tac-Trimmer(tm)" can be recharged and back in action in less than 45 minutes...
And it comes with an 800-lumen nostril illuminator, so you can really see what you are doing. PLus a military-grade carabiner so you can easily take it anywhere.
And it's made by Bell & Howell, which somehow totally makes you think that it's not junk from China.
Vivienne235729
(3,391 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)When I look at people wearing that stuff who isnt an active duty military, the words of General William T. Sherman come to mind You can not qualify war in terms harsher than I will. Those people have no idea of the viciousness of the dogs that their fantasies can release.
KentuckyWoman
(6,697 posts)A good chunk of Trumpers think Biden has all their home addresses and plans to hunt them all down and disappear them. And that's after the Biden voting neighbors attack them, try steal their food and burn them out of the house.
They are laying in everything they can think of to survive mass hysteria and disorder. Costco in same places is having trouble keeping the shelves. Those MRE and "Years supply" places are running out of stock. Guns and ammo are flying off the shelves. And have you see the prices on campers of all sorts?
Marketing anything as tactical is a very smart move. Get the money while it's hot.