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‘Team Coyote’ – Gear

I recently posted about ‘Thoughts on Camouflage Clothing.‘ I know I am getting a lot of comments on that post about how people like to wear their ‘Carhartts’ while cutting about town, and I get that, but that was really only half my point. I was also referring to snappy dressing while instructing classes, and in situations where you may want to be tactically dressed, but may not want to wear camo, or may want to still look ‘uniform’ in order to present a  professional appearance. Once you start throwing on the plate carrier / chest rig and carrying a long rifle, you have really given the game away, and at that point it may simply be a case of not wearing camo, while being suitably color schemed for tactical operations in the field, and looking professional.

You heard it here first, but ‘Team Coyote’ is going to be an MVT thing, and the patch is being designed as you read this.

I just received my first shipment of Helikon Coyote Brown gear. This stuff is in a class of its own that cannot even be given justice by the photos below. It is a Polish company and you can get their products through ‘Military 1st‘ – a British company that also sells on Amazon. This is just not in the same class as the usual Tru-Spec or Propper ACU/BDU crap that is out there.

They do lines of clothing called SFU (Special Forces Unit) and CPU (Combat Patrol Uniform), in coyote brown as well as other colors, and they are well made and excellent kit. Be aware that the SFU and CPU are slightly different shades of coyote, out of the bag, so if you want uniformity, go with one or the other. I’m going with CPU. They also do a  lot of equipment that is their take on US Military equipment, such as the issue windshirt, but comes in coyote rather than multicam.

I can’t recommend it enough – particularly for ‘Team Coyote.’

Other than the photos of basic clothing items shown below, they do all sorts of other gear such as fleeces, windproofs etc. I’m simply doing this post because they have impressed me with the quality of the gear.

hat

shirt

pants

combat shirt

‘Team Coyote.’

 

13 responses to “‘Team Coyote’ – Gear”

  2. Helikon is great clothing. Been wearing it primarily in contracting. Like crye level but much more affordable.
    Combat shirt is great with plate carriers!

  3. I discovered Helikon last year when shopping for fleece. I have the Patriot and the Liberty, and they are totally awesome.

  4. I’ve gotten stuff from Helikon before, and agree on the quality. I’ve gone with the same concept in OD, although my gear is coyote.

  5. Be interested in how they hold up. Especially on the common issue for people with big upper legs, i.e. Crotch blowout.

    Other questions after you run them thru the ringer…

    Are the sizes pretty true?

    How is the dry time?

    Rip resistance?

    How’s the squat and full lunge feel, tight threads?

    Ordered some of the lightweight khaki Blackhawks pants that went on sale for like $10 a pop awhile back. They are great every day pants, look professional at work, comfortable out and about, stain resistant, keep you cool, unless your trashing trough some serious brush or doing serious labor work they are gtg. Loose fitting, can squat down easy, climb easy with out blowing out the crotch. It’s almost like they don’t make them any more or are $60+ a pair for limited sizes. Been looking for some of these Blackhawks, plus a more hardy brand that won’t blowout for some woods business.

    • Ok, I’ll get on that testing report for you….not.

      $10 pants? Sometimes you have to spend money to get quality. It’s the same with training….

  8. I stumbled upon Helikon a while back as well. Very nice clothing and very durable. I’m 5’10 170 lbs and wear the medium size CPU trousers and medium size CPU shirt. I measure 34″ waist. The trousers fit a little tight but the Large size was too large for me. I really like the ECWCS jacket they produce. It’s completely waterproof and windproof. I live in northwest Ohio so I get every type of weather imaginable to test it out. It works. I wore it during last August’s CTT class as well. Kept me completely dry through the persistent rain on the first day of class. These do run large so if you want it to fit snug, order a size smaller. I ordered this in a medium and there is a lot of room to layer underneath it.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DMG7CU?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00

    I own a few other miscellaneous pieces of Helikon clothing and I am 100% satisfied with it. Hit up Amazon for some good deals. Good post Max.