The Commando 2 Jacket From TACGEAR, And Why I Don't Recommend It

- My Opinion On The Quality Of The Commando 2 Jacket From Tacgear, And Why I Don't Recommend it, Even I Still Use The Jacket.
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[@robinnegus6499]

I don’t have to watch your videos anymore before I press like. Your voice and your personality fucking win the internet man!! please never stop making videos

[@Blueswailer]

Happy 6th Birthday Pink Ninja! Thank you for the honest reviews!

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you :)

[@motorcop505]

We love the Pink and Blue Ninjas and Mrs Survival Russia! The Pink Ninja is my favorite! I love her photobombs!

[@Julian-bq9qv]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ms Pink Ninja!

[@LpMcQuack]

my little girl had a birthday last month..she's 8..we call her pumpkin belly... When I told her it was pink ninjas birthday she was very excited. And she wants you to have a very happy birthday..

[@christopherellis2663]

Happy Sixth to the Pink Ninja, i s novym godom!

[@red1072]

Happy birthday Pink Ninja! The dog is getting huge.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for the honest review. I hope the Pink Ninja had a wonderful birthday!

[@MichaelR58]

Lars , thank you so much for the review ,you just saved me a bunch of money . Sometimes the wanting is better than the getting especially with mail order items . HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Pink Ninja as well ,they grow up so fast , my youngest daughter will be 34in January ,oldest 41in March son is 38 ,I'm a grandfather of 8 - 3 girls , 5 boys . Much appreciated review !

[@VE3FAL1Fred]

Happy birthday Pink Ninja from Fred in Canada. Pockets are good and useful, I like pockets as well but they are only good if we close them up so as not too loose anything from them. Velcro, buttons , zippers, I guess is next question as to what is best, I find velcro gets dirty and threads will break away. Yes I like good jackets as well and have paid some good money for much of the CDN Military stuff. It is important for it to take a beating. Thanks for the video Lars.....weekend almost is here......Cheers Fred

[@mikeboone4425]

Another happy birth day for OUR pink Ninja. Good warning on the jacket Lars thanks again . Happy trails

[@MOOSEDOWNUNDER]

Great review brother, good to know. I was at Varusteleka yesterday with my cousin, now they have a really cool bunker bar at the rear of the shop, I was having a beer with Stefan and Otto, they send their regards mate. Hyvää joulua Moose.

[@dmcallister7203]

Great review. Love how you get to the important stuff without waffling on. Happy birthday 🎂 to your daughter.

[@Sangrell]

Happy Birthday to the Pink Ninja! And Lars, you did not get 2 lemons - I had the same jacket and it fell apart in under 1 year from normal use. Now, my normal may not be normal for everyone as I'm out in the forest every day, but I certainly would not recommend this jacket either sadly.

[@TheCarrmar]

Thank you Lars, for educating and entertaining us in 2017! Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. Special greetings to the pink ninja :)

[@ericcorse]

A good review Lars and your honesty is appreciated.

[@scud553]

Happy birthday to the pink Ninja! great video as always man. You should really do a video on the uses of dogs in the wilderness, I think it'd be really interesting!

[@henrikasgrazulevicius1547]

Honest as always. Thumbs up!

[@ellisholcomb7942]

Thanks I appreciate you for take your time to share with us wish you all the very best until next time my friend happy and God bless you

[@sk6mix]

Happy Birthday Pink Ninja!! Great vids.....love the channel

[@quantum470]

Grattis på födelsedagen the Pink Ninja! :)

[@SurvivalRussia]

Tak Per! :)

[@constantcomment1954]

Lars, Thanks, Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday to the Pink Troll (or Ninja)!!

[@andrewsmith1606]

Very informative. Nice honest review of the jackets you own and wear. Great video :)

[@JamesBuell88]

Happy Birthday to the little one. My youngest daughter is 6 also. Fun age. Awesome that you get to take The Pink Ninja with you into the forest.

[@Neffers_UK]

I don't think you are being unfair at all. I've got a couple of non branded cheap domestic jackets that were not advertised in any way or form to be "survival" or "military use" and despite using them in harsh-ish conditions (cold and on the floor while working on stuff) stuffed to the brim with tools, niknaks etc have faired much better than what you have shown. Okay mine have failed in places but not in the important areas, and the zips toggles and buttons are all firmly affixed. I would summarise this vid by saying they are not value for money and the "spec" is just a ploy. Those who disagree probably haven't properly used the jackets you showed, just worn them in cold weather while going shopping or something. Thanks for the vids and the frequency Lars, much appreciated. Also Happy Birthday to the Pink Ninja!

[@j.d.ethridge2162]

I wear an old Telogreika jacket. They don’t have many pockets, but there cheap, tuff, warm, and badass!

[@charliepress6629]

Happy Birthday to the Pink Ninja!!! Great review, but please do one on jacket(s) you would recommend... (If I missed some, I apologize...)

[@tawodi66]

Happy Birthday Miss Pink Ninja! :) My daughter Shawnee's birthday is on the 20th also. The big 21!

[@sammatte8872]

Wonderful video, I'm happy to get an honest review concerning these smocks. Have you ever used an Arktis smock?

[@newtubefag]

Happy birthday to the little ninja!

[@toplevelgym1366]

Thanks for the review, and happy birthday to the little one!

[@lifeofxyco7633]

Belated happy birthday to the Pink Ninja. May she have many, many more. Happy and healthy.

[@saxonsoldier2257]

Great review Lars

[@keithpopplewell9112]

Interesting video, Lars. And in good detail. Birthday greetings to the Pink Ninja.

[@stinkyfinn6977]

I've a Tacgear vest in tropatarn, it seams well made, but I haven't used it enough to say it's bad or good,I've been wanting this smock, but I will swerve it now as unless I find a good used one,,,, I modified most of my smocks to suit my needs by adding extra pockets off old smocks and dummy loops,, you should get a needle and thread and make repairs to your smocks as the features look good and useful on them, just a bit of bad seaming in the factory, for the price of them they should be perfect quality,, all the best for Christmas and the new year

[@tomm2812]

Lars, good review. Happy birthday to the little one. A stitch in time may save the coat from more stitching. Merry Christmas. Best

[@juzefiatkonowak1633]

lars,thx for rev...I've look these desert smock,but....thx you for your opinion. IT was very important... and awsome

[@rhino5419]

A very merry Christmas to you and all your family. Best wishes for the new year.

[@dougparkhurst279]

Tillykke med fødselsdagen, С днем ​​рождения, happy birthday to the Pink Ninja!

[@cowboybob8037]

I appreciate the honesty, thanks. Most of the time all I buy is milspec or surplus just because of the issues you have discussed. Its hard to go wrong with issue gear. I just bought my first Silk saw by the way.... my bacco laplander stays home now. Merry Christmas

[@alfredomartinez6485]

Happy 6th Birthday Pink Ninja! Thank you for the video.

[@Toad_Hugger]

Awesome video as always Lars! Happy birthday to the Pink Ninja! I hope she had a great time! Those jackets look nice, too bad they aren't made too well. Probably better off with the surplus gear. I really like those big buttons, though! Have you looked at the windproof smock that's made by Varusteleka? It looks pretty nice, I think.

[@LionAstrology]

Thanks for sharing Lars.

[@YllwNinja82]

Happy Birthday from Canada, Pink Ninja!

[@tdrnkr]

Happy Birthday to the Pink Ninja and Merry Christmas too.

[@banerjeepradeep]

Happy Birthday to Pink Ninja :) This year marked her transformation from being a troll to Ninja :))

[@MonikaStrub]

Yes, these things are great. I also own one. I also have other SMOCK's from Leo Köhler, UF Pro and one of the regular British Army. Functionally, I think Tac Gear is the best. but good that you show the broken ones, I'll sew in the places a bit

[@froschnmaximus9108]

"sitting on a tripod" may sound uncomfortable, but the view is so AWESOME ^^ and a pink BANZAI for the pink ninja ;)

[@robertfoote3255]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY pink ninja! 😀😀 They are very functional jackets with small quality issues....great to know. Great review and unbiased opinion of them. Best Wishes Lars. 😀👍

[@sosteve9113]

Nice Lars,i like the openings behind the chest pockets,i put most of my things there the toggle you showed,where you hooked them together is it not to (extra) secure the string by giving it a loop? the Belgian vest does not have that feature atb Steve

[@user-tz2mc3sy2e]

Beautiful log house behind you on the video. Really nice!

[@deanjohnwilliamson4787]

I some glad I've watched this video as I was looking at get one myself!!! Think I'll stick with my Arktis smock!!!! Take a look at there gear it's pretty good!! Merry Christmas to you and your family

[@harrykuheim6107]

Happy B-Day Pink Ninja....you should give her a ride in your sled Lars...also some day tell us about the cool ( awesome) buildings in the background...

[@finest9176]

Tacgear is an airsoft brand i think :D if you want a real military smock you could get a Leo Köhler KSK smock wich is kinda simular to the Tacgear smock (not in quality :P) They deliver them to German special forces so they are the real deal. I have one in Flecktarn, very happy with it. The fabric changes slightly depending on wich camo you choose becaus they use the official licensed camos. It is avilible in Flecktarn, Flecktarn tropic, Multicam, multicam tropic, Atacs FG, Pencott Greenzone, Pencott badlands,black, olive and maybe even more i can't think of.

[@SurvivalRussia]

I know LK of course, and that is where I will get another smock from if I need one of this type again :) Available in Belgian Jigsaw pattern too :)

[@torsten4757]

Roope.T. Yes, the british ones are really good. I have two of these and can highly recommend it. And they are cheaper than Leo Köhler ( I like LK too) . I ve paid aprox 40 Euro for the DPM and aprox 50 Euro for the MTP. A good adress is www.asmc.de Hey Lars, viele liebe Geburtstagsgrüße an deine Tochter! Best regards Torsten

[@finest9176]

The British smocks are nice but not really comparable to LK smocks. The Brit smock is more like a parka-jacket then a smock in my opinion, the LK smock has a lot more pockets and they are bigger too. Im not saying the british smock is bad or inferior tho.

[@treerat7631]

Finest proper internal and tru spec make milspec quilty at a good price .

[@KOROKIK]

That M70 jacket is THE BEST Ever !!! Happy Birthday Pink Ninja ! Thank You Lars ☺️❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@phyllismulkey3778]

Happy Birthday to the little Pink Ninja i like a jacket with a lot of pockets

[@OKBushcraft]

Honesty. Now that truly is AWESOME! Happy birthday Pinktroll.

[@scipio7837]

Happy Birthday to the Pink Ninja. Have a wonderful day...

[@davidrasch3082]

Finally my Patreon donation started. Not much now as I am on pension and have a handicapped son to care for but I believe in what you are doing. It's hard to get practical information without being tainted by 'sponsors'.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you very much Dave and Happy Healthy 2020!!

[@lightstrider8239]

I have a smock suit from SSO. I was very surprised by quality but still have yet to get good use out of it to really test it.

[@numbersix1027]

Awesome review, thanks. Happy Birthday to the Pink Ninja.

[@vikingstalker8903]

100€? You got them cheap, that's for sure. They go for 199€ nowadays. I own a Smock from Leo Köhler, it's a bit cheaper, even in A-Tacs or Multicam pattern, but it's manufactured to the standards of the German Army. And I guess it has reason Köhler is still a official supplier of the Army for some decades now ;) And of course Happy Birthday to the Pink Ninja! Edit: Just saw someone else already brought up the Köhler smocks :D

[@SurvivalRussia]

I paid more than 100 EUR for it. I said 100 or 200 EUR because ASMC have two models of this jacket. A "Para" model for 99 EUR and the "Commando 2" for 199 EUR. Köhler makes good quality items for sure.

[@treerat7631]

Vikingstalker in the US strum goes under the mil tec name

[@pentuplove6542]

Happy 8th birthday Pink Ninja. Any jackets you would recommend as they are awesome?

[@jerrymengers8124]

Tell the Pink Ninja Happy Birthday from Oklahoma, USA

[@stewartrv]

Really appreciate the truthful and honest review. It leaves me wondering if you have found any alternative that would have all the features AND be high enough quality? So if you only buy one jacket of this type what should it be?

[@zacharytomes5202]

The one he's wearing

[@huntarama9375]

Ive always assumed , and its also my experience that commercially produced stuff would be superior to army stuff. i used to feel sorry for soldiers having to put up with some of the rubbish they were issued with. I do have some army surplus but are quite picky about what I buy . Army surplus is cheap and thats why i usually buy it. Army surplus Items that i rate Are the LK35 swedish army pack, the russian veshmeshok pack, the german army heavy rubberised poncho and the swedish army wool Jerseys. I also had a german army day pack for years that was virtually bullet proof.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Happy Birthday Pink Ninja Troll!!! Maybe I missed it, how old is she now? Growing fast! So is that puppy! It sure seems like things today have lost their quality over all. Why is it Army surplus from just about any country in the world, made 1944 or so, is better than anything you can buy brand new today? What happened? Lack of pride in a good product, or do they want it to wear out so you have to buy another one? I dunno....... Hey Lars, my wife wants to know what a traditional Russian Christmas is like. Any video ideas?

[@hughwark5291]

Happy birthday pink ninja : )

[@Standswithabeer]

Happy B'day, Pink Ninja! :)

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thanks!

[@N111TP]

I have the same birthday as the Pink Ninja...AWSOME!!!!

[@2CabrasLocas]

Excellent job on the review! Shame the jacket isn't better made.

[@rolandpl1958]

These jackets are obviously 'inspired' by the British Army CS95 an PCS Windproof Smock. These are available from Varusteleka in Desert DPM (cool!), DPM and MTP camo. Prices vary from 34,99 to 69,99 euro!

[@brentweigelt5365]

Off Topic: The Dutch Army 1 man Tent; did you every try it out with alternative tie outs in the front? Any thoughts on seasoning Canvas for waterproofing? Thanks for all the Awesomeness!!!

[@johnrossSorbie]

Thank you, I've learned about army jacket I've waterproof mine

[@majorkusanagi3528]

I have a british sas windproof smock and I really want to add internal pockets from the grid like on the jacket in this video :)

[@nikolaandjelich1785]

Lars i have a cool gear tip for you. It is about Austrian Alpine millitary wool sweater, pure boiled wool with average weight of 2kg. Yesterday i got it and i use it today at snow 0C* . for base layer i got only thin plastic long sleeve ts. and above shell jacket. i was very warm. and one more tip, Pants: Fjallraven, Barents hidratic about 900g with reinforced ass and knees. you should check it, you would like it. :)

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you :)

[@MichaelR58]

Do you have any links to these items ? Thank you

[@nikolaandjelich1785]

Michael Ryan dude, just use copy paste on google of my words and you are already there. use brain. XD

[@eltenda]

Cool! Happy bday to the ninja

[@SVerbruggen]

You are AWESOME man ! Continue the good work !

[@jerrycrawford6985]

Best to the pink one! Lars, been watching for a while and I'm really impressed with your comprehensive language ability. Mrs SR sounds like she was raised in Toledo. WOW! Also you must have the largest clothing closet in town. You have a lot of stuff.

[@victorcastle1840]

As you heard he bought those when in the Army. Plus outdoor people need a lot of different type and weight clothes. But you are right I would like to see his clothes and gear room, also .

[@Bob-eo3gf]

Like what you bring to the table, great videos subbed.

[@Wicklowwolf]

Happy Birthday Pink Ninja.

[@gearheartknivesoutdoor2166]

Haha!! Good one Lars! Hartelijk Gefeliciteerd, Pink Ninja!!

[@couchcamperTM]

man, you had me sitting on a tripod, I'd rather be held by your camera woman. life is not fair xD anyways... I've got an old Clawgear Smock and it's way better than Tacgears smock, that's why I bought it. I can put my sleeping bag in my daypack and all the other stuff into the smock. bulky, yes, but awesome. xD

[@kraigantonjon]

First off...Happy B-day Pink ninja..Your photo-bombing of your dads Video's are super awsome. Thank you again Lars for your Bullshit free content. I just got home from camp after 21 days in the frigid northern alberta oil sand [- 27C and windy as shit] and was greeted with a whole slew of super duper awsome Survival Russia content...life is great, the stars have aligned and all is right in my world. Another great video Lars, and no you arent being nit-picky. A mil-spec type jacket should be mil-spec for that price....I have canadian issue digital style cammo jacket and pants i picked up 20plus years ago that has never failed..never ever. Keep it real as allways ...we proud followers respect and admire you for it. PS Get a Patch made for us...i will buy one [ probly a few] and i am sure the rest of us will as well. We want to be able to say we are proud followers of the greatest straight shooting, B.S. free channel on the internet. Maby some likeminded individuals here can band together and do it for you? Please sound off if anyone wants to help Lars with this. I am "in" for sure. Whats your thought Lars...contact me..lets "get it done"

[@motorcop505]

Although you might not love the desert jacket, it really works awesome with the background foliage. If you needed to hide from an enemy it would be very useful. It’s always sad whenever your funky camo patterns match though!

[@jeffwise3851]

A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Pink Ninja!

[@andyblack5687]

I've had similar issues with TruSpec garments. They look pretty similar to mil spec but the quality just isn't the same. The zippers are especially junky. "Not awesome."

[@Blackriver48]

maybe try the leo köhler smock, but if you generally dont like smocks thats your opinio which i can understand

[@trevorraycraft6457]

I like the jacket but appreciate the heads up on the weak spots . Quality vs price especially when it comes to relying on gear in the winter season.

[@UnoCoolDaddyo]

Happy Birthday, Pink Ninja!

[@williamkennison8920]

Happy bright pink birthday to the Ninja. I'm waiting for her next evolution into what ever a young lady in Siberia can become which is anything.

[@danielswatske519]

Good information thank you

[@WaLdgeiSt_]

Great review! Never owned a smock or pants from tac gear as far as i remember but they tend to have a pretty bad reputation in terms of quality, pricing and color printing(,,flecktarn“ print) atleast here in germany. Many years ago when tac gear was a pretty new brand they cost around 100€ for the multi pocket smock version and were back then as far as i remember not produced in china or india. Köhler or Scharrer are great brands for smocks or more correctly Einsatzkampfjacken and clothes in general. Have you tried out a windproof british or nz dpm smock, Lars? Oh, and happy birthday to the pink ninja of course :)

[@Mister510]

Happy Birthday Pink Ninja!

[@ralphbuttner7520]

Some guy that knows the owner of Tacgear claims, their products are made in ‚Asia‘. but that seemed quite obvious after watching your review. Lars, thanks a lot - you saved me from buying the winter camo version of this smock! 👍

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you! Leo Köhler makes good clothing :)

[@JK408CJ]

Happy 6th birthday and many more pink ninja!

[@Zepulchure]

first video i have seen from you, and i knew you were Danish in some form or another from the moment you started talking (you mentioned the danish army as i was typing this)

[@lunar9473]

Both jackets seems to be ok, but the sowing at the pockets could be done better and stronger and the other issues you have found make this a bad buy in my opinion. All in all another great review from you Lars :)

[@rigby3780]

another great review.. would you ever wear a leather jacket/coat.. like a WWII U-boat coat? i'm not sure about it getting waterlogged but it should definitely cut down on wind chill which i suffer from a lot and i have a jergen i can use if the rain is terrible.. any opinion would be awesome ;)

[@sam-lu6ni]

Happy Brithday Pink Ninja

[@juliannaaka-babayega8941]

I used to watch other "survival" channels however, they never really ...how you say ...'genlyd' with me; either too much this or not enough that, tra la la la. Then I found your channel; all the things I grew up learning, in the forest where I lived, from my Papa, his trusted friends, and my experiences in the forest; same as what you live everyday. I no longer visit other channels (with the exception of Lonnie and Connie's) as I feel ... how do you say ... дома with you and your surroundings / family. Thank you, and your family for that. Greetings and happy wishes for the Pink Ninja! Please plant 6 AK trees beside the ... Madhr Sound: “m” Stands for: Man (as in human, not gender) Casting meaning: This rune stands not only for humankind but also represents the mythical “first man,” Mannus (or Mannaz). Since it represents humankind it symbolizes the continuity of the family and clan.

[@tdotz881]

Happy birthday Pink ninja!