How to Test the Fit of Tactical Boots?

Test for Perfect Pair of Tactical Boots in Canada

1. Holding your foot

Your boot should be wide enough so your toes aren’t crowded. Boots you select should be comfortable and a good fit. Comfort and a good fit with allow you to wear your boots all day and minimize the chances of blisters.

2. Size and Width

A boot should feature the correct length of boot from heel to toe and have adequate width to comfortably fit your foot.

3. Measurement

Although, you may be sure about your foot size, try on different sizes and remember they come in half sizes.

4. Try them with socks

Socks are important in comfort. With various materials available today a good pair of moisture wicking socks is a great idea

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Soft Vs Hard Body Armor – Which is better for you?

Body armors shields the body of security officers and protects them against all sorts of external injuries. There are mainly available as soft and hard body types.

Soft Body Armor

Soft body armor is made up of soft, flexible and lightweight body material. The armor is strong enough to protect you against attacks from sharp materials. Because they are light in weight, you can easily move about form one place to another. Normally soft body armors can stop normal hand gun rounds up to .44 Magnum. Soft body armor absorbs impact of projectiles through their web of fibers.

Hard Body Armor

Hard body armor offers much higher level of protection against external injuries and used by military personnel in war torn areas against attacks by strong guns. These are heavier than soft body armors and made up of ceramic and metal. Generally, hard body armor in Canada includes internal layer of soft body armor so that it gains adequate strength.

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Equipping Your First Aid Kit

Here is a list of essential items you must include in your medical tactical gear:

1. Gloves

You must have at least 2 pairs of nitrile gloves in your medical kit. It is better to use nitrile over latex gloves as they don’t cause allergy and are resistant to puncture and chemicals. 

2. Bandage

A bandage or tourniquets should find a place in your medical kit in case you face an injury and require stopping of excessive blood flow. The bandages should be cheap, lightweight and easy to apply.

3. Dressing

Canadian tactical gear or tactical gear used in any other country must include trauma dressings, which not only covers the wound, but also applies pressure on it to absorb blood completely.

4. Gauze Rolls

Gauze is a type of sterile bandage type dressing and must be a part of police gear medical kit.

5. Miscellaneous Items 

EMT sheets, elastic wraps, antiseptic solution, safety pins, alcohol gels, cold compresses etc. should also be part of the medical kit.

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Choice Duty Belt: Another 911.Ca Gear Exclusive

The Choice duty belt combo provides an outer duty and providesyou the option of choosing any four accessories. To know more about the combo, read on.

Instead of purchasing a pre-packaged belt kit, you can choose items that you require in this combo pack. You have an option of choosing any four items from below.

Pick 4 from The Following

·         Smartphone holder

·         Patrol Notebook cover

·         Utility Pouch with latch

·         Universal Open radio Holder

·         Silent Key Holder

·         Universal Flashlight

·         Handcuff holder with handcuff key holder

Why This Combo Deal Is The Best?

You’re given a choice to make a combo that fits your needs. Our products including police duty belts at 911Gear is top notch. We offer high quality & reliable gear at affordable rates and these products have been tested by us personally and improved to meet the reality of the job. We work in the business and use our own products.

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A Brief History of Duty Belts

Duty belts are worn by Law Enforcement, Emergency Serices and Security officers everywhere.
An important tool in keeping all your daily essential tools at your figure tips. Also known as gun belt or kit belt, duty belts are presently considered the most important part of a uniform. To know more about their history, read on.

During the early 1950s and 1960s, many law enforcement officials in the US began wearing belts named after Sir Samuel Browne on their uniforms. The belts contained a shoulder strap and were worn diagonally across the chest.

This type of belt was first worn by British General Sir Samuel Browne (1824 to 1901) during a battle in India.

In the early 1990s that the police forces in the UK nationally standardized their uniform and this introduced duty belts. Previously Officers carried their equipment in handbag or adapted pockets. Police officers who used to carry firearms and others equipment in their hand bags started using these duty belts. With time, the duty belts gained popularity all across the world.

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How Handcuffs came to be Used

The first handcuffs can be traced back to the legend involving mythical God Proteus. He was considered to be the most knowledgeable person in the world during the time. But, his selfish attitude of not sharing his knowledge with others forced Aristaeus to bind him in handcuffs. He thought he would part with his knowledge that way.

In the 4^th century B.C., Carthaginians were also recorded in the history books to be carrying handcuffs with them so as to conquer Greeks.

In the 15^th and 16^th centuries, words such as shack bold and swivel manacle found mention in place of handcuffs in history books.

Modern History

It was in the year 1862 that W.V.Adams invented a design that had ratchets.  Few years later, in the year 1865, John Tower used the same design and established some of the most successful handcuff making companies until World War II.

Since then the basic handcuff design has seen many alterations.

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