Police Sweaters

Coronach · November 18, 2002, 07:32 PM

Anyone have any advice on police sweaters? You know, the black, ribbed-knit, "commando" uber-tactical kind that LEOs always seem to be wearing. My PD allows you to wear them if you provide your own...so I'm looking into it...and all of my coworkers are of the "Just buy it from Galls, duh" or "go to the local cop-shop and be financially raped" variety... they think paying $50 for a Streamlight Scorpion is a good deal.

I'm interested in what brands are good, what to look for/what to avoid, and where to buy.

Thanks all!

Mike

Coronach · November 18, 2002, 07:50 PM

OK, so I'm doing a web search on this (as opposed to relying solely upon the TFL Meta-Search, which is 'ask about it on TFL and someone will reveal to you The Truth'), and I come up with this:

http://www.tremble.com/scribblins/meet001129.html

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In fact, as soon as I finish writing this I am heading to the gym. I'm already dressed in my gym outfit: black combat fatigues, Wolverine workboots, commando sweater, shoulder holster, ski mask, and two giant canvas sacks with a large "$" sign painted on each. (Or, as they're known in exercise lexicon, my "heavy hands") This outfit is completely practical for me because I like to use the treadmill but I hate to run. So, in order to mentally overcome my disdain for this form of exercise, I pretend I'm running from something. Today I'll be running from the Chicago police department. Yesterday I wore a panther skin and pretended I was running from an angry triceratops. It's a little extra work, but I feel fantastic.

Mike

Jeff White · November 18, 2002, 09:25 PM

Mike,
Try Brigade Quartermaster they are good to deal with, but I don't know if their prices are any better then Galls.

We tried the sweaters and found that they weren't really compatible with the duty belt.

Jeff

Jim V · November 18, 2002, 09:51 PM

Brigade Quartermaster is a good company to deal with. They often have the Wooly Pullies on sale (seconds) I have and wore, while on the department, the vee neck Navy sweaters.

Also try:
Quartermaster Uniform, they are located in California and they have some very good prices.

KSFreeman · November 18, 2002, 09:52 PM

I used to wear a pink one with a poodle on it around the office in the winter. However, for some reason, my fellow LEOs did not think it tactical. Go figure.

Jeff White · November 18, 2002, 10:12 PM

KS,
No wonder the other guys didn't think it was tactical...everyone knows it's the skirt that's supposed to have the poodle on it....how would you decoy the muggers at the high school in a poodle sweater?

Jeff

Coronach · November 19, 2002, 11:05 AM

thx for the replies. Right now Galls has some Blauer sweaters on clearance, and the prices ain't bad, considering...

Mike

C.R.Sam · November 19, 2002, 11:54 AM

He wasn't tryin to decoy muggers at the High School....
He was trolling for nubiles

Sam

HKguy9 · November 19, 2002, 03:06 PM

Coro, my LL Bean catalog that came in the mail yesterday had some tactical commando sweaters...

Coronach · November 19, 2002, 10:49 PM

I HIGHLY doubt they have epaulets, badge tabs and nameplate tabs...the things you REALLY need to be tactical.

Tactical...its more than just being black.

Mike

HKguy9 · November 19, 2002, 11:24 PM

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I HIGHLY doubt they have epaulets, badge tabs and nameplate tabs...the things you REALLY need to be tactical.

Well ya didn't say THAT did ya?

Can you find something cheap er...tactically affordable and sew some tactical velcro on it?

campus ninja · November 20, 2002, 02:15 AM

I bought mine from Quater Master. I paid $30 for mine and like it alot. I wore this sweater all last winter(2001) althought it was very mild winter at that. I like the looks of it andit is warm. Mine however is not line with Gortex. Enjoy

KSFreeman · November 20, 2002, 07:11 AM

Skirts? Right! We need Gomez.

**4V50 Gary** · November 20, 2002, 11:50 AM

Got any military buddies? Go to the PX and pick it up there. A couple years back, I got mine cheaper than the uniform shop. Then again, it didn't have a badge holder on nameplate holder, but that can be sewn on.

November 18, 2002, 07:32 PM	#1
Coronach Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 1999 Posts: 3,147	Police Sweaters Anyone have any advice on police sweaters? You know, the black, ribbed-knit, "commando" uber-tactical kind that LEOs always seem to be wearing. My PD allows you to wear them if you provide your own...so I'm looking into it...and all of my coworkers are of the "Just buy it from Galls, duh" or "go to the local cop-shop and be financially raped" variety... they think paying $50 for a Streamlight Scorpion is a good deal. I'm interested in what brands are good, what to look for/what to avoid, and where to buy. Thanks all! Mike __________________ The axe bites into the door, ripping a hole in one panel. The maniac puts his face into the hole, cackling gleefully, "Here's Johnny...erk." "And here's Smith and Wesson," murmurs Coronach, Mozambiquing six rounds of .357 into the critter at a range of three feet. -Lawdog "True pacifism is the finest form of manliness. But if a man comes up to you and cuts your hand off, you don't just offer him the other one. Not if you want to go on playing the piano, you don't." -Sam Peckinpah "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert Heinlein

November 18, 2002, 09:51 PM	#4
Jim V Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 1999 Location: SE Michigan - USA Posts: 4,038	Brigade Quartermaster is a good company to deal with. They often have the Wooly Pullies on sale (seconds) I have and wore, while on the department, the vee neck Navy sweaters. Also try: Quartermaster Uniform, they are located in California and they have some very good prices. __________________ *MOLON LABE* If it ain't metal, single stack & single action, it ain't a 1911 no matter what it looks like. 1911 Forum THE TUBBY CURMUDGEON

November 18, 2002, 09:52 PM	#5
KSFreeman Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2001 Location: Lafayette, Indiana--American-occupied America Posts: 5,418	I used to wear a pink one with a poodle on it around the office in the winter. However, for some reason, my fellow LEOs did not think it tactical. Go figure. __________________ "Arguments of policy must give way to a constitutional command." Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573, 602 (1980).

November 19, 2002, 11:05 AM	#7
Coronach Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 1999 Posts: 3,147	thx for the replies. Right now Galls has some Blauer sweaters on clearance, and the prices ain't bad, considering... Mike __________________ The axe bites into the door, ripping a hole in one panel. The maniac puts his face into the hole, cackling gleefully, "Here's Johnny...erk." "And here's Smith and Wesson," murmurs Coronach, Mozambiquing six rounds of .357 into the critter at a range of three feet. -Lawdog "True pacifism is the finest form of manliness. But if a man comes up to you and cuts your hand off, you don't just offer him the other one. Not if you want to go on playing the piano, you don't." -Sam Peckinpah "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert Heinlein

November 19, 2002, 03:06 PM	#9
HKguy9 Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2001 Posts: 2,132	Coro, my LL Bean catalog that came in the mail yesterday had some tactical commando sweaters... __________________ P7M8, VP9

November 18, 2002, 09:25 PM	#3
Jeff White Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1998 Location: Kinmundy, IL, USA Posts: 1,397	Mike, Try Brigade Quartermaster they are good to deal with, but I don't know if their prices are any better then Galls. We tried the sweaters and found that they weren't really compatible with the duty belt. Jeff

November 18, 2002, 10:12 PM	#6
Jeff White Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1998 Location: Kinmundy, IL, USA Posts: 1,397	KS, No wonder the other guys didn't think it was tactical...everyone knows it's the skirt that's supposed to have the poodle on it....how would you decoy the muggers at the high school in a poodle sweater? Jeff

November 19, 2002, 11:54 AM	#8
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	He wasn't tryin to decoy muggers at the High School.... He was trolling for nubiles Sam

November 19, 2002, 10:49 PM	#10
Coronach Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 1999 Posts: 3,147	I HIGHLY doubt they have epaulets, badge tabs and nameplate tabs...the things you REALLY need to be tactical. Tactical...its more than just being black. Mike __________________ The axe bites into the door, ripping a hole in one panel. The maniac puts his face into the hole, cackling gleefully, "Here's Johnny...erk." "And here's Smith and Wesson," murmurs Coronach, Mozambiquing six rounds of .357 into the critter at a range of three feet. -Lawdog "True pacifism is the finest form of manliness. But if a man comes up to you and cuts your hand off, you don't just offer him the other one. Not if you want to go on playing the piano, you don't." -Sam Peckinpah "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert Heinlein

November 20, 2002, 02:15 AM	#12
campus ninja Member Join Date: April 24, 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 21	Commmando Sweater I bought mine from Quater Master. I paid $30 for mine and like it alot. I wore this sweater all last winter(2001) althought it was very mild winter at that. I like the looks of it andit is warm. Mine however is not line with Gortex. Enjoy

November 20, 2002, 07:11 AM	#13
KSFreeman Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2001 Location: Lafayette, Indiana--American-occupied America Posts: 5,418	Skirts? Right! We need Gomez. __________________ "Arguments of policy must give way to a constitutional command." Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573, 602 (1980).

November 20, 2002, 11:50 AM	#14
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,838	Got any military buddies? Go to the PX and pick it up there. A couple years back, I got mine cheaper than the uniform shop. Then again, it didn't have a badge holder on nameplate holder, but that can be sewn on. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*