Most people, of course, think of hydration systems when they hear the name CamelBak.
But at this year’s Association of the US Army show in DC, the company formally debuted its line of tactical gloves. CamelBak’s manufacture of gloves isn’t exactly new, explains government sales specialist Garrett Podesta — the company purchased Southwest Motor Sports back in 2007, a company than specialized in FR flight, mechanic and combat gloves.
It wasn’t until very recently that the company known worldwide for its innovative hydration bladders decided to brand their glove line with the CamelBak name.
Podesta says what makes CamelBak’s gloves unique is that each model is engineered around the mold of a hand holding a tool or weapon or flight control. The gloves fit tight and are designed to have very good dexterity, he said.
“We want you to be able to remove a magazine, unclip a buckle or tap a keyboard without having to remove the gloves,” he told me.
In a market seemingly saturated with gloves from Oakley to 5.11, Podesta is bullish on his company’s line.
“We’re going after contracts at the government level and the unit level,” he said.
{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }
That's some cool fobit gear!
Nice trash talking troll, now speaking as someone who has used them, they maintain great dexterity and the only real complaint I have is they wear out fast because the material is thin but, if it were any thicker then you'd lose the benefit of the glove in the first place.
What, you on the payroll? The skulls are particularly cool, and of course they wear out fast so you have to buy more. My favorite is the one one of the left, you can totally tool out.
Correction, the one in the middle is best. It has a cool skull and it says Camelback. Maximum gear, yeah!
OK, am I the only one who saw the headline and thought, "What's the point? How much water could they fit inside a pair of gloves?"
How much are they? I need all three pairs! One to ride in, one to work on planes and one to fly them. My 20 buck Mecanix gloves can do all three though.
The gloves may be great, but the designs and shiny black piping could go. Nothing says "professional soldier" like skulls with wings.
i didnt see the price for them.
CamelBak gloves are GARBAGE!!! I couldn't do jack squat with them on. Wore them for a month before they started goin out on me and then I just went back to my trusty old flight gloves.