Boots on the Ground: Origins Game Fair and US Airsoft Expo

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Gearing up for Origins Game Fair

It's close to that time again when we will be heading to Columbus, OH to help MindGame Productions put on the best show at Origins Game Fair: US Marine Space Corps (USMSC) Interplanetary - an airsoft LARP event. This is a welcome break for us from the daily grind, and has a surprising amount of overlap with what we do at DarkThreads. It's all about the gear.

So, what does a marine in the USMSC wear, anyway?

TRU-SPEC® Tactical Response Uniform Shirt, Digital Urban

Tactical Response Uniform (TRU) Pants, Digital Urban

TRU Combat Shirt, Digital Urban/Black

Seriously, though, this pattern is also worn by many other real-life LE and military units. Other important parts of the uniform include: protective eyewear, for which we have an abundant selection. You also need a vest or plate carrier, in black, either of these will do, and all the appropriate pouches. Contact sales@darkthreads.com for more info and help on getting your USMSC loadout together.

Scenes from the Pittsburgh Gun Show

At the gun show at Monroeville Convention Center this weekend:

Some new stuff from CRKT

Morale patches and hats

NEW Bombshell t-shirts!!!

We will be here again Sunday, 4/29, 9-4pm. Please stop by!

Gargoyles - Takes Back Sunglasses

We are very excited to be adding this line of eyewear to our store. 

...and the first product page is up for Camber - a lightweight, flexible style that comes in a black frame with smoke lens or smoke polarized lens.

We like these because they have a very modern, sleek design, and they look high-tech because they are high tech - with shatter-resistant ballistic defense lenses, and 100% UV Protection. 

Please check them out!

You dropped a bomb on me, baby

We love the designs on these new T-shirts:

Hot Rounds

Cosmonaughty

Specialty Girl

Doomsday Damsel

High Speed, Low Drag

All featuring artwork from one of our favorite designers - Andrew Bawidamann, and all are available now in M, L, XL, and 2XL. Please check them out here. Get 'em while they're hot!

Best of: tactical baseball caps

After trying many many many tactical baseball caps, we have boiled it down to these three, which we think are the best options for the money. All are well designed and constructed, reasonably priced, and we have them in stock. 

Best MultiCam baseball cap

...and the winner is... the Tru-Spec Contractor Cap! Classic baseball cap design, made from 50/50 nylon cotton ripstop, adjustable, with loop fastener on front, back, and the little square on the top. 

Best solid-color baseball cap

We're going with the Woolrich Elite Operator Hat, a classic! Adjustable, 100% cotton, with loop fastener on front, back and top square. Comes in Khaki, Black, and OD Green. 

Best baseball cap for shooting

Milspec Monkey Cool Guy Hat DLUX - The foundation is a FlexFit hat, which comes in two sizes, S/M and L/XL. Has big loop fastener panels, front, back, and top square. All edges have been sewn down for super smooth no snag functionality. Just in case, cord hangs from the bottom back as a lanyard attach point if high speed adventure comes your way. But they didn't stop there. It features integrated hearing protection. Plugs are included, however the user can use any that are screw-in compatible. Also comes in a RAW version, without the earplugs. Contact sales@darkthreads.com for more info. 

With summer coming, you can't afford not to have this essential item for keeping the sun off your brow.  Please, check them out! 

We are Proud to Sponsor: Call of Duty MW3 Tournament

From Pittco.org:

This year’s Call of Duty tournament will be a 4v4, Double Elimination tournament and will feature play time using Pittco’s console set up. 8 universal monitors, 8 Xboxs, PS3 controllers(for those who need/want them), and projectors for all to watch and enjoy the tournament. Of course, we will be playing the newest Call of Duty Game to grace us with it’s presence: Modern Warfare 3. 

More details about the event, here.

DarkThreads.com will be giving away these great prizes:

• 4x Milspec Monkey ‘Zombie Hunter’ T-Shirt ($20 value) 1st place team 
• 4x Milspec Monkey ‘Zombie Hunter’ Patches ($7 value) 2nd place team 
• Pantac USA Large Messenger Bag ($110 value) 1st place team’s MVP 
• Pantac USA Small Laptop Bag ($90 value) 2nd place team’s MVP