By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 11, 2020 Condor Elite has designed and developed a really slick little ultra-lightweight, minimalist lo-pro/lo-vis (low-profile/low-visibility) “concealable” tactical armor plate carrier/vest called the Spectre (or Spectre) PC Plate Carrier, and they’re offering it at a price point that’s pretty unbelievable, at $55.95 USD, as of this writing. Pretty crazy. DefenseReview (DR) …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 5, 2020 Last updated on 2/06/20. Last year, DefenseReview (DR) reported on the prototype Condor Elite Pursuit Pack lo-pro/lo-vis (low profile/low-visibility) armored concealed carry (CCW)/tactical weapons/drone/med (medical) kit pack (backpack), which we got to see at SHOT Show 2019. Well, the Pursuit Pack is now ready for production, and it’s looking …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com January 18, 2019 Condor Outdoor Products / Condor Elite has made some nice updates/upgrades to a number of their products that they’re going to be displaying at SHOT Show 2020, and DefenseReview’s (DR) very much looking forward to viewing and handling them in person at their booth. In the meantime, we’re giving …

By Tim James October 11, 2019 A small boy jumps out of the ditch with a rifle aimed at you and the soldiers in your unit. You have just arrived in Afghanistan and it’s your first tour. You’re driving down a hot, dusty road, and you’re behind the .50 caliber gun. You were trained to remove empathy and become emotionally …

David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 9, 2019 Condor Outdoor Products recently sent DefenseReview (DR) information on their new Draw-Down Waist Pack GEN II, or DDWP GEN II. The Condor DDWP GEN II, made from durable nylon, is designed to carry a holstered pistol and magazines (in pouches) concealed in the main compartment via a large structured hook …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 24, 2019 Condor’s (Condor Outdoor Products and Condor Elite) really been killing it lately with their urban combat/tactical clothing, and DefenseReview (DR) is really impressed with the latest stuff we saw, specifically the Condor Odyssey Tactical Flex Pants (Gen II), Condor Cipher Jeans, and Tac-Pro Shirt. All three items look really …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 20, 2019 Spyderco Knives has just introduced a very cool semi-custom combat/tactical folder (folding knife) designed by Argentinean custom knifemaker Javier Vogt called the Spyderco Tropen (C237G), and it’s definitely worthy of discussion here on DefenseReview (DR). DR got a chance to view and handle the Tropen recently at SHOT Show …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 13, 2019 Last updated on 3/14/19. On the subject of Condor plate carriers, and plate carrier packs in general (see here and here), Condor Outdoor Products (COP) also introduced a very interesting new lo-pro/lo-vis (low-profile/low-visibility) plate carrier pack at SHOT Show 2019 called the Condor Pursuit Pack, which not only takes …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 6, 2019 DefenseReview (DR) has been reporting on Condor Elite modular tactical armor plate carrier systems for awhile now, and for good reason. When it comes to bang for the buck, they’re hard to beat. Well, we recently got to see the their latest and greatest, the Condor Elite Vanquish Light …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com January 30, 2019 Three years ago, now (wow), at SHOT Show 2016, DefenseReview (DR) first viewed and handled the gas piston/op-rod driven Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) Revolution lightweight 7.62mm NATO (7.62x51mm NATO)./.308 Win. tactical AR carbine and SBR (Short Barreled Rifle), and we were immediately impressed with them. Their light weight and …