law enforcement

Near Bullet-Proof Cotton Undershirt Made from Nanotechnology?

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For those of us who want a little extra “protection”, or more practically for those in the law enforcement, a relatively new break-through could offer bullet-proof protection in a light weight cotton undershirt application. A group of scientists published a paper in scientific journal Advance Materials where they presented a method to reinforce a standard … Read more

The Original Ultra Cool RVU Under Shirt for Body Armor Found!

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Wow, I’ve just tracked down the original Ultra Cool RVU Undershirt! From this bloggers vantage point, I feel like I’ve just hit the jackpot and met a celebrity in the process! Note: Check out CoolShield Kevlar Undershirt – A new & re-imaged version of the RVU. How The Discussion Started The discussion started about 3 years ago … Read more

FROS-T Athletic Cooling Shirts Keep You 10 to 20 Degrees Cooler

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Update 1/10/15: Per a note from a visitor, looks like Fros-T is no more. If you’re looking for cool, lightweight daily-wear undershirts, check out my Thin Cool Undershirts article.  For more technical cooling shirts/vest, check out my Hi-Tech Cooling Shirts article for more options. I guess today is the day of high-tech devices, so let’s … Read more

Ask Tug Update: Police Body Armor Undershirts

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08/03/2011 – Police Rejoice! The Original Ultra Cool  RVU Under Shirt for Body Armor Found! 04/27/2011 – FROS-T Athletic Cooling Shirts Keep You 10 to 20 Degrees Cooler Back in September 2008, I came across an article written by a police officer who struggled with how Under Armour Compression undershirts performed under his kevlar body … Read more

Ask Tug: What Kind of Undershirt To Wear Under Kevlar Body Armor?

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Be sure to checkout the additional reference articles at the bottom of this article. I thought I’d provide an update on a topic we started discussing back in September about wearing UnderArmour undershirts under police kevlar body armor. The article started after I saw a blog post from a Roanoke, Virginia police officer who was … Read more

Under Armour Compression Undershirts and Police Body Armor

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08/03/2011 – Police Rejoice! The Original Ultra Cool  RVU Under Shirt for Body Armor Found! 03/06/2010 – Ask Tug Update: Police Body Armor Undershirts Ran across a really interesting blog today where a Roanoke, Virginia police officer shares information about the life of a cop (pretty interesting stuff). Yesterday, he wrote a post about wearing an Under … Read more