REVIEW: SOD COMBAT LINE - PARA ONE PANTS 1.2 JEANS

We have known SOD Gear since 2010 - that's when the first pieces were introduced at Military Morons. Since then, we have been observing the Italian gear forge, which always comes up with interesting and unique concepts. Instructor Zero, for example, swears by SOD products and is often seen wearing them. We met the guys at IWA 2017 for the first time and immediately had the legendary Para One Pants from the Combat Line sent to us as jeans. While the regular Para One Pants come in the colors black, brown, and HCS* and the camouflage colors of the Italian army Desertico CB62 and Vegetato E.I. as well as Multicam, Pencott Badlands, Pencott Greenzone, and Pencott Sandstorm in 50/50 Ripstop, the jeans are, of course, made from denim.

*HCS (Hybrid Coyote Sage) is a proprietary creation of SOD GEAR - a blend of Ranger Green, Coyote, and Alpha Green. Here, Military Morons is recommended again, as the color is shown in various environments there.

Otherwise, the design of the Combat Jeans is identical to the 50/50 models: Timeless six-pocket design of cargo pants. There are regular pockets without further division, two back pockets, and two cargo pockets on the thighs. The cut is rather baggy, so looser than body-hugging, with the knee areas slightly anatomically preformed. All pockets have the same denim fabric on the inside as outside, which on the one hand adds more ruggedness, but on the other hand makes the pants heavy and warm. In summer, it can quickly get too hot, but for the other seasons, the jeans are the most indestructible legwear we've ever laid hands on.

Although the pockets don't have divisions, they have a small triangle intended for the clip of a knife or flashlight. Cargo and back pockets are closed with a flap (or also called patte), which in turn is operated with Canadian slotted buttons. There are two buttons per pocket, with one button attached at the outer edge and the second slightly centered. This makes it nearly impossible for items to fall out. Additionally, these four pockets are equipped with an elastic seam at the opening, allowing for easy use of the pockets. The pants are also opened with slotted buttons: two buttons were used for this purpose. The fly is operated with a zipper.

The hip area or belt loops are very special. It was decided to make the belt loops usable for wide duty belts and slightly padded the area below them. This allows the battle belt to be worn extremely comfortably and snugly around the waist through the belt loops. We tried it with a 4.2cm wide Riggersbelt, and the pants have no problems with that, allowing for a comfortable wear. The crotch area is also specially designed and offers high comfort - in addition to robustness. In practical testing, the pants perform well, except for temperature problems due to the thick fabric, there are no complaints. But we also had to do a durability test, so first we put some weight on the crotch: Zipline: Works, at least up to around 100 kilos.

But that wasn't enough for us. Let's see if we can tow a car with it. That works too, as long as the gear and handbrake are released. But let's raise the bar and put it in gear and pull the handbrake.

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