turn out gear

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Scott Elsner on June 6, 2009 at 12:42pm

I really don't know, My gear is about thirteen years old, and soooooo faded, the reflective stripes, are barley visible. But seeing as I have only been with the department for a year know, I can't complain. What brands are there???

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Permalink Reply by Eddie Rogers on June 6, 2009 at 7:02pm

We are currently using Globe and abdolutly love them. We have a few sets of old morning pride but have them issued to guys who don't respond very much. The only complaint I have with the Globe is ours are highback and it gets a little uncomfortable when riding in our apparatus for a long time (mutual aid calls), but they are great other than that. I guess its just personal prefrance.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Hamlett on June 6, 2009 at 10:41pm

Ours are Fire master. they have the tall paints and short coat. I love mine.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Bayless on June 24, 2009 at 6:10pm

I joined the fire service with Morning Pride and I hope to stay in Morning Pride as long as possible, I think Morning Pride offers more options than other companies, and I like the beaver tail, which you only can get on Morning Pride gear, it provides more protection when your are crawling around.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on July 17, 2009 at 10:46pm

Fire Dex.which i don't like rather go back to globe

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Permalink Reply by Brian Overbey on July 18, 2009 at 3:36pm

We use the globe G-Xtreme and i love it...by far the best gear i have ever worn

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Permalink Reply by fielldale1275 18 hours ago

at my dept we use fire dex and cairns helmets the boots are power toe

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Permalink Reply by Vernon Hughes on July 19, 2009 at 12:28pm

Hi, I'm Vern, a Volunteer in San Juan County, NM. We have the new G-Extream turn out gear and we love it. It is lighter than Morning Pride, it is easier to move around in, but we still get the protection we need to keep the heat off of us.

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Permalink Reply by John Menchen on July 29, 2009 at 1:32pm

I managed to find, in my department's boxes of gear, a pair of turn-out pants and coat by Viking. The zippers and Velcro-type fasteners take no time to close, versus the old metal hook and loop over snaps I once had to deal with. It is the most comfortable gear I have ever worn.

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Permalink Reply by Anthony on August 2, 2009 at 12:45am

I personally don't care who makes the gear what i like is the longer coats i find the short coats tend to ride up around the waste and i don't like that.

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Permalink Reply by John Menchen on August 30, 2009 at 9:26pm

My wife had the longer coat, went all the way down to her knees. Our current department issues the short coats, which are much easier to put on.

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Permalink Reply by Dean Shrider on August 26, 2009 at 2:47am

Most of our people curently have the old school style Globe but as we need new gear or new members come on and we dont have ones that we cannt fit them with we are switching to gXtrene new school by Globe. Fortunately I was one of the 1st 4 people who got the new gear and love it. Ive had morning pride and Globe in the past and hope I never have to go back to them. The gXtrene is so much more comfortable with plenty of room to move around in and it dont bunch up or restrict shoulder and leg movement. Its the first turnout gear ive had that you dont have to wear the suspenders with just to hold the pants up just because they weigh so much. The waist on the bunker pants actually fit like a pair of jeans. I would recommend them to any dept looking for new gear the price is well worth the fit and comfort and protection on a long call.

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