Anonymous wrote:Their clothing is marketed heavily towards police. That’s where my LEO DH gets his work pants. It’s hard to believe that’s enough of a market to keep a brick and mortar store open.

Uh, what? There's so many LEOs in this area. Each federal agency has its own LEO force. We probably have the most LEOs per capita of any major US metro area. And that's not including the Tacticool dorks rocking a desk job at DoD who buy their stuff.

If B&M for 5.11 can't survive here, then it won't survive anywhere!

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone buy clothes at this shop on Rockville Pike? I was hoping it would be a replacement for the now-closed Ranger Surplus, but it seems only to have it own brands. Not sure of quality.

They sell pants tailored for rock climbers.

No, they sell pants and clothing tailored for cops, EMTs, rescue technicians and photographers. Cargo-style pants with lots of pockets, reinforced knees, knife/multitool pouches, etc. If you walked in there and asked for climbing gear they’d look at you like you had lobsters crawling out of your ears.

The Yosemite decimal system used to top out at 5.10. Now the hardest climbs are 5.15.

Maybe that’s why it’s called 5.11+

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Anonymous wrote:There’s one near me, never been in it but I thought it was for men at least 5’11” tall? What does the 5.11 mean?

5.11 is a rock climbing grade.

But it does seem random. It’s far from the hardest climbing.

It has nothing to do with climbing rocks

Yes, it does. The guy who started the company helped develop the Yosemite Decimal System.

NP.

That is a good point. The system is right in the name of the store.

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Anonymous wrote:There’s one near me, never been in it but I thought it was for men at least 5’11” tall? What does the 5.11 mean?

5.11 is a rock climbing grade.

But it does seem random. It’s far from the hardest climbing.

It has nothing to do with climbing rocks

Yes, it does. The guy who started the company helped develop the Yosemite Decimal System.

Then why don’t they sell any climbing gear? Like any climbing gear? They don’t even have caribeeners, FFS!

They literally make and sell their own brand carabiners.

That’s a fancy key chain.

If you hung a rope off that and tried to belay yourself, you’d fall and die.

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Anonymous wrote:There’s one near me, never been in it but I thought it was for men at least 5’11” tall? What does the 5.11 mean?

5.11 is a rock climbing grade.

But it does seem random. It’s far from the hardest climbing.

It has nothing to do with climbing rocks

Yes, it does. The guy who started the company helped develop the Yosemite Decimal System.

Then why don’t they sell any climbing gear? Like any climbing gear? They don’t even have caribeeners, FFS!

They literally make and sell their own brand carabiners.

Agree.

The weirdo hating on 5.11 doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

that is not for climbing.

that is not for climbing.

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Anonymous wrote:There’s one near me, never been in it but I thought it was for men at least 5’11” tall? What does the 5.11 mean?

5.11 is a rock climbing grade.

But it does seem random. It’s far from the hardest climbing.

It has nothing to do with climbing rocks

Yes, it does. The guy who started the company helped develop the Yosemite Decimal System.

Then why don’t they sell any climbing gear? Like any climbing gear? They don’t even have caribeeners, FFS!

They literally make and sell their own brand carabiners.

Agree.

The weirdo hating on 5.11 doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

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Anonymous wrote:There’s one near me, never been in it but I thought it was for men at least 5’11” tall? What does the 5.11 mean?

5.11 is a rock climbing grade.

But it does seem random. It’s far from the hardest climbing.

It has nothing to do with climbing rocks

Yes, it does. The guy who started the company helped develop the Yosemite Decimal System.

Then why don’t they sell any climbing gear? Like any climbing gear? They don’t even have caribeeners, FFS!

They literally make and sell their own brand carabiners.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:There’s one near me, never been in it but I thought it was for men at least 5’11” tall? What does the 5.11 mean?

5.11 is a rock climbing grade.

But it does seem random. It’s far from the hardest climbing.

It has nothing to do with climbing rocks

Yes, it does. The guy who started the company helped develop the Yosemite Decimal System.

Then why don’t they sell any climbing gear? Like any climbing gear? They don’t even have caribeeners, FFS!

They literally make and sell their own brand carabiners.

Anonymous wrote:Anyone buy clothes at this shop on Rockville Pike? I was hoping it would be a replacement for the now-closed Ranger Surplus, but it seems only to have it own brands. Not sure of quality.

They sell pants tailored for rock climbers.

They have great pants.

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Anonymous wrote:There’s one near me, never been in it but I thought it was for men at least 5’11” tall? What does the 5.11 mean?

5.11 is a rock climbing grade.

But it does seem random. It’s far from the hardest climbing.

It has nothing to do with climbing rocks

Yes, it does. The guy who started the company helped develop the Yosemite Decimal System.

Then why don’t they sell any climbing gear? Like any climbing gear? They don’t even have caribeeners, FFS!

Because the store changed owners. It kept the name and redirected focus towards law enforcement instead of climbers.

DC was an EMT in college and got pants, boots, belt and miscellaneous other supplies there. Not inexpensive, but good quality

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Anonymous wrote:There’s one near me, never been in it but I thought it was for men at least 5’11” tall? What does the 5.11 mean?

5.11 is a rock climbing grade.

But it does seem random. It’s far from the hardest climbing.

It has nothing to do with climbing rocks

Yes, it does. The guy who started the company helped develop the Yosemite Decimal System.

Then why don’t they sell any climbing gear? Like any climbing gear? They don’t even have caribeeners, FFS!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s one near me, never been in it but I thought it was for men at least 5’11” tall? What does the 5.11 mean?

5.11 is a rock climbing grade.

But it does seem random. It’s far from the hardest climbing.

It has nothing to do with climbing rocks

Yes, it does. The guy who started the company helped develop the Yosemite Decimal System.