Our designated tester was the lovely Sonja McCarthy, a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and a competitive shooter and licensed pistol-packer.<\/p>\n
Sonja reports: \u201cI really like them!\u00a0 I tested size medium, and they fit true to size.\u00a0 At five feet tall, they fit all the way to my ankles instead of the usual Capri length, which is another plus in my opinion. I REALLY liked the fact that they were both flexible and supportive, you don\u2019t see the dimpling that some of us over millennial age might show after having two children.\u00a0 The wide waistband helps reduce muffin top.\u00a0 For concealed carry they were tried with a number of holsters. I don\u2019t like wearing belts. The pants didn\u2019t support the weight of a 9mm in an inside the waistband holster on their own.\u00a0 But, I have that problem with all my pants.\u00a0 They do take a belt, which made it much better. They fit my Wilderness Instructor belt just fine, and I just got my Volund Gear Works belt, and that works fine too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sonja adds, \u201cI was able to move around with a great range of motion. Reinforcement in the groin area with heavier material, and the gusseted construction, are really great. The heavier lining inside the thighs makes me believe pilling isn\u2019t going to happen. There\u2019s also reinforcement at the hip, so holster wear on the pants shouldn\u2019t be a problem.\u00a0 I would love to see them come out with a more casual style, like a boot cut yoga pant, losing the tight look.\u00a0 With that, I would wear them all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the end of the SHOT Show, I was asked what I thought was the most successful product. I answered, without question the 5.11 Tactical Yoga Pants. Why? Because the purpose of a manufacturer being at SHOT is to promote buzz about their product, and in this, 5.11 succeeded beyond measure.<\/p>\n
Thanks to Sonja McCarthy for doing a review I was chromosomatically incapable of doing with credibility\u2026and for lookin\u2019 good doin\u2019 it!<\/p>\n
The 5.11 Tactical Yoga Pants fit well and compress tightly to the body.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The pants\u00a0really needed a belt\u00a0to support a Springfield Armory XDs\u00a0in a Concealment Solutions custom made holster with the Ulticlip.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here Sonja is wearing her XDs in a Cancan Holsters belly band comfortably inside the 5.11 Yoga Pants and very well concealed.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ready for the range with her Wilderness Instructor belt and XD Gear holster holding Sonja’s Springfield Armory XDm 5.25.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"YogaPants_01\"](\"http:\/\/backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/YogaPants_01.jpg\")
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