# What's the next "Tactical" item? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 16, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200 "2016-11-16T21:59:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/21 "2016-11-17T13:38:54Z")
Tactical tie tack. Really rolls off the tongue. I’d get one but only if it comes with Bluetooth.😉 ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/22 "2016-11-17T13:46:51Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > Obligatory Archer video. [The tactical turtleneck.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FYJfEHOuY0) Is it dark black, or a slightly darker black? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/23 "2016-11-17T13:49:19Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Is it dark black, or a slightly darker black? Tactical black. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/24 "2016-11-17T13:54:38Z")
Tactical testicles. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/25 "2016-11-17T13:57:26Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Tactical testicles. Tacticles. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/26 "2016-11-17T13:58:30Z")
Tactical Combs are actually a possibility. Odd Job had a Tactical Hat. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/27 "2016-11-17T14:04:37Z")
> [@Sefton](#): > > I never go anywhere without my tactical underwear. I think a lot of people would say that this exists in the Merino wool stuff. I lot of “tactical” gear doubles as regular old outdoorsy gear, so it’s somewhat arbitrary. I would say utensils or cups. I agree with shoelaces. Perhaps bike related accessories. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/28 "2016-11-17T14:09:29Z")
Tactical toilet brush. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/29 "2016-11-17T14:22:23Z")
Tactical keys. [Here are some examples.](https://www.google.com/search?q=keychain+tools+gadgets&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=sivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjf97aU_q_QAhXjlFQKHai6B8wQ_AUICCgC&biw=1024&bih=672) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/30 "2016-11-17T16:08:07Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It _is_ designed to carry a weapon. [Reality is stranger than imagination sometimes.](https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/2-X-2-Tactical-Police-Boxer-briefs/295717?id=295717&slug=2-X-2-Tactical-Police-Boxer-briefs) Who’da thunk it? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/31 "2016-11-17T16:58:12Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Tactical ID lanyards? LOL, I have one of those. I made it myself though. It’s made of paracord and even includes a side-release buckle. I used a few different knots on it including a Turks Head and a Footrope. It does not, however, conceal any weapons or survival items. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/32 "2016-11-17T17:04:38Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > …wondering how best to weaponize copies of _Tacitus_… Oooh I know this, it’s [del]quietly and sensitively[/del] [del]discreetly and diplomatically[/del] [del]on the QT and with delicacy[/del] tacitly and tactfully. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/33 "2016-11-17T17:44:31Z")
A searchable app of small, scientific truths organized in such a way as to help one quickly prove/disprove any argument: Tactical facticals. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/34 "2016-11-17T17:49:12Z")
Tactical fractals - fractal patterns are used in digital camouflage utilities (MARPAT, USMC digital camouflage). [MARPAT](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARPAT) > [@](#): > > The MARPAT patent lists U.S. Army research into fractal pattern camouflage as the basis for MARPAT. ---
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/35 "2016-11-17T18:14:19Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Tactical bacon has been around for a while; it just didn’t used to be called that. When I was a kid in the 70s and 80s, the summertime family vacation was a three-week road trip with a pop-up camper. [Celebrity Foods canned bacon](http://www.canned-bacon.com/home.html) was extremely handy on these trips because it didn’t need refrigeration, freeing up space in our small food cooler for other items. We always keep a keep a can or two of canned bacon around during hurricane season. It’s good for sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/36 "2016-11-17T18:18:35Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Tactical Combs are actually a possibility. > > Odd Job had a Tactical Hat. 😛 Already out there. There are plastic versions sold as last-ditch weapons which look like the old giant combs from the 1970s. The comb part is removable to reveal a letter opener. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/37 "2016-11-17T18:41:00Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > 26.24 for ONE 9 oz. can? That’s Profitable Bacon. A quick comparison to the same product _without_ the “tactical” label reveals that the label is worth a 50% surcharge ($1.66/oz to $2.99/oz). ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/38 "2016-11-17T18:51:53Z")
Great article about [The “Swiss Army Survival Tampon”](http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/06/05/survival-tampon/). ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/39 "2016-11-17T18:53:29Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > A quick comparison to the same product _without_ the “tactical” label reveals that the label is worth a 50% surcharge ($1.66/oz to $2.99/oz). Clearly, that’s the only real tactical product in the whole thread - Tactical Labels. (or, is that Strategic Labels? Now I’m confused…) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200/40 "2016-11-17T18:55:35Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > A quick comparison to the same product _without_ the “tactical” label reveals that the label is worth a 50% surcharge ($1.66/oz to $2.99/oz). You’ll never be mistaken for a math teacher. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-tactical-item/772200.md?page=3)