5.11 Tactical-purpose built tactical gear, apparel & accessories

aravish99 wrote:

Haven't heard from the official fact9ry line.. but theres lots of AAA grade copies in HCM.................In my 4 years here quality has been indistinguishable from genuine.. even guys back in oz who have been 511 fans cant tell the difference.. same buckles, stitch,  material,ykk zips etc..

It may be that they can't tell the difference because they are real.  This does not apply to high end items like Gucci bags or low end tee-shirts with tacky oversized insignia but I believe that a lot of what we call fakes in Vietnam are actually factory overruns.  The production contract probably calls for their destruction but that's not going to happen.  There are always a few overruns on a big order to allow for seconds and rejects and there is little to prevent a local manager from setting things up so that there will be a few hundred, or even thousands, more than needed.  They then go out the back door to the various vendors while enriching the manager.