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Equinoxx Stage 3 - Ultra-Thermal Base Layer Mock - As Warm as a Coat Without the Bulkiness

Equinoxx Stage 3 - Ultra-Thermal Base Layer Mock - As Warm as a Coat Without the Bulkiness

Equinoxx Stage 3 -

Wears like a shirt yet protects you like a coat. With
Stage 3, police officers and other users of body armor get both full thermal protection and full freedom of movement in cold winter weather. You stay both comfortable and safe.

Wears like a shirt yet protects you like a coat. With
Stage 3, police officers and other users of body armor get both full thermal protection and full freedom of movement in cold winter weather. You stay both comfortable and safe.

Original price $ 89.00
Original price $ 89.00 - Original price $ 89.00
Original price $ 89.00
Current price $ 89.00
$ 89.00 - $ 89.00
Current price $ 89.00
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INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

First Class International Package is the most affordable shipping option but please be aware that it may take between 4 - 10 weeks for delivery depending on your location. 

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If you have any shipping questions regarding your order, please contact us: Support@221btactical.com

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Return Policy

221B Tactical has a 30-day returns and exchanges policy except for Body Armor products and Watches.  You may return your merchandise to 221B Tactical within 30 days upon the receipt of your product. Refunds will be applied to the original credit card used at the time of purchase.

Clothing/Apparel can not be returned or exchanged after they have been worn for any reason other than fitting. They can not be returned or exchanged after washing. If you find that size does not fit, please do not wear them again and contact us immediately for return or exchange. Underwear can not be returned for any reason and are Final Sale.

Postage will be refunded on returns due to defective merchandise or an error in shipping.  Postage will not be refunded on returns or requests for size exchanges.  In the event that the style being returned is no longer available for exchange, a product of equal value may be offered. 

221B Tactical will only honor returns on orders placed directly with www.221btactical.com.  

221B Tactical will not honor returns on merchandise purchased at outside retail locations.  No returns or exchanges will be accepted for products purchased from unauthorized sellers. Please contact that seller directly.  

Return and exchange shipping charges will only be covered by 221B Tactical in the event of an exchange of a defective product or a shipping error.

Please be sure to follow washing and handling instructions carefully. We at 221B Tactical take great care to offer you the best quality products. We ask that you please do your part to follow the washing instructions carefully to protect your investment and to avoid voiding your warranty. Thank you. 

 

To Make a Return or Exchange

1) Email us at support@221btactical.com and explain the reason for exchange or return to obtain authorization for return or exchange.
2) Please put your order number as attention.

We recommend using UPS to ship your return.  If sending via regular mail we recommend insuring your parcel.  Mail returns to:

Attn: Order#
221B Tactical
2001 Saybrook Avenue 
Commerce, CA 90040

Thank you!

 

Wears like a shirt yet protects you like a coat. Thermal, wind-blocking, and breathable. Comfortable even when you come in out of the cold.

"This is legitimately like wearing a jacket without the bulk. It's thinner around the torso making it perfect for those that wear a ballistic vest. Wore it in -0 weather and it was great. It's a good wind stopper as well."—Joel M. (Jan. 9, 2022)

All you need in cold winter weather is Stage 3, which you wear under your body armor (even better: under your Maxx-Dri Vest!). It keeps you warm and comfortable, providing full thermal protection to sub 15-degrees Fahrenheit (-9.45C). It blocks wind and resists water.

Importantly, Stage 3 is breathable. You don't overheat going out into the cold and then back into warm buildings and squad cars. Also, the material that covers the core is thinner so that you don't overheat under your armor vest.

 

Full Freedom of Movement

The Stage 3 material is thin and stretchy, so you have full freedom of movement and flexibility to do the job without compromising safety: to easily access gear on your duty belt, and to chase and handle unruly suspects.

By liberating police and other users of body armor from the constraints of bulky winter coats, Stage 3 is truly a game changer.

"I absolutely love it. I have the level 3 and I am a police officer in Ohio where it can be quite cold. Super comfortable and breathable. 100 times better than any under armor item I've ever purchased."  
—Korey K. (Jan. 27, 2018)

"Right now in Chicago it’s 10 degrees with high winds, everyone at my agency is wearing a coat. All i’m wearing is my thermal with a vest carrier, and I don’t feel the cold coming through at all." —Samuel B. (Jan. 5, 2022)


Innovative Design & Materials 

The benefits of Stage 3 are achieved through innovative design and materials. Despite being thin and stretchy, the Stage 3 fabric is a triple layer of three different materials heat-pressed together. The outer layer is a soft, stretchy, breathable polyurethane fabric that blocks wind. The middle layer resists water and blocks wind. And the inner layer, which touches your body, is a soft grid-thermal fleece that maintains your body heat.

Thermal material covers your shoulders, sleeves and upper chest. Tight wrist cuffs ensure that cold air doesn’t run up your arms. The mock-neck design protects your neck. But you need to breath at the core, the torso. So the core of Stage 3 is made with moisture-wicking, breathable material to keep you dry. It's thinner than the rest of the garment so you don't overheat under your body armor.

"I work in WI so I need to be warm in the winter. I do not like to wear a coat, as I personally feel it is hard to get to my gear. This is PERFECT! I stay warm but I am not sweating under my vest. LOVE IT!!" —Lina E. (Feb. 9, 2019)

 

FEATURES

  • Temperature Rating: Sub 15° F / -9.45° C
  • A patented 3-layer, heat-laminated fabric
  • Grid-Structure fleece inner liner for ultimate heat preservation
  • Grid-Structure fleece offers maximum moisture-wicking
  • Moisture-wicking torso area for those who wear body armor
  • 4-way stretch for ultimate mobility
  • Mock-neck design for increased neck protection
  • Wind-blocking outer skin strategically placed to fight blistering cold winds
  • Regular fit
  • 85% Polyester 15% Spandex 

 

CARE INSTRUCTIONS AND SIZING

  • Machine wash cold
  • Hang dry or tumble dry (low) 

ARTICLES FROM OUR BLOG:

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Customer Reviews

Based on 131 reviews
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Clint Cabbage
Warm

This shirt is better than even advertised. Even though I’m in Florida, nights shift can be cold. This shirt is not bulky, and is WARM. I bought another after the success of the first.

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Shawn
Equinoxx Stage 3

Love the base layer as far as comfort goes. Fits as described. I don't believe its quite as warm as described. My first day wearing was 10 degrees above and I still feel like I need an additional layer. The shipping was very slow almost a month before getting here. I did speak to helpful lady named Richelle who was helpful from a customer service aspect.

Thank you for your review. FYI, we also offer an even warmer shirt in case you may not have known about it. It's called The Equinoxx K2 Dyna-Thermal - Cold-Weather Thermal Protection + Full Mobility. Link to its product page is: https://www.221btactical.com/products/equinoxx-k2-thermal. Most people in law enforcement, and who wear body armor for a long duration, are satisfied with the Equinoxx Stage 3. For those who are in very cold climates, the K2 Dyna Thermal is another good option. Hope this helps. Thanks again!

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Christopher Johnson
Mixed Review

Ordered two of these shirts after being given the recommendation by a coworker. Took me exactly a month to get my order while waiting to receive my order I reached out to customer service multiple times with no response. Once I got my order I only received one shirt. Called customer service said nice again with no response. Called the owners number. He answered and was very apologetic about the issue and said he would let the warehouse know immediately.

Now the shirt is well worth the price. It keeps me warm on cold nights. Can’t wait to receive my second one!

Thank you for your review, and for your patience with us because of the shipping issue. Please let us know if you have further questions or concerns anytime. Meanwhile, glad the shirt has proven helpful to you. - Brad @ 221B

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Tyler
Must-have Cold Weather Gear

I work for a midwestern department where we regularly see sub-zero temperatures with windchill plunging it to the -40s (F). Normally, my layers are 3.0 base layer, uniform shirt, coat, and external carrier. I absolutely despise wearing a coat under my vest.

After some brief shipping issues worked out with some fantastic customer service skills by 221B, I received the base layers a day before we had our deep freeze and figured I would REALLY put the base layer to the test. I took the coat out of my layers and worked patrol with just the base layer, uniform shirt, and external carrier.

On getting my patrol unit ready, I noticed I was actually starting to break a bit of sweat with it being between -10 and 0 degrees (no wind) and besides some minor chills, it really felt no different than being outside on a cool summer night to me (60-70 degree comparison). I worked like this for approximately 3-4 hours at which point windchill dropped the temperature to in between -30 and -25 degrees with a cutting wind. The wind cut through the base layer like a knife but credit where its due, this is the type of cutting, cold wind that would cut through ANY base layer. Even with this wind, the cold I experienced was more of an uncomfortable cold and not an unbearable, "I need to put a coat on NOW" cold. After I put just a windbreaker on, I had no issues with the cold. With my 3.0's, I had to wear an actual coat and not a windbreaker in this chilling cold wind.

The following nights I worked in -10 to 0 degree weather and even with light winds (that were not cutting) taking windchill to the -15 range, I did not need a coat. So I think I have definitely pushed and tested the limits in the most extreme way of this base layer.

Overall, these will be my new extreme weather base layers as just in the brief amount of time I've used them they have proven themselves to be extremely worthwhile in the extreme cold we have here. I will be recommending the products to any new trainees we hiring on and have been directing shift-mates to the products as the majority of them also despise wearing coats.

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Ron Maslen
Poor Shipping

Although the product fit well the shipping was awful. It almost month to receive my item which I was ok with. However, I had to reach out to them multiple times to get any information about it. I was told they were changing warehouses but could not give me any time frame on when it would ship. The owner finally reached out to me and only then did I get a tracking number and date of delivery. Other than that the shirt is great. I will buy from them again in the hopes they have fixed there shipping snafu.

Thanks for your review, and your patience with us as we transitioned to a new warehouse-fulfillment center. We're glad you're satisfied with your new K2 Shirt. We appreciate your business! - Brad @ 221B

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