StealthGear USA steers new course into more holsters and travel accessories

By Jacki Billings

StealthGear USA brought a bevy of goodies to NRA-AM 2018 consumers. (Photo: Jacki Billings)
StealthGear USA is best known for its innovative holster designs, but the company isn’t looking to be pigeon-holed into just the holster game. Launching new travel accessories at the NRA Annual Meeting in Dallas, SGUSA proved its not afraid to step outside its box.
The company first rose to notoriety with their original holster design that featured a new tech the company called VentCore. VentCore paired a comfortable yet breathable backing to a rigid, molded shell. As word spread about the design, interest spread and soon the company expanded its offerings to include more designs. SGUSA said this demand, while promising, created difficulties for the company just trying to build a foundation.
“We had to escalate our equipment and labor expenses very rapidly to keep ship times under a reasonable time frame. We called it ‘trying to wrap our arms around a whirlwind,’” company directors told Guns.com in an email. “All of that in addition to our discovery that it is an industry that is subject to hyper-competition, political realities, and knock-offs and imitations – made for a challenging start.”
Despite some bumps as the company worked to get its

Source: Guns.com