North Equipment Rhodesian Brushstroke Bush Hat

Who is North Equipment? These new-production Rhodesian Brushstroke garments are manufactured by North Equipment. North is run by a former SADF paratrooper or ‘parabat’, who worked with Johann Niemoller to rekindle Niemoller’s military textile businesses, under the North Equipment brand name. He also happened to be Johann Niemoller's neighbor, which came in handy when he made his bid to restart Niemoller’s garment and webbing businesses after they were mothballed in 1994. With the help of our contacts in South Africa, North Equipment has restarted production on the very same equipment that manufactured Niemoller’s famous ‘Adder’ brand in the 80s and 90s. Adder is best known for their prolific commercial variant of the Rhodesian camouflage print. Which was sold to Executive Outcomes, and various other secret squirrel outfits. The export market to the USA was also huge for Adder, and their uniforms regularly appeared in Solider of Fortune magazine among other places. North Equipment conti