About Stretching Lines & Designs

Hi, I'm Colin — an active firefighter out of Howell, NJ, and the person behind every product that ships from Stretching Lines & Designs.

It started the way a lot of good things do: I made something for my own department, they loved it, and someone said, "Other departments need this too." So here we are.

How It's Made

Every product starts on a 3D printer, but that's just the beginning. Once it's off the print bed, each piece gets hands-on attention — hand-finished, inspected, and made right before it's packaged and stamped. There's no assembly line here. Just me, my other half Sami, and our chihuahua Cleo keeping a close eye on quality control.

Why First Responders

I've always believed that the drive to improve — to be better today than you were yesterday — is one of the most important values a person can have. First responders live that value every single day. They push themselves, they push each other, and they make their communities better because of it. That's the community I want to serve.

What We're About

When your order arrives, I want it to feel like a friend made it for you — not like something that came off a shelf. Every piece is designed by me personally and finished by hand. It's not just gear. It's something made with care, for people who deserve that.

Thanks for supporting a small, firefighter-run shop. It means everything.

— Colin, Sami & Cleo
Stretching Lines & Designs | Howell, NJ