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Posted: 3/31/2019 7:25:11 PM EDT

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The Finland stuff looks good.

Posted: 3/31/2019 7:27:35 PM EDT

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I can't believe there are 5 people in that picture

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The Danish camo is pretty awesome in the green.

https://www.militarysurplus.ro/eng_pl_US-Danish-Camo-BDU-STYLE-FIELD-PANTS-3326_2.jpg

Finnish M05 series is great too, especially the winter. There are at least 3 types of Finnish M05, not including desert.

https://i.redd.it/ruu7640hiqx11.jpg

I like this one as well:

http://i.imgur.com/UvZJEZ1.jpg

That last pic is badass. I would never see them.

Yes, that's crazy effective. With camo gloves and facemasks, they're gone.

I can't believe there are 5 people in that picture

Actually a good point; spend too long looking for people wearing this and you're shooting at ghosts that aren't there.

Posted: 3/31/2019 8:30:35 PM EDT

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Looking at Flectron, it isn't all that impressive. I have been incredibly close to some pretty knowledgable people and startled them when I moved. It seems to work across a wide vatiety of terrain.

Posted: 4/1/2019 11:14:58 AM EDT

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M90 works best around here. The Finns and Norwegians also have great camo.

It's always easy to spot the Yanks when they come here, they stand out like a sore thumb in the woods.

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/135411/1497703515948_jpg-896533.JPG

How old is that pic?

I haven't seen ACU in the wild, with the exception of equipment, in over 2 years.

Posted: 4/1/2019 11:18:06 AM EDT

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Did someone say Finnish M05?

https://i.imgur.com/UB1CEQb.jpg

Not that it it works very well in southern NV.

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I would love one in 6 color desert but I doubt anyone makes the Cordura nylon in that pattern.

Posted: 4/1/2019 11:26:10 AM EDT

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I have some Helikon stuff in Polish woodland pantera/panther camo. I like it .

Posted: 4/1/2019 11:40:50 AM EDT

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I want a Tikka sling in that Finnish M05.

Posted: 4/1/2019 11:51:31 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/1/2019 12:48:45 PM EDT

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I haven't seen ACU in the wild, with the exception of equipment, in over 2 years.

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M90 works best around here. The Finns and Norwegians also have great camo.

It's always easy to spot the Yanks when they come here, they stand out like a sore thumb in the woods.

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/135411/1497703515948_jpg-896533.JPG

How old is that pic?

I haven't seen ACU in the wild, with the exception of equipment, in over 2 years.

I met some US officers during Aurora last year. They all wore Multicam.

They still stood out though.

Posted: 4/1/2019 6:39:26 PM EDT

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I haven't seen ACU in the wild....

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Well then sounds like ACU is doing it's job

Posted: 4/1/2019 7:18:54 PM EDT

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Multicam's king here, but German Tropentarn works fairly well, especially in the low desert. I have a few sets, boonie, and a parka. The fabric is comfortable as hell, too. Flecktarn's a bit on the dark side for most forest settings, but I'd still wear it.

Posted: 4/1/2019 7:53:00 PM EDT

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I have some Helikon stuff in Polish woodland pantera/panther camo. I like it .

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Same. I like their desert pattern too.

Posted: 4/1/2019 7:57:28 PM EDT

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I met some US officers during Aurora last year. They all wore Multicam.

They still stood out though.

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I love the M90 pattern. I'm not convinced of it's effectiveness though.

Posted: 4/1/2019 7:58:30 PM EDT

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Multicam's king here, but German Tropentarn works fairly well, especially in the low desert. I have a few sets, boonie, and a parka. The fabric is comfortable as hell, too. Flecktarn's a bit on the dark side for most forest settings, but I'd still wear it.

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Bonus is that the milsurp is cheap.

Won't fit fat guys though.

Posted: 4/1/2019 8:07:33 PM EDT

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I'll agree to three, but am not able to see four and five....unless you're also counting guy that took the picture (which would be four).

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^This^ I only see three in the picture but then again my eyes aren't the best .

Posted: 4/1/2019 8:13:30 PM EDT

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You can find it on eBay, and there’s a couple of shops in the UK that sell it - but it’s traditionally been hard to find.

Denmark is now transitioning to multicam, so m84 may be on the way out.

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Thank you sir!

Multicam errything is kind of tiring. On the positive side maybe Varusteleka will get a shipment of M84 uniforms.

And +1 for the French CCE. Blends in to my woods better than most anything else.

Posted: 4/1/2019 8:20:31 PM EDT

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Tropentarn looks like it would be good for antelope hunting in Wyoming. I need to figure out how to convert sizes so I know what to order.

Posted: 4/1/2019 8:21:49 PM EDT

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Bonus is that the milsurp is cheap.

Won't fit fat guys though.

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Multicam's king here, but German Tropentarn works fairly well, especially in the low desert. I have a few sets, boonie, and a parka. The fabric is comfortable as hell, too. Flecktarn's a bit on the dark side for most forest settings, but I'd still wear it.

Bonus is that the milsurp is cheap.

Won't fit fat guys though.

Very cheap. I think I have less than $250 in eight uniform sets, two parkas, parka liner, and Gore-Tex jacket.

Posted: 4/2/2019 12:15:54 PM EDT

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I love the M90 pattern. I'm not convinced of it's effectiveness though.

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I met some US officers during Aurora last year. They all wore Multicam.

They still stood out though.

I love the M90 pattern. I'm not convinced of it's effectiveness though.

It's pretty much tailored to Scandinavian forests, and it works very well there.

When we tagged along to Afghanistan, we had to develop a desert version though.

Posted: 4/2/2019 12:27:28 PM EDT

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Now for something completely different

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0WOIwlXE9g

This is Mr. Nesbit of Harlow-Newtown, Mr Nesbit has learned the first lesson of not being seen.

Posted: 4/2/2019 12:41:15 PM EDT

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It's pretty much tailored to Scandinavian forests, and it works very well there.

When we tagged along to Afghanistan, we had to develop a desert version though.

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So I've heard.

Doesn't work for shit in the woods behind my house though.

Posted: 4/2/2019 1:13:07 PM EDT

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So I've heard.

Doesn't work for shit in the woods behind my house though.

http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy309/toecutter_01/1a1%20recent%20bdu/IMG_1733_zpssmkaicfc.jpg

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It's pretty much tailored to Scandinavian forests, and it works very well there.

When we tagged along to Afghanistan, we had to develop a desert version though.

So I've heard.

Doesn't work for shit in the woods behind my house though.

http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy309/toecutter_01/1a1%20recent%20bdu/IMG_1733_zpssmkaicfc.jpg

Have tried in when viewed through NVDs? It does pretty well, especially against 2nd generation NVD.

Posted: 4/2/2019 1:14:38 PM EDT

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Thank you sir!

Multicam errything is kind of tiring. On the positive side maybe Varusteleka will get a shipment of M84 uniforms.

And +1 for the French CCE. Blends in to my woods better than most anything else.

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You can find it on eBay, and there’s a couple of shops in the UK that sell it - but it’s traditionally been hard to find.

Denmark is now transitioning to multicam, so m84 may be on the way out.

Thank you sir!

Multicam errything is kind of tiring. On the positive side maybe Varusteleka will get a shipment of M84 uniforms.

And +1 for the French CCE. Blends in to my woods better than most anything else.

If you intend to buy some, be aware that authentic m84 gear should have a label inside that says HMAK (and should have a crown, IIRC).

If you like, I can take a picture of the tag in some of my gear and post it.

Posted: 4/2/2019 1:38:14 PM EDT

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The Danish camo is pretty awesome in the green.

https://www.militarysurplus.ro/eng_pl_US-Danish-Camo-BDU-STYLE-FIELD-PANTS-3326_2.jpg

Finnish M05 series is great too, especially the winter. There are at least 3 types of Finnish M05, not including desert.

https://i.redd.it/ruu7640hiqx11.jpg

I like this one as well:

http://i.imgur.com/UvZJEZ1.jpg

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That is the best snow camo pattern I have ever seen.

Posted: 4/2/2019 1:41:56 PM EDT

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Is it worse than this?

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/259519/7E548BCF-A4A8-4DBF-B816-E9F1B6CB989B_jpeg-895920.JPG

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If anything the US proved one camo pattern does not work, a least in the hands of greedy generals. I cannot imagine how the army really thought that pattern had any real use. We used to roll around in the dirt to lighten that pattern, it worked better after collecting sweat and dirt work week.

Posted: 4/2/2019 1:45:20 PM EDT

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I dunno...looks good to me

Posted: 4/2/2019 1:47:24 PM EDT

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Russian Partisan M reversible summer/fall (looks almost identical to Waffen SS Oak pattern from WWII)

Posted: 4/2/2019 1:53:58 PM EDT

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The Brit multicam is pretty sweet.

Posted: 4/2/2019 1:58:19 PM EDT

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Here's a good question: The eastern wastes of Indiana I've always thought hard about: We don't have a TON of standing trees, with wide spaces of farmland (mix of exposed earth, soybean/corn fields, fall time is definitely tan time, etc... What would be a good multi-season camo for places like that? The woods are easy enough (Marpat or similar) but would ACU or 'desert' camo work for farmlands in the midwest?

Posted: 4/2/2019 3:47:55 PM EDT

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The Brit multicam is pretty sweet.

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I think there's so little practical difference between MTP, Scorpion, and Multicam that it makes little sense not to just lump them all together as one pattern.

Posted: 4/2/2019 3:52:50 PM EDT

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Have tried in when viewed through NVDs? It does pretty well, especially against 2nd generation NVD.

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No. I'll have to give it a try.

Posted: 4/2/2019 8:14:28 PM EDT

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The Brit multicam is pretty sweet.

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All Crye did was take Multicam and give it some DPMesque swooshes. What they ended up with was a pattern that doesn't work as well as DPM in forests or jungles, nor as well as desert DPM in the desert

Posted: 4/2/2019 8:19:08 PM EDT

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I dunno...looks good to me

https://s15-us2.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http:%2F%2Fimgur.com%2F4wRkb.jpg&sp=f9f7faff6c9bc2c6af5b2fe9fe2ab06a

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I heart shield maidens.

Posted: 4/2/2019 8:19:48 PM EDT

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So I've heard.

Doesn't work for shit in the woods behind my house though.

http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy309/toecutter_01/1a1%20recent%20bdu/IMG_1733_zpssmkaicfc.jpg

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That's cool! I've never seen those before.

Posted: 4/2/2019 9:05:42 PM EDT

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Danish-Finnish-Swedish military relations.

Guess who the most drunk is?

Germans with Flektarn

Belgians

Posted: 4/2/2019 9:29:15 PM EDT

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as an example of what i mean, here is Latvia's new 'multi-terrain' pattern.

https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http:%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F6%2F66%2FA_Soldier_from_the_10th_Combat_Aviation_Brigade%252C_talks_with_Soldiers_from_the_Latvian_National_Guard.jpg&sp=517d7d5f6f739be34d5e17d4d8637bb9

I get what they're doing with the larger squares to keep the pattern effective to longer distances, but the colors will never work in a European environment

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Shots fired.
Works as well as Multicam everywhere but the woods.
And the only MULTILATPAT in that photo is their vests, everything else is the old issue desert camo.
Plus, those are ZS guys. That’s not really the tip of the spear.

Posted: 4/2/2019 9:31:16 PM EDT

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Is that Amy Schumer?

Posted: 4/2/2019 9:32:17 PM EDT

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I like this the best, works good in the mountains in my ao.

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This also works good still too. Gotta hand it to the Germans their stuff was always the best

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Posted: 4/2/2019 9:34:54 PM EDT

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The Latvian pattern looks cool. It does not look effective though.

That said, if anyone knows where I can get some, IM me.

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Ebay might have knockoffs.
MULTILATPAT is technically a .mil restricted pattern sewed in-house in Latvia.
The old LATPAT might be easier to find, but is still halfway controlled. I’m accountable for every piece of both I have and I can’t dispose of worn out ones or just order another one.

Posted: 4/2/2019 9:38:22 PM EDT

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WTF? Are they planning on invading Rio De Janiero during Carnival?

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Posted: 4/2/2019 9:41:10 PM EDT

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Did someone say Finnish M05?

https://i.imgur.com/UB1CEQb.jpg

Not that it it works very well in southern NV.

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About as well as multicam does in New England, I’m sure.

Posted: 4/2/2019 10:36:50 PM EDT

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WTF? Are they planning on invading Rio De Janiero during Carnival?

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It works surprisingly well in the woods

Belgian Jigsaw Camouflage Effectiveness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEC7NmKfhT8

Posted: 4/3/2019 6:05:24 AM EDT

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If anything the US proved one camo pattern does not work, a least in the hands of greedy generals. I cannot imagine how the army really thought that pattern had any real use. We used to roll around in the dirt to lighten that pattern, it worked better after collecting sweat and dirt work week.

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According to this, it's because grey tested well, and they didn't do any field testing.

The History of: US Army Universal Camouflage Pattern UCP & Army Combat Uniform ACU | Uniform History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJbd0qdmrAg

Posted: 4/3/2019 7:26:14 PM EDT

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I like this the best, works good in the mountains in my ao.
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I'll have to try out my East German rain camo. Never would have figured it would work well around here. Neat.

Posted: 4/7/2019 10:55:19 AM EDT

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According to this, it's because grey tested well, and they didn't do any field testing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJbd0qdmrAg

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I remember when UCP was first fielded, the press releases said it would work in any environment because it had green for forests, tan for deserts, and grey for urban