Jul 9, 2023 · Marpat woodland and coyote just looks awesome. Also yes, it is an applicable camoflauge for the area I live in. Multicam is too. I'd have to get a snowy pattern at some point for the winter months though.

Nov 24, 2022 · The Marpat prototype bears a striking resembelance to what the Navy much later issued as AOR2. Before this, the US Army wanted one pattern for everywhere and tested 3 of their own designs and one from Crye (Scorpion), somehow the Army decided to use the same print screens as Marpat, but in the worst performing colour scheme ( Dugus, etc al ...

The AOR series uses the original, Natick developed, colour schemes proposed for Marpat, The final Marpat colour scheme is a variant of this optimised by the USMC snipers. AOR1 has a horizontal orientation, the same as Marpat. I've seen exactly one fashion item with it used vertically. Official images of US Navy personel show it as horizontal.

Jun 11, 2024 · I had a pair of Tru Spec MARPAT BDU cut pants that lasted years. Eventually, made them into shorts when the knees finally went. I'd say the current Propper and Tru Spec quality is about the same. My favorites, though, are my issue uniforms, but I have a camouflage obsession that knows no bounds.

What you probably have seen is a 3rd party manufacturer's version of marpat, which inevitably never seems to have the exact same color as issue gear. When brand new, real Marine issue marpat almost glows and the brown is a very rich color that once you've seen it is instantly identifiable whereas the copy material looks bland in comparison.

Oct 23, 2023 · Plus the repro had 4 pockets. Second, the colors. The repro has more tan showing than the MARPAT. 3rd, MARPAT has a sewed on Eagle, Globe and Anchor. Repro doesn’t. Lastly, shoulder pockets. MARPAT has pockets on the shoulder while the repro doesn’t. Another small detail is the tag. MARPAT has a USMC and EGA tag inside while the repro doesn ...

Aug 2, 2021 · Lighting also makes a huge deal and the picture doesn't do it justice. AOR1 has a I guess pink hue to it and can look as bright as the desert Cammie color in the picture, under direct sunlight.

Sep 22, 2014 · For a "universal" pattern multicam is way better. As Marines we Have two versions of MARPAT, desert and woodland. That is twice the issue size of soliders. Long story short, for a "One-Size, Fits all" multicam is the best. But since MARPAT fills two different enviornments it …

Nov 4, 2021 · Urban Marpat was a highly experimental camo that never made it out of development. There just wasn’t enough need for an urban camo at the time, barring a massive fuck-off war that turns whole cities into a close quarters shit show.

Mar 25, 2021 · I ran into this myself months ago when I was looking for Marpat Frogs myself. I've had good luck looking on Facebook marketplace. You may have to drag your search bubble around areas where Marines are stationed (NC/SC, Arizona, San Diego, some parts of Florida), and see if anyone leaving the Marines is selling their gear.