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Recommended BDU?
Alright, I've got my vest already in black, however I want to get more involved with outdoor games and its time to buy a BDU.
Whats recommended out there? multicam? Woodland? Is this just a preference thing? If possible I would like to use my current vest with the camo, not sure how that will look though since its black. Thanks |
Olive Drab or woodland... makes it look oldish... or OD to look stargateish...
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As a new player, you can't go wrong with some surplus US woodland BDU's. They are a staple amoung players and blend in well with most terrain throughout Canada.
You can eBay a set very cheaply, and while you are at it get yourself a set of Desert Tiger stripe. With these two BDU sets, you'll be able to cover 90% of your possible camo requirements. After a little more gaming, you might want to get into some more patterns such as CADPAT and MULTICAM etc. |
German flecktarn of British DPM is always a nice choice, as is MARPAT.
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Marpat's nice, Multicam is also very nice, Woodland sometimes has way too much green in it
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+1 here for cadpat
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I wear a black vest with a black hoodie or long sleeve, and my pants are marpat for the day and digital subdued for the night. Cadpat or marpat is a good fit for forest areas which I'm guessing your field has.
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Here's a good test, go to a local game and see what the folks are wearing and who you can't see when they step into the bush.
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Alright, alright, ICU isn't bad for every environment.... :D
It stands out like a sore thumb If you're not playing on rocks, in the arctic, in snowy conditions or in urban environments. And I'm assuming he's playing in a greener, more forested area with more earthy greens and browns... It does depend on terrain, but I don't recommend it for forested/underbrushed areas... http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...i/ACU2_low.jpg http://img129.exs.cx/img129/2849/acu1s3pm.jpg http://www.noahshachtman.com/images/A2.jpg |
A similar question came up a couple of weeks ago...here's the reply I posted there. I think it'd be handy for your question...since it has a variety of stuff in it.
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The pic was taken in direct sunlight...note how dark/black the vegetation gets just a couple of feet in from the clearing. |
I was wearing CADPAT too with CB chest rig, it's issue but really old and faded.
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Given that my Crye set is really expensive and everybody's going to argue over their own prefered pattern just go in a surplus (don't go internet in case it doesn't fit in terms of height and width), look what they have in the Propper (a brand) section and pick the one you like the most.
Also have a look at the Russian and ex-soviet ones, there are some really nice pattern. But if you have both forest, rocks, mud and dirt, Multicam will probably work well for you. |
Woodland is a great base set, that's what I have. If you are interested in getting on a team, each has its own BDU pattern. Check with the teams and see what they are using. I know there's at least 5 different patterns, some teams even run two or three different sets just so they can have some flexabiltiy for ops.
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ACU is badass, love that stuff. It's almost like wearing tan in a wooded area, you pretty much wont blend in
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All this talk makes me curious. Would an OD vest work with both woodland and a tan BDU?
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Tigerstripe can work very well depending on the environment and its super cool looking....its what im investing in next!
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Gorka's always a good choice.
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I'm getting a set of Gorka Autumn and a set of Flora soon... :D
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I stand by and will always stand by.. A shrimp ghillie suit.. A complete shrimp covered ghillie suit is your best bet to avoid detection in any circumstance..
I have Multiucam, Marpat woodlands and just Reg woodlands. Also Urban Camo for winter.. My vest and all that are either black or olive drab spray painted in various patters which i did recently.. |
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I think I'm going to go for the standard woodland...
thanks all |
vegetato works pretty well everywhere too ...
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I look forward to it, along with various chest-rig gear, etc, hats.... all to go with my AKMS and the RPK that just arrived (haven't seen it yet; I'm on vacation!). |
What would these be classified as USA or Canada?
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first one could be canadian but I'm unsure
though the woodland is defiantly USA |
1st: desert marpat
2nd: woodland marpat Both US Marines BDU... |
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I went all ACU because I liked the way it looked. Might not have been the best idea, but oh well
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Greens and browns. And in a pattern that looks at least a bit like the predominant foilage. Oh, and get something that breaks up your outline. I bought a ghillie type helmet cover (this http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/combat-ge...met-cover.html ) a few weeks ago, it makes me look like a retarded clown but I've had a lot of people tell me I basically disappear when I crouch in any kind of undergrowth.
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the other part with camo... what's your playstyle? ... if you never stop moving and are a crazy person that runs at the enemy and engages every change you get ... camo ain't gonna make much of a difference and wear what you think makes you look cool... if your a stalker, hider, etc (read: not including the campers and stump fuckers... they could be wearing neon yellow it don't matter they won't engage anyways) then your choice is far more involved and you'll probably end up getting multiple sets of camo for parts of the year, different fields you play, etc.
personally around here (van island) Marpat does very well, theres alot of old growth with makes the green up higher, more browns around people height. good surplus woodland works well too... don't be afraid to get your camo dirty either... it'll work better ;) |
Alright dont get wrong but OE is the best, I still own my OE gas mask, belt, magazine pouches, canteen, yes cateen.... and boots.., also the woodland camo jacket, I just purchased new woodland pants (Pooper) no where near the real stuff, although its been awhile, feels cheap, IMO...
All things being said do not ditch the real gear, it allowed you too play today Armoredshell |
i spent the big money and got multicam mostly due to the fact that everyone on the team i play with runs in and i didn't wanna be the weirdo in the group lol. HOWEVER, if your not a extremly serious player or dont wanna spend money on hard to find and expensive gear i'd suggest something other then multicam. and i only say this for the $$$ factor
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I had half decent luck with multicam in woodland enviro .. and I used the cheap stuff that was a little bright and faded fast ... I just wore OD and CB over top of it gear wise.. IE : OD vest with CB pouchs, CB leg drop/platforms ..
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