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ACU's

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Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:00 pm
by Ravang
...work well in the urban environment...


Re: ACU's

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Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:02 pm
by AMDDDA
xD
Re: ACU's

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Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:57 pm
by NitroPower
I have to wear an ACU for my Raider team.
Boy, those things are wayyyyyyyyyy more comfortable than they look!
(BTW, if you dont know, ACU= Army Combat Uniform)
Re: ACU's

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Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:12 pm
by Brando14100

8-)
Re: ACU's

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Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:03 am
by Meck
lol, had to move on to the scnd post to realize what I should look for (haven't heard of "ACU" yet <-- german) ::)
Re: ACU's

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Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:20 pm
by BFMF
...work well in the urban environment...

It's gotta be the first time I've seen the ACU's actually blend in with something...

ACU's suck....
Re: ACU's

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Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:41 pm
by BigTruck
I have to wear an ACU for my Raider team.
Boy, those things are wayyyyyyyyyy more comfortable than they look!
(BTW, if you dont know, ACU= Army Combat Uniform)
Wear them every single day for 7 months straight (even longer for Army deployments) in 130 degree heat, and I bet you change that tune real quick ;D I don't know if they feel the same as USMC cammies (MCCU's) but I know the one thing I look forward to most at the end of the day (besides a cold beer) is getting OUT of that uniform.
Re: ACU's

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Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:04 am
by a1
Re: ACU's

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Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:09 am
by BFMF
[quote]Wear them every single day for 7 months straight (even longer for Army deployments) in 130 degree heat, and I bet you change that tune real quick
Re: ACU's

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Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:45 pm
by Ravang
Wear them every single day for 7 months straight (even longer for Army deployments) in 130 degree heat, and I bet you change that tune real quick ;D I don't know if they feel the same as USMC cammies (MCCU's) but I know the one thing I look forward to most at the end of the day (besides a cold beer) is getting OUT of that uniform.
lol, so true....

I've obviously never worn the MCCU's, but they look more durable, and more practical than the ACU's. I do like the fact the the Marines have a desert uniform, AND a woodland uniform. They also don't have the velcro crap all over them

Very true, two week long summer camp at Fort Jackson in the 120 degree heat

.....My kingdom for a cold shower, and some normal clothes...

Re: ACU's

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Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:17 pm
by machineman9
Isn't the British equivelant just DPM? (Disruptive Pattern Material)
Either way... I can nearly get away with something similar. My bed cover is camo, and I have a full set of camo. The only problem is that they are slightly different shades... so no hiding there. :-/
Re: ACU's

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Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:34 pm
by BFMF
[quote]Isn't the British equivelant just DPM? (Disruptive Pattern Material)
Either way... I can nearly get away with something similar. My bed cover is camo, and I have a full set of camo. The only problem is that they are slightly different shades... so no hiding there.
Re: ACU's

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Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:52 am
by BigTruck
[quote][quote]Isn't the British equivelant just DPM? (Disruptive Pattern Material)
Either way... I can nearly get away with something similar. My bed cover is camo, and I have a full set of camo. The only problem is that they are slightly different shades... so no hiding there.
Re: ACU's

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Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:27 am
by Staiduk
I tried a set of MCCU's once, when the Marines were up at Wainwright for joint training. It felt like wearing garbage bags, in my opinion.
For most of my career we wore simple OD combat uniforms - for comfort and durability they were unrivalled but the top brass could never get around the Korea 'camo doesn't work' mentality. We use CADPAT now; similar material and make with excellent camo qualities. Here's a pic:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... CADPAT.jpg(Note: the bright Canadian Flag is only worn for garrison duty and exercises. During a deployment, the flag is replaced with a subdued light/dark green flag.)
Re: ACU's

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Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:54 pm
by BFMF
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/PPCLI_CADPAT.jpg
(Note: the bright Canadian Flag is only worn for garrison duty and exercises. During a deployment, the flag is replaced with a subdued light/dark green flag.)
nice. It doesn't 'stick out like a sore thumb' like our gay ACU's....lol