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| Bulldog |
MarPat/Digital Woodland SourcesSince we use the digital MarPat as the team pattern, I wanted to be sure everyone could find it.MarPat, or "digital woodland" as it is sometimes called (although not all digital woodlands are MarPat) is the official pattern of the USMC. The predominant color is Coyote Brown which is a perfect match for midwestern dirt. Other colors, in order of dominance, are Marine Green, Black, and Coyote Tan. The USMC also has a desert version of MarPat, sometimes called AriPat, or Digital Desert, and knock-offs abound. Be carefull when ordering that you don't pick the desert version by mistake. Might work nice in the late Fall and Winter though. Digital patterns with Olive Drab as the primary color are not MarPat, they are "Jungle Stalker," or if the rest of the colors match regular woodland camo, "Digital Woodland." If the primary color is a light/bright green, it's most likely CadPat (Canadian didgital pattern) or a knock-off. SpecOps uses a mix of CadPat, Jungle Stalker, and proprietary color digital patterns (look for the SpecOps logo in the pattern). None are a perfect match for MarPat, but some are close enough that few will notice. Official USMC issue fabric will have the USMC logo every few feet in the pattern. Here's what it looks like: 
Anyhow, here's a list of my sources. Almost all of them use the non-USMC import pattern. Feel free to add reviews or more sources. Also, anything related to custom BDUs, vests, pouches, etc can be done by Chad or myself. RAP4 Has tons of stuff in MarPat, which they refer to as "Digital Camo." Pretty much all of their pouches are available in it too. ThreatCon Outfitters / Camo Market[/b]: TruSpec and house-brand BDUs, lots of import marpat items. I do not recommend the digital tape if they still carry it. Sparkling Earth: Lots of great sandanna-variations. Lauer Custom Weapondry: Duracoat paint kits for your marker. Wookie's Camo Stencil Generator: Generate your own digital pattern! Hoffmann Authentic: Hot weather Flip-Side jerseys, in marpat-ish. These guys are AWESOME to deal with. I have one of their headsocks and couple of their towels in the digital pattern. There stuff has more of the green and light tan than coyote. PCS Paintball Hot weather jerseys and SpecOps-style pants in marpat-ish pattern. Nice stuff, but a little dark and green. OpsGear TruSpec BDUs and digital camo skins for goggles and markers. COPS911: A-5 covers, and every now and then they get enough MARPAT type cordura to make some vests. The stuff I got from them was real USMC fabric. Rage Force Paintball: Ebay vendor of camo paintball marker covers. Email them to get combined shipping. Military Griffin Ebay Vendor of all kinds of import Marpat stuff. Amherst Drop Zone: Another Ebay vendor with lots of import stuff. Bought one of their waist pouches, and it lost about 70% of its color after it's first trip through the laundry (with my TruSpec BDUs, which showed no appreciable loss). The 3-layer facemask/bandanna held its color fine though, and is nice- I think it's actually made by Sparkling Earth. US Cavalry: Another source for TruSpec BDUs and related gear. Their in-stock status feature is nice, especially with the supply issues everyone has with TruSpec marpat. Altima Battlewear: Underarmor-style shirts in MarPat![/url] An eBay MarPat gear search that tries to exclude BDUs and hats Proper is now making MarPat BDUs. They are poly/cotton instead of nylon/cotton, but they are supposed to be much more fade-resistant than the TruSpec junk, and they are available in ACU-style, with velcro shoulder panels and a preacher collar. Best price seems to be at BDU.com And last but not least, our gracious sponsor, maker of the kick-ass MarPat speedballer pants most of us now own: 
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| Bulldog |
Added RAP4 to the list. Got in a bunch of marpat pouches, along with some elbow and knee pads from them last week. Nice stuff!
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| Dirdy |
Thats great we can get our digi camo from our sponsor now but im guessing it fades like everything else thats not officaly USMC stuff? | ||
| Bulldog |
Yah, the BDUs they sell are the same cotton/poly TruSpec everyone else sells. For Marpat BDUs you want cotton/nylon (aka Nyco) The other gear RAP4 sells (pads, pouches, etc) is made from Cordura, which should not fade. | ||
| Pete Dutton |
Josh I need our logo on a Pdf file to get the hats made.
Thanks Pete |
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| Bulldog |
Opsgear now carries some badass MarPat MOLLE vests.
Peaches, just noticed your post- I'll see if I can get that into a PDF... |
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| MadBomber |
I have a buddy in the Army that said he can get me some ACU's for around $30... Is ACU ok? | ||
| Bulldog |
Well, they ARE digital, but they aren't all that hot in the Midwestern temperate woods. They wouldn't be a match for the official team pattern of MARPAT, but we have a lot of guys wearing what they had before, so... | ||
| MadBomber |
Just need to know what you guys say. If I have to wear MARPAT, then I wear that...
Just let me know... |
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| Bulldog |
I think "prefer" is the word. We want to look like a team when we hit the big events - but I'm working on some 6-color Desert Storm gear for my winter kit, and some of the guys are stuck with whatever pattern their wife or kids bought them, and a lot of us mix in SpecOps digi, FLurry digi, and other stuff we pick up cheap.
Since you're picking up a new set anyhow, I would go for MARPAT - but ACUPAT won't keep you off the team. 
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| MadBomber |
Awesome! I'll try to pick up my gear over the winter.
I need the MARPAT and vest and all that good stuff... haha But, I have six months to get it all so my wife cant bitch TOO much! haha |
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| theJUDGE |
what about this for MArpat? http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-XLARGE-US...ategoryZ36068QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem | ||
| Bulldog |
Just found this on the Lightfighter RYO section (let me know if you can't see the pics):
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| Bulldog |
Proper is now making MarPat BDUs. They are poly/cotton instead of nylon/cotton, but they are supposed to be much more fade-resistant than the TruSpec junk, and they are available in ACU-style, with velcro shoulder panels and a preacher collar. Best price seems to be at BDU.com | ||
| Bingo |
yea I just checked it out and here is what it had listed in the description for it:
fade, shrink, and wrinkle resistant I think I am going to order one of the tops and hope it matches the pants from Smokin'. |
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| Bulldog |
BDU.com has the new MarPat stuff in both standard and ACU cut. Their prices are the best I've seen - AND, if you order more than $50, shipping is free. Just scored a MarPat ACU shirt and other random things for my camo whoring pleasure. | ||
| Bulldog |
Holy cow- the Proper BDU shirt arrived today, and it is SWEET!! Zipper front, external elbow pad pockets, velcro everywhere (except on the shoulder pockets- gonna have to add that). All-in-all, a better shirt than the real USMC stuff I have, at half the price. If I didn't have 4 pair of MarPat pants, including a badass pair from Smokin, I'd try out those from Proper/BDU.com, too. | ||
| Bingo |
is this the one you ordered as a zipper front sounds a lot easier
http://www.bdu.com/F547038393.html |
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| Dirdy |
Well i'm going to be snowboarding in our team colors.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI....amp;ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:US:1123 I bought one digi camo, one woodland camo, and one urban camo to wear to cover my face from the freezing sleet, snow, and wind. It probably wont work as good as my ski mask, but it looks cooler lol. Just though i would post for anyone looking for headband bandanas or somthing you might want a digi bandana for. Would probably make great cloths to clean your masks too if you want to carry it on the field with you. |
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| theJUDGE |
Proper is available at Surplus World on Morse Rd too. Its 35 for pants and 35 for blouse I think. They are the good stuff too. Just in case anyone doesnt want to pay shipping and all. | ||
| Powndamonium |
So here is the Air Force's answer to all the other cool camo that has been coming out. They carry at BDU.com.
http://www.bdu.com/abu.html I will be the last person in the Air Force to wear these. I may pick up one set for free to wear in the winter for paintball. |
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| Fets |
Not sure how much help this is.......
http://www.neosmut.com/vb/ask-owner/1940-thanksgiving-bdu-special.html But the prices should be pretty good! |
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| Bulldog |
Finally: MarPat Jumpsuits . | ||
| Dirdy |
A Friend was asking me about where we buy our camo, i PMed it to him but it can't hurt posting it here too for others.
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| OB1SAT |
While looking for marpat gear, everything I find that says is marpat is much darker than the sample given.
http://www.vtarmynavy.com/woodland-digital-camo-bdu-shirt.htm |
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| Dirdy |
Looks like just the picture is dark, thats the right pattern. Beware though, id spend a little more money for the legit real Marine Issues stuff instead of off brands or look alikes, the off brand cheaper stuff will fade after a few times in the wash and wont be worth keeping. So you will save money in the long run by buying the real stuff that you never really have to replace. |
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| olddog |
Check out smokin stuff. We use there pants and I have there pullover shirts, used them this weekend and liked how they fit. There are also one of our sponsors and they give us a really good discount, so when you become a member of DS and pay your yearly dues you have access to all there stuff. Olddog
http://www.smokinproducts.com/index.php |
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