A-TAC pattern?

Eclipse · November 03, 2011, 06:41:38 PM

Got this today from bdu.com - is this something they made up or is it a new military pattern?

http://militarygear.com/propper-poly-cotton-ripstop-bdu-coats/a-tacs

Might be nice for knock-around stuff if it isn't a mil-spec pattern. I actually kind of like it, though I haven't seen it in person.

jimmydeanno · November 03, 2011, 06:44:42 PM

When I used to do more oil changes, I had a shirt that looked just like that.

Bobble · November 03, 2011, 06:50:55 PM

FYI:

http://a-tacs.com/about/

Hawk200 · November 03, 2011, 06:52:45 PM

The company that produced it is trying to get their pattern adaopted as the new Army camo.

Here's the official site: http://a-tacs.com/

Supposedly, it's effective, but I have no personal experience. I've seen one on a mannequin at US Patriot. It's browner than the pic you posted.

Eclipse · November 03, 2011, 07:01:56 PM

Interesting. Up close it looks kinda like "watercolor" UCP.

Like most of these things, when it works, it works:

It even includes the boots:

Al Sayre · November 03, 2011, 08:53:44 PM

I'll bet they could sell a metric crap tonne of those to Jiffy lube...

Brad · November 03, 2011, 09:44:59 PM

Meh, looks alright but the Multicam pattern to me does the same job if not a bit better based on the pictures I've seen.

Cliff_Chambliss · November 04, 2011, 12:56:38 PM

A box of Tide and a can of Kiwi can clean that uniform up in no time.

I guess if someone wants to really look dirty then this is the uniform for it. "Private Pigpen report to Captain Slob".

Buzz · November 04, 2011, 09:59:17 PM

Quote from: Eclipse on November 03, 2011, 06:41:38 PM
Got this today from bdu.com - is this something they made up or is it a new military pattern?

It reminds me of some of the Warsaw Pact patterns. They were really into the Fuzzy Camo and Rainy Camo.

PHall · November 04, 2011, 11:53:48 PM

Quote from: Buzz on November 04, 2011, 09:59:17 PM
Quote from: Eclipse on November 03, 2011, 06:41:38 PM
Got this today from bdu.com - is this something they made up or is it a new military pattern?

It reminds me of some of the Warsaw Pact patterns. They were really into the Fuzzy Camo and Rainy Camo.

And it worked too!

The CyBorg is destroyed · November 05, 2011, 06:05:41 PM

It looks like the Colonial Marines from Aliens.

NIN · November 06, 2011, 01:05:31 AM

I read a thing many years ago (before the big UCP/MARPAT/MultiCam dustups, when BDUs were still "new") that said "Basically, beyond a couple hundred meters, its all just a green suit."