OK.
So I've read this..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Cold_Weather_Clothing_System
My "read" on this is that the version changes only affect under layers of the clothing system and that the Gore-Tex Parka shells have not been changed (except for the camo pattern).
Anyone out there wearing this stuff all of the time know the difference to explain to a non-RM type?
I got the new ABU gortex.....it does not have a liner, the hood has a pouch so it can be rolled up and stowed, the zipper has a finer tooth pattern so it does not need the overlapping wind screen. Also the zipper does not have bottom to top option like the Gen I gortex.
All in all....the Gen III stuff is much better.
There is some differences in the arrangement of pockets as well, on the gore-tex shell. Nothing too important.
The self healing zipper was a big one. I have quite a few cadinks that had to have zippers replaced on the gen I jackets
Can you even get anything above Gen II in woodland camo?
Not in gore-tex. At least not that I've found
They go however make a hyvat version
When shopping... How does one tell Gen I from Gen II? Considering there is no "information" telling you that it is one or the other?
What is the difference between Hyvat and Goretex? I have been assuming that they were two names for the same material...
Google search returns minimal useful information other than this:
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/405730 still not "official".
Different manufacturer, I am not sure if there is any noticeable difference in quality, feel, or performance
- Gereration I (http://www.uscav.com/Productinfo.aspx?productID=9114&TabID=548)
- Generation II (http://www.uscav.com/Productinfo.aspx?productID=9881&TabID=548)
- Generation III (http://peosoldier.army.mil/factsheets/SEQ_CIE_ECWCS.pdf)
- APECS (http://www.uscav.com/Productinfo.aspx?productID=17452&TabID=548)