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NousDefionsDoc
11-11-2004, 18:45
New Crye camo uniforms are out...
Roguish Lawyer
11-11-2004, 18:46
New Crye camo uniforms are out...
And you don't post pictures? How am I supposed to decide which ones to get for work? :)
NousDefionsDoc
11-11-2004, 18:48
Well Military Moron is the gear review specialist. I'm just the thread provoker. And I certainly don't have any of it.
Roguish Lawyer
11-11-2004, 18:49
I'm just the thread provoker.
I'm glad you are being honest with yourself. Very healthy. ;)
The Reaper
11-11-2004, 18:56
I'm glad you are being honest with yourself. Very healthy. ;)
Another picture thief?
The horror....
TR
If you don't want to go check out MM's reviews (which you really, really should), you can see pictures off Crye's website at http://www.cryeprecision.com/HTLM/products/index.htm . I'm not a big smock fan, but if you are, Brian Kroon offers an SAS-styled smock in Multicam at www.dropzonetactical.com. Be advised, the company is out of Canada, so prices are listed in Monopoly money...uh, I mean Canadian Dollars. :)
RL, those pics show the pattern, but not the cut or style of Crye's uniforms.
The Reaper
11-12-2004, 10:08
If you don't want to go check out MM's reviews (which you really, really should), you can see pictures off Crye's website at http://www.cryeprecision.com/HTLM/products/index.htm . I'm not a big smock fan, but if you are, Brian Kroon offers an SAS-styled smock in Multicam at www.dropzonetactical.com. Be advised, the company is out of Canada, so prices are listed in Monopoly money...uh, I mean Canadian Dollars. :)
RL, those pics show the pattern, but not the cut or style of Crye's uniforms.
They had me going, right up till the price.
Yikes!! Or whatever our Northern friends say, eh??
TR
Whole lot of Monopoly money, ain't it?
New BDUs are called ACUs. Google it at url]http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/acu.htm[/url]. They have velcro patchs where your unit & name patches go with the rank on the front...and a mandran collar that can be worn up or folded down. They have 367 pockets, well maybe a few less.
How long have we been...taking the bottom pockets of the blouse and sewing them on to the sleeves?
Now they are just figuring that out. :rolleyes:
Smokin Joe
11-13-2004, 15:55
How long have we been...taking the bottom pockets of the blouse and sewing them on to the sleeves?
Now they are just figuring that out. :rolleyes:
Wasn't the Army doing it in WWII? With the Airborne uniform? Why did they ever go away from it?
militarymoron
11-14-2004, 10:03
here ya go.
http://www.militarymorons.com/gear/crye1.html
the pic RL posted above was just a prototype made fot SHOT based on the MCCU's made in the multicam pattern, not the crye designed uniform.
if you scroll down the page, you'll also see the monkey stomper pouch that i eggroll made for me. i gave him my 'wish list' of requirements to hold 4 M4, 4 pistol sewn on the front, and it came out almost exactly as i wanted. after using this first prototype, i've given egg my feedback and suggestions for some changes (like making the lid adjustable), so i'm looking forward to seeing the updated version.
cheers,
MM
The Reaper
11-14-2004, 11:07
MM:
I like those uniforms much better than the pimp style disco suits the Army has shown. Very nice, excellent photography as well. I just hate polyester in my uniforms. Maybe they will make some in 100% cotton ripstop or poplin.
Eggroll does make some nice gear, doesn't he? Is that mage set up a four-pack+4, or an eight-pack?
TR
NousDefionsDoc
11-14-2004, 19:48
Paraclete's got their cammies up on their site as well.
http://www.paracletearmor.com/BDU.htm
Got to love that capitalist running dog free market competition and how it lights a fire under everybody's ass when a competitor comes out with something.
Some of those in smoke green would probably go good down here.
militarymoron
11-15-2004, 12:00
Thanks, TR.
the mag setup is 4 M4, and 4 pistol on the front. two of them side by side would give you 8 M4, 8 pistol, obviously.
i haven't seen the paraclete BDUs in person, but just from the pics, it's difficult to tell what makes them $30 more expensive per piece than the cryes ($60 more per set for a top and pants). my RAID BDUs from specwargear have more features than the paracletes. but since i haven't seen them in person, it might not be a fair assessment.
a LOT of thought went into the crye field uniform, and combat uniform. yesterday, caleb crye showed me the main features of the combat uniform, and i was very impressed with the attention to detail. it's very enlightening to hear the reasons behind the choices they made in the design.
cheers,
MM
NousDefionsDoc
11-15-2004, 12:15
it's very enlightening to hear the reasons behind the choices they made in the design. :munchin
militarymoron
11-15-2004, 12:24
:munchin
LOL - i incorporate as much of that info as i can into my writeups, so that's where you'll find them. whatever useful info about their design philosophy the crye guys provide, i share on my site. :)
cheers,
MM
LOL - i incorporate as much of that info as i can into my writeups, so that's where you'll find them. whatever useful info about their design philosophy the crye guys provide, i share on my site.
Posted two hours ago, but still no review posted on the site...unsat. Just tell the manager at your real job you need time off for more important tasks than he's giving you. :D Keeping geardos waiting can potentially be very dangerous. ;)
militarymoron
11-15-2004, 14:55
Posted two hours ago, but still no review posted on the site...unsat.
haha - can't review what i don't have yet, can i? when i get 'em, you'll see 'em. until then, keep yer pantyhose on. :p
cheers,
MM
I prefer the term 'control top anti-embolism stockings', thank you. ;)
Has anyone seen or happen to have the Crye body armor?? Crye Precision site:
http://www.cryeprecision.com/category1.asp?D=D0025&S=S0486&G=&C=&N=1&pricestart=&priceend=
It states their armor is "We’ve combined flexible armor and molded foam pads with exclusive new front and back plates to create a patented system providing passive cooling, mobility, and full side coverage."
Looks great.. just like to see some insight from a owner or user.
Some good PIX of the "kit" on SPECWARGEAR
http://www.specwargear.com/armor&vest.html
Also I found a Blackwater gear review from 2004.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/1101frank.html
I like the twin CamelPak pouches :D shown in PIX in this BW review.
one-zero
02-25-2006, 15:12
We've used it...been a matter of "shooter's choice". Are you going to pay out of pocket, or is the employer/USG paying??? BLUF- It works, but so do many others -at far less cost. Found a lot of folks wanting Crye because they've seen our boys wearing it...weigh it out.
short hijack>
NDD/KGoerz; remember when all that you needed was a plate up front?? (or in back depending on who was going in with you:eek: !) Now there's no way a troop will even sit in a base camp without full-pro...even helmets!!
joking aside, As long as lives are saved it's a good thing...just as long as they don't get their retard on and have 'em wearing the k-pots/vests on jungle patrol - like Ranger school was awhile back... Iraq/Af ain't the only war going.
salud
1-0
1-0
Not looking to pay out of pocket.. :boohoo Just looking to see if any QPs have used the "stuff". CYRE Gear seems really "nice". But like you think.. God the cost.. Just look at the cost of their "BDU's"
If I was getting some armor from Cyre.. It would be someone else's pocket. :D More the employer/USG paying for it.
Just looking to see if the CRYE Armor "rides" good, holds up good, ETC. The attachment points are made of "plastic". Just wondering if they "lock" good or do they "pop-off" or unlock during daily movements.
Not looking to get it.. just asking
one-zero
02-27-2006, 20:45
RGR, guess the plastic pieces look like they could be a problem if you were in it for extended periods w/various accoutrements attached - especially if that involves riding in a vehicle where you are leaning against something, bumping along etc...Can't help you there, but it was good to go for short, intense periods of dismounted movement - but the time moving to/and on target was always pretty short.
YMMV
1-0
NousDefionsDoc
02-27-2006, 21:14
1-0,
How did it do when you guys shot it? Don't deny it...:munchin
MM, do you know the biggest size head the Crye shooter's cap accomodates? I'm somewhere between a 7-5/8 and an 8. "One size fits all" doesn't, and I'd like to be sure.
Thanks,
-Chris
RGR, guess the plastic pieces look like they could be a problem if you were in it for extended periods w/various accoutrements attached - especially if that involves riding in a vehicle where you are leaning against something, bumping along etc...Can't help you there, but it was good to go for short, intense periods of dismounted movement - but the time moving to/and on target was always pretty short.
YMMV
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1-0 Thanks
Vehicle thing is what I'm looking at. With equipment, Attachements, ETC. Whether in a GMV, HiLux or whatever. Just wondering about the "whole" set-up. But thanks.. It helps.
Like NDD ask.. Round test?? Any good??
Also how did it "ride"??
one-zero
02-28-2006, 11:43
NDD/Mtn G;
good, pertinent question on taking a "hit" vice regular wear...esp as relates to the effect on ancillary pieces...while the ballistic pro is GTG from a small arm hit...attachment points may not hold up for follow-on action depending on where hit, spalling effect and if the attachment points get cracked blown off etc.
this doesn't effect velcro vests the same way...
additionally, without direct experience on the following comment> I'd think CLOSE exposure to blasts such as IED/RPG, etc could possibly screw it up (plastic attachment points) to the point of being useless as intended
kinda like a sling attached by a fastex buckle, throw a radio on it and it cracks, your SOL for the sling if you're on the move...I think this could possibly happen to the system we're discussing as well - just don't have hard/fast evidence on it.
salud,
1-0
BTW, I'd never intentionally damage issued gear, just to ensure it performed as advertised. LOL
NousDefionsDoc
02-28-2006, 18:44
BTW, I'd never intentionally damage issued gear, just to ensure it performed as advertised. LOL
I feel like I don't know you anymore....:)
militarymoron
03-02-2006, 20:40
MM, do you know the biggest size head the Crye shooter's cap accomodates? I'm somewhere between a 7-5/8 and an 8. "One size fits all" doesn't, and I'd like to be sure.
Thanks,
-Chris
your noggin's circumference is about 24-25" based on your hat size, and at 24.5 inches, there's only about one inch left of velcro overlap at the back strap. but even if the strap can accomodate you, i'm not sure the hat itself can. it might end up looking like a multicam yamaka.
your noggin's circumference is about 24-25" based on your hat size, and at 24.5 inches, there's only about one inch left of velcro overlap at the back strap. but even if the strap can accomodate you, i'm not sure the hat itself can. it might end up looking like a multicam yamaka.
Thats what I needed to hear, thanks MM. :boohoo
How long have we been...taking the bottom pockets of the blouse and sewing them on to the sleeves?
Now they are just figuring that out. :rolleyes:
Now I have to figure out what to do with all the ones I've had modded...
The ACU design is good IMO, I can live with it. I like the Mandarin collar, and it saves me ten bucks to have the pockets on the sleeves already. I just hate the pattern. I feel like a big stick of peppermint gum.
Excuse me for my ignorance here, but I don't feel I'm following the conversation at hand.
Is the Army already thinking of switching to a new camo pattern (Crye)? Or is this something you SF guys get to wear (along with all the other "cool" stuff) while on deployments?
Or, more then likely, am I way off?
Thanks,
PFC Fonz
Edit: Bump for an answer.