Old 06-17-2006, 20:35   #1
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Crye

Is it over? I was checking their website. A lot of their stuff is out of stock. You guys think it was a flash in the pan and now they're done?
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Old 06-17-2006, 20:55   #2
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Caleb Crye was at Rogers' Shooting School last fall when I went to the carbine course. Apparently he uses the stuff alot (in a training environment) to try to get a better understanding of what the trigger-puller needs. He said that for the forseeable future, almost everything they make goes to (a) military end-user(s). He didn't specify who. It sounded like it would be a looong time before the armor is available to the general public.

However, I can't tell you any thing current, sorry.

ETA: Looks like the shirts are still avalable in many sizes, but the field pants are only available in a few oddball sizes and the combat pants aren't available at all. I can't remember any time when the combat pants were available to the general public.
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Old 06-18-2006, 07:25   #3
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There are civies that have the combat pants. If anybody hears, I would love to know which military is using it. I like the pattern and think it's a shame if it didn't get picked up somewhere.
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Old 06-22-2006, 17:24   #4
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the raw material is still going out to the vendors, are you talking about final end-use products?

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Old 06-22-2006, 20:26   #5
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the raw material is still going out to the vendors, are you talking about final end-use products?

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Old 06-23-2006, 10:21   #6
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Aren't they in cahoots with the Army of Darkness now? (BW) I remember seeing the boonie cap they designed and I thought that the ventilation system is better than the one we use. So I sent them an email a while back and they told me that they would be making some of their stuff in ACU pattern in the future.
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Old 06-23-2006, 12:40   #7
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I spoke with Gregg Thompson at SOF Week. He told me that they are redesigning the Combat Pant but gave me no idea when they would be available again. They are very busy designing protos for both Army and Marine follow on to OTV programs as well as doing some helmet work.
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Old 06-24-2006, 12:39   #8
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NDD,

My take is that Crye is decisively engaged accross DoD at the moment working individual armor. I know they are involved with the USMC Modular Tactical Vest project, which goes to field trials next month.

Crye also involved in a response to the Army's Next Generation Body Armor project. Caleb was here in No VA last week working that, same week as SOF week, so I can say with certainty that war related efforts are keeping Crye hopping.

Crye also showed us an impressive piece of add-on armor that we were just able to award a contract for. That's part of the helmet work that CPT G is talking about.

I'm hoping that these are temporary growing pains and that they can expand production capacity to keep up with the demands. Think the current situation is due to user demand for high level of innovation that can be seen in the product line. My .02,

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Old 06-24-2006, 13:14   #9
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Thanks for the updates fellows. Good to know they are in the game.
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Old 07-23-2006, 04:42   #10
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Crye has limited products available. When it states "out of stock" when you look up the product, it's just for that size. You have to enter in your specific size to see availability. There is limited availability on the field shirt. A new batch of field pants are expected to arrive the end of July and combat pants by mid-August. Unfortunately, they do not allow back orders.

From what I have been told, given how horrible the ACU's are as a camoflague pattern and how well the the multi-cam pattern works, there is a push from within for USASFC to go with the Crye uniform. Elements are rebelling against the ACU's given our work enviornment. The pattern does not work and leaves one standing out like a light bulb unless you are in a gravel pit. Some units have already signed off on the switch. Time will tell on this one.
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From what I have been told, given how horrible the ACU's are as a camoflague pattern and how well the the multi-cam pattern works, there is a push from within for USASFC to go with the Crye uniform. Elements are rebelling against the ACU's given our work enviornment. The pattern does not work and leaves one standing out like a light bulb unless you are in a gravel pit. Some units have already signed off on the switch. Time will tell on this one.
Big push at SOCOM level for MC patterns.
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Old 07-23-2006, 13:15   #12
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Glad to hear it.

I am not a particular fan of MC, but the ACU design and pattern just plain sucks. Much easier to spot studs in the woods with the Army Jammies.

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Old 07-23-2006, 15:37   #13
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MC works very well down here.
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...I am not a particular fan of MC...

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Whats your problem/opinion with regards to MC and what would be your choice for the new camo pattern?

Just curious.

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Old 07-24-2006, 15:50   #15
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I would love to know which military is using it. I like the pattern and think it's a shame if it didn't get picked up somewhere.

I thought I saw a picture of German KSK wearing them Afghanistan. It didn't look like any of their fleck patterns.....but I could be wrong.
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