Lerch Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) CF issue helmet is the Gallet CG634. Internally it's the same style suspension as the old PASGT. If you're looking for better prices and REAL CADPAT, email my buddy at www.armyissue.com and ask what he's got in stock. Every now and then he'll have helmets, Goretex, vests. Good guy Edited March 4, 2008 by Lerch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedRaptor Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 CADPAT is very nice, but at the same time I wonder how well it stacks up against MARPAT in both versions. Comparison shots anyone? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lerch Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Imagine green and brown...now take those colors and toss them into different locations. They both work in certain places but not all. Personally, I'll take CADPAT over MARPAT anyday just because I can get it with a 5 minute drive... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joeshred Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 My CADPAT AR me trying some CADPAT AR on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-Drake- Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 CADPAT is very nice, but at the same time I wonder how well it stacks up against MARPAT in both versions. Comparison shots anyone? Cadpat the first to use the pixelated pattern followed by marpat so if anything that statment should be the other way around For over here Marpat is more for autumn/winter time when alot of the greens in woodland turn to brown but dosnt really blend in to well with a full green forest as cadpat does. I wear my cadpat nearly all year round as it never really drys up here so my local site always has mostly full green vegetation. I'll see if I can get a comparison shot at the weekend of the too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
navymp28 Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 RedRaptor here is MARPAT vs CADPAT: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 CADPAT works better if you stand up in a forest, MARPAT works better if you lie down in a forest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticMag Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Say what now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carter Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I think it is code for get MARPAT if there are browns at your site, CADPAT if it is mainly green. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
navymp28 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Yeah MARPAT is a great patterna dn works well in green enviroments. It is especially great in a Deciduous forest area, CADPAT is awsome for Taiga forests like you find in certain extreme northern states and close to PACIFIC NORTHWEST and Canada. CADPAT would also be great for Tropical and rain forests...anywhere with lush vibrant greens and alot of Moss, Ferns, etc. MARPAT like Darklite said works well in a forest where there are still alot of browns hence the Deciduous forest, most of the time they have alot of browns due to the season changes and dead leaves and mulch on the deck all year round. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BentleyCntlGT Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Neither is better, and it would be ignorant to argue that. They both work in different areas. I live in Oregon, here is a shot of marpat in a very common forest here.... We just have really dark forest here....cadpat sorta sticks out, I've seen it (easily) in a game. But, it works well in places, like this picture..you can even compare how much better than the marpat boonie it is. Different camo for different places. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cent101 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 So is the consensus that this is a generic non-ACU/Marpat thread, or is it a CADPAT-only thread? Well, I'll risk it anyway by showing a BDU i bought today, repro Phillippines SAF camo (to the filipinos here: NO, I won't be wearing it in the public around here, don't worry ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bersy Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 (edited) Nice lid Lerch are you going to add to cadpat material to the netting ? Edited March 5, 2008 by Bersy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-Drake- Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 BentleyCntlGT hit the nail on the head there they're better suited to different environments. Just put in an order with wheelers for some snazzy CF vest pouches and a CCCT drop leg combo rig all in cadpat. Cant wait for them to arrive =D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lerch Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 (edited) Nice lid Lerch are you going to add to cadpat material to the netting ? I did have scrim on there at one time, but now my helmet is in Afghanistan and I don't see much of it anymore Drake, did you see their new KISS vest? Popped on their last night and picked through the kit for what I'll be ordering when I'm done my courses. Edited March 5, 2008 by Lerch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-Drake- Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 YES its dam nice and looks nice and lightwieght ! I friend has ordered one on impulse so i'll get a fiddle soon enough tho i'm sticking with my older Gen wheelers chest rig. As above the pouches I ordered where W.I.M.Ps and are absolutely genius click me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
navymp28 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Does anyone have an issue Canadian Forces Tactical vest and has some good quality pics of it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lerch Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) I don't have it anymore, although the QM will be issueing me one again when I get on course. I've plans to add the WIMP pouches after my SQ on the right side (maybe the left too). *excuse the ACU dump pouch. I had to make due with the only thing I could find Edited March 6, 2008 by Lerch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-Drake- Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I'll get some good pics up of my CF vest once my wimps arrive. I'm also waiting on a Hydro carrier aswell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
navymp28 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Does anyone know where I can get an actual Canadian Forces vest? also what is the closest replica helmet to the Canadian helmet? Is it similar to any US helemts or vice versa? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-Drake- Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Ebay the vest but your talking $200+ looks a bit like a brit lid in some photos but I just wear a pasgt with a cadpat cover. Personally for playing I use a booine or a cap with peltors over the top. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lerch Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I'd have to say that a PASGT would be the closest replica to the CF helmet, although a MICH 2000 would fit the bill aswell. You'd just need a four point chin strap for either one. And there's one vest being made by Parkland's (IIRC) that is a copy of the CF Tacvest. It just doesn't have the CADPAT mesh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-Drake- Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Dont the Eariler CF vests have od straps at the back and non cadpat mesh ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ace of Spades Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) Here is a really old pic of what my chest rig used to look like. Now its undergone some modifications and all the pouches are in the process of being replaced, since I don't need 16+1 mags, let alone anything more then 4+1 when I will start going into the field. Hey Lerch, you do still got the pic of how to turn the Tunic's collar into a mandarin one? Kit list: -ESSTAC PMB in CADPAT TW -ESSTAC Patch Rat in RG -4 TT 5.56 triple mag pouches in CADPAT TW -CP Gears Individual First Aid pouch in CADPAT TW -CP Gears Zippered General Purpose pouch in CADPAT TW -CP Gears Lobster Trap dump pouch in CADPAT TW -CP Gears Radio pouch in CADPAT TW -CP Gears GPSC (gps/cell phone) pouch in CADPAT TW -CP Gears Modular Hydration Carrier system in CADPAT TW -2 Yellowknife 5.56 mag wedges in CADPAT TW Edited March 6, 2008 by Ace of Spades Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ace of Spades Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Well, just snapped some shots of the current look of my rig, minus the pouches. Mods and Harness where done by Stu over at Esstac. Its the only one of its kind in the world =D. Got to love "BroccoPat" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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