chris u'5 Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Yeah that's one of the pictures I was referring to Doughguy (sorry, I called you Doughboy in my initial post!) And there is the picture darkchild posted of his buddy in Afghan but that's all I could find. On a similar note I'm about to buy a DPM smock to use for hunting but I'm a bit unsure about the sizing, I realise they are made large but how large? My chest is around 41-42 inches and I was planning on buying a size 104 but should I go lower and consider a size 96? Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doughguy Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 (edited) smocks are usually cut larger. my smock is 180/96 whicih basically represents your height/chest size, you cant wear a snugpak jacket beneath it for instance. Edited September 21, 2009 by Doughguy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Delta_1 Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 I think it's more to do with a shortage of Dessie Smocks, and the British Army smocks being superb bits of kits. Theirs no shortage of dessie smocks, the dpm smocks/shirts are used in green zones to blend in with the local envoment in afgan. in iraq lads wore greens on night strike ops. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shardik Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 probably. They will get sent away to be re-coated. Unless they are in sniper platoon, where they may be lucky and be allowed to keep it like that. Darkchild Ah well thats good, i heard tales of US marines having to un-paint their weapons themselves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HRC Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) A couple of vaguely recent pictures. The 2 on each end are with 2RTR at Tidworth on Salisbury Plain. The middle one is at the mall, Reading. Edited September 22, 2009 by HRC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lerch Posted September 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Just got my rig from the post today Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doughguy Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Brit Rig, but a Cannuck Configed Weapon? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chris u'5 Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) I found a few more pictures of soldiers wearing woodland bottoms and desert tops. Check out Michael Yon's website and his latest report. Not that it matters, I was just curious. Edited September 22, 2009 by chris u'5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Warning Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 any one know of a good place to get a proper temperate UBACS in medium that's in stock from? I checked cadet direct/survival aids (same company?) and there out, and flectarn.co.uk has the version with the removable sleeves, any ideas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 2 places I could find, think they should be the right ones: Drop Zone Stroke force supplies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lerch Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 I picked mine up off eBay.co.uk, I'll find you the seller shortly. It's a proper one with the regular sleeves and comes with the padded inserts. Pics and linkage soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FallenGuard Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 I think this would be a good place as well to put this question: I'm looking to acquire a DPM Set for Woodland Combat. I have my Eyes on the Webtex Combat Shirt and the Arktis Sniper Trousers from Flecktarn. The only thing i'm not sure about is the sizing - do these sizes come close to the US Sizes, i.e. the stuff made by Proper, which fits me perfectly in "Small". I guess the Webtex Combat Shirt is not genuine issue then? Does it come close quality wise? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lerch Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) The Webtex shirt is a POS compared to the real one. It has zip off sleeves and button sleeve pockets, both are a pain in the *albartroth*. The real one has neither and opts for velcro pockets. The guy I snagged mine off of on eBay was call-sign-f32a and they were pretty cheap considering how 'rare' they are. Comes new in bag with all the pads and tags. My shirt was relative to American sizes, and since I'm *fruitcage* off tall, I bought an XL. Gives me plenty of gut space Edited September 30, 2009 by Lerch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spetsnazdave87 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Looks good mate, personally I would prefer armour over a ubacs but looks ok. Maybe a smock under the chest rig? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lerch Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Looks good mate, personally I would prefer armour over a ubacs but looks ok. Maybe a smock under the chest rig? I've got a plate carrier under the chest rig, and of course smock will go over that with the rig on top. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spetsnazdave87 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 I do apologize, just taken another look and spotted it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 (edited) I'm looking to acquire a DPM Set for Woodland Combat. I have my Eyes on the Webtex Combat Shirt and the Arktis Sniper Trousers from Flecktarn. The only thing i'm not sure about is the sizing - do these sizes come close to the US Sizes, i.e. the stuff made by Proper, which fits me perfectly in "Small". I'd say you're going about that in a rather odd way to be honest, the webtex shirt is cheap and awful while the arktis trousers are uuuuuuber expensive. I think you'd be a lot better off with a proper, issue UBACS and a standard pair of CS95 trousers, would work out much cheaper to. Edit: On a side note, after having it for not far off a year now, I've only just noticed my UBACS has a label in it: Interesting... Edited October 1, 2009 by CKinnerley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FallenGuard Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Right... I think I will take a second look then at what to get then. Thanks for the assistance and photos! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 In black and white, but it is DPM I promise (Me on the left here) (Actual film was used and there was a slight slip when taking it out of the camera unfortunately on this one) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 My new Desert DPM fleece from Begadi (BE-X) Grim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RSM Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 That looks pretty sweet ^ Surprised something like that wasn't designed for issue during Afghan/desert winters, that said there is the reversible snugpack jacket. My 20 minutes effort this evening. Inspired by CKinnerly's MICH/XC Camera set up and a pic I saw of some trials PECOC kit before the Mk 7 design was finalised. Its a black clone MICH 2001 with a Tachyon XC goggle strap mount epoxied onto it, add a large Mk6 helmet cover and give it some scrim and sniper tape treatment and you're done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 That is freakin awesome, waaay better than what I did with mine, particularly like the writing on the tape, I really did lol. Have you taken anything with it yet? @ Grim, do you have any idea why the back is all camo but the front isn't? I've never been able to figure that out, I'd always have thought your back is just as likely to be covered by your gear as your front is. Looks cool either way, always thought their stuff was fairly pricey though, how's it built? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RSM Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 That is freakin awesome, waaay better than what I did with mine, particularly like the writing on the tape, I really did lol. Have you taken anything with it yet? Not yet, not got a chance to skirmish with it until the end of November though I might do a quick 30 second muck about with it to check perspectives and such tomorrow, not that theres much I can do to adjust it if something is off Still, its about 2-4 inches above my eye level and is canted ever so slightly to the left so hopefully it will have a good "6 foot something eyes view over the shoulder" view. Got myself some Class 6 Kingston 8GB SDHC cards for it too so hopefully no more memory issues (had a few with some cheapy bytestar one...but for £10 with a free USB reader I cannae complain). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FrostySnowman Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Lerch, what rig is that? Looks brilliant. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/Bla...9/DSC_00202.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lerch Posted October 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 HM Supplies chest rig, I'm selling it off now though, but it's a wicked bit of kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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