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Posted: 8/13/2008 7:31:29 PM EDT
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Today I had a hobo sit across from me on the train home. He was a stinker, but I also noticed he was wearing Woodland BDU trousers, and it looked like they had seen heavy use, as they were spattered with unwholesome fluids and were...well, "dirty" is not a strong enough descriptor. Nevertheless, they looked like they had borne up well under whatever outrages they had seen, and were still servicable. Now, it seems that for some reason military fatigues always make their way to the homeless population around here; usually the ensemble is partial, either blouse or trousers (though there is one raving lunatic I've seen around town dressed in a complete 6-color Desert set: "Desert Cammie Man"); I have even seen hobos in MARPAT. But my point is that when ACU trickles down to the vermin, it will not serve them well as a protective garment as they go about their degradations. I mean, the seams will rip open, the fabric will abrade, the velcro will gather unspeakable substances, and I certainly do not want to see what spills out of the blown crotch of one of these grotesques. |
No its because charity's can buy military surplus extremely cheap. And how is this whole thread not a troll thread, my finger is going to be near the report button just incase... |
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Go to any city near a large Army Post and you'll already see the homeless in ACUs. One of the contracts my company has (security) is a food bank in Seattle. Lots of all three types of camoflauge around. Mostly woodland, followed by desert as they are all out of use. But there is still a fair share of ACUs around, mostly the pants. What makes the fabric weaker on the ACUs? It's supposed to be the exact same 50/50 nylon/cotton blend that the BDU and DBDU are made from. The only difference being the anti-wrinkle treatment. Could that weaken the fabric? On the two pairs that I had blow the crotch out, in addition to the single stitched seam come apart, but the fabric also ripped. |
Its the way they stitch the seams together I think. There doesn't seem to be nearly as much overlap or stitching as there are on say a pair of jeans. |
As someone who has worked extensibely in veterans groups trying to help people.... 95-97% of the homeless dudes claiming to be vets are not. Thye use the line for sympathy. That said, they end up on homeless guys for two reasons...one is that aid groups can get stuff free from DRMO. the other is that a lot of guys hwo gte out donate all their stuff to Goodwill on the way off base, or their wives do 2-3 years later after they get tired of looking at it. |
It it was just the stitching that came undone I'd agree, but the fabric itself ripped. The cloth/fabric/material tore. This was in addition to the seam coming apart. Though I guess it could have been that the seam coming apart weakened the whole area and the rip just spread since I've never ripped pockets, or knees out yet. |
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