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Posted: 12/5/2013 9:22:54 PM EDT
Contemplating offering the PIG PC in Highlander...
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| I haven't seen good results with Highlander but Ive tested Mandrake, Nomad and Typhon and they all work pretty amazing in their perspective environments. Obviously Typon is just for looks but for LEO it looks a lot better than MC Black which just looks like mud streaked black. ATACS LEO stuff on the other hand just looks horrible. Money wise I think Kryptek is a good investment. |
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I really wish some gear makers would start making pouches and other gear in mandrake or highlander. I really like kryptek. You need to know the right people and ask the right questions and you can get anything you want. Esstac will make you anything. |
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indeed, Kryptek pouches and gear such have been available from a variety of makers since Nov 2012.
you just need to look regarding MC Black and Typhon - its more of an outward appearance issue per LE or issuing agency. I believe that in comparing the perceptual efficacy of both patterns in low light, MC Black composition leans more to human low light acuity. PW/SKD, I would like to see loop patches in front of the PIG Kangaroo split flaps to facilitate attachment of load platforms - you would need only to cover the inboard two channels of both flaps All, Multicam matches fairly well to Highlander base platforms |
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What does Kyptek look like not up close? It seems like all the fancy patterning will just meld together into something resembling ATACS. In other words, why bother? What does kryptek look like up close? It looks like kryptek. ETA: Ahh, read wrong. At a distance it works fairly well and is different than atacs. |
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Multicam vs Kryptek Highlander vs ATACS FG <a href="http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/arfcomcvtrpr/media/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k499/arfcomcvtrpr/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg</a> Mandrake would fit a lot better. |
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Same day. In the trees. <a href="http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/arfcomcvtrpr/media/IMG_20130921_170138_837_zpsbf88642e.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k499/arfcomcvtrpr/IMG_20130921_170138_837_zpsbf88642e.jpg</a> Very RealTree looking in those pics. |
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Quoted: Mandrake would fit a lot better. Quoted: Quoted: Multicam vs Kryptek Highlander vs ATACS FG <a href="http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/arfcomcvtrpr/media/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k499/arfcomcvtrpr/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg</a> Mandrake would fit a lot better. |
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I think any black camo is about looking cool. I am not sure if it is functional. In the dark you could wear yellow and you would still be dark. Black "camo"/uniforms are for one thing: intimidation and the appearance of authority. They are not meant to blend in with anything (unless they're rolling around a coaling station). I'm not seeing how Kyptek is an improvement over Multicam or other prior patterns. Color me skeptical. 
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I think any black camo is about looking cool. I am not sure if it is functional. In the dark you could wear yellow and you would still be dark. Not really. Some colors reflect light more than others. This. ACU actually glows in the dark, with any amount of moonlight. If you mean pitch black then yeah, but thats never the case. |
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Kryptek Highlander in October, ~5500' ASL, Southeast Idaho <a href="http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/arfcomcvtrpr/media/IMG_20130921_084232_541_zpsfbf13576.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k499/arfcomcvtrpr/IMG_20130921_084232_541_zpsfbf13576.jpg</a> It sticks out IMO and there are plenty of other patterns that don't. |
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Multicam vs Kryptek Highlander vs ATACS FG <a href="http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/arfcomcvtrpr/media/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k499/arfcomcvtrpr/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg</a> Kryptec is nothing more than pretty and those other two patterns work a million times better. Again, it's my opinion and can be subjective, but with that particular kryptec I don't think it is. |
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Kryptec is nothing more than pretty and those other two patterns work a million times better. Again, it's my opinion and can be subjective, but with that particular kryptec I don't think it is. Quoted:
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Multicam vs Kryptek Highlander vs ATACS FG <a href="http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/arfcomcvtrpr/media/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k499/arfcomcvtrpr/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg</a> Kryptec is nothing more than pretty and those other two patterns work a million times better. Again, it's my opinion and can be subjective, but with that particular kryptec I don't think it is. I thought that until I used it. Not the best pics but here's some of my stuff in Kryptek Here's a low light shooting picture. My top is MC and the pants are Mandrake. When it was light out and I was prone my wife said at distance she could kind of see the MC but the pants like disappeared. Same in the woods. When I was walking in the woods hanging targets she said the MC actually stood out where the Mandrake disappeared. Wish I had more but I'm not big on posing for pics. 
Here's my shotgun in Nomad. It's great in sand/ muddy desert places. All I have for the picture is this sandstone colored rifle bag. 
Kryptek definitely isn't for multiple environments but in it's designated environment it's pretty amazing. MC is awesome but Kryptek seems to break up the pattern better and uses better colors for the environment it's designed for. |
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Kryptec is nothing more than pretty and those other two patterns work a million times better. Again, it's my opinion and can be subjective, but with that particular kryptec I don't think it is. Quoted:
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Multicam vs Kryptek Highlander vs ATACS FG <a href="http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/arfcomcvtrpr/media/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k499/arfcomcvtrpr/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg</a> Kryptec is nothing more than pretty and those other two patterns work a million times better. Again, it's my opinion and can be subjective, but with that particular kryptec I don't think it is. Yep. Your particular opinion is subjective. Thanks for sharing. |
I just took this, comparing MC to Mandrake.
Honestly for Nomad, I have yet to see anything work better in desert environments. I've seen Marine desert and the tricolor compared with the Nomad and Nomad kills it hands down. I 'd like to see it compared to the new MC desert pattern. I'm not a huge fan of the Highlander pattern but I suppose it works well in that type of environment from the pictures I've seen, but I haven't seen it outside of a store so I can't say. |
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Multicam vs Kryptek Highlander vs ATACS FG <a href="http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/arfcomcvtrpr/media/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k499/arfcomcvtrpr/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg</a> Kryptec is nothing more than pretty and those other two patterns work a million times better. Again, it's my opinion and can be subjective, but with that particular kryptec I don't think it is. Yep. Your particular opinion is subjective. Thanks for sharing. No need to be butthurt about it. I wasn't trying to be a jerk and made sure everyone knew it was just an opinion. Lighten up. Someone else mentioned it's definantly for specific areas and not like multicam per se. That's more the point I was trying to make. |
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I thought that until I used it. Not the best pics but here's some of my stuff in Kryptek Here's a low light shooting picture. My top is MC and the pants are Mandrake. When it was light out and I was prone my wife said at distance she could kind of see the MC but the pants like disappeared. Same in the woods. When I was walking in the woods hanging targets she said the MC actually stood out where the Mandrake disappeared. Wish I had more but I'm not big on posing for pics. http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n506/DDustin5/1456139_10152061057308278_1634868808_n_zpsc6397253.jpg http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n506/DDustin5/1450227_10152061057333278_67370579_n_zps870d71db.jpg Here's my shotgun in Nomad. It's great in sand/ muddy desert places. All I have for the picture is this sandstone colored rifle bag. http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n506/DDustin5/IMG_20131126_163111_130_zps62cb8cf7.jpg Kryptek definitely isn't for multiple environments but in it's designated environment it's pretty amazing. MC is awesome but Kryptek seems to break up the pattern better and uses better colors for the environment it's designed for. Quoted:
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Multicam vs Kryptek Highlander vs ATACS FG <a href="http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/arfcomcvtrpr/media/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k499/arfcomcvtrpr/photo_zpsed53abed.jpg</a> Kryptec is nothing more than pretty and those other two patterns work a million times better. Again, it's my opinion and can be subjective, but with that particular kryptec I don't think it is. I thought that until I used it. Not the best pics but here's some of my stuff in Kryptek Here's a low light shooting picture. My top is MC and the pants are Mandrake. When it was light out and I was prone my wife said at distance she could kind of see the MC but the pants like disappeared. Same in the woods. When I was walking in the woods hanging targets she said the MC actually stood out where the Mandrake disappeared. Wish I had more but I'm not big on posing for pics. http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n506/DDustin5/1456139_10152061057308278_1634868808_n_zpsc6397253.jpg http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n506/DDustin5/1450227_10152061057333278_67370579_n_zps870d71db.jpg Here's my shotgun in Nomad. It's great in sand/ muddy desert places. All I have for the picture is this sandstone colored rifle bag. http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n506/DDustin5/IMG_20131126_163111_130_zps62cb8cf7.jpg Kryptek definitely isn't for multiple environments but in it's designated environment it's pretty amazing. MC is awesome but Kryptek seems to break up the pattern better and uses better colors for the environment it's designed for. Thanks for the explanation. You put into words what I could not. |
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