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Posted: 2/5/2017 5:08:41 PM EDT
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I have an acquaintance that has a Woodland OTV with all the soft armor panels-- front, pack, throat, neck, groin. It's complete, fits him, and in good condition. He bought a pair of Axilliary and DAPs armor carriers with the soft armor panels, as well as an IOTV lower back soft armor carrier, with soft armor panel for an incredibly low price. All of these items can be incorporated into his existing OTV ensemble. The nylon carriers for the soft panels are in UCP camo pattern. He also has a complete OTV carrier ensemble in coyote brown, but minus the carriers for the Axiliarrys, DAPS, and lower back armor.
He wants to buy a pair of DAPS, a pair of Axilliarys, and a lower back armor carrier. There is actually a source where he could buy the DAPS, Axiliarry and lower back nylon carriers in the color/camo pattern of his choice--in this instance, either Woodland or CB. Same price either way. He wants one or the other. Probably $100ish for all the carriers he wants, but from what I gather, the money is not a big deal to him. I've already told him he could dye the UCP into something close to Woodland, but to no avail. I certainly do understand that his Interceptor armor system is. at this point. far from the cutting edge of body armor, but his reply was that a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush--and that the bird in hand is much better than nothing at all. So, given the above, which color/camo pattern would you suggest, and why? I'll tell him about this thread when I see him next. Might be a little while. |
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Interceptor isn't that bad... lot of people hate on it from getting stuck with wearing every last shred of stuff that was made to clip on, but the vest slick is OK.
Color wise, tell him woodland is the best choice if he's looking to just pull the trigger, CB is good if he wants something that won't stand out as much. or wants to dye to a less military look (or spraypaint to a camo better matching terrain) . |
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Woodland would be my first choice, with coyote brown as the second choice. Unless he lives in a desert or similar environment, then swith preference.
UCP looks like hell no matter what and dying it is, in my opinion, not worth the effort. I'd rather just buy a better camo pattern from the start and save myself the time and the headache. |
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Interceptor isn't that bad... lot of people hate on it from getting stuck with wearing every last shred of stuff that was made to clip on, but the vest slick is OK. Color wise, tell him woodland is the best choice if he's looking to just pull the trigger, CB is good if he wants something that won't stand out as much. or wants to dye to a less military look (or spraypaint to a camo better matching terrain) . |
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I dunno if this guy wants to screw around with spray paint, as he's not at all willing to dye stuff. Quoted:
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Interceptor isn't that bad... lot of people hate on it from getting stuck with wearing every last shred of stuff that was made to clip on, but the vest slick is OK. Color wise, tell him woodland is the best choice if he's looking to just pull the trigger, CB is good if he wants something that won't stand out as much. or wants to dye to a less military look (or spraypaint to a camo better matching terrain) . 
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Woodland would be my first choice, with coyote brown as the second choice. Unless he lives in a desert or similar environment, then swith preference. UCP looks like hell no matter what and dying it is, in my opinion, not worth the effort. I'd rather just buy a better camo pattern from the start and save myself the time and the headache. Now, I'm confused, which is why I posted the topic here. Looking for clarity, folks. |
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I dunno if this guy wants to screw around with spray paint, as he's not at all willing to dye stuff. Too bad, since it's easy to do. I paint my gear, since I'm a cheapskate. Will it get 8ntircate patterns? No. But if he's OK with atacs looking stuff, it'll work fine. |
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My acquaintance lives in NE. Woodland all right for 70% of the year, when CB might be better due to winter-browned grass/fields. I dunno, as a woodland vest with CB pouches affixed might be a better camo/contrast/silhouette breakup than either alone, with similar pouches affixed. Likewise CB vest with, say, multicam pouches might be OK during the 70% rest of the year. Now, I'm confused, which is why I posted the topic here. Looking for clarity, folks. Quoted:
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Woodland would be my first choice, with coyote brown as the second choice. Unless he lives in a desert or similar environment, then swith preference. UCP looks like hell no matter what and dying it is, in my opinion, not worth the effort. I'd rather just buy a better camo pattern from the start and save myself the time and the headache. Now, I'm confused, which is why I posted the topic here. Looking for clarity, folks. Just go Woodland then. I live a forest, and my gear is a hodgepodge of woodland/multicam/various greens/and tan. Works just fine 90% of the time, only time it struggles is if it snows, but anything besides actual snow camo will struggle in that environment. Seriously, don't overthink it. |
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Interceptor isn't that bad... lot of people hate on it from getting stuck with wearing every last shred of stuff that was made to clip on, but the vest slick is OK. Color wise, tell him woodland is the best choice if he's looking to just pull the trigger, CB is good if he wants something that won't stand out as much. or wants to dye to a less military look (or spraypaint to a camo better matching terrain) . I really like the interceptor. I wore it while in and now I have a coyote brown one and a woodland one which I wear a lot while running. Running 5-10 miles with SAPIs is more comfortable with the interceptor then with a plate carrier. In the summer on the hottest days plate carriers are a little better for ventilation but slick interceptors have a lot going for them. Lots of protection for lots of threats and easy on and off. Here in RI and a lot of New England there are lots of pine trees, mountain laurel, and rhododendrons that woodland camo works pretty well year round. This was 2 weeks ago I think 
This was last month. 
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I've seen lots of auctions on Ebay for carriers without the Kevlar panels present. That may be the best option if he's looking for different colors.
I highly doubt you're going to find woodland DAPS, axillary, or lower back protectors. I simply think they don't exist and were never issued, as everything I could find was only UCP, DCU, or coyote. I had to order custom woodland made carriers from Beez for that. Finding the throat, neck, and groin protection in woodland was easy. UCP/ACU really only works fine in three environments that I've seen; couches, cinderblock debris, and snow. Keep the UCP pattern stuff for the snow. |
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