I think its interesting that the Marines were looking at this pattern in a tiger stripe variant as well. Apparently the ones who were assigned the test it actually found the tiger stripe variant to be more effective at camouflage. However, the Corps in all it's wisdom chose what it wanted.

@jerbs5346

Жыл бұрын

I just looked it up and yeah it seems pretty cool.

@billkaldem5099

Жыл бұрын

I STILL wear tiger stripe.

As a 0331 from 1st Battalion 7th Marines, my opinion is that the MarPat is good for fall and winter. The Canadian CadPad I think is more suited for the spring and summer. Good video killer. 0331 Accuracy by volume.

@Brent0331

7 жыл бұрын

S/F brother!

@Telonelemon3

5 жыл бұрын

@DV8 *** as an 0341 from 1/7 skatey ones dont need camo my dudes

@Telonelemon3

5 жыл бұрын

@DV8 *** Two Guide ons.

@barrontrump3943

5 жыл бұрын

Oorah 1/7 First to Fight Ridgerunners!

@Telonelemon3

5 жыл бұрын

@DV8 *** one rocket

Sometimes I wish these camos had more green than brown in them, and sometimes a brighter green.

@wildcat22399

8 жыл бұрын

+The Pancake Mafia CADPAT is the answer

@garrybrown1979

7 жыл бұрын

The Pancake Mafia Pencott green zone is the answer

@euphoricgunnut5898

6 жыл бұрын

look at AOR2, its all green

@Judas3rd

6 жыл бұрын

More brown shades!

@seablackh4wk145

5 жыл бұрын

Singaporean digital camo (very similar to marpat) is your answer

I saw you pretty quickly in just about every scene. I was driving down some rural roads near Quantico a few years ago in late summer/early fall. The leaves were a much darker green then, with lots of light brown brush and tall grass and scrub along the side of the road. In the middle of the day, sunny sky etc and nobody on the road. Suddenly found myself staring at a squad of Marines crouched on an embankment, just off the side of the road, resting, not trying to hide. Damn. Did not see them until I was right next to them, and I'm very good at seeing stuff like that, even from farther away, even at night (PTSD + LSD + constant anxiety). That squad turned out to be part of a Platoon, which turned out to be part of a Company, broken up in groups along the road. Didn't see any of them until I got real close. Broad daylight, not even in the woods, just crouched in the tall grass with the woods behind them.

I have a couple of surplus MARPAT woodland blouses, and fading greatly effects the color--the faded one seems to blend better than my 'less faded' one. One thing about picking Brent out in the videos: the video frame itself tends to direct the eye. Out in the field, there is so much more to take in, picking out a still, camouflaged man is much more difficult. I also picked him up most of the time. :)

I'm an airsofter and I have to say that Digital Woodland is a great concealment pattern that blends in great being in front of tree trunks and walking down the middle of the muddy ground, only the green leaves revealed your position .

@rizzorizzo2311

5 ай бұрын

And airsofter??? Entertain me with some war stories, Mr John Rambo!

Sorry Marines, its still too dark to be "universal", better than the old woodland, but still eats too much light.

@Brent0331

8 жыл бұрын

+Militia.uS.com Watch part II for this pattern.

@Brent0331

8 жыл бұрын

Unless you go into the reserves you don't have a choice. You will go in as an Infantry contract and then they will assign you an MOS once you get to SOI. I originally wanted to be an 11 and then they made me a 31 lol. I wouldn't have changed a thing though, being a 31 was the greatest experience a Marine could ask for. taking a (then) M240G into combat was pure greatness.

@Brent0331

8 жыл бұрын

+Master4272 0311 rifleman, 0331 machine Gunner, 0341 mortarman, 0351 Assaultman and 0352 tow gunner.

@Brent0331

8 жыл бұрын

It is brother. As an 0331 you'll shoot thousands upon thousands of rounds. Just think, every can of 7.62 is a 200 round can. :) As a 31 you shoot a M240, .50 cal, & Mk19. All superb weapon systems and a blast to shoot. 0311's primarily do room clearing, but... There is most certainly times you will clear a room as a 31. Keep in mind your machinegun sqaud will be attached to a rifle platoon, you will be right there with the 11s unless your in the attack in which your needed to set up in a support by fire. During the invasion I actually had to sling my M240G and clear rooms with my M9 with the team leader and ammo man on certain occasions.

@Brent0331

8 жыл бұрын

Good deal brother, good luck with all that.

Marpat woodland is very effective in heavy brush or areas with alot of shade because its a darker colored camo pattern , im a big fan of the old m81 woodland pattern but everything it does marpat does better.

As Prior Service USMC and US Army, I miss the M-81 Woodland Camouflage Pattern Uniform ( BDU), but, I really and truly appreciate wearing USMC Woodland and Desert Camouflage MARPAT Uniform. Semper Fi, Brent 0331!!🇺🇸🦅🗽⚔️

well the way i found him every time was i looked for a dark spot in the green vegetation and it never failed me. but still good camo! love the marpat and the video too!

It would be interesting to see a another video of this camouflage with our coyote plate carrier and maybe even an assault pack. Because real world that's what we would have depending on what we're doing. I'm in 4th CEB now but I know when we did patrols when I was still at Lejune I was completely satisfied with MARPAT.

@deutchensoldaten8959

6 жыл бұрын

Are you John Wayne cause its me

@TheTrooper424

Жыл бұрын

We probably know each other

MARPAT has to be one of my favorite camos to exist. I own a set of the cammies and they are comfortable as hell.

3:10 took my breath away.

@ciaspecialactivitiesdivisi5867

3 жыл бұрын

It’s built for more of a marshy jungle than a bare forest if you get what I’m saying

@RawDoggin_78

2 жыл бұрын

i saw it in 2 seconds lol

That camo really matches trees and the mud. If you were to lean against a tree to mount your rifle, people might walk right past you.

Woodland MARPAT and AOR2 (AKA NWU Type 3) are both derivatives of the four-color CADPAT TW camouflage. However the Woodland MARPAT has a horozontal trend, and uses almost the exact same color ways as the M81 Woodland Pattern, while the AOR 2 pattern has a vertical trend, and uses 2 shades of green (one dark, one light), black and a tan\white color. Without brown the pattern seems overall much lighter, making it more useful for dense vegetation, while MARPAT is more useful general woodland use. The colorways used in AOR 2 were actually initially rejected by the USMC when they were developing MARPAT as it was decided the inclusion of brown would be more useful to blend in with dead leaves, dirt and mud. AOR 2 is slated to replace M81 woodland in all aspects of Navy uniform, however it is most prominently worn with SEALS and SEABEAS

The area this is tested in Is a little too lush and not wooded enough for a true woodland pattern

@itslush3s633

10 жыл бұрын

I live in Kentucky... great place to use MARPAT

@MastiffTactical

10 жыл бұрын

So is Colorado... Lots of forest areas, but as I said you need an actual wooded forest for woodland patterns to work, not just thick foliage

@mickeyg7219

10 жыл бұрын

I think MARPAT is a little too brown-dominant, I believe it's intended to be better at blending in with dirt, mud, and tree trunks more than leaves. Green-dominant patterns like CADPAT and ATACS FG are better for lush forest. Colorado is mostly transitional environment, desert patterns work decently there, but Multicam will works like charm because it's specifically a transitional pattern.

@ShaDOWDoG667

10 жыл бұрын

MARPAT Woodland was specifically developed for pine forests around Parris Island And Camp Lejeune. I also will add it works great in such an environment.

@MastiffTactical

10 жыл бұрын

couldn't agree more dude

Just picked up some Marpat Woodland and Flecktarn cammies. You're my go to reviewer for gear. Keep up the good work man!

Without a darker background to blend in, the contrast REALLY stands out.

Very affective video visualizing the capabilities of this camouflage!!

in the right situations and in the shadows this is a god damn great camo

you have the best camo videos!

Nice video ! This MARPAT digital woodland is very effectiv for my wildlife photography . Your videos help me to choose the right clothes for my hobby :)

I feel like this might do better in Oregon, where the spectrum of green is a little more varied than where you are. But in your current environment, the MARPAT was very easy to spot. I'm a big fan of what you do. You're always my goto when I'm looking at different camo patterns and their effectiveness.

@Brent0331

9 жыл бұрын

+Typhon Tactical I did a follow on video (Part II) which was filmed later in the season when some of the vegetation dead and wasn't so lush. The pattern preformed much better.

@PantherActual

9 жыл бұрын

+Brent0331 awesome. I'll check it out.

Thanks for posting this. I personally think that this is one of the most effective woodland camouflage patterns. Also, I like your AR. You should do a vid on camo painting it.

I could always spot him apart from 2:44. Wow! Also, it is one thing to sit in front of a screen knowing what to look for and a real combat situation. Very impressive camouflage, I must say.

Thanks for doing such a great video series. This footage along with 1000's of hours of other self-demonstation camouflage clothing products prove that the best concealment only happens when the testers hide inside/behind natural foliage from the environment. In all cases, the camo pattern clothing or suit (i.e. ghillie) plays a very small role in the true concealment. For every other second of video, when standing or walking, when MARPAT (or a 3D suit) alone is responsible for "concealment" it fails - the person is easily detected and targeted by an enemy, the silhouette is easy seen, the only difficulty might be targeting a specific part (like a hand) because MARPAT really only works to break up shapes within the body. The benefits of harnessing natural foliage as camo is the same reason every tester starts inside or behind it - because is dramatically scrambles and breaks up the silhouette, the shapes, the colors, etc. - whereas clothing, since it hugs the body, can do little but break up the internal shapes (a very small fraction of the overall concealment factors).

@AstanaxKnight

Жыл бұрын

The KZreadr Brandon F. demonstrated such a thing with the British Redcoats. Even with their striking red coats, a modern day visual showed concealment behind natural foliage was key.

Blends in great with trees and dirt. That's why I use this stuff in the Fall for hunting when everything is not so green. I still like my old faded woodland when it's still green in the woods....however, after watching this, they seem to perform about the same. Just shows how my perception differs from what's apparent on camera.

Cool video test! Great job!

I like watching your videos, just to try and find you before you stand up. lol

@Brent0331

9 жыл бұрын

***** lol, yeah you're not the only one. The actual true intent of the video though is to show people what the pattern looks like in the environment, that is why I leave the part of me walking out of the initial position in each scene so people can see how the pattern looks while both stationary and on the move.

@daggerlogic483

9 жыл бұрын

Yea I really like how you do these. The new Multicam Tropic is out in a few places, that would be a good one to review.

@daggerlogic483

9 жыл бұрын

I do fairly good, but imagine trying to find him while you're trying to watch your step, and scan all your surroundings while moving. I probably wouldn't see him.

Yeah, I think I'm going to have to get some MARPAT's, these really do well, I am actually stunned, as I had written off the pattern, it looked so brownish, and I was sure it was not very effective. I was wrong! This rivals the Multicam you tested, honestly. I like M81, but MARPAT does it better, you are right.

Nice, I watched this one and the one for Multicam, not sure which camo I like better, probably Multicam because I had an easier time finding the dark shades in the Marpat. Good practice for TD. Thanks, Staff Sergeant, US.Army, Combat Infantry Sniper, multiple tours

great camo in a brown, or muddy terrain with some vegetation , but against green background it really stands out, if i was a sniper I would get you every time, but great job showing how it works

this is my favotite thing to watch when im bored. thanks for your service. keep makeing amazing videos

@Brent0331

8 жыл бұрын

+JoJo JoJo I appreciate it.

@Josiaht1d

8 жыл бұрын

*****​ No Problem.And again thanks for you service

@Brent0331

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud.

@Josiaht1d

8 жыл бұрын

+Brent0331 No Problem

Great test video for MARPAT, thanks

@Brent0331

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks man.

Hey I just wanted to say I really enjoy your videos. Cheers

@Brent0331

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks man.

It's a darker pattern so keep mindful that it works better next to trees, shadowed vegetation, or muddy scrub brush. picked you out immediately when you were in the bright green leafy areas.

You had me dead to rights at 03:45. This is very effective. All my gear is ATACS FG for summer, and standard ATACS for winter. I live in the South East.

1:30 saw you almost immediately.

Not bad, the only thing giving you away is the shadows that your body creates when you crouch down but considering the amount of plant life in front of you, I think its a great camo for that environment..

good blending at 3:23...due to the distance. nice vid. love the marine pattern (MARPAT) design...still miss the old woodland though.

i enjoy your camo videos they are awesome i try to hide and blend in more and more everyday i think im getting this down

I only spotted you about one time in four in Woodland. In the Woodland MARPAT I spotted you every time but one.

An Airsoft squadmate of mine got a MARPAT uniform for playing. A lot of times where we play airsoft skirmishes in the local pine forest field, he was a pain to find once he conceals himself. I like the camo but I would prefer the classic M81 Woodland camo.

Hey Brent! I'm curious to hear what you think what camo pattern is the best in a woodland environment? Use to use woodland a lot but considering marpat woodland but a huge fan of ATACS FG.

@Brent0331, seriously great videos brother! I can't imagine how much time and energy it takes to make these. I'm sure you have a life other than these videos, so, again, I want to thank you for your time. Have a question though, what is the difference between Digital Woodland, MARPAT, and AOR2? Why is AOR2 and restricted patern? Thanks in advance!

Nice video i liked it. You should buy more camo and do more videos with them, i like how you make videos! Maybe next you could do AOR2 digital woodland that would be sweet man. Im looking forward to seeing more of ur videos

@Brent0331

9 жыл бұрын

Begg269 I've done a whole bunch of camouflage effectiveness videos just like this already. You can find them in the "Camouflage Effectiveness" playlist on my channel if you're interested.

ATACS LE is pretty new. Look into that when you get a chance. You should also find a factory and do a video there along with digital urban, urban, subdued urban, and Kryptek Typhon... maybe do half of the video at dusk. I love your videos!

@Brent0331

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I currently do not have access to such an environment.

I was in NAM in 68-69 and finally got those cool camo utilites after a few months and i thought we were invisible? LOL.Now i think wearing foliage is the best camo. All they would need to do is put something to attach twigs to,like loops on the utiities.

The field your at, looks really fun for camping and Paintball and Airsoft.

I've often wondered if the best camo clothing would be something that utilized different patterns sown together. For instance, a digital, multicam, fleck, ASAT, woodland, mossy oak, realtree pattern sown together. To me, that seems a break up that would be hard to detect.

@SayNoToDemocide1

5 жыл бұрын

Brent does that in his OPFOR videos.

My favourite camouflage is Serbian m10 camo (I believed it’s called m10 I’m not to sure though). It looks similar to marpat but the greens a bit brighter and I think it looks better than. Some of Chinese camouflage also looks good as well.

Thanks for the demo and effort taken to inform. As mentioned, it would do better a bit lighter overall.

@Brent0331

8 жыл бұрын

+tongmaa Thanks for watching.

These woods and river bottoms resemble the Mid-west, I lived in Illinois for a bit and this looks like the Illinois/Indians river bottom land. Someone mentioned that AOR 2 is restricted? I just got some AOR III pattern fabric with the Navy Globe & Anchor on it!

I subscribed. Good videos. Maybe I'm just "old school" but o.d and woodland have always been my favorite. When it comes down to effectiveness, what is your personal favorite? Good videos, keep em coming! Also looks like you have one hell of a "playground",

Normally I can never spot him but with this camo i do it enough times. I got the vest but I'm gonna get a different camo patern.

it would be interresting to see a similar test with the CADPAT woodland.

I have a replica of MARPAD, it is a bit faded and that works quite well in the NW when summer is in full swing and the grass are dry. It would be quite hard to spot if you are laying prone in that sort of environment.

A friend of uses this. Seems to work the same way regular woodland camo worked. Same colors but smaller pattern.

Great video man, for me MARPAT looked to dark for this area. It would be much more effective with light on it and in dryer environments. Also I have a request. If you can could you do a vid testing UCP? Again great vids

Spotted you every time except first and last setting.

MARPAT is sweet but eats too much light. Now if you sit at the base of those trees you might hardly need any cover to conceal your image. Thanks for the info. like the series on camo

let's sneak around in our backyards in full battle dress..

@2WolvesMedia

7 жыл бұрын

KingTesticus i sometimes hold my rifle high above my head a yell WOLVERINES!!!! The neighbors love it lol

idea behind this pattern is that soldier could always stick few leafy branches on the gear and blend in perfectly in overly green enviroment like this. Problem is late autumn and winter when forest became 95% brown and everything moving in a lot more exposed to naked eye and this is where this pattern outperform everything else.

Sounds awesome. I've seen ( and I'm sure you have as well) people running GoPros off their 1913 rails, but I don't know I've seen a helmet cam outside of actual combat footage.

Thx man.. really helps out..

In Washington MARPAT works really well because of all the pine trees.

@tcarr1

3 жыл бұрын

Seems the Propper version has more browns/rust than the Rothco which has much more greens. Seems like the Rothco would be better. Thoughts?

I can still see you sir, can you do dark brown uniform only no camouflage pattern designs if it's effective?

I live in east texas..do u have any tips on what pattern I. Should b useing out here im torn between multi cam and Marpat..thanks for any advice

Brent0331 did you know that the USMC originally wanted to fully adopt CadPat? Canadian military said no tell them, so instead, the USMC and Canadian Military worked together and created Marpat while using the same template as CadPat. The USMC created 3 versions of Marpat. Marpat Woodland, Marpat Desert, and the largely unreleased Marpat Urban. Hyperstealth created the Marpat Arctic (different template) The reason the Marines didn't choose to release Marpat Urban is because Hyperstealth and the US military conducted objective camouflage studies. The results showed that Marpat Desert outperformed every other urban camouflage pattern.

I wear a lot of urban gray since it blends in so well against the cinder blocks in my moms basements

@lazor222

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like UCP is the perfect camo pattern for your moms basement larping needs

@dsbiddle

3 жыл бұрын

@@lazor222 I’ll try it out! Mom won’t ever find me when she screams down for dinner

Where do you purchase all the different camo bdu's? I checked amazon and google searched and cannot find alot of the foreign countries camos.

I like this more than Multicam because when you need the greens in the camo it works. When you need the browns in the camo it works. I still like Multicam but for wooded terrain I'd choose this. Multicam works great in Afghanistan.

Hy Brent Nice video. I think one of the best camo. I living to Hungary, here is one the best camo and my favorite camo is also best in Vegetato in Italy Army, and German Flecktran

@Brent0331

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother, hello from the U.S. I plan to do a video on German Flecktarn once the spring is in full swing.

@attis02

10 жыл бұрын

***** Hy! I'm sorry, I do not speak good English. Here in Hungary is very good camo, but you can not really get original. Now I'm using an original italy vegetato uniform, it is also veri good

where did you get this because I am realy looking into getting digital woodland bdu pants for hunting please reply back thank you.

The environment is a very bright and lush forest. The environment the camo adapts to most would be a darker more pine forest woods

brent, big fan of your channel, can you do some NIR night videos with camera. wanted to see how different camo patterns respond to night vision.

@Brent0331

7 жыл бұрын

Don't have that capability brother.

@garrysmovie

7 жыл бұрын

I think entry level, tactical night vision goggles cost upwards of three grand.

It might be more effective to incorporate ambient foliage into a cape made of netting. ... Looking at this footage, I can really see how getting some fake foliage from Garden Ridge or Hobby Lobby and stitching it onto some camo netting or some nylon hammock or fishing netting (using some monofilament or outdoor upholstery thread) would be a worthwhile adjunct and could also be used to conceal my main ruck if I need to ditch it, temporarily, at some "rally point" or other way-point.

Would you consider testing some of the hunting camo that's on the market like ASAT, M2D, KRYPTEK and such. I'm curious if they work well against human eyes in different settings or if they stick out like a sore thumb.

@Brent0331

10 жыл бұрын

I did do one hunting pattern already, I may do Mossy Oak Obsession sometime this spring. It all depends if I get the free time to go out there and film it though, I’m really busy with work right now. As for the patterns you named off, most likely not. Especially Kryptek, it just cost way too much for my liking.

Hey man! Could you by any chance test out the Italian Vegetato camouflage? It looks like it would perform great wherever you film these videos!

I live In a place where there is lots of pine needles and the Dorset is brown and I use marpat it is extremely effective for paintball

How much more effective is the the Digital Woodland than Woodland. I reviewed both videos and they're very similar but how is it in person?

funfact: MARPAT is effectively just a digitized version of Vietnam era tiger stripe camo. Don't settle for knockoff (tru-spec) versions, the genuine issue material is superior in every way and is noticeably more effective due to rich colors, correct pattern, uv treatment and light diffusing weave.

idk about american forests but here in europe works really well because like 90% of forests have dark pine and the ground gets muddy in fall

Did you ever test Woodland Marpat in the fall/winnter season. When it first came out, what I liked about it is that it would do better in the winter than the 80s/90s woodland. I remember see pics of guys inn woodland in the winter woods and they stuck out as if they were wearing solid black. I thot the brown in the Marpat would mitigate that. I'd like to actually see it.

@Brent0331

9 жыл бұрын

Mark Stuber I actually just filmed a PART II to both Marpat and woodland, its rolling into fall so its kind of a mixture of green, brown and tan in the environment, and not nearly as lush in vibrant vegetation as it is in this video. I'll probably have those edited and uploaded sometime later this week.

@markstuber4731

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I love your channel.

the Rothco version of this is slightly lighter with a more greenish tint in the tan areas

Have you done a test video of the digital woodland pattern? It's similar to Marpat, but it seems to have more brown than green.

@Brent0331

7 жыл бұрын

I have not, I wont be doing that pattern. Its a commercial copy of MARPAT, I literally have crap loads of USMC utilities laying around the house from my years of service so I'm not going to spend money to buy a whole set of that. I'm sure it would preform just the same as MARPAT.

Marpat work fine in autumn, with brownish dry leaves. For this vibrant wood cadpat, jgsdf, dannish camo is way better. Nice vid :D

@Brent0331

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’m going to try to pick up some CADPAT this spring to test.

this series of videos must have taken a lot of work. where did you get all the different sets of camo? Thanks - it was interesting. Have you every used the ASAT camo? The take a different approach and I wonder if it is any good.

@Brent0331

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. I like/collect camouflage and have been issued Woodland, 3 color Desert, Digital woodland & Desert MARPAT over the years in the Marine Corps.

for me is the best woodland camo

which one is more combat effective this one or the old school woodland?

If I may add, it appears a tad too dark. I just look for the shadow. Found all, but one. It'll work, sure. Just too much black in my opinion. Thanks for these videos. They're very helpful.

@Brent0331

9 жыл бұрын

John G Thanks for watching.

I like the MARPAT and that's the uniform for my unit however I think either the multicam or X-cam would work better.

I treat your videos like Ispy and really enjoy them. The Marpat just seems too dark for your area. It was like look for the dark spot, however if I wasn't looking for you I doubt I would notice.

It is surprisingly brown and also goes better along with the brown background, rather than green.

It works well if you stick near trees and darker foliage/shadows. Otherwise it just kinda sticks out to me.

The old German ss patterns was more effective in my opinion. I was able to pick you out nearly every time. The old German patterns I was unable too.

I'd like to see this tested again in the later fall.

@Brent0331

Жыл бұрын

Already done.

I love Marpat and love to wear it. But besides the coyote brown I never understood why they used the color green they have its seems to dark for most environments. I swear to god they should have made a digital version of the old woodlands camo?

I think this pattern is a tit-bit too dark for this particular environment. I was able to spot your minor movements in most of the shots. I wonder if CADPAT would be better for this region.

I'd love to see a video of the NWU Type III... Seems like a cross between MARPAT and CADPAT.... less Brown than MARPAT and less Green than CADPAT... It's kinda hard to get ahold of though... Last time I checked you can't just go into the Navy exchange and buy it... It's a command issued item.

@stormcamper2101

8 жыл бұрын

+USN~CPO It would be interesting to see. I'll never understand why they chose to flip the pattern so that it's vertical....very counter-productive. If they had kept it horizontal then it could have been far better.

@arteompisarchuk8236

8 жыл бұрын

UR TACTICAL has tactical clothing and they have that pattern.