The more I look at modern camo comparisons and then look at woodland the more I realize there was nothing wrong with it.

@itsagrayday

Жыл бұрын

Yeah there is, it’s to dark for most wood areas.

@thejoseonone

Жыл бұрын

There's also black in the pattern, not very good to add into a pattern

@coolguy9959

Жыл бұрын

It's not that bad

@coolguy9959

Жыл бұрын

It's very effective serch up woodland effectiveness

@Warriorbob-im5py

Жыл бұрын

There’s actually a lot wrong with it. Especially when viewed through optics, ir, and night vision.

"The most recognized camouflage pattern on the planet..." Guess it wasn't that effective then.

@coreycamacho1290

4 жыл бұрын

You my good sir. Have earned yourself a like. Wish more people see your comment

@Waltham1892

4 жыл бұрын

@@coreycamacho1290 more people haven't seen my comment, because its camouflaged.

@coreycamacho1290

4 жыл бұрын

@@Waltham1892 maybe that's why

@benchang1022

3 жыл бұрын

Waltham1892 ha!

@mustafarami8424

3 жыл бұрын

I get your joke but he didn’t mean it like that he meant everybody knows the Camouflague and a lot of countries use this camoflage including my country

Awesome lesson. I came in with woodland and left with OCP. Woodland is supreme

Ah m81..my first love when it comes to camouflage.

@tankieflanker4119

4 жыл бұрын

Woodland is the milf of camouflage.

@normalplayer7377

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@gelivalencia1400

3 жыл бұрын

FLORA is better in my opinion

@BUBBA808

3 жыл бұрын

@@tankieflanker4119 that’s right sugar😘

@A_Random_Death_KorpOfKriegsman

2 жыл бұрын

Same

My service started with BDUs, then DCUs to ACUs and now OCPs. Have to say the woodland BDUs is by far the best looking combined with spit shine boots.

@trooperodst6880

2 жыл бұрын

M81 and DCU those where really great!

@ashleynicole333

8 ай бұрын

You're what they call the gruntpa😂 all jokes aside congrats on your career. There's not many people who can say they've been in that long

Imagine putting all the US woodlands together

@PACKERMAN2077

4 жыл бұрын

It would make a forest

I wore the woodland camouflage from 1987-2005 and the ACU from 2005-2013. I retired from US Army after 26 years active duty. I loved the BDU or woodland camouflage uniforms they were comfortable and ironed nicely, and we still wore black shined boots. Since I retired I still like to wear my camouflage bdu pants, and field jackets some things never go out of style. Cheers from Texas

My #1 favorite camouflage of all time. Good old Woodland.

In all honesty, as a child I thought, that this WAS camo, the only one in existence. Thats how dominant the pattern is.

When the army walks by in UCP that’s damn near white...

@MrDgwphotos

4 жыл бұрын

That, to me, is one of the worst "camouflage" patterns ever designed.

@vandoo66

4 жыл бұрын

The people responsible for that pattern deserve to be revealed and mocked by everyone on a regular basis. It should become a new US holiday. Kinda anti-thanksgiving.

@ZSC001

4 жыл бұрын

vandoo66 they should be in prison. Generals made a decision for that camo for their own personal gain

@huntclanhunt9697

4 жыл бұрын

@@Plzstandbuy I take this as a personal challenge to find something worse.

@odinlindeberg4624

4 жыл бұрын

@@vandoo66 Scornsgiving.

I was one of the first soldiers to wear the new pattern after it was authorized but before its issue. One or two months before general issue. A few of us ( later more) found a tailor outside of Ft Benning that got the pattern from the government and bought the fabric. He sewed us up a set of pants, shirt and cap. Some even bought field jackets but the Army didn't want us to wear the Field Jacket for a few months as they were not "authorized" yet. I collected a number of Army information bits on the new uniform and put it in an album...If I ever find it in storage ..you can have it. I was also on Kelly Hill when they tested the Brown boot. I was in a Battalion that didn't test them. It was clear to me that the old hands were really against brown rough out boots. Lots of really wrong info was common . I think the SMGs kept the black boot in. until . Desert Storm finally gave them a chance. I was so happy to see them go. The brown boot would be a good topic too.

@gnarl12

10 ай бұрын

Can't polish roughout 😅

At 3:34, that Vertical Tiger stripe ERDL was even evaluated by Taiwan(ROC) and Malaysia during early 1990s. In the end, both nations use that as a basis to develop their own Tigerstripe pattern. The result was Malay Tigerstripe Woodland Pattern and ROC Marine Tigerstripe Pattern. These two were replaced by new digital camos.

Ahhh, the memories. My career in the military started with the introduction of this uniform and ended as it was being phased out.

@midoriiyahebi3535

Жыл бұрын

However, even the Marine Raiders and even some Green Berets happen to still rock the M81 Woodland as they work with their partner force, the ANA couple of years ago. Not entirely phased out though.

@deathsquadron3311

11 ай бұрын

served from the early 80s until the mid-late 2000"s?... if so that is 30 yrs!... thank you for your long service sir!

@bigbcor

8 ай бұрын

@@midoriiyahebi3535they use it to hide themselves as being US forces….so maybe research before you make comments?

when i was in Air Force Secfo tech school we met some service members from various south american countries and they all wore Woodland

@razgriz1258

4 жыл бұрын

I know the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) a youth extension of the airforce still uses woodland for their cadets

@Seth9809

4 жыл бұрын

China and Syria both recolored the pattern.

@garypulliam3740

4 жыл бұрын

When I was at Benning infantry training I ran into some soldiers from Panama, El Salvador, and Nicaragua attending the School of the Americas. They were little guys but very muscular and filled out their woodland BDUs very well. They were very tough and seasoned war fighters.

@tankieflanker4119

4 жыл бұрын

@@razgriz1258 yeah... it's a cluster fuck in cap

@vermontvermont9292

3 жыл бұрын

@@razgriz1258 I was in CAP 1998-2001 we used woodland, and basic Alice web gear. I've noticed the cadets in my area have been using ABU for quite awhile now. No longer use web gear of any kind, and recently have been switching out to OCP.

I recently got a hold of some unissued BDUs with tags still in and I was actually surprised to see just how dark this pattern is when it was originally printed. Before that I’ve only ever seen used examples which all have some wear to them. I’ve dismissed a lot of the commercial gear printed in the “m81” us woodland to be darker due to artistic interpretation so to say. But the real US woodland is actually a really dark pattern printed I.

@15vertigo

4 жыл бұрын

It depends on the material. 50/50 NYCO uniforms are pretty dark, while 100% cotton ripstop wash up quickly

@Hansengineering

3 жыл бұрын

Thinking back to all those times someone yelled at me to "GO BUY A NEW FUCKING UNIFORM!". Little did I know I just needed to find the original research from the 70's. But for real, though, I would wear those shits until they were fading white.

@CocainePirate

3 жыл бұрын

I got issued BDUs and I was also surprised with how much Brown and Black and the small amount of Green even though the green is something you notice when you look at it.

I love the m81 pattern. My favorite military camo by far.

Being British and someone who's been trying to get into the army, I would love you to do a video on DPM and MTP 😃

@rizaradri316

4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more

@DxvinderSingh1699

4 жыл бұрын

Liam S as a fellow brit i agree!

@SH-xr8hc

4 жыл бұрын

DPM is great. NZ army used to have their own variant worked perfect for nz forests and would be just as good in any jungle worldwide. Got phased out for that grey looking multicam stuff.

@yootoob6003

4 жыл бұрын

@@SH-xr8hc the Steyr AUG was great too, now it's just another AR-15. Wasting my taxes on unnecessary defense spending!!

@tavarix5893

4 жыл бұрын

DPM is on my wishlist

good info

@nemu3014

3 жыл бұрын

you are damn near in almost every comment section istg

I fought in Vietnam in 1968-1969. We wore what was called the jungle fatigues, but I don't know the technical designation. Some in my platoon wore the green fatigues without camouflage. We all wore flak jackets that had no camouflage which seemed to me to defeat the idea of a camouflage uniform. I served 3 years in combat. Personally, I thing camouflage uniforms are mostly ineffective. They have a pattern but don't break up the form. This is why the North Vietnamese did not have camouflage uniforms but rather placed local vegetation in their helmets and equipment to break up the form. It's why ghillie suits work so well for snipers--they completely break up the form and blend in almost perfectly to the natural surroundings. However, not too practical for front line soldiers as it covers the entire body making it difficult to get to the equipment under the ghillie suit. There should be a compromise. A camouflaged uniform should have enough fake foliage on it to break up the form but not so much to hinder access to the equipment. The helmet on the other hand can and should have lots of fake foliage to break up the form of the helmet. My ideal uniform would have heavy fake foliage on the helmet and shoulders, and sparsely fake foliage on the rest of the uniform so as not to interfere with access to the equipment. After all, it's the head and shoulders in my engagements that are the most visible to the enemy. It wouldn't look pretty for inspections and parades, but those are not life or death situations. I'm 73 now but as a Marine infantry officer for 21 years, I try to keep up with the latest military technical developments. Today's Marines have far better equipment, weapons, close air support, artillery support, training, and logistics than we had in Vietnam. That's a good thing. But the camouflage uniforms of today are just a worthless as the ones we had in Vietnam. Not only is the body armor not the same pattern as the uniform (like in Vietnam), but it doesn't break up the form of the soldier. It doesn't take much to break up the form. Just add some fake foliage to some parts of the uniform so that it makes the human form lest distinct. When I was a Marine company commander, I required all my Marines to use camouflage paint for their faces and to add camouflage netting to their helmets, burlap camouflage strips tied to their equipment and weapons before going on training exercises. I was admonished by my battalion commander because they didn't look like Marines. Well, that was the whole idea. I wanted them to look more like the vegetation in which they were going to fight instead of Marines in camouflage uniforms that didn't work. I've often felt that the military was too concerned with how soldiers look going into combat than how they don't look to the enemy.

@shadowwolf7622

3 жыл бұрын

Well said sir.

@OgamiItto70

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely goddamn right.

When I joined the USAF in 1984 and went through MIMSO at Lackland AFB, they made us buy three sets of OD fatigues. But as soon as we were sent to our respective duty stations, we had to buy all new BDU's. Still have mine. Great uniform and great pattern. Worked well in the Philippines when I was at Clark AB. And isn't it amazing that after literally thousands of years of warfare we are still trying to figure out the 'best' camouflage. And the best bullet to shoot some one with is some where between a 6.5 and 6.8 mm / .264 to .270.

We’ve been waiting on God’s Plaid for so long. Thanks brother!

@thederp6505

4 жыл бұрын

lol God's Plaid, thats a good name for it

Also known by in the hardcore training gun community as “God’s Plaid.”

@abigailsaoirsefinnegan

4 жыл бұрын

UwU Papa Flannel

@xeneth531

4 жыл бұрын

Abigail Bathory no

@abigailsaoirsefinnegan

4 жыл бұрын

@@xeneth531 ØwØ

@xeneth531

4 жыл бұрын

Abigail Bathory NO CAST IT TO THE FIRE

@abigailsaoirsefinnegan

4 жыл бұрын

@@xeneth531 ÙwÚ Flannel Daddy is love. Flannel Daddy is life.

Gotta love the US woodland. That will always be what comes to mind when I think of camo. It's what I knew from all of my dad's uniforms , and it's what I've known to sit on top of my head every single day since I was 12. That first patrol cap which was already about 35 years old when my dad gave it to me ( the first woodland cap he was issued when it debuted in '81 ) is no longer recognizable as woodland and I'm on my 2nd replacement now since the new stuff isn't quite as good ( R&B inc still makes a good hat, probably the last US manufacturer making hats in woodland btw ) but I'll continue to wear a US made woodland camo patrol cap as long as I can get 'em. If only Sekri industries was still around to make em since they do a better job. I've recently switched to a R&B inc woodland boonie for outside summer wear, but I've got 5 of their woodland camo patrol caps ordered. I'll probably order 5 more next month so I can gradually stockpile a lifetime supply.

Thank you, this helped solve a mystery as to why the surplus woodland camo I got when I was a kid looked different.

I really appreciate your use of primary source documentation.

I'm glad that my uniform was BDU's the whole time. It's the best looking uniform that the US Army ever had. It worked well in the field and a starched set of BDU's looks badass with jump boots and a beret....back when berets meant something. For desert BDU's, I always liked my tricolors over the chocolate chip. We were issued both. I remember when we first got issued those suede bottom desert boots. I wanted to love them, but mine ate my feet up as soon as I got to Somalia and I traded them to another dude for a pair of black jungle boots.

@Armyguy91

10 ай бұрын

I didn't wear a beret. But Starched and put creases in the BDU's w/ either jungle boots or jump boots(chairborne). My wife could spit shine my boots better than me any time of the day. And she still reminds me of this to this day. I married a GREAT Woman.🫡🫡🫡

@dillonhillier

10 ай бұрын

Can you explain to a canadian what you mean by "when berets meant something"? Does everyone outside the special forces, SOF, paras, and MPs wear the same berets and cap badge now? What was it like before?

@davezanko9051

9 ай бұрын

@@dillonhillier Used to be that only certain trope wore berets. Special forces wore green ones (hence "the Green Berets"), airborne wore maroon, and rangers wore black. Then in 2001 some sad general decided everyone should have a beret as standard headgear for the entire army, meaning only the color of the beret was distinctive. Worse is that they decided the general-issue beret should be black, despite it being already used by the rangers (they switched to a tan beret to maintain a distinctive color). Even worse was the idea that it should be worn with the combat uniform when not wearing a helmet. It looked stupid as hell (especially when they switched to the UCP, which specifically omitted black) and was widely derided, though it took ten years for the army to restrict it to wear with the blue service uniform. Now the blue uniform is being returned to optional fancier dress uniform status, replaced for a daily service wear by a new green service uniform modeled after the old WWII and Korea era officer's service uniforms. Those are worn with a green side cap or peaked cap, not a beret, unless the wearer has one of the special beret colors. So the beret is getting back some of its old status, but it was 20 years of stupidity.

@dillonhillier

9 ай бұрын

@davezanko9051 thanks for the detailed response. I would only disagree with your notion that berets in combat uniform is a bad idea. Maybe it's because it's what I'm used to (its our standard headdress whether combat uniform or dress), but I think it looks pretty bad ass. I wore my beret and regimental cap badge from time to time after I left the CAF and was volunteering in Iraq with the kurds. Perhaps it's different for us as well, as our infantry regiments all have distinctive cap badges, and it's something most people are extremely proud of.

@davezanko9051

9 ай бұрын

@@dillonhillier Berets are formless and overly warm for the environment they're often in. And the patrol cap or boo is bay used instead match the camo and have brims, which makes it just a better piece of headgear.

Thank you so much for doing this video. This is the uniform pattern I grew up with. Used surplus one when I went camping because it was more comfortable an durable than civies. When I got involved with Civil Air Patrol this was our uniform an I think it still is for Cadets. I've bean out a wile.

Excellently done, informative and well-researched. Especially appreciate the primary documentation being made available many thanks

my personal favorite. I was waiting for it. Thank you.

I remember in 1981 when the first BDU went on sale at quartermaster sales after training at Fort Knox, There was a line but I got several sets. I was a novelty when I got to my unit in Europe. With the roll out and wear out date of the old stuff a plain field jacket and BDU's was fairly common. What blew your mind was how comfortable and convenient they were. We had quite a few Vietnam vets in our unit at the time who said the slant pockets of a "Jungle shirt" were to accommodate the angle of the bottom of an M16 clip. Some "staff weannie" told me that the cargo pants we designed to carry 2 complete MCI's out of the box. In any case, they were far better than that OD shirt, pants and ballcap. For outdoor and leisurewear they are fantastic. Hose'em down, wring'em out and wear'em till they dry.

Do swedish m90 or splinter in general.

@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654

4 жыл бұрын

What's Splinter? You mean Splitter that was worn by the East German Defense Force?

Fascinating! There's more history behind these patterns than one might initially assume.

One of the best patterns ever made

I’m fascinated by camo patterns. Studied them. Even developed my own UCP. Thanks for this video.

I've had a long day and seeing this video after waiting for it since I discovered the channel made it alright.

As always an amazing video

This was the pattern when I was active duty from '85-'93. Lots of memories. Except during the tail end of Desert Storm where I wore the chocolate chips, I wore this throughout.

always great videos. Thank you

A very cool and informative video. I'm actually wearing my M65 field jacket in the M81 pattern while watching this.

Thanks for the history of the GOAT camo

+Uniform History This video plus the ERDL and the urban camo were some of my absolute favorite videos you guys have done! I keep coming back to watch them when I'm painting a figure to make sure I get it right lol. Would love to see you do a piece on the French Foreign Legion, I love how still use a version of the woodland camo. It almost looks like the brown dominant but the green is darker along with the tan. Anywho, I straight up love the channel and content you put out, much love and continued success!

💯thanks for making this video🔥💪🏾

Anyone know how well received this pattern was among soldiers using it? All I remember about it is the part in Generation Kill when all the soldiers are complaining about having to use this pattern in the middle of a desert, while the reporter got the chocolate chip pattern.

@PrograError

2 жыл бұрын

well... that's just logistic ain't it? plus the reporter got his stick stuck up there somewhere didn't he?

@haydnadkins5007

Жыл бұрын

I mean, not really the area the camo is meant for. So even though I like it, I'd complain too.

@DanPlusWater

9 ай бұрын

When I was in the service (1998-2006) woodland camo was our standard. Those guys that were sent to the east from my station, had the tan and browns, seen during Desert Storm era.. I cannot speak for other groups that were deployed east in the woodland colors (like in the movie) but I can't imagine it being a good strategy wearing greens in a sand box...

My favorite camouflage pattern over any past or present ones.

Answered some old questions, thanks !

M81 a classic one of my favorite patterns

I have been waiting

I love all the science that went into developing this pattern, very cool. Heavy nostalgia too, even though I was never issued anything in this pattern I wore the hell out of it when I was an edgy high schooler

@dukecraig2402

4 жыл бұрын

If you were in the military and you didn't have to wear that uniform then count your lucky stars, that shit was so hot in the summer I can't even begin to describe it, they started to use the lighter "rip stop" type of fabric not long before I got out and I never did get any of them, after I got out I couldn't give those things away fast enough, they were absolutely miserable in the Kansas heat and accounted for a lot of cases of heat stroke.

Yep, wore the woodland BDU for 19 of my 27 years in the USAF. My favorite was the 3 color DCUs. The ABU was to heavy.

@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654

4 жыл бұрын

I was in the Civil Air Patrol they started replacing the M81 Woodland BDU - Battle Dress Uniform in 2015 the year i left . The Naval Sea Cadet Corps was replacing it with the Blueberry Type 1 NWU. They have until 2021 to fully transition over .The Young Marines will be the only ones wareing the M81 Woodland BDU seince the Marine Corps is butthurt over anybody wareing the Marpat Pattern.

@wickwire9560

4 жыл бұрын

I loved the DCU's they were like Pajamas when we put them on after NTC in California it was like Heaven ! They dried quicker in Iraq ! The ACU was the freaking worse ! They didn't tell us to wash the ACU before wearing them we all got Chemical Burns from them with the IBA on mostly on our backs ! Mine was so bad it was like 2 degree burn !

@stfuplsok

4 жыл бұрын

@@wickwire9560 *DCUs 2nd* degree

@stfuplsok

4 жыл бұрын

spacedredd too* heavy

Good video but, you forgot to mention that woodland is seen being used by the USMC MARSOC Raider Battalion.

Thank you

The most badass camo pattern ever.

@flight2k5

4 жыл бұрын

no its not

@ApophaticCartesian8

4 жыл бұрын

@@flight2k5 You've convinced me.

@flight2k5

4 жыл бұрын

Robert Keller yea I don’t really care. The Scorpion shit is way better in ever way sooooo

@ApophaticCartesian8

4 жыл бұрын

@@flight2k5 Cool.

@ApophaticCartesian8

4 жыл бұрын

@@flight2k5 Maybe a little. But don't tell no one. 😘

Such an iconic pattern. I remember my dad got in just early enough to be issued woodland before UCP took over

Brings back old memories.

Would love to see videos on DPCU and DPM! Keep up the awesome work!

great info!

Could you do one with the finnish m05 patterns

@gtfkt

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. This.

@CalintzJerevinan546

4 жыл бұрын

^Finnish not finnish

7:55 you have no idea how amazed i am that this was a known realization noted in documentation, considering my own experiences with certain modern uniforms.

The woodland pattern BDUs were really a great morale boost from the old pickle suites. Still my favorite uniform. Of course like the khakis and the mint green shirt comb it had to be replaced by the Army’s Board to eliminate popular equipment. Other items universally despised in the 1980s like the M-16 A1, the Gamma goat, the ACP uniform seemed to have nine lives.

wore this uniform for 13 years, salute to all my brothers and sisters who put on the Beer Drinkin Uniform!

@dukecraig2402

4 жыл бұрын

Wore them myself, couldn't give them away fast enough after I got out.

@hauntedhouse7827

4 жыл бұрын

@@dukecraig2402 I still have one that i tore up and spattered with blood, i wear it every year at Halloween when i volunteer for the local zombie runs.

In my experience the older woodland examples often have better color more vibrant whilst the later more common version tends to fade into a brown camo

Love watching your videos. Really informative. I always liked the Woodland camo but being from the UK I’ve always favoured the DPM more. Maybe you could do a video on that one day?

This was my favorite uniform while AD. It worked great in the field, and pressed starch nice with no arm pockets in the way.

Nice clip of Dutch DPM!

I wore the BDU pattern from 1986-2006 when stateside training and combat in Panama. This is the best for both Europe, Hawaii, and Central America which I have been to for camouflage. Combat during the Panama Invasion didn't help because we were fighting in the city of Panama. It did help during my unit's follow on mission in Northern Panama after the invasion.

We need to go back to M81 Woodland

@richlopez5896

4 жыл бұрын

Jason Armstrong The new multicam is more effective

@vahebaldemian

4 жыл бұрын

There is a prototype woodland multicam. So sick

@BERSERKERKINGREVIEWS

4 жыл бұрын

jason ikr , the ones these days are just so stupid looking

I did my Army basic and AIT at Ft Sill,OK during the summer of 82. I was in the 1st groups of soldiers to be issued the BDU's there. The battery across from us, who were 2 weeks ahead of us, were wearing OD shirts and pants and Mitchell camo covers. Our shirt, pants, field cap and helmet cover were woodland. Our issue field jackets were still OD.

Just stumbled upon this channel and really enjoying the content. A couple of suggestions/requests; for the screen uniforms could I suggest Battle Royale, or more specifically the sequel? Also, there’s a UK based vintage clothing store called Rokit which has a surprising variety of international camouflage on their website

Nice footage of the G-11 in trails too.

Could you do a vid about uniforms throughout history in general ? Maybe it's a bit complicated but it would be nice to see the evulotion of uniforms in general. Also as always i liked your vid keep on the good work.

Been wearing woodland camo starting in the 80's. It still holds up today.

Here we go!

Love M81 BDUs. Grew up on it and remember the changes to MARPAT and UCP/ACU. If the newer OCP wasn't around I'd have suggested to switch back to the M81s

In the 90s, I wore it in several areas, but in the U.S., from Bragg to Lewis and it works! At least against the naked eye and binos. Key is knowing how to stalk, when to move, using local vegetation etc. Not sure how well it holds up against modern IR, thermals etc. or how it compares to contemporary patterns under those advanced imagery capabilities.

I still love it.

Woodland pattern and late 90's early 00's Desert pattern were ICONIC

My favorite pattern

Next should be 3 color desert! And what a nice video

My favourite camo!

I was stationed at Ft Bragg in the MID 80's when the BDU in woodland was first issued. In addition to being heavy we could not have them STARCHED in on post laundries. Complaints about "rag bag' soldiers led to a solution. We were authorized to wear the Vietnam Era jungle fatigues which could be starched and ironed. I stood in line at Quartermaster Sales as they kept unloading boxes of vietnam surplus fatigues and sold them at 1960's prices. Entire outfit cost less than $10. Within a week you could not find a Woodland uniform at Bragg until the lightweight version came out and we were ALLOWED TO IRON THEM AND USE "LIGHT' STARCH.

You forgot to mention M81’s resurgence in MARSOC. Other than that great video & great channel 👍.

the US military sure do love their acronyms

This was just being issued when I joined in 1982 (BDU), and some guys in Basic had OD Green field jackets and BDUs.

Could you do all the different types of dpm and variants of? Not just brit stuff, but others like the Oman? Love all these camo vids, one of my favourite hobbies is the theory behind camo

MY USAF career spanned from 1972 to 2011...I wore the greens, the BDU Woodland, the DCUs, and the final ABU Tiger stripe uniform. I can tell you that the Woodland camo was worthless for us AF types who worked on and around aircraft. Concrete is white and we stood out like sore thumbs. The DCUs and ABU Tigerstripe did a pretty good job of confusing our outline, especially on hot days at a long distance.

People sleep on M81 because of how ubiquitous it has been. But it really is one of the more effective patterns developed.

I wore my DCUs which are basically tan BDUs for Veterans Day and found them to be so natural to wear after 20 plus years. Other than the desert the woodland BDU worked most everywhere else.

Erdl and dcu will not be forgotten

Amazing!!! I'm sure glad I got the bell icon on, keep up the amazing work, and if you can please cover the absurd Indian border guard uniform! Something unorthodox

This and the 3 color were the best

Australian camouflages next please!

The originals were hot in the summer, that was for sure. Then they came out with the light weights. The BDU heavy weights were wonderful in the winter in Europe, vis-a-vis Germany. The lightweights were nice in winter Europe as well if you had the underwear or spent a lot of time inside.

my dad is a USAF vet and just gave me the last of his M-81 uniforms including the rain and cold weather gear... i wear my cammies with pride and respect. A symbol of my bond with my ol' man and the gears VERY durable my main pants have some tears but they're 20 years old now and still lookin sharp. I love the feel comfort and they work for me, best pattern i have seen and my favorite so thx to the generals who signed off on this amazing piece of family and American Military History and there are no patches so its not Stolen Valor its just our legal last name and shows where patches used to be. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

I loved wearing m81 when I was in the military. It's decently effective in manynplaces if you use it properly. OCP is also a good pattern, but it's not wonderful in, well, woodlands. It does nicely against stone and scrub, but m81 rules if there are any trees. The large splotches really help to make a man look like nothing in particular.

Ah good old Woodland BDU's. I got issued the last iteration of them shipping off to basic and later Germany in 2000. It was when they did the IMHO bad idea of black berets replacing the overseas 'napkin' for Class A's and the highly functional garrison BDU cap. We got issued 4 sets-hot weather pleated and cold weather solid along with two jackets (I still have) that we NEVER wore because we were issued these great, very light gortex parkas in Germany.

Can you please do one on the Australian Auscam DPCU uniform or the now current Australian Multicam Uniform? Thanks love the videos

Me watching Star Wars ' Man, it's so dumb that the Empire would have its combat troops wearing white, they're so easy to see'. US Army soldiers appear wearing UCP 'OH GOD, IT'S SO BRIGHT IT HURTS MY EYES'.

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I know its a joke, but the reason for Stormtroopers being in white was for psychological shock and awe purposes. Same reason elite law enforcement wear black which actually makes them stand out.

Still my favorite. Was proud when I was issued my first set... And was pissed when ACU UCP came out.

Wore that during my 83-86 army tour.

I love my m81 woodland gear I've got the navy seals boonie hats, MOLLE vest, Buttpack ALICE, even a crye Replica woodland combat shirt gen 3!!! M65 field jacket, GORETEX PARKA GEN 1, GORETEX TROUSERS with cargo pockets. Patrol caps with & without earflaps.