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stainfall · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 1:26 pm

i've been looking around for a camo ensemble.. just the pants and a t-shirt. found a military store who says they carry new/used pants from various countries.. but i figure if they sell used pants they must be official ones - thick and whatnot for real combat. does anyone know what these are like (i haven't seen them, too lazy to go to the store). are they good for street wear?

i was hoping i wouldn't have to resort to artifical ones, since artifical things generally suck. looks like i may have to though.
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Impaler · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 1:58 pm

"Official" is the way to go. A pair of pants will last you ten years, and the Cold Weather coat is one of my warmest pieces of apparel, even if it's just a shell and a liner.

You want thick material, preferably a cotton-nylon blend. If you feel the fake camo you can buy at, for example, Hot Topic, you'll notice a definite difference.

Expect to pay about 50 bucks for new, quality cargo pants. Also, keep in mind that "official" military pants doesn't really mean anything; they all come from independent civilian contractors anyways, which means that you can also look at hunting and sporting goods stores for deals.
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stainfall · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 2:29 pm

impaler: are they comfortable at all?
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Impaler · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 2:57 pm

After you break them in, they're great. You might consider getting a size larger than what you normally wear, for extra comfort. That's up to you.
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faustgfx · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 4:28 pm

hmmh ages ago i bought a bunch of russian combat camos.. dunno what ya call it, the thick dry sort.. they went through a 6 hour paintball match in the forests and swamps and i had nothing to complain about them.. they don't look too street creditable, though they certainly have the 'lord rock of klf on top of his apc for aaa photos' look to them. dull earth tones, boring tones, nothing flashy. i like them.

i also bought a female compatible version of the american m65 jacket, official and shit too, it's nice for winters and comfortable as hell if you don't do extreme acrobatics (it fits _just_ right in, not one inch too big)

my favourite for trendy street (aka shit) clothes, or for pants, is something called as cheesy as Bronx Clothing.. afaik they sell their stuff all over europe.. cheap and decent quality. not good by any means but they won't fall apart too easily. comfortable synthetic materials.

shrug. find an army surplus store. go in. ask if you can try stuff on, see how it feels. they'll understand. remember to shave your hair off and wear a pilot jacket. preferably with 80's rayban glasses. there's at least one army surplus junk store in every city. even at tampere. though often the case might be youll have to pay your ass off for some of the clothes.. for example i paid about 100 us dollars worth of old FIM currency for the m65...
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stainfall · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 5:56 pm

jussi: yeah there's a military surplus store here. got some good paintball stuff. there's a black magic autococker for ~$300 us or so. the prices are decent too. the pants range from $25-$45 us dollars i think. they've got new, used, american, canadian, etc.
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faustgfx · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 6:07 pm

do i know you? *twitch*
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faustgfx · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 6:10 pm

black sucks btw, the shiny wineish red version looks better. (true)
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stainfall · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 6:15 pm

heh. i was an annoying fuck who yacked at you on icq/irc sometime ago. think hard =P

and yeah. the red is better. they have blue too.
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faustgfx · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 6:21 pm

which one of the 49452..?
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stainfall · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 6:26 pm

sagar
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edraket · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 4:27 am

would you wear this in public? Wink

stainfall · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 4:31 am

why not?
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edraket · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 4:41 am

stainfall · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 4:46 am

are you trying to make a point or are you just rambling on like an idiot? please, do tell. that way you can save me the two seconds needed to click this thread and read your retarded comments.
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edraket · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 5:05 am

I edited my message so it would have some smileys. I realise it could have looked like I was being serious... Confused

As to the point I was making... If you wear camo you either pull it off, and look like a freak serial killer army fanatic (see above), or you don't, and look like a dork.
Maybe it's different in canada?

faustgfx · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 5:49 am

if i had a light weight wearable moose head, i'd probably wear it in the public, sure.
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