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t h en relied mainly on noisy a n d co nd e n s at i o n p ro n e p l a s ti c k y
t y pe stuff while the milita ry wa s s t re et s a h e a d fo r c a m o u f l ag e
a n d weather proofing… we ll , i n t h eo r y a t l e a s t . I n fa m o u s ly
i n adequate but logically a m u st wa s th e ta n k s u i t . I n s a n dy
( d esert) or DPM (woodland ) c a mo , i t wa s a o n e- p i e c e s u i t w i t h
a blanket fabric lining, so i t h a d to b e go o d b u t in re a l i t y, n o t a t
a l l . Army tanks are n otori o u s ly h o t i n s i d e, s o why we t h o u gh t
c l othing d esigned to be wo r n i n s i d e a n ove n wo u l d ke e p u s
warm in freezing conditio ns , h eave n o n ly k n ows , b u t we s o o n
l e arned. The army green ju m p er wi th e p a u l e t te s b e c a m e a
fa shion icon when Kevi n M a dd o c ks a r r ive d o n t h e s c en e i n
t h e 80s, but many of us ha d b e e n we ari n g t h e m fo r a d e c a d e
a l ready. Camo and stealth a re o f p ar t i c u la r i n te re st to m e fo r
s everal essential reasons, b u t I ’l l s ave f u rt h e r c o m m e n t fo r
a n other day.
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