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| When the police are in trouble they call SWAT... |
Everybody needs a
black set of BDUs, despite the “BB-magnet” effect in airsoft
fields. SWAT teams wear them, James Bond wears them... even Chuck
Norris made it clear that “Good Guys Wear Black”.
Crye Precision made
popular the ‘combat uniform’ concept, with the spandex torso, the
exposed knee and elbow pads and the adjustment tabs at the leg
joints. This ‘field uniform’ is a more traditional and perhaps
more versatile option. It is made of rugged ripstop material, with a
looser fit and hidden inserts for knee and elbow pads.
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| Zipper |
The jacket has no
buttons but a two-way zipper closure with a velcroed storm flap. The
stand up collar can be worn either closed or open by means of a double
faced velcro tab. The cuffs are also velcro closed, with a wide range
of adjustment. There is a triple pen holder on the left forearm, two
small slanted chest pockets, and one large velcro covered pocket on
each upper arm. Two velcro strips on the chest allow the use of
nametags, eppaulettes on the shoulders for insignia. The bellowed
back allows freedom of movement despite the absence of lycra on the
body. As mentioned before, there are compartments for hidden elbow
pads.
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| Bellowed back |
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| Collar tab |
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| Sleeve pocket |
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| Elbow pad insert |
The pants are pretty
similar to classic BDU pants, with slanted hip pockets, two buttoned
rear pockets and bellowed cargo pockets. However these pockets are
velcro closed and have drawstrings. There are also two small pocket
on the lower legs. The waist has an inner drawstring and a dual set
of belt loops: a regular one and four bigger loops with buttons, for
duty sized belts. There are also drawstrings at the bottoms, a
reinforced seat and hidden kneepad compartments.
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| Cargo pocket |
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| Calf pocket - Kneepad insert |
I usually wear a size M and found this uniform quite ample, mostly in width. The ripstop fabric is a bit noisy and almost too warm in hot weather, but in exchange it is quite durable and won’t fade a bit no matter how many times you wash it. This is a highly recommendable choice at a very, very low cost.
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| Untucked |
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| Untucked-rear |
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| Tucked |
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| Tucked-rear |
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