{"id":32021,"date":"2022-03-27T17:24:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T17:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32021"},"modified":"2022-03-27T17:24:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T17:24:12","slug":"evolution-of-us-army-camo-since-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32021","title":{"rendered":"Evolution Of US Army Camo Since 1981"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3159,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.bobolinkbooks.com\\\/BALLAST&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.bobolinkbooks.com\\\/BALLAST\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3160,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/camoupedia.blogspot.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3161,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/ERDL_pattern&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3162,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Operational_Camouflage_Pattern&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>The study of camouflage has long been of interest to me. Whether it is for military use or for hunting use, I am intrigued by the different sorts of camouflage out there. One of my favorite blogs has long been that of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bobolinkbooks.com\/BALLAST\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Professor Roy Behrens<\/a><\/strong> at the University of North Iowa who writes <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/camoupedia.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camoupedia<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recently came across the video below put out by Venture Surplus. It traces the evolution of US Army camouflage uniforms from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ERDL_pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ERDL <\/a><\/strong>up to today&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operational_Camouflage_Pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OCP<\/a><\/strong> aka Scorpion W2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d53O9qCJJoY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>My own collection includes BDU Woodland, DCU or desert camouflage, the ill-fated UCP, and MultiCam aka OEF-CP.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The study of camouflage has long been of interest to me. 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