Urban Cadpat

[CrazyCanuck]

I'm not sure if this has already been posted but in a recent issue of Maclean's magizine, the University ranking one, there is a fold out CF recruiting ad, in this ad there are two pictures containing Soldiers wearing what appears to be a pattern similar to the USMC Urban MARPAT though the colours seem a bit darker, I was wondering wether this was just done for the sake of the pictures being taken and is not available as standard kit or if it is already in circulation.

 

[Pte_Martin]

Do you know the website or if youhave a picture, that will we can all see exactly what you mean

 

[armyvern]

http://www.hyperstealth.com/CADPAT-MARPAT.htm

 

[CrazyCanuck]

Sorry, afraid I don't, i didn't think to scan it into the computer, but I'm fairly certain it was a November issue of Maclean's

 

[Lerch]

It was probably just the lighting or done for the picture.
AFAIK there's only TW, AR and WO.

 

[cadettrooper]

i've seen the Ad, no it's not some new pattern. the Ad is just B&W ;D

 

[aesop081]

and WO.

....and what exactly is "WO"

 

[CrazyCanuck]

I don't think the ad was black and white because in one of the pictures there appeared to be soldiers in both TR and what I can only guess is "Urban" unless of course you mean that only certain parts of the image were black and white.

 

[armyvern]

Development is on-going for Arctic and Urban patterns

(and by WO I'm going to assume he's talking Winter Ops/Arctic)

Did the Urban ones in the ad look like this??:

 

[Lerch]

Yes, by WO I was referring to the Winter Operations shell that's coming along the line.

 

[armyvern]

Yes, by WO I was referring to the Winter Operations shell that's coming along the line.

Ah yes. That's what I figured.

 

[CrazyCanuck]

As far as i can remember that picture looks fairly similar but not exact, the best description that i can come up with at the moment is that it's basically Urban Marpat just the colour's are slightly darker

 

[ex-Sup]

Development is on-going for Arctic and Urban patterns

Just to elaborate, this quote is right from the forces website...I must be really bored to be looking this up 

Canada is also participating in NATO studies to determine the requirements and advantages of an urban camouflage pattern.

http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/lf/English/6_1_1.asp?id=33

 

[qjdb]

And you will note that article is from June 16, 2003

So, while it may be happening, I wouldn't hold your breath that it is going to be anytime soon.

QB

 

[CrazyCanuck]

Just a note: the Maclean's magizine  I found this in was the November 13th 2006 issue

 

[armyvern]

And the pic I posted of the urban cadpat is post-2003 as well.

 

[qjdb]

alrighty, I'll just shut up now

 

[George Wallace]

I have a sneaky suspicion that this whole topic started from the fact that picture in question may have been of two soldiers of the CF wearing CADPAT; with one wearing a "fresh out of the QM" pair, and the other wearing a pair that had been washed 100 times and been in the sun and rain of the Field for just a few days...... :

 

[CrazyCanuck]

Actually there were three in one picture and multiples in another one, and as  I have pointed out it's a very recent edition so it's probably readily available at your local library as I can't help with the description anymore

 

[cadettrooper]

i think theres a copy of the issue somewhere down at my work. i'll see if i can scan a pic..................