Fieldtest: Phantomleaf WASP II – Z1B
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Fieldtest: Desert Camouflage – PenCott Sandstorm
Fieldtest: Desert Camouflage – PenCott Sandstorm Introduction PenCott Sandstorm is one of the neglected PenCott patterns that surely deserves more attention, because of its performance. Designed as a desert camouflage, it saw only minimal coverage, despite being used in the Middle East on several occasions. Those who follow the blog will already know that I […]
Review: Mil-Tec Tarp in Phantomleaf
Review: Mil-Tec – Tarp in Phantomleaf Introduction I recently had the chance to take a closer look at Mil-Tec’s new tarps in the WASP I Phantomleaf patterns Z2 and Z3a. After experimenting with the camo nets last year, I really hoped for a similar solution in a larger setup. The tarps do actually deliver in […]
Camouflage and Night Vision: Expectations vs Reality part 2 – Materials & IR illuminators
Camouflage and Night Vision: Expectations vs Reality part 2 – Materials & IR illuminators Disclaimer: This is the second part of my „camouflage and nightvision“ series. For the part 1 click here. I have tried to research everything to the best of my knowledge. However, I am not an expert in physics or textile production, […]
Winter Camouflage – Multicam Alpine (fake)
Winter Camouflage – Multicam Alpine (fake) Introduction For the moment, this is the last article of the Winter camouflage series, featuring a fake version of Multicam Alpine. I realized the other day I was still sitting on these pictures and never actually used them – the reasons are manifold. It was already summer, the war […]
Camouflage test: Phantomleaf – WASP I Z3a in the field
Camouflage test: Phantomleaf – WASP I Z3a in the field Introduction One of the bigger surprises in 2023 was the introduction of the cooperation between Phantomleaf and Mil-Tec, resulting in the release of the WASP I pattern family, which is exclusive to Mil-Tec. For those of you, who have not read the backgrounder to this […]
Camouflage: Landcamo ABD Mammut
Camouflage: Landcamo ABD Mammut Introduction Landcamo ABD Mammut is one of those hard to get camouflage patterns that was widely discussed several years back during the “camouflage wars”, sparked by the US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort. A while back Pitchfork Systems bought the remaining stock of ABD Mammut fabric and had several uniforms made. This […]
Civ-Tec: the new cooperation between Phantomleaf and Mil-Tec
Civ-Tec: the new cooperation between Phantomleaf and Mil-Tec Introduction As some of you already know, during this year’s IWA, Phantomleaf and Mil-Tec announced their cooperation, introducing the Civ-Tec line up. It consists of a new Phantomleaf camouflage pattern similar and compatible to the already available WASP II patterns. This new pattern family is called WASP […]
Camouflage and Night Vision: Expectations vs Reality
Camouflage and Night Vision: Expectations vs Reality Disclaimer: This topic is surely one of the most time consuming I have had so far. It is also a wide throw that covers areas most of the average readers might find boring. Others, however, might find it to be a basic entry piece, piecing together some parts […]
Video: Mil-Tec camouflage nets in Phantomleaf WASP I camo
Video: Mil-Tec camouflage nets in Phantomleaf WASP I camo In this video I am taking a closer look at the camouflage nets of the company Mil-Tec. In particular I am looking at the new Phantomleaf WASP I camouflage patterns. Mil-Tec introduced the Civ-Tec lineup in early 2023 and by now almost all the products are […]