Fieldtest: Phantomleaf WASP II – Z1B Introduction Phantomleaf WASP II Z1B was introduced almost a year ago and I was able to get my hands on it quite early. First a piece of NyCo to get some initial impressions and later in summer 2024 the first items of Leo Köhler, namely the Einsatzkampfjacke (aka the […]
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Field Test – Multicam Tropic Introduction For a very long time now, I have been asked on a regular basis to do a field test of Multicam Tropic. Easier said than done, since the pattern is actually not that easy to get in Europe and also because I cannot jump on any pattern my readers […]
Phantomleaf Wasp II – Z4 Introduction Urban camouflage is an underrepresented topic outside of military circles. And while there are many patterns out there, commercially available and/or developed by government research centers for the military, not that many of them have been fielded. I have written about PenCott Metropolis in the past, also covering several […]
Early Access for Patreon Supporters – This review will go public a month after being published. Introduction During my last trip to Carinthia I had the opportunity to take a closer look at the PHANTOMLEAF Wasp II Z2 pattern, the semi-arid/transitional variant of the company’s civilian line up. Because of its colours it is also […]
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Introduction One of my last camouflage reviews was about a new German pattern called ConCamo – Confusion Camouflage. It took me some time to make additional pictures in autumn since I was quite busy, but in the last few days I was finally back home in Carinthia. As a result I had the opportunity […]
Introduction ConCamo is a fairly new camouflage pattern which debuted on this years IWA at the booth of Leo Köhler. In a time when new camouflage patterns have a rough time, because of the oversaturated market and the end of the US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort, which brought the camo gold rush to an […]
With IWA there usally always comes the question about what camouflage patterns will be exhibited, will there be something new, will it be less or more like last year and so on. Camouflage at IWA The usual suspects were there as always, I don’t need to talk about Multicam and Co, because they are here […]
Leo Köhler is well known for their quality of manufacture when it comes to their uniforms and apparel. Although it is not a company that surprises the market every year with new line-ups and designs, they did have something new to show during this years IWA. Besides some new jackets and pants, they were also […]
