Cold war re-enactor kit

[Scott Bentley]

Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

I had a fantastic Arid CADPAT rainsuit in Afghanistan that was a fabric and vinyl coating. The QM lady (a civilian contractor) didn't recognize it, but thought it was a very early style that had been reissued roto after roto.

IIRC, we were issued those jackets brand new in Kabul, early 2005. When I returned to Kandahar in 2006 we were issued something similar to the current jacket. The most peculiar part was getting Arid CADPAT LBV's in Kabul. I'm talking the same fishing vests we had in Yugoslavia. Somehow, even with the newer (albeit still crappy) Tactical Vest in the system for a number of years, some bozo in procurement managed resurrect the even worse Load Bearing Vest from the 90s in Arid. There was a collective "WTF?" as we were standing in QM and the Bin Rats brought those out.