Hot Weather M81 Woodland BDU Pants Overview

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  • @soldiers_backpack
    @soldiers_backpack 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The pants are in such a condition as if they had never been worn at all. Looks great!

    • @froginthewaves8450
      @froginthewaves8450  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@soldiers_backpack they are certainly in NWOT condition (new without tags) I have a NWT (new with tags) Enhanced Hot Weather BDU aka EHWBDU (50 50 Nyco instead of 100 percent cotton) bdu shirt coming in the mail that I will have a video on before the end of the year (I film months ahead) I got a good price too only 25 dollars! Late 90s contract.
      Thank you so much for commenting!

    • @froginthewaves8450
      @froginthewaves8450  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have a question, how much did your collection of USGI surplus cost? How much does usgi surplus cost over in your region of (Russia?)
      For context
      My 6sh122 cost $150
      2005 Cut VSR-98 "Flora" uniform $80
      Splav m1/21 suit $90
      VSR-98 Flora Winter Parka " Byshlat - Бушлат." $85
      Here in the US you can get a full unissued m81 bdu set for under $30, perhaps even under $10 or $5 if not free if they have some serious wear.
      Thrift (second hand) stores usually will have a few bdu garments stashed in the jacket or pants section for as low as 50 cents to $5. Seeing BDU pants around is pretty common, especially with older outdoorsmen and airsofters.
      ACU and UCP garments are common to see in use by low-end contractors, especially people who build or repair things use UCP acu pants since they are disposable and cheap.
      Russian surplus isn't seen much around here but I have seen Gorkas and winter afghanka parkas used recreationally in the Western States such as Montana, I have also seen Russian surplus used normally (not by collectors just normal people) in Alaska. Montana, and UP of michigan in the winter.
      Certainly has become much rarer to see in the past 5 years.

    • @soldiers_backpack
      @soldiers_backpack 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@froginthewaves8450 It’s difficult for me to immediately calculate expenses... But I can say that the uniform and elements of equipment of the US Army from the 1980s and 1990s and 2000s can be purchased in Russia and in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
      For example, a summer set of BDU Woodland with a cap will cost from 4000 to 6000 rubles (46-70 USD). LC Alice will cost from 7,000 to 15,000 rubles (71-175 USD) depending on the number of elements. Sometimes these elements can be found in combination with commercial equipment from simple airsoft players who are not involved in historical reconstruction And so on. It’s funny that chest rigs like TLBV are not expensive at all, around 4,000 rubles (46 USD). Apparently because reenactors are less interested in them.
      What’s really hard to find on sale is PSGT personal armor protection kits. You can find vests and helmets separately on sale, but the price for them will be very high. Therefore, some airsoft players and reenactors who decided to assemble a set of American infantrymen from the late 20th century and early 2000s are forced to buy replica helmets and cover them with original camouflage covers. But no one produces copies of PASGT-V or Interceptor body armor. The exception is RBA body armor. I think this is because they are simpler in structure and easier to copy. But it helps that reenactors have associations and through them it’s possible to buy something rare.
      So I would say that the situation is quite the same.)