Different Roles but Same Clothes

[Silent Earth]

I have noticed an unusual trend developing that appears to cross the boundaries of different sections of society. I have been reading the usual Military magazines like Combat and Survival, and blogs / websites and I see that Private Military Contractors and Private Security Operators and even many Special Forces guys n gals starting to wear almost the same clothing choice and kit selection as many preppers and survivalists..


Desert Combat Boots and Civilian Approach shoes (Salomon, Merrell etc)


Loose cut Denim Jeans and Cargo pants ( often 5:11 and Craghoppers)


Riggers belts


Long Sleeve T shirts or Polo shirts


Tactical Fleece or Military grade smock to keep warm with


Bandana or Shemargh


Badged or unbadged Ball Cap


Everyone appears to have wrap around Shades, High quality folding lock knife, Tactical flashlight, Military watch, Paracord bracelet


And beards even for guys who have never seen an Afghan mountain in winter J


And the trend towards Shorty Carbines like the M4, M416 , AK74K , Aug etc is continuing unabated .


Its getting bloody hard to tell who is what these days when you go to expos and shows etc.

 

[Gazrok]

LOL, guess it's just function over form. Lets face it, a great disguise that doesn't look like a disguise = beard and sunglasses and hat. Personally, I like fisherman style shirts though, for all the pockets and the vent panel in the back and sides.