Prototype Rare CADPAT Combat Boots - Canada’s Weirdest Gear Experiment скачать в хорошем качестве

Prototype Rare CADPAT Combat Boots - Canada’s Weirdest Gear Experiment

Most soldiers know CADPAT as the camouflage pattern that helped revolutionize modern military uniforms. Introduced in the late 1990s as part of Canada’s Clothe the Soldier modernization program, CADPAT became the first digitally designed camouflage pattern adopted by a military anywhere in the world. What many people do not know is that during the early development of the CADPAT system, the Canadian Armed Forces experimented with a much stranger idea. Camouflage combat boots. Prototype CADPAT boots were built with fabric panels using the CADPAT Temperate Woodland pattern combined with traditional leather construction. The goal was simple. If the soldier is camouflaged from head to toe, why leave the boots as a solid color? On paper it sounded like a logical improvement to battlefield concealment. In reality it introduced durability issues, logistical complications, and very little real tactical advantage. Today these boots exist as one of the rarest pieces of Canadian military kit ever produced. Small numbers were manufactured during evaluation phases and they never entered full service. Support the channel 💰 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3081754 💰 PayPal: https://paypal.me/Matsimus?locale.x=e... Merch and partnerships 👕 Matsimus merch: https://teespring.com/stores/matsimus... 👕 Attire For Effect: http://www.attireforeffect.com 📸 Instagram: @attire_for_effect Follow me 📸 Instagram: @Matt_matsimus 🎮 Twitch: Matsimus_from_Youtube 🐦Twitter:   / matsimusgaming   📬Mail PO Box: 210A - 12A Street N Suite No. 135 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1H 2J1