So I saw a recent staus update from @Hibernatorin which he posted this article, I though it looked pretty cool and wondered if anyone ran anything like it and where they got it from, as it's going to be harder to find than surplus stuff.
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Grey loadout?
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5.11 Tactical do a range of Storm grey kit including chest rig, saw it in an article in Airsoft Action a few months ago. Think it may be sold by Military 1st. Not the same as police kit but gives a grey load-out.
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The 'overalls' appear to be Arcteryx Leaf if I'm not mistaken. I hope you've got deep pockets?
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Not looking for an exact setup, something similar, I like grey ^^The 'overalls' appear to be Arcteryx Leaf if I'm not mistaken. I hope you've got deep pockets?
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There's really no 'surplus' of grey gear... unless you're buying WWII Wehrmacht.
Off the top of my head, the following tactical brands do various bits of apparel in grey:
-Arc'teryx LEAF
-Velocity Systems
-Arktis
-Tru-Spec
-LBX
-5.11
-Vertx
-Triple Aught Design
-Patrol Incident Gear
Then for rigs, pouches and other bits you've got the following:
-HSGI
-Blue Force Gear
-Haley Strategic
-Grey Ghost Gear
-LBX
-Magpul
-Vel Sys
-5.11
Between mil1st and tactical-kit you'd be able to put together a loadout without importing if you'd rather not do so. 5.11 is the best value available in the UK for airsoft I'd wager, though don't rule out outdoor brands as I got some nice Craghoppers in a grey that matches Arc'teryx wolf bang on for £20; no tactical features of course but they worked just fine for skirmishing.
I'd recommend these probably if you were going 5.11:
http://www.military1st.co.uk/74369-092-5.11-stryke-pants-storm.html
http://www.military1st.co.uk/72415-092-5.11-rapid-response-quarter-zip-shirt-storm.html
Best middle ground of the available options, would make for a good set to skirmish in. If you have any more questions gimme a shout, I've been looking in to grey kit and slowly building my collection of the best bits I can find from the limited selection out there over the past 2 years or so and I've done a lot of searching around in that time.
Off the top of my head, the following tactical brands do various bits of apparel in grey:
-Arc'teryx LEAF
-Velocity Systems
-Arktis
-Tru-Spec
-LBX
-5.11
-Vertx
-Triple Aught Design
-Patrol Incident Gear
Then for rigs, pouches and other bits you've got the following:
-HSGI
-Blue Force Gear
-Haley Strategic
-Grey Ghost Gear
-LBX
-Magpul
-Vel Sys
-5.11
Between mil1st and tactical-kit you'd be able to put together a loadout without importing if you'd rather not do so. 5.11 is the best value available in the UK for airsoft I'd wager, though don't rule out outdoor brands as I got some nice Craghoppers in a grey that matches Arc'teryx wolf bang on for £20; no tactical features of course but they worked just fine for skirmishing.
I'd recommend these probably if you were going 5.11:
http://www.military1st.co.uk/74369-092-5.11-stryke-pants-storm.html
http://www.military1st.co.uk/72415-092-5.11-rapid-response-quarter-zip-shirt-storm.html
Best middle ground of the available options, would make for a good set to skirmish in. If you have any more questions gimme a shout, I've been looking in to grey kit and slowly building my collection of the best bits I can find from the limited selection out there over the past 2 years or so and I've done a lot of searching around in that time.
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I can see why you'd ask as that seems to be the way an awful lot of people go, but personally I don't have 'loadouts' and I don't work from reference pictures. To fully explain why would take a long time but for me it boils down to 2 key points.
1. What works for real combat is never going to be the ideal in airsoft.
2. The stuff that armed police, special forces and military personnel in general are issued (and buy for themselves) is never the best stuff available on the market. Even the ever-worshipped SEALs do not get issued the all around 'best' kit that exists in the world today. Not far off in their case, but still not 100% and in airsoft (unlike the military) we have the freedom to pick and choose whatever gear we like. I don't get that luxury in work so I make sure to fully exercise it in my hobby.
Overall, cherry picking your gear to best suit the game we play makes by far the most sense from a practicality standpoint. It won't get you 10k followers on instagram for how leet speshul forcez it looks, but it'll still look cool, cost less and work better than verbatim copying any real operator.
Personally right now I have this lot in grey:
-Arc'teryx Talos combat shirt and trousers
-Velocity Systems long sleeve BOSS rugby shirt
-Craghoppers trousers in a colour that matches
-PIG FDT-Alpha gloves
-Arc'teryx BAC (cap)
-Salomon outdoor/hiking style trainers, can't remember the exact model right now but most of their general-style outdoor footwear is good for airsoft
-Off The Grid Concepts custom kydex holster
That lot covers the base layer, might get some Arktis trousers. Planning on getting a mission-spec EOC for the upper half and a velocity systems belt, then BFG and HSGI pouches most likely.
1. What works for real combat is never going to be the ideal in airsoft.
2. The stuff that armed police, special forces and military personnel in general are issued (and buy for themselves) is never the best stuff available on the market. Even the ever-worshipped SEALs do not get issued the all around 'best' kit that exists in the world today. Not far off in their case, but still not 100% and in airsoft (unlike the military) we have the freedom to pick and choose whatever gear we like. I don't get that luxury in work so I make sure to fully exercise it in my hobby.
Overall, cherry picking your gear to best suit the game we play makes by far the most sense from a practicality standpoint. It won't get you 10k followers on instagram for how leet speshul forcez it looks, but it'll still look cool, cost less and work better than verbatim copying any real operator.
Personally right now I have this lot in grey:
-Arc'teryx Talos combat shirt and trousers
-Velocity Systems long sleeve BOSS rugby shirt
-Craghoppers trousers in a colour that matches
-PIG FDT-Alpha gloves
-Arc'teryx BAC (cap)
-Salomon outdoor/hiking style trainers, can't remember the exact model right now but most of their general-style outdoor footwear is good for airsoft
-Off The Grid Concepts custom kydex holster
That lot covers the base layer, might get some Arktis trousers. Planning on getting a mission-spec EOC for the upper half and a velocity systems belt, then BFG and HSGI pouches most likely.
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If anyone is interested in Arc'teryx Talos Leaf wolf trousers then it is worth looking at Edgar Brothers online (UK retailer for Arc'teryx) http://online.edgarbrothers.com who have a limited sale on.
Just bought a pair in their ghost sale for half price, still not cheap but more affordable.
Arc'teryx Leaf Men's Naga Hoody is down to £85 from £200.
Just bought a pair in their ghost sale for half price, still not cheap but more affordable.
Arc'teryx Leaf Men's Naga Hoody is down to £85 from £200.
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I had already bought a pair of 5.11 Stryke storm trousers from Nightgear before I saw the Arc'teryx wolf ones in the sale. Bit of an impulse purchase but I have been going with a grey theme and they can be worn outside of airsoft (or at least that is my justification), apart from the balaclava
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You'd definitely struggle to get a price that good on the Talos trousers elsewhere and that pricing is an absolute steal for Arc'teryx, I was tempted to buy a second pair when I got the e-mail from Edgar Bros even though I've already got some. I think I got my MC versions for about £100 on ebay but that was a really lucky find.
Not to mention the Talos is out of production so any stock left is all that's ever gonna be available. If anyone out there reading is even thinking they might want to do the Armed Met/CO19/whoever they are loadout at some point, now's the time.
Not to mention the Talos is out of production so any stock left is all that's ever gonna be available. If anyone out there reading is even thinking they might want to do the Armed Met/CO19/whoever they are loadout at some point, now's the time.
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Just realised that Edgar Brothers have grey kit on eBay, for example Drac trousers for £135 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Arcteryx-Mens-Drac-Pant-Trousers-ARC-10713/291303019252?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D8d6de0abaa2c4b22bc46ad8140b62cd0%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D291572668014
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The Arc'teryx trousers just have strips of webbing as reinforcement on the knees to protect the main fabric from abrasion against the ground/walls etc. You can put their knee-pads inside to give actual padding in front of the knee, but they don't have an external pad like Crye.
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They are slightly weird partly because the of extra reinforced material over the knees is a different colour to the main grey colour. They do give extra strength and protection without the kneepad inserts. Good quality material but the legs on size Large (36" waist) are very long on me and ideally I would need to be several inches taller for a better fit. However, size Medium are only 33" waist. No choice in inside leg measurements, i.e. 30R.
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