JKin wrote:This is indeed a commercial chest rig based on an older Arktis design. They make these in several camo patterns, and are sold at places like cheaperthandirt. Id suggest going to cheaperthandirt.com, and subscribing to their catalogue and get familiar with those imported commercial vests so you know what to pass up at the surplus store.
If this had been at a non-base shop, I would have passed it up. However, since it was in the bargain bin of the base shop and since many soldiers are using commercial items.....I took a chance. 
JKin wrote:This is indeed a commercial chest rig based on an older Arktis design. They make these in several camo patterns, and are sold at places like cheaperthandirt. Id suggest going to cheaperthandirt.com, and subscribing to their catalogue and get familiar with those imported commercial vests so you know what to pass up at the surplus store.
Big Difference? Not really, most of it ends up in the hands of soldiers somewhere. To each thier own, but don't go raining on someone else's parade just because it isn't what you collect. For example, I have a BDU Strum Rig that was used in Haiti in Operation Unified Response that has dirt from Haiti in it and is pretty ragged out. Used? Yup. By who? An 82nd Soldier. Commercial? Yup. Would I let it go? Never.JKin wrote:There is a huge difference between imported commercial gear(excluding theater made gear), and U.S. made commercial gear. One may collect what they want, but personally I always pass up imported commercial gear, regardless of if it was used overseas.
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