USARV72 Posted October 6, 2018 Share #26 Posted October 6, 2018 Kamo, yes, has gotten a little crazy.ERDL is either non rip stop, G.D. or B.D. rip stop. IIRC ,AMUC publication had a few articles on ERDL many years ago? All my reference is boxed for move. Rhscott, C.I.F. opened “ the boxes” of any uniform items, stocked shelves or boxes by size and item. Bottom line question is Why were there 2 different color schemes in ERDL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhscott Posted October 6, 2018 Share #27 Posted October 6, 2018 It would appear that brown superceeded the green as a better "all round" pattern. I know how CIF works but they can only stock what comes in. If only boxes of one color came in with a particular size then that is what they stocked for issue. Each size of both colors had the exact same NSN and item name. Someone would have to make a deliberate decision to look for color matching items to issue by size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted October 6, 2018 Share #28 Posted October 6, 2018 I have SEAL float coats made in non ripstop, green dom and brown dom, all made in 1970 at the same time. It made no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted October 7, 2018 Share #29 Posted October 7, 2018 Kamo, yes, has gotten a little crazy.ERDL is either non rip stop, G.D. or B.D. rip stop. IIRC ,AMUC publication had a few articles on ERDL many years ago? All my reference is boxed for move. Rhscott, C.I.F. opened “ the boxes” of any uniform items, stocked shelves or boxes by size and item. Bottom line question is Why were there 2 different color schemes in ERDL? There is at least 9 ERDLS. owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USARV72 Posted October 7, 2018 Share #30 Posted October 7, 2018 kammo, have pics? How many were “ standard issue, not experimental? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted October 8, 2018 Share #31 Posted October 8, 2018 Yes I do. But its a lot of thankless work to post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted October 8, 2018 Share #32 Posted October 8, 2018 Post them Please ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USARV72 Posted October 8, 2018 Share #33 Posted October 8, 2018 Pretty Please....Know LBT has all examples of Float coats, cant remember other than ERDL. There are quite a few examples of non similar material used in clothing and equipment. Sewing machine operators dont care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USARV72 Posted October 9, 2018 Share #34 Posted October 9, 2018 Waiting for pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted October 9, 2018 Share #35 Posted October 9, 2018 I have done way to much hard work on this subject just to post it............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted October 9, 2018 Share #36 Posted October 9, 2018 Erdl Same but different LOOK. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USARV72 Posted October 11, 2018 Share #37 Posted October 11, 2018 Finally found positive reference regarding intent of ERDL issue, Shelby Stanton’s Uniforms and equipment- Vietnam, cammo uniforms section,” The first ERDL cammo tropical combat uniforms were Brown Dominate for Highland areas, and Green Dominate for Lowlands”, Reference: Frank Rizzo, “ Textiles Save Lives in Vietnam, NATIC Labs ,24 June 1969. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted October 11, 2018 Share #38 Posted October 11, 2018 Anybody able to locate a copy of that article by Frank Rizzo? That would be a great reference item post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted October 11, 2018 Share #39 Posted October 11, 2018 Been trying to find it but no luck yet. Found other interesting stuff along the way though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted October 11, 2018 Share #40 Posted October 11, 2018 Here’s. Some Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted October 11, 2018 Share #41 Posted October 11, 2018 I have a visit to the Labs planned for this year. Its in the basement somewhere. The original I mean not online copy. I know a guy who once owned the original oil painting of the ERDL , or leaf pattern. He got it in the mid 1970s. Saddly it was lost in a house fire when his house burnt down in th 1980s in up state NY. owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USARV72 Posted October 12, 2018 Share #42 Posted October 12, 2018 kammo, thanks for posting pattern examples. How many commercial versions are there? See examples from time to time in clothing, have small jacket somewhere in shop that was going to be a dog jacket to wear to shows..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted October 12, 2018 Share #43 Posted October 12, 2018 Was the "blurred edge" ERDL (like on the left in Owen's post #40) intentional or the result of a printing error? I see that every once in awhile and it contrasts with the crisp lines and edges on standard ERDL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted October 12, 2018 Share #44 Posted October 12, 2018 I re counted It’s about 13 different prints Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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