"The Uniform Immortalized By SOF In Vietnam"

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It's about the Tiger Stripe Uniform used in the Vietnam War that's featured by Coffee or Die... "While jungle green fatigues were the standard issue uniform for American GIs deployed to Vietnam, special operations soldiers generally preferred more unconventional combat attire. Members of SEAL Team 1, for example, were known to sometimes patrol in blue jeans and boonie hats. SEAL Team 2, on the other hand, adopted the fashion of their South Vietnamese counterparts and clad themselves in tiger stripe camouflage."

How To Do Tiger Stripe Camouflage

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Got some Tiger Striped BDUs but want to have your airsoft gun sporting the same camo pattern as well? Watch Oxaba show how they do it in this video but as always, it is about patience in doing it so take it as a challenge to paint one of the popular camo patterns amongst airsoft players.

Helikon-Tex Tiger Stripe Line

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The Vietnam War-era Tiger Stripe pattern is still going strong and Helikon-Tex got their own Tiger Strip line... "Formerly used during the Vietnam War, the Tiger Stripe pattern rapidly gained in popularity and is now worn by civilians all over the world. It actually is not a strictly described pattern, but a whole wide family of camouflages with a single root, which is the 'lizard' pattern developed by the French."

SCD East Asia Supply Uniform Set Review

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Przemek of SCD reviews a classic and beloved camo pattern... "The reviewed Tiger Stripe uniform from East Asia Suply is a perfect reproduction of the famous camouflage in a fairly desirable and rare shade of Gold. It is well tailored, well-fitted and looks even better. This is another interesting and worth a look uniform. The other set Worth noticing is the one from Moore.

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