Desert Tiger Stripe

Well my teams new uni is desert tiger stripe so i need to pick up a pair..

http://www.amazon.com/Tru-Spec-Cotton-Rip-Stop-Jacket-Original/dp/B002D3TW60/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1269916687&sr=8-1
The above link is the kind my friend got, the only thing is i would have to order it separately and that is too expensive. I can't register on other sites to order stuff... and my local surplus store overprices items.

http://cgi.ebay.com/US-Army-Desert-Tiger-Stripe-Camo-BDU-Uniform-Set-L_W0QQitemZ120545056581QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Men_s_Athletic_Apparel?hash=item1c110b9745

This one seems like a good price, but the color looks off.. I have no experience from ordering overseas, and I don't know about the color. Anyone ever ordered something that looked off color, but it came in good? I don't know if i should order it or not.

im going to say no over seas it's to much of a hassle and easy way to get ripped off.

im going to say go buy it from surplus store.

Ya...get the surplus stuff.

The color is off...the pattern is off...the name is even off...on the Ebay one.
Since when has tiger stripe been USMC?

marines had tiger in 'nam after that it got knocked out. the ebay one is an off brand of the ABU.

lonesniper24 wrote:

marines had tiger in 'nam after that it got knocked out. the ebay one is an off brand of the ABU.

But it wasn't actually issued...they just issued the standard OD crap. I thought only SF guys used tiger stripe...because they bought them privately.

it was allowed just not popular it was mostly sf that wore it. it like you said was sold by private parties most troops didnt want that trouble so they wore issued od "Watch your language".

Quote :

Tigerstripe was never an official US-issue item. Personnel permitted to wear it at first had their camo fatigues custom-made by local tailors, ARVN uniforms being too small for most Americans; for this reason there were many variations of the basic tigerstripe pattern. From 1969 5th Special Forces Group contracted with Vietnamese producers to make fatigues and other items such as boonie hats using ARVN fabric. During the latter stages of the war, tigerstripe was gradually replaced by the-then-new ERDL pattern, a predecessor of the woodland BDU pattern.

yep anyways back ok topic haha. you could also get a 3 color dcu if it's any cheaper it's not tige stripes but it works.

Well some of my team already have DTS so I need to get it. alright i guess no to the overseas one. Well I can check the flea market tomorrow because there is this guy there who sells all these uniforms. I just have to see if he has DTS