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"About a third of my platoon has received the CF OTW shirt; we've heard rumours they were done by Drop Zone.  Most guys seem to like them but the arm pockets have a tendency to come unstitched quiet quickly.  And the CADPAT is a wierd yellow-ish hue and looks somewhat like mustard." I do not...

Recceguy, I know what you mean, here in Edmonton one or our customers took his Drop Zone sleeping bag to a laundry mat to wash and dry. He washed it without issue and tossed it along with a Drop Zone Squeeze Me and a Drop Zone arctic parka into the dryer. All were melted including the...

PanaEng, The problem with dry cleaning solvents is that they tend to leach out the natural oils in down plumule and the silicon off siliconized synthetics. Having said that, I recommend Woolite/Zero, a modern front loading  machine on gentle cycle with luke warm water and tumble dry on warm...

Navy Stoker, Based on your loft measurement you have a survival rating of 20 degrees f/ -7 degrees c. Kind Regards Brian Kroon Drop Zone Tactical

Navy Stoker, Perhaps when it was new... Assemble the bag, lay it on the floor and wait for it to loft. When it has lofted, measuer the hieght of the bag in inches and let me know what the measuerment is and I can give you a survival rating based on the loft. Kind Regards Brian Kroon Drop Zone...

I concur with the above statement. As a gear manufacturer, and one who analyzes designs and construction technique with a critacal eye, I can definately vouch for the quality and innovation of the CTOMS textile based product. I have had the pleasure to bump into the CTOMS crew at trade shows...

Hi Bkells, Sounds like you are getting it all figured out. Great! The webbing has always been tight when using the metal buckles. You may wish to add some para cord "pulls" to the buckles through the hole. By lifting the buckle about 90 degrees as you are adjusting it the webbing should slide...

bkells, Trying to describe how to lace up a 64 is like trying to describe and platypuss and have some one draw it, but I'll try. What frame are you using?  I'll assume a 64, but the ALICE is similar. First step is to loop the bottom loop of the shoulder strap around the frame "wing" (circle...

BKells, Can you can me toll 1-877-461-5700 and I'll try to talk you through it . Kind Regards Brian Kroon

Gentlemen, In the interest of clarification, its time for the old balding fart to weigh in on this one. The "lift or pull the dot snap" or more correctly called "dome fastener" actually had a dimple on the cap. The dimple was the "dot". The dimple or dot was an indication of the leaverage...

Gentlemen, To answer your questions: The pixels are 14" square :o To find the place in the morning I use my onboard gps and have crew hang IR glowticks from the eaves ;D I'll post pictures once the new signage is installed. Kind Regards Brian KRoon

Gentlemen, I get a chuckle from this thread. As a tribute to the troops, we just painted our factory Cadpat™Tw. When in Edmonton, check it out. It pops! Kind Regards Brian Kroon

Gentlemen, I have no idea what "RCMP" vests are being referred to, but we have been supplying the Drop Zone ModCan to RCMP special teams for over a year now. Kind Regards Brian Kroon

Yes, The milspec uppers are heavier. They should be Cordura. In fact the whole boot is better in milspec. I have had Bellville, Altama, and Wellco and been please with them all, but they were all G.I. and not commercial make ups for the surplus biz. By the way Altama is part of the 5.11 family...

Size? Colour? Try PPCLI kit shop, RHLI Kit Shop, MilArm, One Shot Tactical. Kind Regards Brian Kroon

Gentlemen, Thanks to the marvels of modern textile science, many manufacturers, including ourselves are racing to get underwear into production that performs like the popular athletic styles and is FR rated. FR rated underwear is not new, but FR underwear that is "wicking" certainly is. The...

TrustNoOne The 64 and the ALICE are the same dimensionally in the pickup mounting points. The ALICE is stronger. The ALICE has a deeper curve in the waist belt mounting area which should reduce pressure points on the lower back. Buy the ALICE frame. Kind Regards Brian Kroon

TrustNoOne, This subject has been discussed in great detail. Just use the search function. But I'll give you the readers digest version: The 64 was not originally Canadian but in fact American. The Americans seeing short comings in reliability as early as 65 began to develop the ALICE frame in...

Gentlemen, Due to the fact we offer a "kit shop program" the PPCLI kit shop buys HUGE volumes from us, hence they get VERY special pricing from us. The mandate given to them does not allow them traditional retail markup when they sell to members of the Battalion, hence the difference in...

Gentlemen, The manufacturer is Peerless Garments. Kind Regards Brian