KIT & GEAR MAPA GEAR
IN A CONTINUING “WAR OF THE PATTERNS” IN THE WORLD OF CAMOUFLAGE AND CONCEALMENT, ONE THAT IS SEEMINGLY FIERCER THAN EVER, FOR MANY AIRSOFTERS MULTICAM AND ITS DERIVATIVES RULE THE ROOST, WITH A WIDER AND WIDER POOL OF GEAR MAKERS CHOOSING THIS UBIQUITOUS PATTERN. HOWEVER, IF, LIKE BILL YOU FANCY SOMETHING JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAT FITS BOTH BLUFOR AND OPFOR REQUIREMENTS EQUALLY THEN YOU REALLY SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THE MAPA GEAR THAT’S NOW AVAILABLE FROM GUNFIRE!
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nyone that knows me will understand that I get quite excited when I discover a new camouflage pattern, and that my personal taste is a million miles away from that of the Multicam-clad “OPR8R”. I prefer effective multienvironment camouflage schemes that work in my favoured temperate conditions, and offer high levels of concealment… which is odd given that my style of play is still quite “direct action” oriented… I guess that my idea here is that I like to stay concealed until I’m ready to get my game on, and anything that helps me in that is greatly appreciated! That said, I do go for “military patterns” (otherwise I might just end up like a character from “Duck Dynasty”!) and many of my favourite loadouts are centred around this theme; okay, I’m a huge fan of GreenZone, but there are other patterns out there that take my eye immediately as I can now, after many years of study, immediately recognise where such a 36
MARCH 2022
