KIT & GEAR: CONCAMO

EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS

DISCOVERING AND UNDERSTANDING INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE NEW CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS IS A BIT OF AN ONGOING QUEST AMONGST CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE AA CREW, AND WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING AROUND FOR WHAT IS MOST EFFECTIVE. THIS MONTH WE’RE JOINED AGAIN BY OUR OLD AND TRUSTED FRIEND CHRIS BRAVO FROM AMNB WHO HAS BEEN WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE GUYS BEHIND CONCAMO!

When you want to know all about “something new”, then why not head over and speak to someone that has been working with that “thing” for some considerable time already and knows it intimately! We thought it was high time that we delved deeper in the world of CONCAMO to understand better exactly what it is and where it has come from, and who better to introduce it than Chris… as he’s been working with them closely for quite a while already!

Chris is already well-known in the airsoft world through his amazing activities over on www. airsoftmilsimnews.com, and he is most definitely someone that we trust. We’re delighted to have him as a part of our AA Legion Associate program now, a group of like-minded and knowledgeable professionals, so we’ll be able to share more stories from him in the future; as the program grows we’ll be able to get more information on the coolest tactical kit developments direct from the people that know the most about it, and we hope that this information will benefit you as you come to make your own kit choices, creating your very own GEAR CAGE!

And camouflage is one topic that should be important to all of us as players, as having that edge “in the wild” can make the difference between a successful mission and that long walk to Respawn. We’ll grow this section of AA out over time, with a focus, and indeed refocus, on effective clothing, equipment and camouflage patterns both old and new, but without further ado this time we’ll hand over to Chris to tell us all about CONCAMO!

CONCAMO® [CON-FU-SI-ON/CAMOU-FLAGE]

When we talk about modern camouflage patterns, what do you think about first… and why is it Multicam? It’s probably because it’s now the most common pattern out there and you see it literally everywhere. But there is more, way more then Multicam!

Let me introduce you CONCAMO®!

The company believes that the many marketavailable camouflage solutions are NOT effective enough for the professional user so the owner, a former German soldier, decided to make it better and in my personal opinion, he did and CONCAMO® was born.

The development of CONCAMO®‘s proto-patterns began in 1992 and this was constantly refined until CONCAMO® went live in 2017, and the creator was confident that the development presented the desired solution. The final breakthrough was achieved through the application of modern scientific approaches derived from perceptual psychology. As to the “public timeline”, it goes like this; • In March 2018, CONCAMO® premiered at IWA trade show with its CONCAMO® Green pattern • The first German federal government SF unit adopted CONCAMO® Green even before the market launch • Since August 2018, CONCAMO® Green has been available for the general public • Since its launch, multiple government users have adopted CONCAMO® Green for official use and rely on its performance in their active service. • In March 2019, CONCAMO® Brown as the second pattern was revealed at IWA. Market launch August 2019 • In January 2021, CONCAMO® Beige was launched. The creator of CONCAMO® had already been working on camouflage solutions and their effectiveness before his military career in a Special Forces unit. During his active duty there, he perfected his approach to concealment, recognized possibilities for improvement and applied all of this into the development of CONCAMO® , so professionals could have a nocompromise solution. Its unsurpassed performance is based on naturally occurring shapes, which were catalogued extensively and evaluated meticulously over the course

of many years, and are included in abstract forms into the CONCAMO® pattern family. Many people, even those that know of such things, have seen CONCAMO® Green, but from the very beginning, as is the case with many of the developers of effective camouflage solutions, CONCAMO® has been designed as a family of camouflage patterns to complement one another in different operational environments.

Looking back to that phrase “perceptual psychology”, CONCAMO® consists of 25 superimposed layers which create a “chaotic illusion”. The subconscious is overwhelmed by the camouflage pattern and begins to discern natural shapes in it. Through this overload, the relay of relevant information to the conscious mind is either stopped or significantly delayed.

ASSURED QUALITY, EFFECTIVE PATTERNS

CONCAMO® closely cooperates with certified suppliers of the German Armed Forces in order guarantee highest material quality and smooth logistics. The company makes no compromise when it comes to IRR performance, which is why the inside of the uniform fabric is printed with an infrared signature-reducing ink. Professional users can rely on the promise that CONCAMO® will always stand for IRR camouflage!

CONCAMO® currently offers 3 different patterns; GREEN, BROWN, and BEIGE dominant, and each of them has its benefits. • GREEN - CONCAMO® Green is the universal camo pattern of the CONCAMO® family. This variation achieves a very good to excellent camouflage effect in a wide range of greenbrown areas. A good camouflage pattern is always a compromise and a “universal” pattern an even bigger one. CONCAMO® Green has solved the task and as the company says it; “IT WORKS”! • BROWN - CONCAMO® Brown was specifically developed for the European and North American fall and winter forest, as well as for drylands with a higher red content in their natural environment. The contour of the user is effectively blurred out by the pattern, even on low-growing, dry meadows, achieving a level of stealth previously known only from ghillie suits. • BEIGE - CONCAMO® Beige was specifically developed for drylands with a higher beige content in their natural environment. Even in alpine and urban environments, this pattern is highly effective. ...AND YOU GOTTA LOVE TO MIX THEM!

What we have found out is that the three available patterns do not only work well alone, but they really perform well together when you mix them. See it for yourself, you will be pleased with the result!

Like Multicam and Crye Precision, CONCAMO® has its own product company called GHOSTHOOD® where you can find their own product-line, all of which is currently available. Just visit the shop for details, there is interesting stuff to see! If you’re looking for other companies that create specific products with CONCAMO® fabric, you will find a few out there such as Leo Köhler, MD Textil, Templars Gear, Zentauron and others.

You see, running a full CONCAMO® kit is already possible. Do I have your attention now? Well, if you’re interested in what I’ve said so far, great, then you may want to head over to their website and discover it all, just visit www.concamo.com AA