what's all this velcro faggotry in gear and shit?
why is so much military and military style gear velcro based?
what happened to good old straps, buckles and laces?
velcro is for little kids who piss their pants and don't know how to tie their shoes.
(also it's weak, unreliable and deteriorates over time)
unless you have plans on weaponizing velcro i cant see why this should be on /k/
>velcro is for little kids who piss their pants and don't know how to tie their shoes.
Sooo basically marines?
>>28340894
MUH REENS
GO BACK TO BED GRANDPA
>>28340869
Your thread is stupid delete it.
>>28340894
But the Marines and Navy don't use it, Airforce too. Army is the only branch that uses velcro.
>>28340893
>Military Uniforms
>not /k/
Straps, buckles, and laces are weak and unreliable. Velcro is the future.
>>28340927
I find it hard to believe that they don't use velcro at all. Don't rob me of this opportunity, anon.
>>28340927
/k/ is weapons not military uniforms
>>28340869
ease of use and no need for sewing. but you are right the garment becomes useless once the velcro blows out and for some reason the military decided to use the shittiest of velcro to use
>>28340947
>>28340927
we use velcro in the AF on our flight suits... that way we can sanitize for combat missions. Remove nametag, squadron patch and whatnot easily
>>28340947
Are uniforms not military equipment?
>>28340942
Other than killtags or shit they use when they're deployed, nope. The army is the only branch that always uses velcro. Sorry anon kun.
>>28340947
Welcome to /k/, 4chan's weapons board. Our board centers around weapons, armor, and other myriad military technology. While guns are the primary topic, threads involving any other sort of weapons, from swords and knives to tanks and jet fighters, come up frequently as well. If you're new, we suggest reading the sticky at http://amagicalplace.wikia.com/wiki/Sticky to get acquainted with the board's subject matter.
>myriad military technology
Military uniform is military technology, besides there are plenty of camouflage, gear and uniform threads. How new are you?
>also it's weak, unreliable and deteriorates over time
Weak compared to what? Stitching? It's not for carrying load, it's for temporarily attaching things to each other
>unreliable
How? I have literally never had velcro fail me, ever. There's velcro in the cummerbunds of every issued plate carrier in the US military, do you actually think if it was unreliable we would use it?
>deteroriates over time
Absolutely wrong. The oldest real examples we have of velcro are from M65 Field Jackets from the sixties and seventies. They are more often than not torn up and usually need to be replaced, but moving forward, all velcro made in the last two decades does not deteriorate
Plastics research has increased exponentially and for the most part, Velcro will last hundreds of thousands of rip/attach cycles
>good old straps
Slow, cumbersome
>buckles
uhhh, we use buckles unless you are talking about retarded metal ALICE buckles
>laces
No one uses velcro to tie their boots idiot
>>28340965
>Welcome to /k/, 4chan's weapons board. Our board centers around weapons, armor, and other myriad military technology. While guns are the primary topic, threads involving any other sort of weapons, from swords and knives to tanks and jet fighters, come up frequently as well.
Velcro is hardly armor or military technology
>>28340947
newfag
>>28340964
Oh, right I forgot about flight suits, I was thinking in a regular working uniform like the NWU, the only airmen I see around are in ABUs. Thanks anon.
>>28340994
hardly, but still
>>28340942
We use it for the two chest pockets on our blouses, just little 3/4" squares, because the old blouses with buttons would leave imprints when ironed, and buttons really aren't necessary there because nothing big fits in the pocket anyway
Plate Carriers and IFF patches use Velcro. Some slings use velcro.
>>28340993
it's still pretty gay, m8
what, you can't carry heavy loads?
velcro is literally autistic snot nosed kid tier
pretty gay
>>28341000
If I can get banned for talking about gun control why the fuck would you think it's okay we can have extended discussions about velcro
>>28341052
It's not just about velcro. OP was talking about army uniforms and questioning why they use velcro. Now stop being a lil bich.
>>28341052
that's because you're a faggot, anon
it's acting like a faggot that gets you banned, not discussing military equipment
>>28341041
good reply mate
>>28341098
s'good cause it's true
>why don't we have inefficient methods of attaching pieces of fabric that need to be easily replaced?
I fucking wonder, OP. Are you suggesting having name tapes tied on with a fucking shoelace? Because it sure as hell sounds like it.
>>28340959
>the shittiest of velcro to use
Here I thought it was just me.
>>28341126
>shoelace
Stitches work too
>>28341041
>can't carry heavy gear
And? Patches and tapes aren't supposed to be heavy, for heavy gear we have PALS.
>>28341126
> attaching important displays of important info for your uniform with shitty attachment method that you can just pull off, like it can literally just fall off
ACU is what happens when you have GearQueer officers making the decisions.
They wanted to make a uniform that looked Operator while also supposedly saving money.
So hey! Velcro name tapes, rank, flags, and unit patches. So soldiers don't have to get lots of patches and then have it professionally sewn. Just one set of patches and tapes they can transfer around. Also allowing Pvt Snuffy to sterilize his uniform for that patrol outside the wire.
>>28341171
>something meant to be easily replaced is easily replaced
Wow.
velcro is cheaper, lighter, and easier to use than snaps and buckles
>>28341215
i never understood why you would need to have the flag patch and shit easily removable.
why can't that shit be stationary?
Why does velcro make you so upset?
>>28340869
this. it's pretty disgusting and ruins tons of jackets, backpacks etc
>>28341278
Because someone evidently thought spending up to $20 a uniform for sewing was expensive. Never mind that the uniform blouse lasted a least a year unless you got retarded with the concertina wire.
>>28341278
No, you can't, because embroidery is supposed to look nice, and patches ruin garments after repeated washes
Why are you so fucking retarded? I feel like I'm reading some assblasted desert storm veteran complain at the VFW
>>28341395
Uhhh, you've clearly never been in the military. I don't even have enough money to eat food outside of the chow hall, let alone pay for some dumb shit like sewing
Thought they were brining back the needle and thread with the new scorpion rollout? That I read that somewhere...
>>28341428
It's always been optional, they are not mandating it IIRC
>>28341417
I wore BDU and DCU uniforms for 4 years before changing to ACU. I never had a sewn on patch or tape wrinkle up on me.
>>28341427
poorfag pls go
if you can't scrap together $20, or sew for yourself, for that matter, you are shitty with your finances
Because it's #gucci
>>28341427
Stop drinking your pay check, don't get married till your a Sgt.
>>28341427
Then you have financial management issues, have you talked to a command financial specialist lately? E-4(5 years in, was an E-5), own a house(tbf $600/mo), 2 motorcycles, a truck(have titles for all 3 vehicles) and a fair amount of firearms. Unless you are an E-1 with less than 4 months in service, you get paid an OK amount where you can eat out sometimes, and annually you do get your clothing allowance. Unless you are one of those faggots that bought a brand new base model sports car or a diesel and jacked it up on 35's.
>>28341457
>poorfag
more like lance corporal? Fuck off, I have drinking to do
>>28341457
patches and tapes have to be machine sewn on, it is in ar 670-1
>>28341479
> drinking your paycheck
there's your problem, faggot
>>28341449
Interesting, because I have worn the SAME BLOUSE for my four years and the name tags are all shriveled up and have to be ironed out every three months or so
Ah, same Blouses, plural
>>28340959
technically you can get fresh velcro sewn on but that's probably more hassle than it's worth for more garments. i'm going to assume whatever the contractor uses is not velcro brand velcro
>>28340893
Velcro is already weaponized. The scratchy part can give some serious Indian burns.
>>28341494
your stitches are probably too large. you can't sew them with a machine your mom will have at home. you need something bigger, faster, more expensive.
>>28341052
>thinking the sticky actually applies
>thinking people get banned for talking about gun control
You truly are a newfag
>>28340869
While i admit that the basic concept of velcro as something that can be placed or removed on the spot its nice, my entire experience with it (domestic, maybe not great quality, and not much experience) has been that the ability of the velcro to stick can go to shit in 1 or 2 months, just staying quiet, and less if you constantly remove it and place it. Maybe its just me picking shit quality velcro tho, but when you have something thtat you stitch or sew, it wont fucking leave the uniform until there is some kind of nuclear bomb filled with knives that goes in all directions
>>28340993
thank you for your service
>>28340927
As a Seabee, I can say with authority that the NWU Type III's are covered in velcro.
Shit's retarded.
>>28341395
Unless you're a combat engineer and have to mess with concertina wire, then you can go fuck yourself.
>>28341474
This^, it's not hard if you can manage your money
>>28341494
I've had my shit since 2007 cause I've been a poor fag and my name tape and such have lost color from the new acus..
Nothing beats a good cross stitching
>>28340869
any decent /GQ/ avoids velcro like the plague
why is it common in the military?
cheap and its easier training reatrds to use velcr over "complex" buckles
>>28341041
>what, you can't carry heavy loads?
>>28340993
>It's not for carrying load,
You guys have obviously never fucked with 3M industrial velcro. Shit will tear your nails off before you separate it.
>>28341980
>using shitty movie as refference
>>28342043
>chugging cock
>>28342056
>not sucking dicks
What a fucking faggot
>>28340993
>How? I have literally never had velcro fail me, ever. There's velcro in the cummerbunds of every issued plate carrier in the US military, do you actually think if it was unreliable we would use it?
The velcro in my cummerbunds weakened over time. My right side with the IFAK on it would just fall off sometimes. And Ive seen this on others as well.
>>28341278
So the NWO can swap out the 'murican flag when martial law is declared and the US military is requisitioned for UN use.
>designed by nasa for astronauts
>for little kids who piss their pants etc etc
I almost took your bait but I remembered where I was
>>28342389
> velcro
Autism
>>28342389
>designed by nasa for astronauts
wut
Velcro was invented by some dude who pulled burrs off his dog. NASA did not even exist yet.
>>28341052
I came here to laugh at you. Fuck off, newshit, take your limp dick faggoty ass elsewhere. Uniform threads have always been a thing here. Cry more
I'd stitch my shit up, but I'm just non-deployed, no school going to spc.
/k/, where a thread about velcro gets over fifty replies in one hour.
Never change.
>>28342795
>TFW you're a Non-deployed infantry SPC.
Fuckin 82nd
>>28340994
if you want this degree of autism, then discussing firearm components should be banned, because springs and rivets aren't weapons.
>>28341479
Eat shit. It's Lances like you that make Lances like me look stupid.
>>28340869
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSK3maq8Cyk
tfw im a pr3 and this is thread that ive been waiting for but then upon remembering all the stuff i did with velcro i am suddenly filled with hatred and loathing.
rag squadron, never again.
pic kinda related, not the rag squadron.
>>28340947
>>28341052
hey bro
bro
bro
bro
Get the fuck out
>>28341041
>>28341098
>>28341117
Stop replying to your shitty reply, you autistic, micropenis-equipped idiot.
Uhuhu. Gay. Uhuhu. That shit sounds like something Beavis & Butthead would say.
>>28343355
> implying
I'm not a samefag, you faggot
Also, go suck a dick, snobby nigger, who cares if someone calls something gay?
Jesus christ, the autism, you think you're SO mature and above such childish jokes don't you?
>>28340947
Oh my...
>>28343397
>this whole post
>>28340947
NEWFAGS GET OUT REEE
What kind of shitty Velcro does the US army use?
europoor here, I never had problems with my velcro stuff in my mandatory service. Despite Dirt, water multiple washings and shit it never wore out or anything, and I wasnt the first one to wear my uniform either.
>>28343454
This isn't /b/ you autist
>>28340869
>(also it's weak, unreliable and deteriorates over time)
Its like you have never watched a defense contractor make a billion dollars profit in a single week before.
>>28342199
This
>>28340869
Aside from name tapes, rank, patches, and that piece on the collar there isn't any velcro on the uniforms, and 2 of those can be sewn on. Most use buttons on the service uniforms.
>>28343488
NORMIES GET OUT REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>28343055
Does the 82nd not deploy often?
>>28340869
What pisses me moore is that they use it for fucking insignias and flags...
Like is it really that hard to just sew them on?! its not like you will be joining different division of the different national military any time soon...
or AT LEAST make the velcro to fit the size of a patch...
>>28340947
>>28340869
It's a hook and loop fastener you uncultured swine.
>>28341620
It's probably shitty velcro. I've got fairly mediocre stuff that's been in use for 10 years and still going strong. That or you keep putting the hooks down on lint.
>>28340959
>and for some reason the military decided to use the shittiest of velcro to use
Lowest bidder wins anon. So you always get the shittiest shit.
