DPM was the former Camouflage pattern of the British Military. This is a review of their Combat Smock. Thanks to Malta Convoy for donating this smock to the channel. #outdoorlife #wildernesslife #camouflage
About the large pocket in the back of the jacket, referred to as a Kangaroo Pocket in the video, also known as a Poachers Pocket by some, this doubles as a pouch to contain the jacket. If you turn the pocket inside out you can fold the jacket in on itself and roll it up into the pocket. It closes with the two buttons to create a neat package which can be stored or carried in a variety of ways.
The fabric used in this DPM SMOCK is called Modal. Modal fabric is a semi-synthetic fabric made from beech tree pulp that is used primarily for clothing, such as underwear and pajamas, and household items, like bed sheets and towels. Modal is a form of rayon, another plant-based textile, though it is slightly more durable and flexible than the standard version. Modal is often blended with other fibers like cotton and spandex for added strength. Modal is considered a luxurious textile thanks to both its soft feel and high cost, as it is more expensive than either cotton or viscose. Modal was originally developed in Japan in the 1950s. Also, in one of the comments I read in another channel, the DPM SMOCK MODAL was discontinued because it is very expensive to produce. Am American and I own 2 Smocks and I wear them 9 months out of the year here in Georgia. They are extremely comfortable and well built
@@NorthwestScout I never liked the C95 smock, I rarely wore it. In the field I wore my windproof smock or the Para smock that a lot of us 'acquired' when the Battalion was in the Airborne Brigade. The pattern 90 is a very well made, robust jacket and vastly superior to the dreadful pattern 85 that preceded it.
I'm American, but DPM is my favorite pattern! You have stoked my want for one of these--or something close! I do have a British surplus Gore-Tex shell in DPM that I really like. Down here in Alabama, all I need is a fleece insulating layer and I'm toasty down into the 20s F (just below 0 C).
Oh yes, a Gortex and a fleece is sweet! I’ve used that combination for a lot of years. It’s only been the last few years that I’ve gotten into Smocks but still wear a fleece underneath. Take care!
The rank is corporal. The jacket is an S90 (Soldier 1990) pattern. It was short lived as it was quickly replaced by the S95 pattern 'rip stop material' as those 90 jackets tended to tear easily. The pocket at the back often was used to store the waterproof layer jacket as you say.
I noticed when watching a Falklands war documentary that some of the British Commandoes had their DPM smocks tucked in at the bottom...The tie at the hem was pulled tight and tucked under to the waist band so the smock was shorter but puffed out at the bottom...Apparently they called it 'blooming'...
Whoa that’s really interesting! Thanks for sharing that information! I think I will be doing some videos in DPM this week. It’s a sweet pattern. Take care!
@@NorthwestScout Yeah...The only recent vid I found on that way to wear the DPM jacket is on a video on RU-vid by '2497 (Cosford) Squadron' - 'How to wear your Greens DPM uniform'...It changes the look of the jacket quite a lot from looking like a parka to a jacket...as I say I believe it is called 'blooming'...but it does make the lower pockets unusable really...Have fun bud...Love to our Canuck brothers...from the UK
DPM is Disruptive Pattern Material. The 'kangaroo' pocket is usually referred to a 'poachers pouch' here in the UK - so called because poachers can hide a rabbit in there.
Oh that’s a tough call my friend…going to depend on the terrain where you live. Both are excellent patterns. Check out my camouflage effectiveness playlist and see how the patterns fair
Only the older 66 and 68 pattern smocks had the Beaver tail, from 84 pattern on it was excluded and replaced by the type of poacher’s pocket shown. Only the Parachutists smock retains the Beavertail
