Frag Out! Magazine
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kas and pants. Quite common were Woodland/Desert 3-color or Woodland/Tan but there was also a Desert 3-color/Desert Night variant. These could be spotted on the photos from the very early stage of Operation Enduring Freedom. In meantime, this grid camo pattern, as something abso- lutely non-tactical/non-military looking, quickly gained some popularity in fashion. Well, it wasn't a mainstream pattern but some of the companies were making their soft goods in DNC-ish patterns (for ex- ample, The North Face). DNC had to wait couple years more. Somewhere around 2019, more and more people are buying old DNC parkas and are modifying them or cutting into complete- ly new garments. Skip forward to 2020 and the DNC is "the thing" same as M81 Woodland god's plaid three years earlier. Someone founds the minty roll of fabric and replicates the pat- tern to print it on 50/50 NYCO fabric and 500D nylon. Every company has something in the DNC. In 2021 we already had nylons, stretch fabrics and hook and loops manufactured on full scale in Asia. 2021 is not only another year of pandemic but also the year of the DNC. In the same year, the Helikon-Tex jumped on the bandwagon. DNC @ HTX The Polish Helikon-Tex brand couldn't allow itself to miss such an opportunity and de- cided to add the Desert Night Camouflage to its already huge offering of camouflage patterns and colors. First items intro- duced in the new patterns are UTP tactical pants (50% polyes- ter and 50% cotton rip-stop fab- ric), Wolfhound insulated jack- ets and hoodies and the latest addition to Helikon-Tex portfo- lio, the Windrunner. Another ad- dition to the DNC collection will be Swagman Roll, the upgraded version of the famous "woobie", the most beloved poncho liner. WINDRUNNER Windrunner is a windbreaker or a windshirt. It's a very light- weight, extremely packable jacket that's a and that's it's main feature. You can just put it in your bag or even the cargo pockets of your pants just in case you might need an extra layer of protection. CLOTHING