PATAGONIA MARS PCU L6 LEP GORE-TEX HARDSHELL PANTS TROUSERS SOCOM SEALs 38 x 34

Description: GENUINE US MILITARY ISSUE / SURPLUS MARS PCU LEP GORE-TEX PANTS ITEM: US MILITARY SPECIAL OPERATIONS GORE-TEX PANTS NOMENCLATURE: PCU LEVEL 6 HARDSHELL PANTS COLOR: ALPHA GREEN / RANGER GREEN SIZE: 38 x 34 MEASUREMENTS: WAIST: 19” ACROSS WAIST = 38” WAIST INSEAM: 34” OUTSEAM: 45” MANUFACTURER: PATAGONIA MATERIAL MFR: GORE-TEX CONDITION: NEW NO TAGS, NEW OLD STOCK – SEE PHOTOS MARS: MILITARY ADVANCED REGULATOR SYSTEM PCU: PROTECTIVE COMBAT UNIFORM LEP: LIGHTWEIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ABOUT PCU: IN AFGANISTAN 2002, US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES MASTER SERGEANT TONY “BUCKET” PRYOR MADE A SATELLITE CALL FROM A CRATER IN THE HINDU KUSH TO THE US ARMY NATICK SOLDIER SYSTEMS CENTER STATESIDE. PRYOR’S CALL WAS SIMPLE: “SEND COLD WEATHER GEAR”. MSG PRYOR’S CALL GARNERED THE ATTENTION OF RICK ELDER OF NATICK SPECIAL PROJECTS WHO WENT ASSEMBLED A TEAM TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING MASTER CHIEF SCOTT WILLIAMS, THE FORMER OIC (OFFICER IN CHARGE) OF THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE DETACHMENT IN KODIAK, ALASKA. ELDER ALSO LEANED ON CIVILIANS WITH EXTENSIVE COLD WEATHER EXPERIENCE LIKE MARK TWIGHT, AND COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURER PATAGONIA. WITHIN A YEAR, THE GROUP OF UNLIKELY CODEVELOPERSESTABLISHED AND ISSUED AN INTERCHANGEABLE CLOTHING SYSTEM CALLED THE PCU, OR PROTECTIVE COMBAT UNIFORM, WHICH PROVIDED A LAYERED COMPREHENSIVE COLD WEATHER OPTIONS FOR THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES OF THE US MILITARY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. NATICK’S PCU PROJECT IS A MULTI-LEVEL SYSTEM WHICH HELPS PROTECT THE SOLDIER FROM COLD AND WET WEATHER, RANGING FROM 45 DEGREES DOWN TO -50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE SYSTEM IS LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGHLY COMPRESSIBLE, REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF SPACE IT REQUIRES IN A LOAD OUT, AS WELL AS REDUCING THE TOTAL WEIGHT BEING CARRIED BY THE SOLDIER WEARING IT. A FUNDAMENTAL PREMISE OF THE PCU SYSTEM IS ADAPTABILITY. MISSION PLANNING IS IMPERFECT, AS SITUATIONS RAPIDLY CHANGE AND WEATHER FORECASTING IS AN IMPRECISE SCIENCE. GARMENTS THAT MAKE UP PCU: LEVEL 1: CREW NECK SILKWEIGHT T-SHIRT (L1) SILKWEIGHT BOXER SHORTS (L1) LONG-SLEEVE TOP (L1) LONG UNDERWEAR (L1) LEVEL 2: LONG-SLEEVE TOP (L2) LONG UNDERWEAR (L2) LEVEL 3: MID LAYER JACKET (L3) LEVEL 4: SOFT WINDSHIRT (L4) LEVEL 5: SOFTSHELL TOP (L5) SOFTSHELL PANT (L5) LEVEL 6: HARDSHELL TOP (L6) HARDSHELL PANT (L6) LEVEL 7: INSULATED COAT (L7) INSULATED PANT (L7) INSULATED VEST (L7) LEVEL 9: COMBAT SHIRT (L9)

Price: 99.99 USD

Location: Toledo, Ohio

End Time: 2023-12-01T20:29:07.000Z

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