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luke213:
Well guys bringing this back to the top;) I found a smoking deal on a Massif in ACU the other day got it in and I've been testing it not in airsoft just around the shop etc. And it could just be me but I feel like it might be hotter than a normal ACU top but I also find compression to do a weird thing of feeling hotter but maybe actually being cooler.

Either way it certainly is comfortable and seems to wick sweat away really well compared to ordinary tops etc.

So I'm curious if I'm a weirdo that it feels warmer or if that's normal;) At the point I do think it would be awesome during the slightly cooler times. I do like the fit allot though and it's very comfortable under a plate carrier or vest. Enough so that I picked up another one in multicam this week that should be in today.

Either way was curious and would like to hear some opinions since this seems to run contrary to the conventional theory;)

Luke

Cats:
Necro time; you actually run the Massif in game yet Luke? Any thoughts after a year of ownership?


I ran the same Massif for about two months in some speed-soft games and a recc. It was a decent enough shirt, dried really fast but made me sweat more than a full-body dri-fire FROG. I really liked the sleeves and zipper pocket. At around $30 they're way better than the off-brand shirts for the price, but not my favorite.

luke213:
I have actually used it a bunch, and like it enough I snagged one in multicam for a smoking deal last year;)

So I still feel like sitting with no air flow it's slightly warmer than a BDU top, however with wind it changes the dynamic allot to where I end up far more comfortable. Same with running it under a plate carrier. I think the contact with the skin is the reason it feels warmer to me but I really don't know.

I will say this though whatever the physics involved, after running them last summer allot pretty much everytime I played airsoft other than Irene when I had to run DCU and didn't have one to match. I really prefer running them. Even under my ghillie suit I use them since it makes running one much more comfortable.

Downsides really are just they are thin, and BB hits are pretty harsh on areas that are exposed IE running one without a plate carrier or something like that. In the ghillie I've found sticks poking me that would be stopped by a BDU top but aren't by the combat shirt. Also they are prone to fraying because the materials aren't super durable to abrasion. However I still think the high points out weigh downsides in this case. And I need to pick up a couple more since the two I have work but I need more ideally in more camo options though I know that is an issue since they aren't really available in anything but common modern patterns. But I may pick up another multicam one, I'm not a huge multicam guy I'm typically woodland or something else like it. But I run that multicam top with woodland BDU bottoms to good effect often times. And with our team rules for play here multicam is green rather than tan so those two mixed are allowed for the green team.

But overall I dig them and need more;)

Luke

Cats:
Yup combat shirts are rad! I always kept in mind that they were designed for use in Iraq in conjunction with a plate carrier, so I never considered using them with a ghillie, glad to hear i'm not missing out on anything.


If you ever want to try something really different, Potomac makes a combat shirt that is double-layered/pocketed to use these mesh cooling pads. I picked one up cheap on EBay and they're high quality shirts. They're a bit warm for summer use, but if you take the mesh pads out you have a combat shirt that's more durable and works better on a chilly fall/winter/spring day. That said, I haven't gotten much use out of mine. They also come in M81 Woodland ;).

Franco Cruz:
I find this combat shirt severely lacking in ventilation, which is the main feature people want to buy combat shirt if they are running with plate carrier. Material is not breathable at all, feels very ..

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