UCP Effectiveness

In this video we look at the effectiveness of the U.S. Army’s Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) in a Woodland Environment. This video will consist of numerous scenes where each will begin with a concealed stationary position (both with & without the use of vegetation), followed by a movement phase out of the initial position. The purpose of the video is to give the viewer a chance to see the individual camouflage pattern and how it looks and blends into this environment. There will be varying degrees of how much of the uniform will be exposed to the viewer, some scenes will only expose little more than perhaps a boonie hat, while other scenes will have virtually no vegetation covering.
www.kamouflage.net/camouflage/00199.php
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Camouflage_Pattern
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[@studza6607]

I use a UCP combat shirt when I ride my motorcycle so that i'm visible to everyone that I got off of ebay for like $10.You just need to find a way for its use hahaha..

[@Brent0331]

LoneW@ander lol nice.

[@Nova-ne1il]

MotoPole OMG rolling over this true .

[@jaredwiggins539]

@@Brent0331 I'm saving Grayish/Greyish UCP strictly as primary 4 Concrete Jungles/Urban Environments I'd like this question answered thoroughly as soon as possible please! How many/much Solid Color (Black/Foliage Green/Urban/Wolf Gray/Grey, OD (Olive Drab) Green & Coyote/Khaki (Sand)/RAL 7013 (Brown Grey/Solution Dyed Ranger Green)/White since Desert Sand background of ACU Digital Camo has that Whiteish color look 2 it) Clothing Accessories (Belt, Boots, Eyewear (Glasses/Goggles), Facewear/Neckwear, Gloves, Headwear (Caps/Hats), Coat/Jacket/Multipurpose Vest) as well as UCP (Universal Camouflage Pattern) Clothing Accessories (Eyewear (Glasses/Goggles), Facewear/Neckwear, Gloves, Headwear (Caps/Hats) would cha highly recommend going with 4 Grayish/Greyish UCP (Universal Camouflage Pattern) 2 be effective in concrete jungles/urban environements that have lots of Gray/Grey?

[@jaredwiggins539]

@@Nova-ne1il if it makes it any easier 4 ya 2 answer my question here's the Multipurpose Vest I'll be wearing with Grayish/Greyish UCP (Universal Camouflage Pattern)! Propper Lighweight Softshell Tactical Vest Black, Khaki or Olive Drab

[@francisderosa2510]

I oddly do the same, but for dirt biking

[@iheartwarheads]

That camo turns into a glowstick when you walk into the sun

[@DeckMower]

To be honest, UCP would be an excellent camo for urban environments where there is a lot of concrete and gravel.

[@doorguner01]

djmarco90000 exactly work at a rock quarry,or gravel pit or if you work at big city crushed concrete in the DFW area in texas you'll blend in nicely!

[@non-masturbatingtyrannosau3476]

djmarco90000 but working in one environment defeats it's purpose

[@SonOfTheDawn515]

Some areas of Ramadi it worked. The rest you stick out like a sore thumb.

[@Its_shiki_time4876]

djmarco90000 yes

[@e-bsoapy1731]

@Tasos 372 It is a effective snow type camo

[@DriveByShouting]

In the Snowy Mountains of Afghanistan i'm glad I had it over Multicam. On at least one occasion it likely saved my life. in 2010 while foot patroling Wardak Province, i lost my footing fell roughly 10 feet down a steep, rocky, gavel grade, fortunately i fell onto my pack, but still got the wind knocked out of me by the loaded 249 I was carrying. Suddenly shots rang out from across a valley by 3 shooters. My squad took cover as they should have. The Sandpeople knew what general area i was in but i did not move. I slowly pulled my now single pointed slung 249 my way. (Quick note about the way i used and outfitted my 249; It had an Elcan M145 for the first few months, then i got an ACOG RCO-A4. This is the same ACOG used by the Marines on their 20" M16A4's, the optic was calibrated specifically for 20" 55-62 Grain 5.56 loads. This made me happy as i only used 20'' barrels and always carried two spares. I also brought two, sometimes three extra drums, I wanted the velocity, range, flat trajectory and explosive damage a 5.56 sized pill delivered by a 20" barrel vs a pill delivered by a 14.5" barrel. There is a difference. I've seen it, others have too) Back to Wardak: Fortunately i was basically invisible in the terrain i was in. Took care of the 3. On inspection they had 8 cell phones, two AK's but one guy had a Scoped G3 with OD Green Furniture and a Tokarev TT-33 sidearm in a Serpa like holster. I still to this day wonder how he got that G3......Of course we turned it, and all weapons, phones etc over. I wish i could have at least taken the Tokarev home like soldiers used to be able to. Oh well. May the three of the rest in piss. Now, Thanks to the Genius Biden US Exit strategy in Afghanostan, the Taliban have much better equipment thanks to the treasonous pull out and Treasonous ANA who couldn't draw a line much less hold a goddamn line.......I wondered how they would fare when we left. We trained and worked with hundreds of them. Trusted few, but there were many who wanted to fight the Taliban and were true Patriots of Afghanistan. I know for a fact there were many brave ANA Soldiers who manned up and fought until the last round, and could have kept fighting had their comrades not pissed themselves and betrayed them then quickly burnt or trashed any piece of ANA evidence they had. These same Cowards picked up AK's and fought against the ANA soldiers they betrayed.

[@harrisonking8156]

I call UCP UCM because when I wear it U C Me

[@Brent0331]

lol

[@harrisonking8156]

Hey brent! You reckon you could check out the Australian DPCU (Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform)? It is going to be replaced by AMCP (Australian Multi Camouflage Pattern) in 2016 and I want to know your opinion! Thanks!

[@lukewarren6195]

In Arizona UCP is amazing because there's a lot of rock, gravel, and just a lot of grey dead trees and undergrowth so in Arizona I found it to be very effective. I wouldn't recommend ucp for a wooded vegetation but desert where there's a lot of grey and tan it's excellent.

[@gino14]

I like to think of it as an excellent "Everything-except-woodland" pattern.

[@johnrodriguez7742]

Luke Warren, I also hail from Arizona, and, here in Tucson (Pima County), as well as in St. Johns ( Apache County), the UCP works great. I Am Prior Service USMC and US Army, and, I own Woodland, 3 Pattern Desert, OD Green, MultiCam uniforms, as well as UCP.🇺🇸🗽🦅🔫

[@alcmantyrtaeus]

@@johnrodriguez7742 I know someone who grew up in Tuscon and he thought it would work well in that environment. He also noted that without a fair amount of gray in the environment it wouldn't work well when I pointed out the desert in California that I was in for awhile. Like politics, all camouflages are local.

[@Badbhoys]

It’s actually one of my favourite camos

[@noshame7472]

I agree with all you guy's the feed back for Universal is huge, People are finding ways the defense department could not to make it work?? I myself have not needed to dye it or anything but just add to it via netting or some replaceable cover depending on environment it works great for me. I've used it in gel blaster games around docks, in city sewer pipes and of course in the woods, it works great. My hit average it above normal and most person I see are wearing OCP crap. For gods sake give it a chance and just wearing something on top of it when needed.

[@Xanatos712]

Aaaaaand this video demonstrates why it's being phased out.

[@MaiaCoimbra]

in urban environment it is an excellent pattern

[@multitruth372]

Maia Coimbra also winter enviros are good

[@r6iqmain498]

That should be the national guard and usaf main camo

[@r6iqmain498]

CAVKING19DELTA TEXAS okay

[@vincentlirios3722]

I am actually surprised at how well the UCP held up in this demo! Great job.

[@muslimninjaassassin2498]

Its starting to grow on me a more and more I see it. in the passed I was like "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT!!!?"

[@jongwonzaoping8527]

Well yes if the resolution of the video sucks it's really hard to see.

[@TaGF_Tomcat]

I'm watching this in a half sized window, not centered on my monitor and in all but one of these positions I was able to nail him instantly. This is a terrible pattern for woodland, jungle, desert, etc.

[@mattsanchez3400]

@@TaGF_Tomcat Doubt it.

[@TaGF_Tomcat]

@@mattsanchez3400 I have an ultrawide monitor (3440x1440) so the window is basically a square, but my statement was not intended to be a boast, just an example of how poor the UCP pattern is. It glows like the sun when there's any ambient light on it, and was clearly never going to be functional in any environment such as my previous examples. But hey, doubt it all you want lol I don't have anything to prove.

[@Brent0331]

Just a little FYI for everyone, I filmed three patterns this weekend. 1st being this UCP, 2nd was the Italian Vegetato and last was the Rhodesian pattern. So you guys can expect two more videos coming down the pipe here sometime this week.

[@aredman22]

I'm excited for classic patterns like Rhodesian.

[@DaddyLongLegs44]

+Brent0331 Italian Vegetato sounds like a soup id get from Olive Garden.

[@barritoothy]

@@DaddyLongLegs44 yep

[@liamkramer2836]

Grate

[@WallyMerc06]

I can hear some General somewhere saying "THE MEN WILL LOVE THIS! IT'S DIGITAL AND UNIVERSAL" As an army dog, grunt, wearing this shit since 2005, I can tell you I'm sick of it. The UCP is garbage plain and simple. You're right about it looking good in NVGs, also decent in snow, gravel, and pigeon crap. It only does its job when it's dirty. However, being OPFOR as well as instructing training lanes, an infantry squad and platoon maneuvering through a woodland environment in the UCP is recipe for disaster. When the BDU was still in service, I had trouble finding the rest of my fire team while in fighting positions. With the UCP, I don't have that problem usually. Not to mention, all the gear, rucks, sleeping bags, and helmets, covered in it makes it pretty easy to discern where people are, even when camouflaged. Thanks for the video, the USMC always has had it right when it comes to camo.

[@Brent0331]

Thanks for the comment brother, I appreciate your input.

[@Drownedinblood]

Well the Marine Corps made their pattern exclusive to their service, setting off the every branch has their own camo pattern trend. Also while the Army messed up on this one, the Army has been the main developer of camo patterns including your praised woodland and even MARPAT indirectly since it's based off of CADPAT which was based off of research done by the U.S. Army.

[@WallyMerc06]

Ulfbert Research and integration are two very different things. While I praise woodland, because A) It was effective for the time and actually did have the characteristics needed to hide individuals...., especially when proper vegetation and natural materials were used in conjunction B) Soldiers looked and felt more soldierly, more menacing, prideful, and dare I say respectable, it did have its drawbacks. Pride comes from the uniform standards we had to uphold, ironing, starching, etc.and less from the actual pattern, however, how you look does have an effect on how you view yourself to an extent. Woodland was arguably too dark for most environments and I feel now the Army is getting it right with the new pattern being released soon. Although, gone are the days of pride in the uniform, shining boots, and appearance, the most important part is the camo, which indeed does have a direct correlation to soldier survive-ability. As far as the Marine Corps goes, well that's the Marine Corps, I have always respected their discipline, marksmanship training, and pride in their Corps. I don't have a problem with them having an exclusive pattern (other than governmental financial constraints) as long as it is effective. However, even the USMC has fallen from what it once was in my opinion,,,current Devil Dogs may disagree. The last bastion of service sanctity lies within the combat arms units of the two branches (more specifically infantry and armor) and even that is slipping away. Sorry for the rant lol

[@JohnnyCapss]

Ulfbert Didnt the Marines borrow it from Canada not the us Army?

[@Drownedinblood]

JONATHan CaPiChanO Canada made CADPAT off of U.S. Army research into "tv static" camouflage. So ultimately Army origin, though you could say the soviets were way ahead since they had camo like this about the time of WWII.

[@alexg7821]

I enjoy using UCP in my load out as it blends in well with woodland with a lot of dead stuff in it which is exactly where I need it. Especially on an overcast day. The hatred towards it keeps UCP stuff cheap so I’m not complaining.

[@davidtaing6045]

For real. More for us. I find it works well in snow and urban environment. I enjoy the fact that people hate it. Once people start liking it, that means everything is gonna start disappearing.

[@Whisky_Four-Three]

I always thought the US army chose this camo style because it was sick of the old woodland BDU greying out after repeated washines. Deciding to go straight to grey and save the process of greying out by washing. Funny when you think about it. BDU's in woodland worked great until fading after repeated washing (greying out) and the UCP don't work at all unless there unwashed and then not really......is the army just trying to save water?????

[@rogerh.5792]

ucp is the perfect post apocalypse camo when there's no veggetation left

[@ReviveHF]

You're right, thats what actually happened in Ukraine. The vegetation in the fronlines were either being blown off or burn down.

[@ramik81]

Ucp is good as a universal camo from a distance. Light tends to bounce around in an environment and the color of the camouflage will absorb it. You have to understand how light works to see its effectiveness. And how light effects colors. And the ucp gray is what makes it work so well in all terrain. Also, human vision always has a blurring effect at distances, and the little contrast ucp has complements that effect. All in all, it's more effective than you think. Of course, soldiers always see the camo they wear up close, and up close, yes, ucp is terrible under direct lighting. But, unless you're wearing a ghillie suit, no camo up close is undetectable.

[@themadminuteman]

It's like Stormtroopers wearing white armor on Endor. Awesome vids Brent!

[@charlesguelcher2520]

I read something quite awhile ago, Germany during WW1 chose a grey uniform, after conducting tests of distance viewing. They saw this grayish color morphed into and didn't silhouette in wood-lines and vegetation, more so than any other color they tested.

[@mardiffv.8775]

True, grey solid camouflage was very popular in WW2: Norway, Finland, Yugoslavia, Germany and the Netherlands all used grey. And grey was used in the early 1800's. In field tests grey was considered more effective then green. The most famous user of grey during that period was the Confederated Army. And dark grey is indistinctable from Olive Drab/ Green from a distance of 50 meters/ 55 yards. Due to the same color intensity. Flecktarn has even medium grey in lieu of medium green in its pattern.

[@ReviveHF]

The Austrians, French and later the Chinese Nationalist also use grey as the colour due to its effectiveness at long distances.

[@huguesdepayens807]

@@thelionthelamb4658 No

[@F-14DSuperTomcat]

Well everything was black and white back then so it made sense to adopt a grey uniform

[@WhoWouldWantThisName]

When I was in (01-09) we called it `spork'. As in a one size fits all approach to camo. Trying to do everything with one uniform results in doing nothing well at all. Urban and sometimes desert (if you get it dirty enough) and the occassional river bed or other rocky areas are the only place this works okay. That and it will dissappear in gravel like nothing else, so don't drop your hat in the parking lot. Big fan of tiger stripe, multicam, and good `ol woodland BDUs.

[@Brent0331]

+WhoWouldWantThisName Spork..... lol, classic.

[@Bravo20AirsoftUK]

its actually not that bad... I mean ok there's some areas its bad but, it matches the light pretty well, and behind cover its very hard to pick up. It also doesn't black out as i call it like other dark coloured camo's like MARPAT, BDU or in some cases multicam. By blacl out i mean you just look like youre earning black and your figure and out line is easily spotted. Overall it has its pluses and weaknesses but lets be honest its not bad.

[@iiRaptusGaming]

+Bravo20AirsoftUK Obviously it sucks in a darker woodland environment, but like you said in lighter woodland it's not as bad as people say. It's also supposed to be pretty good in urban environments with a lot of gravel.

[@easyfiveOsink]

Try it on an overcast day when you don't have so much light to create contrast shadows, then tell me how not all that bad it is.

[@calebsone1630]

it really isn't bad and in urban environments it will excel against any green heavy pattern.

[@Maryland_Kulak]

In the video, I could never see Brent until he started moving.

[@mzmadmike]

In a post op analysis, it was literally the worst camouflage the US has ever issued.

[@GarySlegg]

Given what I'd heard about this camo I was surprised at how difficult you were to spot in some of the shots - although they tended to be the ones where you were behind something. The fact the US Army is replacing it so soon, and your comments at the end about dying it to make it effective, probably tells us everything we need to know.

[@theopenmindedtruthseeker9747]

It blends in better with desert, mountain regions, and urban. I think woodland is its weakness.

[@ashtonsherrod4057]

yeah it works good in desert, mountain terrains, and urban environments

[@thatdude1066]

I definitely agree after all it came out during the height of the war in the Middle East. So I don’t think a lot of vegetation was a real concern when they went with this pattern. But this is just my opinion.

[@VelmiVelkiZrut]

A comment I got out of a friend regarding UCP is that it camouflages very well...provided you lie down in a gravel pit.

[@WhoWouldWantThisName]

Exactly right. I remember well one night when I looked out the barracks window at dusk and saw what looked like floating heads and hands in the gravel parking lot. The ACU disappeared among the gravel and all you could see was everything not covered. Similarly in dry, rocky river beds or urban environments with lots of concrete it does okay. Anywhere green or brown at all and you stick out like a sore thumb. I may have to try dyeing a set, thanks for that tip guys.

[@jmoore8761]

2 days in iraq would turn this camo tannish brown, cover up the green hue, and then wallah.

[@killroy814]

You are a master in the art of camouflage to even be able to actually make people guess where you are in UCPs

[@connormagill4201]

UCP is actually a very good camouflage pattern, as it greys with distance - you wont look like a dark blob at a couple hundred yards. Color is not always the most important factor in blending with an environment. UCP is particularly effective in arctic environments, and could very well be the best urban camouflage pattern ever created. UCP also works well at night, as colored light is much less intense, leading to great use of UCP's grey color scheme.

[@ReviveHF]

UCP actually works surprisingly well in long distance vegetative environment not to mention rocks, snows, and rubbles. However, UCP delta works even better. Sadly it was retired.

[@exohead1]

It actually worked better than I thought it would. Color me impressed. Not great, but better than expected.

[@r.sampson1421]

I have to say, this is probably the best I have seen this pattern perform. This is an excellent example of user know how. A little skill can make the most outta your gear.

[@raimondviiding957]

+R. Sampson Agree. This video makes it actually look good. Had a really hard time spotting. It also seems to work very well in extremely direct sunlight. It also seems to eliminate the huge dark shadow that all other camouflages create when user tilts slightly forward during movement. No bias on excellent/horrible debate. Brent sure makes it look like it takes no significant effort from his part to make this look very good.

[@jpracing893]

I think you should try to do your tests from a bit futher out, or try at different distances. Because every camouflage will change as you get further away. Camo such as MARAT or Woodland would just look like a black blob from far out and from behind cover the out line of your body would show a lot more than a lighter Camo such as UCP, MC and ATACS. And well let's face it the enemy is never going to be that close to you like the camera in the video, and if they where then no Camo would really work. Also why is everyone hating on UCP. As far as my eyes are telling me it did a decent job a lot harder to pick out than dark Camo like MARPAT.

[@johnnybgoode2333]

I was actually quite impressed. The ones where I found him were obvious ones that even the best camo can't hide.

[@DynamicDurge]

Loving the videos and the dedication. It's cool how someone takes the time to test all sorts of camos as reference. Subbed

[@Brent0331]

DynamicDurge Thanks, welcome aboard.

[@madspartan9834]

I will say this about the “Useless Camouflage Pattern” it does look pretty cool!

[@ponraul1221]

It’s biggest problem is that when direct sunlight hits it, it glows up really bright.

[@aaronmunn2918]

wow... I spotted you almost every time. It makes every other camo you have tried look really good.

[@jjj0309]

Imagine if the Army chose this pattern as Snow/Urban variation along with other multiple patterns like Marine did. Then the UCP would have been praised and remembered through decades of ages as classic camouflage. Just like M81 Woodland. It's too late now. UCP sucks and will be hated forever.

[@SingularPanda4]

After doing research on the UCPs they are actually Amazing Uniforms for Desert(Long distance), urban, Rocky terrains, and snowy environments. It's also good conceilment when seen NVGs. It's only weakness is Woodland enviorments. Which is why I'll have an unpopular opinion when I say it's my favorite camo(They also look badass style wise) in the Army.

[@Ninpo10]

Brent, Great job as always. I have UCP as part of my personal load out along with Marpat woodland and desert. When used effectively in an environment that has medium to thick vegetation and decent canopy, UCP can compete. It's NV capabilities is not too shabby either. Thanks brother. Keep up the great work.

[@Brent0331]

Thanks man.

[@dakotatucker1082]

the most useless non Universal camo pattern ever

[@Brent0331]

+Dakota Tucker (CarbonFrozen423) I'm not a fan of it either. Thus far the only places I've been impressed with it is in a MOUT environment and observing it through NVGs. Outside of that I'll pass, I just think there are far better options out there.

[@thedragonbroke]

+Dakota Tucker (CarbonFrozen423) Its pretty decent when its been worn for weeks on end and is dirty. Watch Restrepo and Korengal and you'll see good examples. It becomes a sort of digitized olive drab that works very well.

[@SuburbanNinja-yr1mc]

It works on grandmas chought

[@multitruth372]

Dakota Tucker urban and winter (north europe) are what its mainly designed for

[@dakotatucker1082]

multi truth "universal Camo pattern"

[@ab5olut3zero95]

I first visited NTC back in 2017 when we were still transitioning to the new OCP uniforms. The staff there had the Troop Commanders out to recon the terrain and one of us wore UCP while the rest wore OCP. Two guys went up a hill- one in each of the patterns. About 200m away I lost the guy wearin OCP but could easily ID the guy in UCP til he crested the top. He was difficult to make out, but the color change was impossible to miss.

[@Drownedinblood]

I'm surprised it works so well in your environment. I remember myself and others glowing unless we were around gravel or under foliage on a sunny day which helped cast some green on it.

[@smesaric]

This pattern works exactly how it is supposed to: Open field long range it becomes invisible (which in realty most engangements are not closer than 100m) unless: it is an urban environment, in which case it is perfect, or in a woodland environment at close range, in which case you better be hiding behind something or you will die anyway. Of course it is not perfect but then again no pattern is. Sure, for example CADPAT might be invisible in a lush green forest, but stick it in a city, a field, a desert, or anything else and it is horrible.

[@geilleadh4852]

And Canada is mostly forests.

[@oldannyboy37]

I love the cut of the ACUs. It doesn't blend well at all here, but I'm picking up some sets to dye. The green dye trick Bruce showed makes it work well in the summer around here when things are super green.

[@internetrules8522]

I appreciate you mentioning that ACU is the uniform and UCP is the camo pattern, it's pretty similar to how people refer to PALS webbing as MOLLE webbing.

[@bearieroblox6451]

Lol I found him everytime, this is why in the Army we are switching to the OCP uniform

[@dougparkhurst279]

Thanks for all these tests, Brent. There's a great deal to learn by watching your posts. A LEO family member gave me a fair pile of UCP MOLLE gear after his department received a huge donation of surplus from a local NG unit, so I'm curious as to how well it would work in the late fall and winter, with and without a bit of light snow. The terrain in your videos is pretty similar to my area (northeastern US), although foliage comes out a good bit later in the year and drops off earlier judging by your time stamps. Any feedback from you and/or other vets who have worked with this pattern would be welcome. Thanks again for sharing your skills with us.

[@SonOfTheDawn515]

Doug Parkhurst It worked well-ish with snowy woods/forest in Germany and Fort Carson. Iraq at night and... That's about it.

[@narwhalsintheocean9745]

In the army this is known as the gpu. stands for gravel pit uniform. Its very effective in its intended environment

[@canadiangold7262]

thats what I figured, I have been thinking about buying it for early spring when there's a bit of snow left on the ground and spots of green

[@XaKaHTheSniper]

Just canceled my order. Video helped alot. Thanks

[@rat1knives771]

I mean there was a few shots I found Brent but all and all he blended pretty well in my opinion

[@malkrow21]

The more out in the open you are, the easier you are to spot. This is probably because the pattern was never intended to "blend" you in the environments, but just to make you look more passive to the eyes. When you are in concealment, like behind a bush or whatever, it works fairly well, but when you try to lay down out in the open, you stick out too much. I'm not so sure if that's necessarily the fault of the pattern, or you're use of it because certain camouflage patterns are designed to be used in certain ways, so you gotta think about that especially with a UCP. Because as I'm trying to say, the color is not supposed to match, it's the tone that's supposed to match when you're out in the sunlight or the shades which I think it does good in. Overall, my opinion is that the color is off, but I think it does a good job of blending in the tone of the environment when you're in the shades or the sunlight; you're as dark as the shades and as bright as the sunlight. And as long as you're in concealment and not out in the open, it doesn't work so bad.

[@chrisa2351]

I've never thought the digital style camo was very good. At least not in a heavy wooded environment. The pattern is too tight. It looks more like one solid color from any distance. I would think it would work pretty well in a desert or maybe a mountain/rocky environment. But it looks so cool!!!

[@SPRMarksman]

I live in the north east and the first time I wore my UCP top I knew it was useless. But since the, I've dyed it with dark brown RIT Dye and now I must admit, it is completely servicable where I live. Still retained the pattern but has a much more usuable color scheme.

[@pabloambrosio2861]

I like ucp I guess very beautiful and have in my collection . Thank from Brazil.

[@xaviercharlesbravo6424]

Thanks for the video.

[@iamsemjaza]

This appears to blend in better than people say

[@robertb.3651]

Didn't see you one time 😀 Ultimate Camouflage Pattern is the best and really awesome 😀

[@newdefsys]

UCP works pretty well in the mountains of East Tennessee. The pattern and colors blend very well with the grayish outcrops of limestone and siltstone covered in lichen, which makes up a lot of square miles in East Tennessee, (especially in the fall and winter season with faded greenery). I imagine this pattern would work very well all the way up the Appalachian range, but, that is a very thin slice of America overall and hardly qualifies as 'universal'. . .

[@AZSP1966]

I've seen the green dye job vids but I'd like to see a brown dye job of this pattern.

[@georgegewehr7894]

Great video Bro

[@Garron88]

It would be interesting to see how effective that trials UCP Delta, the one with coyote brown added would be in comparison.

[@Ninpo10]

I would like to see that as well. I personally think that UCP can compete in a woodland environment. I think that combination of the test pattern UCP-D with coyote brown would make it an even better product. The NV capabilities alone is worth having this in your collection.

[@thenauter2492]

I think the ucp Delta will be a very great in forest.

[@johno6850]

Works real good in the snow

[@BLACKLAVENDERfilmscores]

Hey there Marine. It's currently 0911HRS here in Galveston, 23Feb24. Since this video, I've watched ways to dye these etc. I live in a small apt. I just rattle canned mine. I'm sure after I wash them they will soften. They look great.

[@haramaschabrasir8662]

It's not as horrible as we like to think. It actually creates an illusion at a distance, making it appear like it has the color of its surroundings. Of course it works better, the closer the surrounding colors match the UCP.

[@MastiffTactical]

Did okay in certain of the takes, but still sucks overall....I'll stick with my Marpat

[@xerohr]

In airsoft, I use UCP for CQB and a Desert ghillie(Fits with my area in California) for bigger events.

[@mr.moustachos4701]

Really enjoy the videos, you do a great job showing the strengths and weaknesses of each. I have one question, do you have a video out on the Swiss camo pattern?

[@Brent0331]

Mr. Moustachos I have two videos on Alpenflage already, you can check them out in my Camouflage effectiveness playlist on my channel. I do not have any videos on the current issue Swiss pattern.

[@Geyer70]

UCP isn't to bad in mountain areas, it's a pretty good urban camo (destroyed urban areas with a high amount of concrete buildings) and it works at snowy landscape. So UCP isn't a universal camo, but very specific.

[@tristanbackup2536]

That's the only negative thing about it really, they shouldn't had called "Universal".

[@longwhiteline3308]

UCP in my personal experience is really good at night and in shaded areas oddly enough however once sunlight hits it if you havent been rolling around in the dirt and it hasnt faded a little bit it stands out over everything. No combat experiences but just out messing with buddies in the place I used to live in during high school. I think Multicam is a much better choice and hope it serves our men and women well

[@Minervagunsmithingllc]

Great video

[@charlesguelcher2520]

I've always thought this camo would be better incorporated into the background of a darker pattern. With the lightness on a darker pattern, would create a depth of pattern which might make you nearly invisible

[@paulroffey3893]

UCP is some what effective because the shine from the sun reflecting from camouflage blinds the Enemy

[@davidlouis1068]

wow Brent, that color SUCKS ! a few of the scenes I tried not looking for you, but still managed to pick you out in the vegetation. im glad the Army is phasing that out...a few buddies of mine were in Afghanistan using it. they hated it. they said it could be seen half a mile away ! eventually they darkened it with natural rock and soil. the sun glares terribly off he whole light color pattern and makes you look like your wearing artic camo ! glad to hear multicam is coming, but hey great video ! thank you again !

[@Brent0331]

David Louis Thanks for watching.

[@AJwiththeAK]

I have a theory that it was meant more as a blank slate. Like fresh clean ucp sticks out awfully but u roll around in the dirt for a while and it could blend fairly well

[@gunsofmasseffect4321]

Looks ok on light snow environment as well.

[@adonisguy3243]

a US Army Afghanistan vet said that the UCP is excellent in the Afghanistan mountains. the UCP fits for the Navy and Coast Guard because the sea water is haze gray which the UCP has.

[@paw1444]

I would like to see a improved version of this. Maybe having a pale green would work better? Maybe changing up the digital would help it?

[@fatkid9720]

As always great video man love it.

[@Brent0331]

Thanks man.

[@fatkid9720]

Btw I always thought that the camo used by the US army was the ACU 

[@petesheppard1709]

Sameer Singh The garments themselves are designated the 'Army Combat Uniform'--ACU. 'Universal Combat Pattern'--UCP, is the so-called camo pattern printed on the cloth. Brent, you must have gotten TONS of requests; I remember seeing a statement a while back that you didn't consider UCP worth the trouble of a test. ;)

[@fatkid9720]

Pete Sheppard oh okay... thanks for the info man.

[@petesheppard1709]

Sameer Singh Glad to! The US military tends to go a bit overboard with acronyms, :p

[@DmitriyLaktyushkin]

I see so much hate, yet when Brent was hiding behind foliage I found this no easier to pick out than MC. And airsofting in this I found my friends unable to pick me out assuming I don't try to hide in the open. I can see, however, this failing hard when you need to blend long distance in the open where MC would actually work.

[@preparedmindstrongspirit5724]

+Dmitriy Laktyushkin EXACTLY. It camouflages just as well when you are completely behind foliage. I wore this pattern when it was first introduced to just 5 months ago, so I can say this: IT IS USELESS.

[@cgoh5009]

The UCP (ACU) camo is most effective when it is weathered and dirty.

[@Thunderbolt22A10]

Can you test the Air Force ABU?

[@popojoeexplode]

Best when RIT dyed forest green.

[@user-qx8yo5wu2w]

Brent, would you do a camo effectiveness video with rothco total terrain camo. Thanks

[@user-bi2di3hf5y]

Well keep in mind UCP is meant to pick up the dirt of your surroundings and then blend in. Personally I thought it was useless but it's now making more sense when you see it dirty.

[@angryagain68]

Dye it with one bottle of Rit Dye Tan and it turns out great. Especially for use in the Western US Deserts.

[@omegaboostZ]

Honestly the main give away for me was our face paint which is darker than the environment. The lighter color from the ACU doesn't look anything like a human silhouette but anything darker makes it seem so.

[@ReviveHF]

Surprisingly, UCP works well in long distance foliage environment.

[@mjh15]

Brent have you done a Abu test .? Might be cool dyed like you guys did with this pattern Ucp and Abu might work well in the Arctic ?

[@jonathankjlsrud7767]

HEY! i remembered i asked for this but you said it would most likely happen, Im happy u changed your minned

[@Brent0331]

***** lol yeah, I thought I would never do it but people kept asking so here we are.

[@davidtaing6045]

I think something to consider is that there are more people who tend to be not fully color blind but cannot see the difference between green and grey. I have a friend who cant tell the difference between both colors and there is some foliage green in ucp. Fg can be mistaken for grey which is good for urban environments but it can also be effective in green.

[@burgundypoint]

I'm sorry, but from what I can see from the video this camo is not as bad as popular opinion would have you believe. Although the concept of one pattern for all environments is a losing proposition when compared to area specific patterns, it really beats some other "green" designs. It is actually a very interesting design and definitely breaks up the human silhouette and does not suffer from the "black blob" effect others do (CADPAT, I'm looking at you). In the shade it really does the job. At a distance I believe this would definitely make you invisible in most environments.

[@ratagris21]

Great video on UCP, but still forward to seeing other video presentation and paterns. I would pass on this stick with the woodland and the tiger stripe at best.

[@Jackson40SW]

Hey Brent, I would love to see a late fall/winter video with UCP. May be a bit late this year.

[@Brent0331]

Jackson40SW It was a pretty busy for me this winter, unfortunately, I never got around to doing a UCP or Arid Fleck during that time of the year. .

[@jasonzermach202]

I'm glad that the Army got rid of this camouflage, it can only blend in with rocks,gravel, and gray mountains, other than that it can't work anywhere. No matter how good of a position you were in this video, I managed to spot you in seconds., that's how useless this pattern is. The Multicam and the OCP patterns are much better.

[@Robytsu]

I've seen many of your videos, and I could almost never detect you. This is the first time that I spot you quite easily more than 70% of times. Even though I really like the looking of this camo pattern, is quite obvious that is terrible as a camouflage is almost all terrains. Thanks for making this videos! Great great stuff!

[@FortniteDad39]

You should do a review on Legion Forest

[@blizte3]

I also find all in one camo give you away unless bit is added off type helps just slight mix helps

[@jadegecko]

What strikes me is that the overall intensity / lightness of the pattern isn't too bad, at least under these conditions. The colors, though, are too far toward the cold/blue end of the spectrum. Omitting a dark or black tone also seems to have been a mistake, since the pattern winds up looking really flat.

[@UrbanTiger74]

Good for arid climates for sure, but we always knew that.

[@johnrodriguez7742]

Although I Am Prior Service USMC and US Army, from 1987 to 1998, having worn Woodland Camouflage Pattern and Desert Camouflage Pattern M-81 BDUs, I own 3 full sets of Army Combat Uniform in Universal Camouflage Pattern ( ACU UCP) in honor of My Son, PFC Christian Sean Tyler Rodriguez, MOS 11B10, US Army ( 1994-2017). Thank You, Son, for Your Service to GOD and Country as a US citizen and Infantry Soldier,and , Requescat In Pacem!!😞😢😭🇺🇸🦅🗽⚔️🔫💀

[@rustyshackleford17]

I knew UCP was bad and that it stood out like a sore thumb in public but I was surprised at how easy I was to find this.

[@daveybones340]

I served during the time the army went to UCP and all of us were saying "are we starship troopers?" later on when I was in ROTC and running sticks lanes, I remarked to the younger cadets how horrible and ineffective the pattern was.

[@wolfenstien13]

I think the camo was great for what it was made for. One camo for every environment.

[@wolfenstien13]

@Kjs You sound like a Chinese Shill or some edgy middle school child. Nobody is the take you very serious.