Helikon ACU PolyCotton Rip-Stop Hat - UCP

The Army Combat Uniform (ACU) hat features four vents with a grille to prevent insects from entering. The wide brim provides excellent protection from the sun and rain. It has an adjustable length cord for clipping under the neck.

A ribbon has been sewn above the brim so that we can attach handy trinkets (e.g. insect repellent, camouflage items) to the hat.

Made of high-quality PoliCotton RipStop fabric (60% cotton, 40% polyester), which is highly resistant to abrasion and tearing, and is also lighter and dries faster than 100% cotton material.

The hat is made in Universal Camouflage Pattern, which are used by line troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Technical specifications
Model: ACU (Army Combat Uniform)
Camouflage: UCP
Material: 60% cotton, 40% polyester
Weight: 215 g/m2
Weight: 113 g
Manufacturer: Helikon-Tex, Poland

UCP (Universal Camouflage Pattern) is a digital camouflage pattern introduced at the beginning of the 21st century as a successor to US Woodland and Desert. It combines camouflage functions in various environments - forest, desert and urban - which is why shades of green and beige are combined with gray. The spot arrangement is based on the MARPAT pattern, and the pastel, low-contrast colors create a pixelated micro-pattern that blends well into the environment at short distances but merges into a uniform silhouette at greater distances. UCP showed high effectiveness in infrared, which contributed to its introduction, but it was eventually replaced by OCP camouflage based on the MultiCam pattern.