Sorry US Army, but we think the brits beat you out on their camo — Yes, this isn't multicam, but Multi Terrain Pattern, or MTP. Developed during the PECOC trials with some other experimental garments, MTP is like if Multicam/OCP and Disruptive Pattern Material had a baby — and honestly the longer we look at it the more it grows on us.
Now for the pants themselves — these are full-side-zip shell pants designed to be put on top of your other gear. "Shell" pants like these are designed with a few things in mind: light, easy to put on, and waterproof. The side zips allow you to don these without taking your boots off, and there's no need to worry about your belt since the waistband is elastic (with a cord cinch as well).
The knees are also their own separate "kneecap" patch allowing for more articulation, so the pants don't feel as stiff during high levels of activity — it's definitely a welcome feature when it's over the top of other gear too.
The brits definitely figured it out on this one. Maybe by copying our PCU homework a little...
MTP Camo Types
When sorting, we noticed two distinct patterns of MTP:
Gen I, which has noticeably darker brown strokes and lighter secondary colors. Overall, much more light green.
Gen II, whose overall color consists of more browns and traditional multicam colors. Our model is wearing this colorway in the closeups.
Sizing
The sizing system follows standard UK military sizing for pants:
- Small 70cm waist, 70 cm inseam
- Medium 80cm waist, 75cm inseam
- Large 90cm waist, 80cm inseam
- XL 100cm waist, 85cm inseam
The overall fit is looser and meant to fit over your combat fatigues and other layers.
Condition
Pants are in unissued condition, in factory original packaging.
British Lightweight MTP Waterproof Pants
I ordered a pair of these and holy s***t the drip factor goes hard. Normally I wanna burn British stuff due to my American mannerisms but this is one of the few pieces of kit I’ll run. Only downside is that I now have black mold in my basement. Drip is temporary, cancer is eternal.
As a bigger guy, these will fit nicely over my regular pants, haven't tried to do splits in them or go out in a hurricane, but in the light rain i tried, I was completely dry underneath them
Sizing was pretty standard. Plenty of room to wear over pants.
The repairs done on these are super high quality. Worth buying solid quality.
light weight very durable
