FROG Hunting

Wearing a FROG Desert Marpat shirt

No, not the little green amphibians you find at the lake.  I'm on the hunt for some rare "Fire Resistant Organizational Gear", better known in the military as "FROG".  I've done a post on this before, but now there's more schtuff I wanna get!

For awhile now, I've been increasingly interested in this stuff not because I plan to set myself on fire whilst playing a game of outdoor laser tag, but because... well... it's cool.  Literally!  FROG shirts are designed to be worn underneath heavy gear like body armor, plate carriers, and tactical vests and rigs.  The portion of the shirt that covers the torso is made from a breathable cotton fabric that is extremely comfortable.  The arms are made of Rip-stop camouflage fabric with organizational pockets set on the biceps.  They also generally have a zip-up mandarin collar that I really tend to like.  It keeps slings and harnesses off your neck.  In general, this stuff is really comfortable to use and is excellent for the summer games we  have our outdoor laser tag season in.

In full laser tagging gear with my
Woodland MARPAT Shirt

Here in the Heartland, it can get pretty warm, but most camouflage jackets and such aren't very fun to wear in 90+ temperatures.  For the past two years I've been utilizing Combat Shirts and FROG gear to keep me cool whilst still being able to run around in all my tactical goodies.  The only problem is that, for awhile, the only genuine FROG gear that was out there was in Desert MARPAT (short for MArine PATtern), which isn't really good for blending in during the summer months.  I had tracked down a Woodlan MARPAT Combat Shirt that was a Chinese Knock-off that I used for some time, but the colors were never quite right and the fabric was more like a stretchy silk than the Cordura breathable fabric that other Combat Shirts have.

A Marine wearing the Woodland MARPAT FROG shirt

There is a Woodland MARPAT Combat Shirt out there made by Tru-Spec, but it lacks the mandarin collar.  I've thought about picking it up, but I feel like if I'm going to invest in another piece of camouflage, I want it to have the features I want.  Recently, the United States Marines made a rare production of genuine FROG shirts in Woodland MARPAT, which is exactly what I need!  Only problem is that, aside from these being relatively pricey when they have shown up on eBay and such, that they're also not my size.  I've lost some weight over the past year or so, but not enough to squeeze into the Small and Medium sizes I've been seeing out there.  It's been an ongoing search to track down a genuine Woodland MARPAT Frog Shirt in a Large Regular size, so I figured I'd at least put this out there in case anyone can hook me up with one.  In the meantime, I'll just keep rolling with what I've got until I find it!  But with there being less than a month now before our summer season of laser tag starts (May 9th), I doubt I'll have one in time.  Regardless, the search continues!  Any leads/links/finds would be helpful!