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[The Wizard of BC]

I'm not sure how this thread got onto the subject of CADPAT but as the maker of what I believe to be the only CADPAT Kilts ever made I think I should wade in on this.

First...Buying CADPAT fabric is not Illegal. But Canada does hold the Patent and Copyright on the design and licenses who can purchase the fabric. If you have a contract to manufacture items for the Canadian Forces and wish to use CADPAT fabric you can apply for the license.

I do know that there are real CADPAT items and some fabric that shows up on EBay on occasion. I know that there is also a mill in Tawain that is printing a knockoff that is very close.

The imperfections in CADPAT fabric have been a problem since the beginning. The fabric I used for Kilts was from the first batch. It was printed in Canada and the dyes ran. The pixels were not clear and sharp. I bought the fabric off ebay
The contract to print the fabric was then let to an American branch of the Company in Texas. The fabric would be woven in Quebec, shipped to the US for printing and then back to Canada to be made up.
Then the weaving firm changed. The company now producing CADPAT is Consoltex. http://www.consoltex.com/pages/History.aspx?lang=EN-CA They have a weaving and printing operation in Quebec but I don't believe that is where CADPAT is made.

The current issue of CADPAT no longer has the IR fibers in it. It was found that the fabric gave the same IR signature with or without the diffusing fibers and they were discontinued.

The current clothing in CADPAT is so prone to fading that I have seen uniforms here in Victoria that are almost white. The soldiers I know don't like it at all except when overseas because the weave is so light that you can see through it. Good in hot climates but not so good in a Canadian winter.
There is a fabric that is currently being used by the Canadian Reserves and Cadets. This fabric is actually the MarPat pattern without the EGA imprinted on it. The fabric was woven and printed in Tawain and sold to Canada by an American jobber.

This loose weave of the CADPAT uniform fabric is the reason I will not make any more Kilts from CADPAT. It is a terrible fabric for a Kilt. I use Milspec MarPat.

If anyone would like side-by-side scans of the different CADPATs or of a CADPAT vs MarPat comparison I have them.