Kelty has been awarded NSNs for their 1,2, and 4-6 person tents as well as their AF Sleep System and FieldCraft Poncho.
1-person Field Tent
Coyote Brown 8340-01-690-2863
MultiCam 8340-01-690-2878
2-person Field Tent
Coyote Brown 8340-01-690-2885
MultiCam 8340-01-690-3118
4-6 person Squad Tent
Coyote Brown 8340-01-690-3144
MultiCam 8340-01-690-3352
Alpine MultiCam 8340-01-690-3053
AF Sleep System
8340-01-690-3306
AF Sleep System Long
8340-01-690-3364
FieldCraft Poncho
8340-01-690-3105
That $350.00 Poncho looks really nice. Did I mention…$350.00.
It does a little more than that, but it’s probably not for you. That vinyl Chinese made thing at Walmart will do just fine, so long as you don’t need to make a shelter, or fashion a hammock or stretcher, or stay dry.
We get it. Genuine quality is gonna cost more.
But your genuine arrogance is not doing you any favors.
Me? Because I’m pointing out that you have Walmart expectations?
Once again, if you ‘re buying it for yourself, and complaining about the price, it’s not for you. If you don’t know that agencies and units don’t pay retail, you aren’t buying it with government money.
Either way, a long line of people have traipsed through here over the last 12 years whining about prices. no one cares. It’s not arrogance, it’s exhaustion.
Obviously some people care about overpricing. You know, they keep exhausting you about it.
How much does the one you make cost?
About the same as the one you make.
I’m not complaining about the price.
Your silence is deafening tinny last comment. Join and get issued it or shut up and pay! Fucking pouge!
You could join one of our fine branches of US Military and go through one of their SOF selection courses. IF you graduate and make it to a Team, then it’s nearly “free” and you will get to use it in austere environments! 🙂
I’m all for quality USA products costing more, but the only two other MIUSA multicam ponchos I could think of off the top of my head are in the $120 range…thats still a big jump (just found a third for $80).
litter/hammock webbing will add a bit, FR adds a bit, full Berry will add a bit over simply MISUA; but the HPG mt. serape is only $205; and I’d hazard it takes twice the man hours to make as the kelty in question (multiple zippers, quilting, 3 layers of material rather then 1).
yes; “its too expensive” is old and tired; but uncritically accepting prices that make no sense doesn’t help anyone either.
The Kelty product wasn’t built for commercial consumer pricing. It was built around a government consumer.
$350 is retail and no where near what units pay for it! Contact Dan or Jason at Kelty with any questions.
It’s also Berry Compliant ( 100% made in the USA) it’s also IR and FR treated, did I mention made in America!
Right on
Have worked with Kelty before, they make solid stuff, glad to see them get NSN’s, makes things easier