world and in Slovenia to train military Special Forces, Paratroopers,
Reconnaissance units and Combat pilots. He now cooperates with
this type of unit in the Slovenian army and trains them for most
demanding missions in all geographical areas (Bosnia, Kosovo,
Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Chad).
So, one heck of an individual in our book. But no new camouflage
pattern just “arrives”, and in Branes’ own words;
“LandCamo was the idea, LandCamo was the dream, Landcamo is
the blood and callouses on my hands and feet… and LandCamo is
the proud and mysterious WOLF.”
From an initial concept to creating a whole family of camouflage
patterns takes both time and dedication, but one thing is universal;
it’s the diversity of shapes from the natural environment, the
“order in chaos”that drives the concept. You can’t see them, but
they define the rules of concealment and tactical invisibility; they
“DECEIVE THE VISIBLE” and they are everywhere.
These are the basics and source elements of LandCamo
camouflage patterns. From the first printed fabric going forward
Brane knew this was the key, and Landcamo worked like no
other pattern on the field. Initial pictures immediately got huge
attention from all over the world, and many doubters thought it
was just some clever CGI work, but this was far from the truth
and it was pure realisation of the initial concept combined with
first-hand knowledge and experience in the field.
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Landcamo has all the ingredients to work better than many other
“catch all” patterns, because it adheres very closely to the idea
of working WITH nature. Brane personally oversaw development
and worked on solving problems which occurred during the
process of field trials until he was content that the family had
been perfected; having worked with him over time I have been
witness to the fact that he was not going to release anything to
market that didn’t work.
The final patterns form the ABD family, covering the whole aspect
of different environments ABD/SERE is for arid middle eastern
environments, ABD/GORA for mountain warfare, ABD/ALPINE
Although there have been several manufacturers who have
worked with Brane on a small, bespoke scale I hope to see more
take up of the patterns in the future. They are certainly very
unique, and with the right manufacturing partner I’m certain that
Branes’ persistence and investment of both time and money will
pay off for himIt has been a real honour to speak with Brane,
and finally seeing his great patterns made up into a full family of
uniform pieces is very exciting indeed; our thanks go out to him
for allowing us to make use of some excellent photography of
the gear in use.
for Winter, ABD/JAGER for tropical and green areas, and rounding
out the story there is ABD/MAMMUT which works perfectly in
mixed environments that predominantly green and dry. Each of
the patterns is perfectly suited to its intended environment, and
are very, very effective.
For more information Brane can be contacted direct at ssfn.sere@
gmail.com
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