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Frontenac doesn't fade. The stuff to watch our for (for fading) is Parklands.
Frontenac stuff is ok. The earlier generations of it were modelled after the old MkI CF OD combats.
The later versions of Frontenac are kind of weird; DND smacked them pretty bad for "bending" the rules on the reproduction after they lost the contract to produce the issue uniforms. The pockets are less useable (i.e. not billowed), and the pants are complete ass. To quantify, the belt loops are shoddy, and there's zero reinforcement in the knees and butt. Anyone who ever wore the old CF OD's will tell you from experience why they reinforced that area....after a while they wear and turn into "combat lingerie". Just the nature of the nylon blend material.
They also lack the signature "sand traps" that are built into issue pants.
Note here, the die job performed on the Frontenac stuff is fundamentally better than the job on the issue stuff. Frontenac will outlive issue as far as the pattern fade is concerned, but the issue stuff is tougher, reinforced, and has a lot of modernized features as part of the new uniform design.
The cadpat pattern is very slightly different between Frontenac and issue, although many will debate that. The greens are darker on the Frontenac, the browns less "pink". That being said, it's perfectly serviceable.
Issue is MUCH more comfortable.
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