Looking For A Green CCF Pad.

**headchange4u** · 06-18-2008, 09:00

Well, I left my blue Walmart CCF sit/torso pad sitting out in my spare bedroom so that I would remember to wash some of the dirt off of it after my last outing. It seems that one of my cats decided that it was just what it needed to sharpen it's claws and chew on. It was a horrible scene to be sure; little bits of blue CCF strewn all over the floor and the pad torn almost completely to shreds. Just like Sherlock Holmes or Detective Goren, I will find the culprit responsible by the hairballs and cat turds flecked with blue foam.

Anyway, I'm in the market to pick up a new CCF pad. I was getting ready to head to WalMart and pick up another blue CCF pad but I have decided that I would like to have a bit wider pad in a green color, if I can find one. I would like it to me the same thickness of the WM pad (3/8" ???) and about 25-26" wide instead of the 20" WM pad. Since it's just gonna be mainly a sit pad it doesn't have to be that long.

Anyone know where I can get a pad like that?

**Coffee** · 06-18-2008, 09:22

Being the lover of all gear and clothing from the military that I am, I would try the surplus stores or websites.

**NCPatrick** · 06-18-2008, 10:00

I had to make a "situpon" for my 8 yr. old daughter. I ended up cutting a blue CCF just big enough to be a sit pad and then made a sort of pillowcase for it out of silnylon (black) and PU coated nylon (Gray green). It turned out so well that I may take hers and make her another out of more girl-friendly colors.

I was asking you at RRG about the same green CCF, and I thought someone said that Army Surplus stores might carry them. (and I thought it was you).

The pad gets rolled up, put inside the "pillowcase", and unrolled once inside. A lip on the opening keeps the pad secure, it is measured to fit exactly and is very snug.

This sounds like a lot of trouble, but it's not.

**headchange4u** · 06-18-2008, 10:07

Originally Posted by NCPatrick

I had to make a "situpon" for my 8 yr. old daughter. I ended up cutting a blue CCF just big enough to be a sit pad and then made a sort of pillowcase for it out of silnylon (black) and PU coated nylon (Gray green). It turned out so well that I may take hers and make her another out of more girl-friendly colors.

I was asking you at RRG about the same green CCF, and I thought someone said that Army Surplus stores might carry them. (and I thought it was you).

I remembered our conversation on at the RRG and that's one of the main reasons I'm looking for green. I also want something a little wider. I may have mention military surplus store, but they have all closed down in my area. It looks like if I'm gonna get the green it going to be an internet order. If I can find green I will probably just pick up a thicker Gossamer Gear or Oware pad in gray.

**NCPatrick** · 06-18-2008, 10:09

Well, let us know where you find any. I'd be interested in a green one too. Why are they all blue?

Is blue cheaper to make than other colors?

**headchange4u** · 06-18-2008, 10:13

Maybe I can find one about 70" long. If so I can cut it in half and we can split the pad, literally

**NCPatrick** · 06-18-2008, 10:29

Sounds good to me. Let me know what you find.

(although the situpon I made is pretty neato).

**Coffee** · 06-18-2008, 10:33

Patrick, does you situpoun thingy give the sitpad a back? I am thinking about making something to slide my torso pad in to make it into a chair. Similar to the ones you see for people's ground pads. I'm getting more into lounging in camp.

**Baerman** · 06-18-2008, 11:29

Try this for green ccf pad(3/8" x 24" x 72")

http://www.idealtruevalue.com/servlet/the-27977/Detail

Hard to tell exact shade of green in the picture

Baerman