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Pad descriptions:

Team Wendy - two part foam pad covered with a thick non-porous plastic covering
with external cloth covering.  One part of the foam is fairly pliable and the other is
rather stiff.  The cloth covering is two colors: black and green or grey.  There may
be markings on the pads such as ZAP or an NSN number.  These pads are fairly
stiff to the touch.

Oregon Aero - two part foam pad covered with a thin semi-permiable coating with
a cloth cover. The cloth covering is two colors: black and green.  There is an Oregon
Aero tag on each pad.  These pads are very flexible to the touch.

MSA - one part foam pad with mesh layer covered with cloth cover.  The cloth covering
is two colors: black and green.  There may be markings on the pads such as an NSN
number.  These pads are somewhat flexible to the touch.

Skydex - two part pad covered with fabric.  The cloth covering
is two colors: black and green.  There may be markings on the pads such as
Skydex or an NSN number.  These pads are fairly stiff to the touch.

All Manufacturer Pads

Team Wendy may have this stamp. Many are grey in color rather than green.

Team Wendy cross section

Team Wendy cross section with plastic cover

MSA cross section

MSA cross section

Oregon Aero top pad

Oregon Aero cross section

Oregon Aero cross section

Skydex large top pad

Skydex cross section

Skydex cross section

Gentex

Gentex

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