Help choosing camouflage!!

[adamm88]

I try to get solids bottoms when possible so they get used more than Hunting season, I don't feel a deer is going to bust you because your pants are green, Tops i try to stay patterned as that is what's is more likely going to be moving.

I try and look at what i want/Need and either find it on sale or outlets, all the gear company's constantly upgrade so if you look around you can find things in the outlet sections. Kuiu has stuff added in the outlet section all the time. To get back to your quesiton all those companies have good camo its more about fabric durability that this point and getting what you want/need.

 

[bruceleroy]

Camo will never be better than a proper stalk. Solids for the win, and a heavier wallet.

 

[Tpoko1623]

Kuiu valo. Most versatile pattern going since first lite stopped cipher

 

[Drewdog10]

Kuiu verde is my favorite camo by far


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[TheGDog]

I need help choosing a new camo system. I understand that most camo is made for hunters eye than actual deer. The reason for the upgrade is better technical wear. Super hot tree stand hunts and mule deer stalks need gear to keep me cool. Also need stuff to sit in tree stand through the winter and not be miserable.

I’m currently torn between first lite and badlands. I’m not much of a fan of Sitka. I prefer first lite’s patterns but leaning more towards badlands for their unconditional warranty and new camo pattern they just put out. Any help would be appreciated!!

Lovin the FirstLite gear I've purchased. Their pants for hot weather are AWESOME!!

 

[Mojave]

Kuiu valo. Most versatile pattern going since first lite stopped cipher

I think it is the least versatile.

I use Verde for almost everything. Has the most open space in it.

 

[TheGDog]

RE: Camo Gear? If you're doing long ambush sits (only have experience from the ground, sorry), I wholeheartedly recommend getting some light-weight 3D Leafy-Gear. HAve had soo many neat close-quarters encounters wearing the leafy gear!

So far? I'm most pleased with the FirstLite 3D Leafy jacket because it lets A LOT of air thru ALMOST as good as AllPredatorCalls Sappr suit Mesh Ghillie jacket, only.. it doesn't want to grab at everything like that Mesh Ghillie jacket can want to do sometimes.

North Mountain Gear also makes a great inexpensive leafy-gear combo(s). Was only like $89 ea when I bought a couple sets from them. They're a lil much in 90+F weather, but "doable". Better for an additional layering in Alpine and/or colder locations/months. They can be a lil much in hotter months.

And IMO a really good general-purpose camo would be like... for example a Natural Gear Camo. Have several of their greyish/stone-based kinda coloration pant/shirt combos. Often use like those pants, throw on a TrueTimber Strata Pajama-type baselayer shirt, button-down Bush-shirt of Natural gear over that, then on top of that you can throw the FirstLite Leafy Jacket over top of IT. That way... you've got a combo that really has all your bases covered. You've got a greyish, then the greenish/sage-ish Strata, Then that FirstLite Leafy in, their Arid type coloration. So that way you can change it up by modifying the order of the layering, if you want to.

I've literally had a cotton tail come 18" off my right foot, when the wind was right, while I was seated in a Helinox type chair in the Leafy-Gear on a set waiting for rabbits to appear on the OTHER side of this meadow I was sitting on!

 

[TXBigMtnLvr]

Are there any studies looking at camo vs solids for hunting different species? Some birds' (e.g., turkeys) vision might be superior, but distance is another factor that may differ, such as bow hunting and rifle hunting. I tried to search this here without much success. Please advise, thanks in advance.

 

[Drewdog10]

Are there any studies looking at camo vs solids for hunting different species? Some birds' (e.g., turkeys) vision might be superior, but distance is another factor that may differ, such as bow hunting and rifle hunting. I tried to search this here without much success. Please advise, thanks in advance.

Personally I have gotten away from camo, deer are colorblind. I like to use solid colors because then other people that see you don’t know you’re hunting. Try to stay away from blue though because they can see blue


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[BigNate]

You're all over the place with your questions.
For warm weather early season I use a Orvis pant that's very lightweight, solid green or SKREE hardscrabble pants. I have different shirts but one of my favorite is a lightweight Moreno wool long sleeve from First lite.. but cold is entirely different.
I still like my FL Omen rain gear, but I mix match layers by performance not brand or pattern.

 

[TXBigMtnLvr]

I try to get solids bottoms when possible so they get used more than Hunting season, I don't feel a deer is going to bust you because your pants are green, Tops i try to stay patterned as that is what's is more likely going to be moving.

I try and look at what i want/Need and either find it on sale or outlets, all the gear company's constantly upgrade so if you look around you can find things in the outlet sections. Kuiu has stuff added in the outlet section all the time. To get back to your quesiton all those companies have good camo its more about fabric durability that this point and getting what you want/need.

With regard to durability and functionality, if camo is less of an issue, what do hunting brand clothing offer in excess of climbing/mountaineering brands such as Arc'teryx and the like? Scent-control, weight-savings, hunting-specific features, etc.?

 

[ElDiablito]

You’re looking for technical and you’re considering First Lite and Badlands?! SMFH.

Kuiu bro!

 

[Drewdog10]

With regard to durability and functionality, if camo is less of an issue, what do hunting brand clothing offer in excess of climbing/mountaineering brands such as Arc'teryx and the like? Scent-control, weight-savings, hunting-specific features, etc.?

Walmart wranglers stretch pants are some of the best hunting pants I’ve used. They are very light weight so not good for cold weather. Fjallravens g1000s are some of the best pants when it comes to a more waxed waterproof pant


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[OV11]

I'm a huge fan of Predator camo. They always run a sale in December. Great quality for the price.

 

[TheGDog]

Some other decent patterns to checkout, like for the various SoCal type habitats.. I ordered my last pack from Outdoorsman's in that ATACS-AU.

That's a another great example of something that can work great in Open Desert or Desert Hills. That grey-palette Natural Gear stuff always works great in Dez/Arid, or the kind of Yellow tall grasses you sometimes find in meadows in the middle of Chaparral.

Just be darn mindful of WHERE you sat your pack down at (If you have it camo'd to help blend into the environment) ... if you ever walk away from your pack for any reason while out there in the field!

For a Desert Hills and/or Alpine-type hillside those TrueTimber VSX patterns that are kind of "out-of-focus" everywhere in the pattern, on-purpose, and blurred-out a bit. Are great.

It's all about you on your scouting missions really looking around at the places you want to take your sits at in the environment during Hunting season.

Just Take an expansive mental inventory of how the immediate environment looks.. that way, while you're doing your shopping for the camo gear later on, perusing you might say.. Having the stronger mental image of WHAT you're trying to mimic in camo, will easily make your eye sight go "Ding! Ding! Ding!" when you see a comment with a camo pattern that will work there.

 

[7LRM]

I have both Vali and verde and love both.

 

[greyghostnw]

Id say go with whatever you feel good in and it functions properly regulating your body in various conditions. Camo? Solids? I have no more or less success with any given pattern or be it solid. Multiple brands work as well. My favorite pants are not my favorite tops or rain gear. Good luck.