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TheViking
29-08-2004, 12:10
Hi...
When out there what color do your clothes have? Colors that blend in with environment (not necessarily camo) or bright (yellow, red, light green, cyan, blue)???
It's easier to be seen in a bright color jacket, but even with such one, it's difficult to see a man in a fog. (assuming that he's hurt and needs help for example)
Personally i'm nostalgic and go for the green, black, brown colors, simply because it gives more privacy if strangers should come across. :wink: :biggthump
Squidders
29-08-2004, 12:26
To be fair... my "out there" consists mostly of climbing and being a patio cavemen.
I typically wear natural hues though.
at the moment my bushcraft clothing are either OD, brown or tan BDU trouwsers and t-shirts also OD, Brown or tan. Other things are usually green ( therma rest, bivy, poncho, backpack, etc )
ColoUrs .. it's Colours!! :nono: . you may be a Wiking but you are EuWopean at least .. please don't fall in to the habit of using spelling of the English language in such a perverse manner! :nana: :wink:
oh .. and it's jeans and greens for me ...... not into the camo stuff ... perhaps if i was trying to hide from someone .. I think camo is supposed to be stuff you wear not to be seen rather than to be seen wearing :wink:
of course for emergencies i have my Predator gizmo that surrounds me in a force field that reflects my environment :o):
:rolmao: I guess 'word' and spell check are to blame there - I fall in the same catagory and I'm supposed to speak English so The viking shouldnt feel so bad - after all we cant all be overly edumacacated now can we! :nana:
As for clothing - I like plain colours in the field, I try to avoid camoflage (in all things) just because I'm ex-army and dont want to be mistaken for some wanna be soldier which to a real soldier is lower than being a laywer.
Hardest thing I find is finding a mix of clothing suitable for wearing both in the field and while travelling to and thro - here I think the checked Swanni stuff works well as does black, sometimes this is useful being neither 'tree huggy' (sorry Geoff just a phrase!) nor commercial 'I've got a £200 goretex and it keeps me dry from the car to the front door' type of thing!
I tend to wear Khaki clothing almost everywhere its a natural color without being green.
ifyou want to be seen for emergencys carry a large brightly coloured silk panal
TheViking
29-08-2004, 12:57
ColoUrs .. it's Colours!! :nono: . you may be a Wiking but you are EuWopean at least .. please don't fall in to the habit of using spelling the of English language in such a perverse manner! :nana: :wink:
I'll choose to perceive it as being ironically... :wink: Pla pla... :nana: You get the meaning. :wink: Well i'm sittin' here with my 2 pound dictionaries and you can say both! :wink: :-) BTW: "Colour" is american! :biggthump
Cheers :uu:
ColoUrs .. it's Colours!! :nono: . you may be a Wiking but you are EuWopean at least .. please don't fall in to the habit of using spelling of the English language in such a perverse manner! :nana: :wink:
The origin of the different spelling is interesting. America chose to differentiate itself from Britain from its beginnings and spelling was included in that. You can read more in H.L. Mencken's essay from The American Language (http://www.bartleby.com/185/31.html).
Noah Webster, whose Blue Back Speller (1788) sold 82 million copies within a century of its publication, was a great pioneer of US English as opposed to British English. He said that establishing a national language was as important as winning the American Revolution itself. The spelling of such terms at theater instead of theatre and color instead of colour is Webster's legacy.
I tend to wear Khaki clothing almost everywhere its a natural color without being green.
Same with me. I'd prefer the desert to the jungle any day. :o):
Voted 'other' because while most of the time I wear natural colors (beige, green and anything in between) there are times it's more inconspicuous to wear bright colors. An example of this being if I'm chopping wood the general public will be more comfortable seeing an individual - especially a woman - in overalls or a a day glo vest than say drab or dpm.
On the hills I decide based on what I'm up to! Whether I might get lost, in which case I'll wear bright colors so I can be seen. Or if I'm :mischief: and want to get lost (not that I ever bivvy where I shouldn't! :nono:) then it's olive and dpm and scrim scarves for completeness. ;-) Always carry a day glo vest though! :wink:
The origin of the different spelling is interesting. America chose to differentiate itself from Britain from its beginnings and spelling was included in that. You can read more in H.L. Mencken's essay from The American Language (http://www.bartleby.com/185/31.html).
Uhhh yeah .. so we cunningly moved a few letters around so now it's our language .. uhhh :roll: :o): :wink:
do you suppose it's nature being caught up by consciousness and claiming a false authorship? :wink:
it might just be me, but I think wearing bright colours in the country side is the equivalent of constantly shouting at the top of your voice.
TheViking
29-08-2004, 14:57
it might just be me, but I think wearing bright colours in the country side is the equivalent of constantly shouting at the top of your voice.
Yes! :D
As with materials of clothes: I don't wear GTX either or Ventile or any other 'high tech' fabric. It's too expensive for my wallet. The only thing I really need is a normal rain coat and a poncho at night. :wink: :D Never bringing raintrousers either. Guess i'm a bit nostalgic.... :biggthump
You and I both TheViking - sometimes the simplest pleasures are the greatest ones! :biggthump I our over complicated lives it is easy to over complicate that which should be simple and free!
I chose other most of my decent kit is left over from climbing. otherwise its whatever is on top of my clean clothes in the draw. Not that fussed about having special clothes for this or that. Although i can often be seen in black.
Paganwolf
29-08-2004, 16:08
Im like Popeye im only happy when im in Olive :rolmao: :shock: I live in DPM or olive drab and Danner or lowa Boots my wardrobe looks like a Rain forest :o):
I don't know why, but at my ripe old age of 40 ... there is something deeply worrying about a nostalgic 15 year old :roll: :wink:
dave750gixer
29-08-2004, 16:10
I tend towards blending in but not cammo as I usually wear a lot of the same stuff in town. However I carry a day glow vest with me (as EDC!) with my first aid kit. Too many years of riding a motorbike 365 days I suppose. Makes me paranoid about the need to be seen in emergencies.
RovingArcher
29-08-2004, 16:30
I'm a naturalist, what can I say. :wink:
Naturalist or naturist? :yikes:
ditchfield
29-08-2004, 16:41
I tend to wear Olive green although my overnight rucksack is a bright yellow Lowe Alpine Contour mountain 45 which I got when I first started doing overnight hikes a while ago and I can't afford another. I love the pack, just not the colour. It's subdued by mud now though :-D.
TheViking
29-08-2004, 16:45
You and I both TheViking - sometimes the simplest pleasures are the greatest ones! :biggthump I our over complicated lives it is easy to over complicate that which should be simple and free!
Yes. :D IMO it's very rare that I even need my M65, cause i'm very active when out there. This year in Sweden I brought my M65 but never used it... :shock: Was only wearing a T-shirt or a fleece all the time! :wink:
That's why GTX is superfluous IMO. My boots haven't got GTX either! The thing that they're wet, doesn't really bother me.
I use a mixture depending on how good the kit is. I have a really good lightweight Marmot breathable rain jacket in bright blue but the matching pants are black as that's all they had in the shop. I have buffalo/snugpak/swedish smock which are all olive green, and most of my outdoor pants are khaki zip-offs. T-shirts grey/black, etc.
My outdoor sports clothing tends to be bright colours - especially for biking - for obvious reasons.
My work clothing for field stuff is all camo so I don't particularly want to wear it in my leisure time too.
I don't go for cammo stuff but if I'm out and about ( which invariably means I've got a rod with me ) I have some nice khaki hemp jeans with plenty of pockets, this tends to go with a green T shirt and a mottled light tanned waistcoat or a grey fishing waistcoat. If it's likely to be wet then I don a full length leather coat.
Oh, and I'm never without the hat.
Realgar
RovingArcher
30-08-2004, 04:22
Naturalist or naturist? :yikes:
:o): quite right, but actually neither gets it right. Because neither takes into account the CREATOR. Lets just say, I wear OD, have some camo and skinny dip as often as I can. :lol:
ChrisKavanaugh
30-08-2004, 05:02
Great Britain and America, "Two nations separated by a common language." I was summarily expelled from a university geography class for spelling habits learned in my C of E private school days and filling in Saigon vs Ho Chi Minh City by this effete armchair Che' Guevara wannabe. Subdued colours are truly useless with wildlife unless treated to neutralise the colour enhancers in soaps that increase UV and other light spectrums. Animals rely on more than mere sight to spot our lumbering approaches anyway. With people, half out there don't even see two feet in front of them .Khaki or even that grey-green workclothes hue is suprisingly effective for fading into the background. Somebody with truly quiet woodsways could dress like a Morris dancer unseen while Joe Cool gets spotted in a ghilly suit. My wardrobe is just a miscellany of whatever. I may have a Flektar poncho, but the bright red cowboy bandanna dispells images of paranoid survivalists. What I want, is to eventually have a classic 3 piece Harris or Donegal tweed shooting suit with a Deerstalker cap and Victorian cloak and Brolly to bash any comouflaged commando or unruly grizz with. :pack:
A good old mix ! Dark blue, dark green and black are OK for the woods and street alike. Technical mountaineering kit doesn't usualy come in green so it's as bright a yellow and black as you can get ! I'm looking for a bettter coloured jacket for the woods.
Recent hits have been Tony's BCUK T shirts in black and Khaki, and a three pack of T shirts for 8 quid from Decathlon in different natural colours.
Tents and the like are always chosen to blend it.
I wear plain colours that tend to blend in. They are also cheep clothes. For biking though I have bright stuff so that I can be seen
I have simple, non expensive outdoor clothes that are still very tough and hardwearing. I usually go for blacks, creams/khaki, dark blue and olive green when I'm out doing bushcrafty things.
hobbitboy
30-08-2004, 22:37
Theres nought wrong with a bit of camo gear....in moderation!! I wear camo trousers so it doesnt amtter if they get trashed, but i also wear green or grey trousers. My waterproof is blue/black tho..... tshirts are generally what ever i can find before I leave the house!
Climbing gear = Brown/khaki quiksilver cords & a generic climbing manufacturer teeshirt (but then I am only a boulderer [sorry "in" climbing joke....])
Lars Monsens said this about green clothes, "it makes you invisible in summer and visible in winter". Wich is probably what most people want, they dont want to be diturbed in the summer but in the winter is always good to be visible. I use many diffrent colours but green is the one that always works best especially when out in the woods.
RAPPLEBY2000
31-08-2004, 00:57
for years i was the "camo kid" i used to collect different designs, i had 21 different camo designed articles.
also during my years of scouting we loved "wide games" i'd made my own "Sniper suit, with bits of old rag and cloth.
i grew up a little and moved on to an elitest camo called "tiger stripe"(new darker version).
a few years later, i moved half way, OG lightweights, and BDU woodland jacket.
living in the city i wanted to dissapear the second i entered woodland, so i could enjoy the woods without being disturbed, so i moved over to full US woodland camo, but i rarely wore the full gear, only in low light.
a 5 years on again, today, i have moved away from the "camo" thing totally,
the Camo thing was always a bit of a Play thing for me, i now want to be able to dissapear into nature but be aproachable too, to promote bushcraft/nature, i now have opted for a brown colour and am slowly turning all my gear that way.
olive green would seem a good option but it seems so out of place in the browns of autunm, and sandy conditions.
the main reason for brown , is nature itself, often i have by chance noticed animals, such as rabits and deer, purely because they have moved, brown seems pretty good for them!
green only works if green stuff is behind or around you!
MartiniDave
31-08-2004, 09:56
I like blendy colours, with a strong leaning towards greens, that way if I splash paint when I'm working on the landy it doesn't show too much!
It helps when I dress 'cos my sense of what colour goes with what is just about non-existant!
Dave
jamesdevine
31-08-2004, 10:27
I mostly ware Green of some sort but I have blue/navy and black. I don't really have a preferred colour but most of my stuff comes from army surplus so choice can be small.
The only cammo item I have is my Jacket and that was becuase they didn't have olive and need it. I have been think of going more brown, khaki and Grey but if the only thing I can find is a red fleece thats what I ware.
James
NickBristol
31-08-2004, 12:41
Varies with the circumstances with me, tho I guess I have an outfit for almost every situation...
Around the house I wear this
www.assj21.dsl.pipex.com/chameleon.htm
but generally colour of clothes depends on whether I want to be pretty much left alone in the woods, or if being noticed doesn't matter one bit. Out walking in essentially public areas, like on Dartmoor or around semi-rural areas I usually wear a white/ black Berhaus XCR jacket coz it's comfortable and easily seen. Tend to not wear dpm much, tho OD puts in an appearance when I'm in the woods or out taking pics. I prefer to keep my tent or bivvy more hidden than I keep myself.
Strangely I wont wear anything but black or Navy when I'm being boaty which probably isn't the best idea...
Around the house I wear this
www.assj21.dsl.pipex.com/chameleon.htm
:rolmao:
(this is from Australia...I know but I'm using this site for the knowledge).
I also used to be a camo kid, then I went through a black everything stage, but now I'm middle aged my favourite colour is khaki tan. I wear all sorts of stuff/colours but mainly 'conservative' colours, although I do have a flouro yellow mesh top for mountain biking, and an emergency orange vest IF I want the visiblity.
John Fenna
28-05-2009, 08:05
My entire wardrobe is in shades of Olive, Tan, and Khaki...except fot my DJ and one red Columbia shirt...and a couple of grey shirts....with some civvi cammo stuff as well...I am not sure the DJ actually fits anymore.....
I tend to carry a bright orange survival bag for emergency visibility and a dayglow vest for cycling.
I despise loud colours in the countryside, unless it is being worn by the emergency services coming to rescue me!
Ogri the trog
28-05-2009, 10:23
Wow John,
how deep did you have to dig to find this old nugget?
Original thread is nearly five years old - that has to be a record!
ATB
Ogri the trog
John Fenna
28-05-2009, 10:25
Not me...it was in "new posts"!
Someone must have polled without posting!!!!!!
Didn't see the dates until way too late.....
bothyman
28-05-2009, 10:40
Well it's the first time I noticed it and I've just polled.
I've got to admit that don't bother looking at a lot of the polls, as I find a lot of them are rather chidish and not really anything to do with bushcraft or maybe I'm too serious :confused:
I like colourful for walking and blend in for camping
Blimey...A blast from the past or what?
I wear the same colours out as I wear most of the time. Somewhere on the scale of earth tones to natural black and between the extremes of port and pine.
For me it comes from my photography, I prefer to be unobtrusive, and I certainly don't want to be a blot on the landscape. :D
I'm mostly in black, although I do own a pair of blue crags for bushcrafting, they dry fast. The boots are blue too and how waterproof I don't know, I tend to try and stay out of the wet, I've splashed through a few puddles with them and stayed dry so.. meh.
I did pick up this wonderful tie dyed black, cream and green hoodie that I like to wear, its not camo per say but seems to blend in nicely.
I wear whatever I can afford, which is very little
I go for blending in, but try and avoid the military look.
When I chose the fabric for my Ventile gear, this didn't leave me with a great choice so I went for grey, which fades to a slight blue-grey. So now I look like I'm in the RAF:red: . When I get round to it my next pair of ventile pants (:p ) they will be brown.
Most of my stuff seems to end up grey or brown.
scallywag
28-05-2009, 11:52
Like the most of you, I blend with the environment :]
Melonfish
28-05-2009, 12:19
if it aint camo, its a shade of olive drab or khaki. with some browns mixed in.
i'm a fan of privacy. plus wearing natural colours allows you to stumble on to more wildlife then if your wearing a luminous yellow jacket ;)
if your quiet that is.
Atomic Bimbler
28-05-2009, 12:59
Tengu!! 'I wear whatever I can afford, which is very little' you will catch a cold if you don't wrap up a little :yelrotflm :yelrotflm
Not me...it was in "new posts"!
Someone must have polled without posting!!!!!!
Didn't see the dates until way too late.....
This years award for digging up long lost yet somehow still relevant threads goes too.....
Mr Jooohhhnnn Fenna! Come on down.... :lmao::You_Rock_
I tend to wear greens and browns mostly, the odd bit of grey is creeping in too, and not just my hair. I really dislike camo though, I think because a lot of people seem to think that just because they're wearing camo, it makes them more naturey or hidden, however there is much more to not being seen than an old set of camo. Please I'm not saying thats what people wear it for, its just what I feel they wear it for.. which doesn't make sense I know.. :rolleyes::o Well they'll hide someone from other people, but animals are that easily fooled.. ;)
If I was going to go on a longer trek or go really off the beaten path, I'd make sure and take some hi-vis stuff, just incase I wanted to be seen more easily. Blues etc I don't mind either. Brighter colours, well, my preference is not for me, but a lot of folks like them. Although there is a lot of walking jackets etc that are reds etc. so there must be a market for them.
BorderReiver
28-05-2009, 15:28
I usually wear green or brown, so I blend in by default.
Unless it snows of course.:p
johnnytheboy
28-05-2009, 20:52
As long as i like the look of it i buy it, colour doesnt bother me.
Prawnster
28-05-2009, 23:10
I think it might have been me that voted and resurrected this thread!:o Sorry!
I've been searching a bit and I must have thought this was on the New Posts results page.
I've just come back to it now and only noticed it's age when I got got past Mr.Fenna's post:lmao:
I voted 'Blend in' anyways:rolleyes:
John Fenna
29-05-2009, 07:58
See - I told you it was not me!:D
Still, quite an interesting thread!
bearhunter
29-05-2009, 08:57
My outdoor ware is the same as my everyday ware
Blue jean jacket Red or white shirt red or blue bandanna blue jeans western boots
An a 10x Stetson hat.
Is there any other colour but green....
Twodogs
I go for blending in, but try and avoid the military look.
+1.
I tend to go for OD, browns and darker Khaki. The occasional bit of black to break it up if I'm looking a bit too OD.
I like to try and blend in as much as possible, but by the same measure (in my eyes) stay as far away from the military look as much as possible. Not that there's anything wrong with it, it just draws too much unnecessary attention.
Still have a long sleeve Cadpat shirt and a rather smelly ghillie net around somewhere though, the last time I used them was a short while ago when I friend lent me a unfeasibly large lens and I was trying to get a few decent snaps of some marsh harriers. Let me tell you, your 'camouflage and concealment' better be good if you want to get anyway near close to them, they certainly thought mine wasn't up to scratch...
welshwhit
30-05-2009, 10:11
I use a big mix, but mainly colours that will blend in!
When I'm out hunting I can't fault the realtree patterns, but when just out in the woods I like the natural browns and greens!
On the hill though I have an assortment of bright garments from when I was climbing alot
Drew
Green, brown, grey. Some black (that's the goth in me...:) )
BUT
Sometimes these drab colours are far too hot in summer - just got back from doing the Arans and Arenigs in Snowdonia and I sweated like nobodies business in my usual bushy/walky gear.
Most times is green trousers at least, in the summer though anything goes, today is shorts and Hawian top and I'd happily where that in the woods. Problem dressing in all green or black is you can look a right knob to the average person who sees you. The all in black mob tend to look like extras from a cheap ninja movie.
A lot here won't wear DPM because its too military looking, well, what do you think you look like dressed in green, brown and black, a boy scout?
Wear what colours you like, don't worry about having to blend in, blend in with what? Will you offend the local wildlife dressing in pink for instance?
Trackerman
31-05-2009, 20:02
I often go in green, olivegreen, brown coloured clothing...like many here.
BushcraftBaird112
03-06-2009, 01:05
I suggest that you find camoflage clothes that are reversable with orange on the inside. So if you need to be seen you can.
BIGWOLFY
03-06-2009, 01:56
Having been a hunter for 30+ years i always go for colors that blend in, Anything from Khaki to dmp camo to realtree i don't like to stick out like a sore thumb when in the woods. If i want to be seen there are plenty of ways to do that. But i must admit i do like the Realtree brand of camouflage its grate camo that works.
Purdy Bear
05-06-2009, 17:22
I said other. I basically have every colour of the rainbow in my wardrobe. I firmly believe the colour you wear can make a difference to your mood, so I normally pick what Im going to wear on the day. Yes, it makes holidays a complete nightmare.
I studied photography briefly, and also did a bit on colour, so I understand how some can stick out like a sore thumb. Iv had many a photograph completely ruined by a spot of red.
I do want to get more khakis, browns and stones, so if need be, I can just slip into the background.
I like earthy colours, how very bushy of me!:D
Air Pirate
05-06-2009, 18:43
"Earth Tones" for me. Lots of tan, brown, OD green, sage, etc. Don't want to look like a survivalist nutjob, but I like to at least look outdoorsy, even when I can't make it to the woods.
launditch1
05-06-2009, 22:06
Has to be earthy colours for me.Nature boy!
JonathanD
21-06-2009, 18:10
Has to be earthy colours for me.Nature boy!
Ditto that... browns, greens, khaki and occasionally grey.
What, not one single photo of anyone in their bush outfits?
I don't have an outfit as such.
It's just the clothes I wear.
I voted "Other". I usually wear blue or grey jeans (I didn't vote 'bright' because none of my blue jeans are particularly bright... and I don't dress to be bright) and either a tshirt (normally white) or a tank top and long-sleeved shirt. My shoulder bag is OD, just because that was what I found for a tenner. My jacket is just the biker jacket I wear everywhere else! Basically just my ordinary clothes - plus a leather wide-brimmed hat.
Buying specialist clothes for 'Bushcrafting' is just insanely impractical for me - I don't get out as much as I'd like to, the clothes are too expensive and even when I did get out just about daily, jeans never bothered me.
Pete
wildman695
23-06-2009, 02:48
:rolmao: I guess 'word' and spell check are to blame there - I fall in the same catagory and I'm supposed to speak English so The viking shouldnt feel so bad - after all we cant all be overly edumacacated now can we! :nana:
As for clothing - I like plain colours in the field, I try to avoid camoflage (in all things) just because I'm ex-army and dont want to be mistaken for some wanna be soldier which to a real soldier is lower than being a laywer.
Hardest thing I find is finding a mix of clothing suitable for wearing both in the field and while travelling to and thro - here I think the checked Swanni stuff works well as does black, sometimes this is useful being neither 'tree huggy' (sorry Geoff just a phrase!) nor commercial 'I've got a £200 goretex and it keeps me dry from the car to the front door' type of thing!
Nothing wrong with camo gear, helps you to get closer to the wildlife, isn't that the main purpose of bushcraft or is it to be a survivalist living of the land, either way if you want to get close to animals they don't want to see you. As for wannabe soldier only an ex squaddie would even think about that. When I am in the woods I am hunting, not people but dinner. Had I wanted to be a soldier I would have joined up. Glad you did great job and someone has to do it but not me. So please do not lump me in with your wannabes.
What, not one single photo of anyone in their bush outfits?
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o109/FGYT/DSC00142.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o109/FGYT/DSC00135.jpg
well you did ask :D
pink When deep in the Bush (or i might have got that wrong :naughty: :D )
ATB
Duncan
I may as well pop in my tuppence worth too. Also used to be a cammo kid, though always found British DPM's not the greatest when it came to hiding.:sulkoff: For forest work US Tiger Stripe was hard to beat till I discoverd Flectarn ( well it is hard to find :lmao: ) I've found Flectarn to be probably one of the best "all round" cammos' for northern hemisphere terrains. Have some of the new 3D cammos' too and they are good. Though I still find good old fashioned tweed one of the best ways of blending in, especially on open hill side. Also like tweed as it's quiet and warm when wet.
Don't get me wrong though I'm not always trying to hide. But most of the time I'm in natural fabrics in fairly natural mutted colours.
Cheers
Goatboy.
It depends. I tend to wear dark blue or black in summer but in winter you'll see me wearing bright red.
Climber Paul
23-06-2009, 16:09
Woodland and river trips call for my more natural colours greens, browns and greys. Epic mountain days need a splash of colour to help the search team to either find me or rule me out of their search for others. Well thats what i think anyway
When I was at school I was recommended to keep going on al these LEA subsidized outdoor courses in Wales. I remember looking down off Cribyn once and one of the instructors says that if there is someone in an orange jacket in the landscape, all you can see is the orange jacket.
I try and knock the colours back a bit for politeness sake (though I don't like camo) and carry a hi vis in case
(edit - Cribyn makes sense, but in fact when I close my eyes and think about it, I see the Bwlch :))
I voted other.
First of all, I cannot afford having special clothing for every outdoors pursuit I do.
Secondly, depending on what I do, I might prefer bright colours before subdued ones, and vice versa.
/ Karl
Abit of Real-Tree when im out hunting. You may walk over me and you wouldnt notice unless you stepped on the crown jewels..
AntoninoRusso123
29-06-2009, 21:13
MY kit is very simple, jacket and trousers are ventile cotton, before any one says that they are not simple or too expensive, I baught them from an army serplus shop in munich and the lot only cost 30 euros, the reason for this is that they are in the german camo colors but im not that fussed, under this it depends on the weather very cold and more layers are added, as for boots, I have a pair meindel walking boots no goretex lining though, I dont like it.
all of the above! Whatever I can get on a tight budget....
Silverclaws
20-08-2009, 14:26
Out and about, black mostly, but depending on the mood, I might mix in purple, green and rust colour. Footwear, well the most comfortable boot I have ever had, my old issue high leg combat boots resplendant with brass zips instead of laces, (going 19 years now and moulded to my feet), or sandles, of the Birkenstock Milano variety. I tend to steer well clear of camo, as, well, to me, it is too cabbagy and to me, says too much about the wearer. OG is the nearest I will go. Oh, I always seem to wear a black Aussie bush hat too, which is there to stop my hair getting wet or sun scorched, no personal transport means bus, or walk everywhere.
Oh, because of my ethics, all my clothing is sourced second hand, and therefore, an affordable price.
And, natural fibre where at all possible.
Still Waters
20-08-2009, 19:20
Earthy colours for me almost everday of the year some bought some dyed to my tastes.
i agree with what people have said about olive drab standing out like a sore thumb in autumn.
The smock below is my autumn/winter smock with an olive drab one the same for summer.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/paradox1001/tundra053.jpg
Noddy, when were you up at Ogwen Cottage? I was there around 67 and 69
When I was at school I was recommended to keep going on al these LEA subsidized outdoor courses in Wales. I remember looking down off Cribyn once and one of the instructors says that if there is someone in an orange jacket in the landscape, all you can see is the orange jacket.
I try and knock the colours back a bit for politeness sake (though I don't like camo) and carry a hi vis in case
(edit - Cribyn makes sense, but in fact when I close my eyes and think about it, I see the Bwlch :))
Scots_Charles_River
24-08-2009, 21:06
This post relates.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44059
Bogman10
26-08-2009, 20:41
oh .. and it's jeans and greens for me ...... not into the camo stuff ... perhaps if i was trying to hide from someone .. I think camo is supposed to be stuff you wear not to be seen rather than to be seen wearing :wink:
of course for emergencies i have my Predator gizmo that surrounds me in a force field that reflects my environment :o):
Cool! where did you get it? Do you mind if I ask how much you paid for it? I bought one off ebay, but it must a have been broken cause it never did work.
;)
Bogman10
26-08-2009, 20:42
Having been a hunter for 30+ years i always go for colors that blend in, Anything from Khaki to dmp camo to realtree i don't like to stick out like a sore thumb when in the woods. If i want to be seen there are plenty of ways to do that. But i must admit i do like the Realtree brand of camouflage its grate camo that works.
Works great for hunting in my neck of the woods too! ( Edmonton, Alberta.Canada )
Some of these are great for the tropics
http://www.karmakula.co.uk/index.php?act=viewCat2&catId=2
I gotta go against the bulk of opinions here. I wear some camo and tough hardwearing black BDU trousers most of the time - some of my kit is ex-military (pack, Jacket etc) because to get good performance kit, it was much, much cheaper to go the army surplus route (15 quid for a gore tex jacket, courtesy of the German army).
The other advantage I see with camouflage is the blending in aspect. It does this really well, which is preferable for wild camping, in my opinion.
I wouldn't say all ex army kit is the best for the job, but a significant portion of it is, and worth investigating.
If civillian equipment was as cheap as army surplus, and available in muted colours, I'd buy that, but I'm not paying in excess of a hundred pounds, if I can spend fifteen, just because of what others might think of the colour.
demographic
13-10-2009, 18:50
I have a black softshell jacket, a blue one the same and a German army waterproof jacket. if its raining I put the German army thing on top but if not I don't.
Keks are either jeans or my work trous that are those Snickers work keks with the kneepads.
Basically whatever I happen to be wearing at the time, I don't do a Mr Benn to go out for a walk with the dog anyway.
Brown Bear
14-10-2009, 16:55
I avoid any kind of cammo or too much green. Nothing wrong with it, but I don't choose the military or bushcraft uniform look. I usualy buy mix of green, black and greys that I can wear to the market or to the forest without looking too out of place in either.
Like many who have commented here, I like to blend in with ODs and khaki.(I do carry a bright orange storm shelter)
Don't really fancy the DPM, though I am learning not to give a flying feck what others think of my appearance.
I recently found a fella in NZ selling unissued DPM Swanni jackets, not cheap but they are new old stock, and made in NZ.
Can't stomach the idea of wearing a Chinese swanni regardless of the colour*
*Canadian spelling
Stirling3749
13-06-2011, 11:23
For me it's greens and browns, I like a nice plaid shirt in natural woodland colors but no attempt to completely blend in.
I think the full on military type camo deal is mostly an american thing.
Caetera-desunt
21-06-2011, 13:52
Interesting results. If animals are colourblind, why do hunters feel they need to blend in at all (camouflage colours etc.)? In difficult terrain it's best for obvious safety reasons to wear bright colours. In the event of an accident or difficulties, makes it easy to spot. Heard of one woman who was only rescued cos helicopter spotted her red tshirt. If she hadn't had that, she'd have died.
santaman2000
21-06-2011, 15:19
Not all animals are colorblind. Most mammals true enough but birds usually have full color vision. Turkey and dove hunting particularly require a very good shooting blind and clothing choice; as do ducks and geese. Even mammals can differentiate shades so cammo (helps) break up an outline and the shading (if well selected) is still similar to the surrounding foliage. As to wearing bright colors; over here all states require you to wear a minimum amount of "hunter's" orange to lawfully hunt during big game seasons.