What's the best camo pattern and Material (fleece vs wool/cotton ) :archer2: :deadhorse:
Fleece all the way (performance/cost) and my two favorites are Predator and ASAT. :thumbsup:
I miss the original Realtree Hardwoods :( About year 2000 I believe? I hate that the big name camo goes "out of style" and they quit makin the pattern. Predator camo or Natural Gear are my new favorites but selection of garments it comes on is pretty slim.. And i like cotton on the outside shell because it doesn't make that velcro noise when it touches bark like fleece does, and it doesn't pick up cuckleburrs. Wool is my favorite to layer under that. Just use a layer of each! :D
Leafy suit. Best clothing purchase I have made. Get it big and wear over anything you want all season.
Rob
Nat Gear... fleece and finished... It matches our cover here... Other than that.. I use some "woodsy" wool for pants and under the Nat gear....
I like the mossy oak break up in the dark woods where I live.
They quit making it also.
I like fleece or cotton. The newer synthetics seem to have a shiny sheen to them.
John
nat gear x2 x3 and x4. works every time every where.
Timber Ghost.
I like simple camo. Cabelas outfitter is great, military woodland, waterfowl camo, etc. A lot of the stuff out today is too dark. From a distance you look like a dark blob. Any earthy plaids will do just fine.
I'm a wool guy, no question about it. Wooltimate fleece is killer too.
A combo of VIAS, Predator, ASAT and wool paids. Contrasting shapes that break up the human profile, in colors that game actually see.
Patterns that looks like picture-perfect imitations of vegetation, and that are predominantly green, are for bagging hunters, not game, imo. Turkey excluded.
I sure like the looks of Asbell's wool selection. The colors and patterns look great... open enough to break up your outline. Can't say I've tried it though as there is not much use for wool in the tropics. :dunno:
Most of the big brand camo patterns look great up close, but from any distance they melt into a solid form.
i like any of the predator patterns in fleece for early in the season,later on it has to be wool. #1 on my wish list would be a kom hooded sweatshirt made with gray wolf wool in the fall gray or deception pattern :pray: :pray:
Do they still make Timber Ghost? My favorite for years.
Rob
predator and cabelas outfitter.
outfitter camo. Cabela's microtec.
I mostly use woodland/outfitter camos and plaids in wools these days.
My 10 year old son has been wearing ASAT and the deer look right through him!
Of all the big name stuff though, I like Realtree "AP" and "Hardwoods" the best. I have some rain gear and light weight clothes in those. They're lighter and more contrasty than most others. I have some old Skyline "Apparition"... that was pretty open and contrasty. I've always found the concept of camo to be fun... I'd also like to try Predator.
But... I'm actually thinking of trying a guillie next year - all the comments here on TG about them sound like they'd be lots of fun too!
Sitka gear Optifade - either forest or open country, unless it's hot, then an ASAT leafy suit over jeans and t-shirt.
ASAT (wool)
Natural Gear SC11 and Predator!
Wool plad shirt and lee's
wool and fleece depending - DEFINITELY older Brown Predator and ASAT (I would also use Gray Predator more if I lived up in north country)
I miss the old Crumleys tree bark.
John
Fleece with windstopper/ MOBUI
Nat gear fleece followed by ASAT and of course good ol flat black in the Double Bull.
Natgear fleece for me when its cold. Early in the year a leafy suit and I just got some predator green deception for next year.
Mostly use Predator, grey or green depending on the season. Still have a couple of the old Winona sweaters that I use for layering, wish they still made them.
Plaid wool in cold weather flannel when not cool enough for wool,green or brown pants. Green pants today with flannel shirt
Russell Outdoors APX, Mossy Oak patterns. Or just plain old Wool.
Bark Brown or Moss Green Carhartt pants with a moisture control type shirt in early season. As the temps start dropping i move to windstopper fleece and outfitter wool. I'm not real loyal to any specific pattern, i've used a bunch of different ones and they all have they're place.
I like ASAT and Predator but loved :bigsmyl: Winona camo and would like to find some in 2x-3x. The sky line products aren't bad .
I find myself using the leafy suit system that Ron W alludes to more and more. When I'm in my DB blind it's all black.
I wear wool clothes or military surplus items (BDUs, etc) with an ASAT leafy suit on top of that, fits right over my clothes with ease and doesn't get in the way or feel uncomfortable to wear.
I've been busted crawling on hands-and-knees (trying to sneak up on some bedded down does) in broad daylight by a buck; glanced at me, walked off. I've sat down in front of dark green cedar trees (ASAT has a tan base color) with no cover in front of me and had deer feed in front of me within 30 yards for 20+ minutes, then turn and walk right past me.
I will say that the synthetic (polyester I believe) material the suit is made from is a bit too bright during the 'magic hour' as the sun is going down. During that time of day, I've had multiple deer walk up on me and get startled, as if I stood out to them. To my eye, I appear to stand out more as well, so my last hunt I took off the suit when the sun started to go down (didn't see anything, so 'need more data', heh).
Predator Camo All Patterns love my Fleece from them
Predator Wool. Shot a GIANT buck last week from the ground without the use of a ground blind with it. 13 yards. Stuff works. Especially fall gray.
justin
predator, nat gear, skyline in that order
Wool is good, subdued colors or plaids are fine camo patterns make no difference.
I love that old camo Paul and Bart are using in the brown bear pic of the 2 of them anyone remember what it is the snake like pattern Thanks Shane
Plaid wool
First Lite ASAT (Merino Wool)
Predator mostly....but heck, I've got a set of Tree Bark that's maybe 20 years old.
A couple of weeks ago my 10 year old daughter Mattie and I are in a tree stand together. She's got ASAT camo and I have Preadtor Fall Gray. Along come a doe and 2 fawns. I saw them quite aways off and told Mattie to not move because some deer are comeing. The doe gives us the look a few times and I sure were busted but she keep coming. I end up shooting the doe on a hard quarting away shot. Bottom line as far as I'm concerned is movement gives us away most of the time.
doug77
Depending on where I am and time of year, Predator camo in either Spring Green, Fall Brown or Fall Gray.
Plaid wool or just wool works better than anything Ive seen. I dont know what it is about that stuff but it works great!
Jason
ASAT I hunt hard hunted public land on the ground and beleive me the deer are educated to all the tricks but they walk right up on me in ASAT
Whats on sale.Can't stand wool Way too itchy to me. Flannel shirts are good. Dikies carpenter pants in green or tan. But have to have a face mask and cheap black or brown cotton gloves.
Predator camo has always been my favorite. Love the fall gray when the leaves are off. Have had many deer look at me with it on and never spook.
I have used mossy oak for years, but switched over to predator camo, couple years ago when wearing it and sitting on the ground of a field for a break, 10 turkeys walked by within 10 yards and didn't know I was there. This year wore my ASAT and have had deer look right through me and not even give a hint they thought I was there. I love wool, but the stickweed pods don't (hate them). I have Teresa ASbell making me one in the evening green, will let you know how it is. I am a firm believer that for whitetail deer plaids work as good as anything. Just wish could find a good set of trousers.
My favorite camo is whatever is on clearance at Rural King after deer season. I'm not real picky as long as it breaks up my outline and gives me a sense of concealment. The first two deer I ever killed with a bow I was wearing a red checkered flannel shirt and faded treebark camo pants so I don't worry too much about what pattern or company makes my camo as long as it's cheap. :D
TwoTracks custom wool camo! Predator, Mirage Leafy and ASAT are good also.