With most animals having limited color vision, seems like the Asbell's Shadow Plaid would work really well at breaking up the outline.
Anyone have pics they'd care to share?
Some love?
I've got an Asbell 'shadow plaid' pullover. Chose it based on the same thinking you mention. Very happy with it. I think those pullovers are the best deal going in woolen wear.
Are they Really Heavy Woolens?? They look great!
TExAg,
Search out threads on Asbell Wool or Teresa Wool and you might find some pics.
Howdy Aggie,
The wool plaids that the Asbells sell blend into the woods, and you can't go wrong with them. The heavier weights might be a bit much for Texas, but I have a lighter weight that I bought for September elk, and I bet it would work great for the Texas version of winter. The Highlander Plaid is the lightweight one I got. Good stuff.
Thanks guys. I do have one of the Asbell pullovers already. Believe it or not, it gets cold enough to wear it.
I thought I saw some black and white pics in the past with guys wearing plaid. I supposed it was red plaid, but the shadow plaid seems like it would work well in winter conditions as Centaur mentioned.
You don't hear about many people buying the shadow pattern though...at least I don't. I was just curious who might wear it and if they had any pics from the field.
Love mine! When I'm sitting in the woods my hunting buddy has a much easier time finding me by spotting my fletching or my camo pants. Says he never can see my magic wool hoodie :)
Jeff,
Here's a pic for you. This is the evening stand green. I believe its the 28oz wool. I really like these pullovers but do find that they run large for layering purposes. My first one was large the one in image is a medium. The wool is heavy enough, but honestly it's not as heavy as say wool blanket.
(http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/uu47/chromebuck/Toelke%20Lynx/DSC00104.jpg)
Gotten some real mileage out of this image.
~CB
I have a pull over in standing timber gray. I was lucky this year while wearing it--4 deer. The pattern worked well for me in oak trees and in pine. I really like the vertical lines of this pattern. Peace!
I have evening stand brown pull over and love it (28oz) I believe. My next will be shadow plaid...really like the looks of that one! I do wish it was available le in the heavier weight wool though.
Hey Chromebuck, do my eyes deceive me or is that a Toelke Lynx in your photo?
I bought an Evening Stand Green vest love the 28oz wool, couldn't beat the price! the next item I want to get is one of the NEW Asbell jackets with the zipper! they had a few there but they sold out real fast, Teresa says they will be a stock item going forward!
now that they have zippers, I'm in. It gets warm during the day alot down here so a zipper is a must to help regulate body temps. I'm torn between the shadow plaids and the evening stand plaids. Decisions decisions.
I just clicked and saved nearly every pattern they make....then turned them black&white and compared the patterns to one another.
I'm sure they'll all work just fine, but I am real impressed with the Hawthorn Hideaway, Morning Sage, and plain Gray. I think they're tied for first place.
Evening Stand Green, Shadow Plaid, Buffalo Plaid, and Standing Timber Gray are all tied for second place.
I currently have Northern Lights. Not bad, but pretty dark overall. Maybe I need a new one in a new patter... :)
I've been looking at these as well, really like the Standing Timber Brown, but seems like the Standing Timber Gray has more contrast. Hey TxAG, cool idea, what program did you use to change them? Tried it with "paint" and the pictures just turned black.
I have two of Teresa's hooded vest but neither is shadow plad, which admittedly is my favorite. My shadowplaid wool shirt fills this void. You can't go wrong with Teresa's wool products. :thumbsup:
Hey Jeff, I have the morning sage pullover. I'd be glad to let you see it in person if you'd like.
QuoteOriginally posted by Ed Q:
Hey Jeff, I have the morning sage pullover. I'd be glad to let you see it in person if you'd like.
We might have to work that out....then i can get your videos back to you, haha
QuoteOriginally posted by bowhuntingrn:
I've been looking at these as well, really like the Standing Timber Brown, but seems like the Standing Timber Gray has more contrast. Hey TxAG, cool idea, what program did you use to change them? Tried it with "paint" and the pictures just turned black.
I used picasa. Its a cinch
QuoteOriginally posted by TxAg:
QuoteOriginally posted by Ed Q:
Hey Jeff, I have the morning sage pullover. I'd be glad to let you see it in person if you'd like.
We might have to work that out....then i can get your videos back to you, haha [/b]
No problem! Let me know when, and I'll bring the pullover. One thing I noticed about it, though, is that it looks a bit darker in person than in the picture on Asbell's site. But I reckon you can take a picture of it in person and then switch it to black and white to get a better assessment of its effectiveness.
Not the best to show its beakup capabilities but here's my shadow plaid.
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f94/Equismith/Bowsandstuff019.jpg)
bowhuntingrn, i can email you some black/white pics if you'd like to see them
Great pix Chromebuck & BudB! Works for me. One problem here is mandatory hunter orange on the torso & head. But, can't deny the value of shadow wool. I'd wear it to church.
Another Asbell pattern that I really like, but that doesn't seem to get much attention is their "Highlander Plaid #6."
Here it is in color:
(http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6658/highlanderplaid06.jpg)
And in b & w:
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/8498/highlanderplaid06bw.jpg)
Personally, color is less important to me than a pattern with large, blocky contrast. Some of the more intricate plaid patterns certainly look "classy" but when seen from a distance, don't do as much to break up the human profile, imo.
"Personally, color is less important to me than a pattern with large, blocky contrast. Some of the more intricate plaid patterns look "classy" but when seen from a distance, don't do as much to break up the human profile, imo."
I agree 100 percent with that.
and I also agree with Hermon, J
(http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo306/bhaukom/Chiippewa_603_01.jpg)
Here's a few we picked up at Kzoo.
Nice. Looking forward to picking up one of those handwarmers at some point.
Do you know what the plaid pattern in the middle is called?
I went stumpin again today and took another photo.
I stood in partial shadow to show the difference of the light and shadow and the effect it has on the eyes (shadow plaid vs. orange vs. blue jeans). When bow season is in and orange is not required the shadow plaid is a good choice.
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f94/Equismith/BirkheadPhotos001.jpg)
nice pic. thanks
The question has already been asked, but I'll ask it again. When will the Asbell hand muffs be available? I've looked on their website, but don't see them.
They are already available.Teresa had some for sale in Kalamazoo last weekend at the Expo.
Thanks, Junglecat.
That stuff is great , was looking at ETAR and want to get some this spring . I like the new stuff she has so will wait to get some of that.
Received ny Silent Stalker Green pullover from Teresa at KaZoo. Wore it today while scouting our deer woods. Perfect comfort, and hard to beleive here it is February and able to hike our woods here in Michigan. This is my 2nd hooded pullover from Teresa and my third pullover altogether from her. They just keep getting better!
QuoteOriginally posted by owlbait:
Received ny Silent Stalker Green pullover from Teresa at KaZoo. Wore it today while scouting our deer woods. Perfect comfort, and hard to beleive here it is February and able to hike our woods here in Michigan. This is my 2nd hooded pullover from Teresa and my third pullover altogether from her. They just keep getting better!
I have to agree with you.I have bought several items from Teresa (including another pullover and sherpa vest at Kalamazoo)and I would have to say the selection just keeps getting better and better.I wanted to get a jacket with a zipper instead of it being a pullover and actually had one looking at it when I first entered the Kalamazoo show Friday night.Stupid me laid it down and made a circle thru the rest of the show before coming back to get it.Needless to say when I came back she had sold out of all the ones with the zipper in the size and pattern I wanted.I wont let that happen again and I settled for another hooded pullover.I could also tell a noticeable difference in the amount of wool clothing she had for sell on Saturday morning as opposed to Friday night.The racks were noticeably less crowded as lots of stuff was gone.Its good stuff and Fred and Teresa are great folks.