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What do you feel is most important while hunting?????

Being Camo'd????? or Being Comfortable?????

(and being "Comfortably Camo'd" doesn't count LOL)

Over the years I have become more concerned with comfort instead of camo. I have been wearing earth toned 100% wool sweaters that I buy at the Good Will store for just a few bucks apiece. I haven't found anything that keeps me warmer or more comfortable than Big,Cozy,pull-over wool sweater (or 2 or 3.....)

I voted for comfort   :thumbsup:  

Mike   :campfire:

Comfort  :D    :D

This will be my 1st season without camo--going for the comfort and warmth of wool

I voted for comfort BUT I kinda cheat in real life and get both. I wear whatever is temperature/weather appropriate and then put my ASAT 3D Pro Vanish suit on over it. The best of both worlds.

I vote "comfortable".  :wavey:

Comfort

COMFORTABLE FIRST  :thumbsup:

def. comfort

comfort

getting camo just puts my money in someone else hands

We can easily have comfort with or without camo ... and just as easily be miserable with either. The only thing that has prompted me to buy camo in the past decade or so is the availability of relatively cheap stuff designed for hunters -- that is, lots of pockets. More and more these days, manufacturers are catching on and offering lots of pockets in "woods tone" colors other than camo. That's what I buy. Cotton remains superior in cooler weather. Wool when it's cold and/or wet. The pattern printed on it means nothing in visceral terms. But I applaud your attempt to get an interesting thread going! Right now, "in full velvet" as we all are, it's all fun. Dave

If it's either-or (which is certainly isn't), then comfort.  I get both with the clothing I have.

AGREED DAVE!!!!!

In really warm weather I usualy wear a pair of cotton camo cargo pants and a long sleeve camo T-shirt!!!!! However.....I usualy tie a wool sweater around my waist just in case I get cold.

I have lots of camo clothing.....I'm a clearance rack JUNKIE!!!!! But.....almost all of it is cotton,with some poly fleece mixed in.

You will almost ALWAYS see me wearing cotton camo cargo pants for several reasons.....1) My legs VERY RARELY ever get cold. 2) They are very comfortable.(next best thing to a pair of blue jeans LOL) 3) They have LOTS of pockets!!!!!

The other thing I buy LOTS of is long sleeve camo T-shirts (XXXL) these are easily put over a wool sweater or two,or they can be worn alone.

Most times when you see me roaming the mountains,or still-hunting the wood lots,I'll be wearing a pair of camo cargo pants and a brown or gray wool sweater   :archer:

I went with camo.  You can forget comfort down here during early bowseason.  You could hunt in a Speedo and you would still be pouring sweat.  

Chuck, I love ya brother, but I couldn't vote, I most always find myself "comfortably camo'd".....  :bigsmyl:  


David

Well, I went with Camo but I don't wear it if its not comfortable. Its a bit of a trade off but most of all has to do with your hunting style and territory.  :thumbsup:

Comfortably numb!

I voted comfort, I wear earth tone clothing. I have wool trousers, wool button up shirts and pull over sweaters for winter. Early season is just normal cotton trousers and button up shirts and I am comfortable.

I voted Cammo because it's proven many times over to me that to break up your body pattern with it works.....i use a predator spring color design for the jungles of the Oregon coast.......Actually "BOTH" would be the best answer though....I bought my cammo's made from saddle cloth years ago in a larger size than normal. in warmer weather i dress light under them, and in colder weather i have room for sweat shirts, wool shirts and long johns if needed.....i found it's best to dress in layers in weather that varies from hot to cold temps a lot. peel as needed and add to your pack. this method also allows me to buy good rain gear of most any color without paying the high dollar price for camo rain gear.  the only way to fly in my way of thinking.... I always wear a layer of thin cotton under my cammo to absorb sweat and not stink op my cammos so quickly.... Kirk

I guess I don't see the 2 as mutually exclusive.

This seems to be a very comfortable group!

AMEN Artur!!!  Comfort = Happy Camper, er, Hunter!  :banghead:    :archer:

My most comfortable clothes are camo..I could not vote. What is the purpose of this poll?

Killdeer  :confused:

I didn't vote . There is comfortable camo. I have an old pair of Original Treebark Camo cargo pants that are close to twenty years old if not better. When the stuff first came out.These pants are like a pair of pajamas I wish they weren't so faded out.

The main purpose is which concerns you THE MOST.....

I have a TON of camo.....almost all of it is cotton and GREAT for "good weather".....

But not much use in the cold rain/snow!!!!!

Yes,You could spend "Mega Bucks" on top quality "Wool Camo","Snow Camo","Camo Rain Gear" etc.....

But how often do you REALLY need it????? I bought a Nat-Gear "Snow Camo" parka shell and over pants (on clearance $10 each piece) 3 years ago this fall. So far I've used it ONCE (for coyote hunting) in 3 years.

Maybe I'm just getting Frugal (or CHEAP lol) in my old age.....

The main trouble with all of those pockets, Dave, is that one tends to put something in each one.      :rolleyes:  

I have a fleece fanny pack the erases the need for any pockets, plus it keeps the small of your back warm in colder weather.

Camo has taken over the outdoor clothes pages in most catalogs, so it's mostly what people have to buy...at least those with a Cabelas card.

I usually get my stuff at Good Will.

Oh yes....I did vote for comfort.  Suprise!

Todays Mfg offer so many camouflage options, designs etc....that there are products out there to fit everyones budget.

Clothing material is much softer and quieter today than it was when I started hunting back in the late 60's. There wasn't much need for quiet back then as most everyone gun hunted and very few bowhunted. Red/Black wool checkerd clothing ruled the woods.

Good, quality Camouflage that is offered in a variety of fabrics isn't cheap BUT you will get years of service from it. As a Dealer for Day One Camouflage, I will attest to that. Going "cheap" and trying to stay comfortable is fine depending on how many days you spend chasing critters around the woods. Your clothing may just not work out or last the entire season.

Now, if I read this right also, for example, I extremely cold days, I opt for my dark gray Swedish Wool hunting pants over my camo...even though I strictly bowhunt from the ground, I want the extra protection wool offers. My tops are ASAT camo. Comfort...Yes...Camo...Yes.. Two years ago I purchased some fleece ASAT pants large enough around my waist, that I can use my Extreme cold weather thermals. I'm comfy and camo'd.

Again, there is enough quality camo material out there to fit all your needs for all types of weather AND the larger Sporting Good stores usually run "bargain" sales before and after the seasons. Sorry I got long winded...like Kildeer, not quite sure how to respond.

Woodchucker,  does being comfort necessarily mean being camo'd?   I don't aways use camo, since when I started years ago, a Plaid shirt and pants of earthy colors got me close enough to the game I was hunting.  Camo to me was always frosting on the cake.  I have some of the the best camo jobs, but tend to fall back to my plaid shirt, I guess for comfort! Thanx for the poll!    mr.c

As I said before.....I go for COMFORT FIRST!!!!!

I have a TON of cotton camo,and I wear it when the weather is good.

HOWEVER.....I have 2 pair of heavy wool pants(1 green and 1 dark gray) and a BUNCH of 100% wool sweaters (from the Good Will store) and I break out the woolies when the weather gets NASTY!!!!!

I NEVER wear long-johns (cotton or others) and I NEVER wear a cotton T-shirt under my hunting clothes.(They are just "sweat-sponges" IMO)

I only hunt from the ground,and more times than not I'm on the move.

I'll wear a pair of cotton cargo pants or wool pants.Then I'll put a wool sweater on against my skin,and tie another sweater around my waist,and off I go!!!!!

The wool sweaters breath well and do not absorb any sweat keeping me "comfortable" all day long    :thumbsup:

Yes,You could spend "Mega Bucks" on top quality "Wool Camo","Snow Camo","Camo Rain Gear" etc.....

But how often do you REALLY need it?????

Depends on where you live......

In Ohio, I wear wool from about mid Novemeber thru the end of the season in Feb.  The money I paid for my wool has been a great investment.

What do you wear when the temperature shoots up to 70-80 degrees?????

Apparently everyone seems to be missing my point.....

Here in New York we have had temperature changes from -20 to 80 degrees between Oct. and Dec.

With those types of temp changes it's just as easy to be over dressed as under dressed.

Several days ago a young man from N.J. was asking about buying a top quality wool camo Bibs&Jacket. If you can afford it,thats great.....BUT,If you invest all your budget into your new wool hunting suit and the temp never gets below 60 degrees.....NOW what do you do?????

I have ruined more Top Quality "Big Bucks" hunting gear over the last 30+ years than I care to remember.....(It hurts just thinking about it LOL) yet I would NEVER try to pursuade anyone from buying it. It seems that some feel that I am against "Wool Camo" but I'm not!!!!!

Here is a hypothetical situation.....

You are going on a 4 day hunting trip.Space is limited as to what you can bring,and the weather forcast says 30-40 degrees with a possibility of wet snow.So you elect to wear jeans and a plaid wool pendelton shirt (while traveling) and bring your KOM Wool Camo Bibs&Jacket to hunt in. You arrive at "Camp" about 5am Friday morning and quickly jump into your KOM outfit and head out to hunt. By lunchtime it's 60 degrees and getting hotter. Saturday morning it's 60 degrees and you KNOW your in for a hot day. Which would you do?????

Wear the wool bibs&jacket and be hot all day?????

Wear the jeans and Pendelton shirt and say "camo be damned"?????

camo be dammed i would say. thats what i usally say any way! got to be comfortable out there or its hard to stay out for a 6 hour sit!

I didn't vote but I don't go anywhere in the hunting woods without my Mirage leafy wear. Oh yeah, its quiet and comfortable. I did ghillie it out some this year so it might be a bit warmer.

ttt,  :archer:

Comfort for sure! If you are comfortable, you can usually sit still for a longer period of time. Lack of movement and attention to wind direction are probaly the two best "camo" techniques available.

Comfort, and quiet is alot more important than camo.

It's like this Chuck, if your not comfortable then you will be moving around, game will pick up movement quicker than a motionless silhouette.

I think it it was Teddy Roosevelt that said, years ago, that there was no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes. This is 2010, if your clothes are not comfortable, quiet, and camoed, go shopping. I do not own a single piece of scent lock as "I don't believe you can fool Mother Nature" If somebody could just figure out how to keep cool down here in the "South" Under Armour doesn't work at 90 degrees

Couldn't vote - I do both with no issues at all.
Can wear my ASAT leafy over shorts and a t shirt, over heavier clothes or go with the cold weather stuff.

I love my wool plaids for the top but you just can't beat BDU pants for comfort. I would'nt wear anything else in early bow season or turkey season. JMO! Jason

Not sure I see the point to this poll???

Comfort...period. I am a creature of comfort, some may say a slave to it. It's alright though because my favorite camo is BDU or military style camo pants.

Get Day One light fleece for hot weather and Day One wool for cold and you have incredible comfort, quiet and camo.
And as a former retail store owner, consumer spending is actually a good thing.

Charles, try under armor heat gear. There's nothing better for hot weather, be it cutting wood in the summer heat, working out, etc. There's no material better or more comfortable for high temps. I'll never hit the gym again in cotton.

QuoteOriginally posted by KentuckyTJ:
Not sure I see the point to this poll???

Same here...Why not both?

Guess what, my "camo" is "comfortable"     :scared:

Well, I don't think this is rocket science, as they say.  The purpose of this thread seems to be to find out if people's preference would be camo or comfort if they had to make the choice--or did I miss something?  :confused:  Seems the purpose of all the polls on here is to satisfy curiosity about what people prefer.

I voted for comfort because no matter how well your camoed it won't do you anygood if you're too uncomfortable to set still or even stay in the woods at all.

My camo woolies are so comfortable i have started to wear them for work. Some times people look at me funny or make comments but hey i'm not the one freezing my butt off.   :biglaugh:

Since I've lost twenty pounds all my camo clothes fit better, so I'm comfortable.

Take That Chuck! Rat-Tat-Tat!  :p

... mike ...  ;)  ...

Is the original question referring to SETUP or clothing?  Everyone answered in regards to clothing, to which I say that you can have both.  But I've also had setups where I've sat in not so comfortable positions in order to have a good ambush spot.  
You can stick out like a sore thumb in camo clothes with a bad setup.  You can also be "camoed" in non camo clothes with a good setup.

I regards to clothing, I agree with Guru...my camo is comfortable.  If it wasn't, I wouldn't have bought it.

To much time in the Army here,  I want to be at least slightly uncomfortable, it keeps me alert.  

Camo'd is more important to me.  I am out there to hunt and make a kill to feed my family.  Good camo increases the chances of doing that, even if it is only a little bit.  I will take every bit of help I can get.

I voted for comfort, but I agree with what others have said. My camo is very comfortable.

MD

I voted "comfort" but I can be both.