Cheap Homemade Camo

[Skipmaster1]

I spend a lot of time hunting late season in CT, which goes until the end of January. The property I hunt is mostly open woods with a bunch of Beech trees. Everything from groups of small saplings to mature trees. Since it's so open, we try and set up in the beeches, which hold their leaves until the end of season. We even cut some of the small saplings and bring them into the tree to give us more cover. The only problem has always been that any conventional camo is way too dark With the light grey bark and orangeish, tan leaves, the dark camo stands out like a sore thumb.

I have been thinking about trying to make something better and I finally decided to go for it. I was at Kohls and they had sweat pants and shirts on sale. I bought 2 sets of 2X for $20 a set. I figure with it this big I can pull it over my regular winter clothes. I swung into the hardware store on the way home and picked up a can of Black, Orange and Brown Krylon. My wife cut out some branches and I cut out some leaves in a cardboard box. This is what I ended up with. I'm still playing around with exactly how I'll do the second set but I am happy with the first.

Here are some pictures just laying on the ground against a beech behind my house.

[ishiwannabe]

That should work well. Cool.

[Bernie B.]

Looks like it should work well!  Good luck with your late season hunting.

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[Skipmaster1]

Just got to air it out, let it dry and run it through a wash or two with scent free soap.

[njloco]

That looks very good and I thinbk it will work very well, did you ever think about making a gillie suit in similar colors ?

[ronp]

Blends in real well.  Good work!

[Covey]

Gotta love that, looks good and it's cheap!

Jason

That looks really good.

Bisch

[shortstroke 91]

Looks like it's perfect for your spot. Let us know how it looks after the washing.

[ron w]

You'll be good till it rains.....then you will a walking sponge!

[Skipmaster1]

Originally posted by ron w:
You'll be good till it rains.....then you will a walking sponge!

Thats very true, But I won't wear anything else but my Rivers West when hunting in the rain, so it shouldn't be a problem. Just have to hunt a different area I guess.

[hills of texas]

with the drought here in texas this year everything was the color of dead grass and cedar.  same as you, I took some spray paint to some of my old 511 shirts and pants.  blended in better than anything I have ever bought at the store.  looks even better when you run it in the wash a few times.

[JJB]

Those turned out really well.
-Jay

[Stump73]

They turned out great and blend in good with the area you are hunting. You get a can of no snow and water proof them. It worked on my hat, fletching cover and blind.

[Zradix]

Originally posted by shortstroke 91:
Looks like it's perfect for your spot. Let us know how it looks after the washing.

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[Stan the bow man]

Looking good

[FarmerMarley]

That pattern looks good. Good job.

I wanted to do this for some camo also. But I was told that the spray paint was toxic and if it is a layer of clothing(or hat) that comes in contact with your skin then you absorb it.

They sell special paints that are supposed to be safe for clothes but they come in fewer colors and they are more expensive...

I wonder how toxic it really can be after a couple washes.....

I want to paint long sleeve wool hunting shirts and hunting pants that would be in contact with skin.

[glenbo]

Nice job Greg,they look great

[flyfisher76544]

Looks great!!

[buckeyebowhunter]

kinda reminds me of the old SKyline camo, I can never find that stuff anymore.