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I am looking to update my camo and there are thousands of choices to make. I dont particularly believe in carbon/silver/enzyme suits for the simple point one member said in a previous post "it dont matter if you shower in diesel as long as you hunt the wind right". I am very particular about washing in scent free soap, scent free bags, and i constantly spray down while in the stand. The three biggest things i am looking for in a suit is cost, comfort and silence. What do you all recommend?
 
For what its worth, ASAT. IMO way too much stock is put in camo, but I do think the large lines and open design of ASAT work better than most camos out there. Camo isnt designed to hide your every move, its simly designed to break up your outline, which many of the now popular patterns are simply a dark blob at any real distance.
 
In terms of pattern I like the more open designs like the ASAT that Winchester mentioned. Predator also has some great patterns.
 
Pattern and brand is up to you. I own several different brands and patterns. They do have one thing in common, they were all on sale. I never pay retail for clothes especially right before the season starts. If you can hold out I'd wait til winter and then buy some. I remember last year cabelas put all their bibs and parkas on sale for some really good prices.
J Paul Getty said "I buy my straw hats in the fall"
 
I have killed many deer, even from the ground, in blue jeans and plain colored t-shirt, even on public land. Camo is overrated. I still like it though.
 
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ASAT leafy suit.As others have said the open pattern works well and the leafy suit is cheap.About $60 for top and bottom.Just slide in on over your jeans and tee shirt.
 
My thoughts on camo?

It's a waste of money. All you need are neutral colors. If you move much you are busted no matter what camo with a ridiculous name you are wearing.

For cold weather hunting wool is the only way to go.
 
Assume you're mainly talking about camo for the purpose of deer hunting?

If that be the case, I believe the type fabric is much more important than the type camo (or whether even camo at all). In terms of overall lasting value, the best fabric I've discovered has been the Cabela's Microtex. It's quiet, it's tough, it's warm, it's cool, it wicks well, and it hardly absorbs rainfall (doesn't get wet). It's not waterproof, but since the fabric holds almost no water, it's essentially dry as soon as it stops raining or comes out of the washer.

Microtex is nearly always my "base" layer, often no need for a layer of "base underwear" beneath it. This allows me to travel greater distances without sweating, and not have on "wet with sweat" clothing when I add outer layers upon arrival to a hunting spot.

You can often find last year's favorite camo "pattern" of Microtex clothing at a good discount in Cabela's Bargain Barn. Like I said, for deer hunting, I care little about the "pattern", and everything about the material.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Bargain- ... t105692580
 
i aint worried about who endorses it, or what the latest pattern is, i was mainly wondering about the material and the price. ive hunted for years in a pair of camo wranglers, i was mainly lookin for somethin thats more quiet and more comfortable
 
I agree with Wes that Microtex is awesome. It really is great stuff. Microtex Lite for warm weather is hard to beat. Just read the user reviews on Cabelas.com and you'll see how much hunters like Microtex. That being said, my personal favorite fabric is merino wool. I've been slowly building up a collection of merino wool garments to cover just about any hunting condition. You can find great deals on merino wool clothing on Sierra Trading Post.
 
I get what's on sale at Wally World... Realtree AP, APG, Hardwoods etc... I would like some Mossy Oak too because it looks cool but I don't think the deer will give a crap what camo pattern you use. Unless it's snow camo and it hasn't snowed...
 
It appears you are focused on the outer layers. For anything except turkey hunting, I wear olive hiking/fishing pants and hiking shirt. They are breathable, shed briars, ripstop if they get cut (if, for instance, you get jabbed with a broadhead; don't ask how I know), reasonably wind resistant, reasonably quiet and comfortabe on the skin, don't absorb water like cotton, and dry very quickly even in the cold. Legs zip off and sleeves button up if you get too hot dragging a deer.

If it is raining, I will don a GoreEx PacLite shell with a light-colored camo microfleece.

If it is cool, I will put on olive or forest green fleece on when I get to the stand.

If it is cold, I will wear merino wool underwearas a baselayer; I try to get black, green, or olive on all layers so any layer can be an outer layer if necessary.

If it is frigid, I will put on goosedown underwear and the goretex shell overtop of everything.

I don't cre about camo, as long as it is not too dark. I focus on (1) synthetic or wool fabrics for quick drying and warmth when wet; (2) lots of thin layers; (3) quietness; (4) neutral shades, though I avoid tan/khaki because I don't want some fool on public land to mistake me for a deer; (5) quietness; (6) comfort. I have killed deer from the ground, without a blind, with a bow, wearing just olive drab and hunter orange. Camo is a gimmick where deer are concerned.
 
Mossyoak break up infinity and thats because I turkey hunt as well as deer hunt during bow season.I walked right up on my buddy the first year it cameout and he was setting right out in the open against a tree and I never saw him till he scared the crap out of me.
 
Any camo pattern will work on deer. Anything that doesn't have UV reflective material will work for that matter. More deer have been killed by hunters in plaid or solid color clothing than camo any day. Now that camo is the norm, that number will continually change for sure and eventually will be reversed.

Don't wash in regular detergent. Wash in something without UV brighteners.

Break up your outline with branches or brush, stay down wind and don't move when they are looking at you. You'll kill plenty that way.

Used camo is very cheap. I especially like camo after it's been worn and washed for years. Most store bought stuff is too dark for my liking.

I've bought all the scent control clothing and I think it works as good as anything else out there. Don't waste your money. Not saying it's not a quality product but your money will be better spent elsewhere. The only thing I would pony up a lot of money on anymore is good waterproof cold weather outer wear. I am using Russel APX-L4 stuff right now and love it. While wearing thermals underneath in weather down to teens and raining I stayed warm and dry.
 
ASAT is pretty sweet and works well in a lot of places. Most of my stuff is Realtree AP simply because that's what they sold when I needed new bibs and coat. Before that it was all Realtree Hardwoods. Anything will work though. Just something to break up your outline and help you blend in.
 
Realtree AP is my choice. It blends well on the ground and in the tree. Its all I use and like mentioned earlier, buy after the season. Wall mart is the place to go. Dang near dirt cheap.
 
This is the only way that I will buy Scent-Lok clothing - when it's at least 50% off, which this fleece suit is today at Cabela's. It's warm, quiet, well-made, comfortable, and I think the Vertigo Grey camo pattern is pretty good. If the Scent-Lok Carbon Alloy technology works even a little bit, then that's a bonus. This fleece suit, paired with some good base layers and quality rain gear, will get me through at least a few seasons.

Scent-Lok� Timberfleece Bowhunter Pants

Scent-Lok� Timberfleece Bowhunter Jacket
 
Thats a good lookin suit, even better that its on sale, i will have to look into it, only problem i forsee is i aint seen no tall sizes. i will have to do more homework on it
 
Word of warning on the scent control clothing with carbon in them. They get heavy as all get out if they are not waterproof and it rains. I felt like a drowned rat dragging my self back on a 1.5 mile walk. It really sucked.
 
348Winchester said:
My thoughts on camo?

It's a waste of money. All you need are neutral colors. If you move much you are busted no matter what camo with a ridiculous name you are wearing.

For cold weather hunting wool is the only way to go.

X2. I think restricting movement is much more critical.
 
Im a leafy wear guy! I believe if yo can break up ur outline, then it really dont matter which camo pattern you use. I have a old school hunting vhs that talks about tips, tricks, and gimics. It showed serveral different camo patterns in defferent locations and lighting conditions. Just to prove a point, the one you couldnt see was just all army green. You can take any color and put in the right spot and lighting conditions and it will blend in. Now with that said, i like a lighter shade of camo patterns. I believe there are easier to blend in. But all will blend in at some point. As far as clothing goes, scent loc makes some of the most comfortable and durable clothing imo. Under armor is right there too! But dang that price!
 
For anyone about to buy camo for cervid hunting. Ask yourself this question: Of all the animals that depend on protective colorization to either hunt or hide, can you name one that is green or has any green color at all?

Think of deer, rabbits, elk, quail, bobcats, cougar, leopard etc. Any green? What are the predominant colors?
 
Good point Bowriter. I will continue to wear the camo I own until it is worn out. That's the cheapskate in me! But it will be replaced with garments in neutral colors. Olive green will be one of those colors because I like it.

Of all the camo patterns, my favorite has always been the Vietnam era tiger stripe. I also like that kind the German SS wore in WW2. However, camo is not necessary for hunting. Some of these stupid names the manufacturers are coming up with would make me embarassed to advertise to the world that I was such a simpleton that I fell for their salespitch.
 

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