I really love the German SS , reversible “ Blurred Edge “ pattern, especially the autumn side. It breaks up your silhouette well and blends perfectly in the woods... in this case Missouri.
Yup. There is no "best camo pattern". There's good camo patterns, and bad camo patterns. The worst camo patterns are ones that try to be the best for anything more than 1 or 2 specific areas.
What's digital ACU> Do you mean UCP (Universal Camouflage Patter),. because ACU, which stands for Army Combat Uniform, is a uniform pattern, not a camouflage pattern, and can come in any color or camo pattern under the sun.
I 100% agree, at least for the area in which I live. Winters tend to be cold and barren, but often snowless, making AU perfect for the arid grass and forests.
When stationed at Ft Lewis, WA; I had a neighbor that would bow hunt. He swore that for the Pacific Northwest pine rain forest that Tigerstripe was the best camo.
I hunt NE Ohio and the Allegheny foothills in North Central PA and woodland flecktarn works fantastically in all seasons. Love the stuff. The Polish wz.93 (probably my favorite stuff based on looks alone) works ok as well in the foothills.
Whenever I'd drive to work and look at the hills near me on the sides of the freeway, I really think that woodland MARPAT would work well, particularly during Spring and Summer when SoCal gets its annual does of rain. During the Summer and Fall when things are dried out, Muticam looks it would work well. Unfortunately, I have no way of testing this since those hills aren't accessible to the general public.
In washington. Eastern Washington multicam would be a good choice. Western washington Flectarn or Canadian cadpat even woodland. Summer time more bright greens. Winter its dark and cloudy all the time. Something with field grey in it and some browns and greens would be good
I'm Really glad you included DPM, being a Brit I've got a soft spot for it. A lot of the later issue DPM is quite dark and only suitable for summer woodland and jungle use, there are some earlier variants called Pattern 84 (P84) and Pattern 94, they have slightly different colourways which would make them more suitable for the spring too. DPM really is old school but still effective.
Camo patterns are always helpful when you can match a similar pattern, back before i started buying camo i wore US military issue olive drab or good old OG107.Back years ago that stuff was for sale everywhere, now good luck finding it in a size that fits or is genuine military. You wear that any time of the year in Wisconsin and it makes you much harder to see. Thanks for the cool video Mike i love camo too.
Here in the northern end of the murder mitten I find flecktarn quite well for the cedar swamp all around me. Fall I find it effective in other woodland areas too. Winter it's the same story you told.
Summertime in central Wisconsin, I love the Berezka (yellowish 'sun bunnies' with bright green background) for effectiveness, and Red Dawn aesthetic, otherwise Flecktarn or Serbian Oakleaf. Good shit !
For late fall/early winter deer hunting, I've been using woodland flectarn. Seems to work well enough and my new old stock parka cost a fraction of what a comparable new hunting jacket. When it gets really cold, I use my Austrian winter pants. They aren't camo but they are super warm. I have some new stuff that I use but most of my gear is surplus and I have saved a lot of money that way. My mikov Czech paratrooper knife wasn't cheap (also not surplus) but it was definitely worth it.
I’m from the northeast (eastern Massachusetts) and during the summer/spring flecktarn is perfect especially right after it rains and in the fall alpenflage can actually work quite well
Woodland is a pretty good summer camo, but I tend to be using camo more in fall/winter. I mean archery season doesn't start in my state till late Sept almost Oct, Muzzleloader doesn't start till early Nov, rifle doesn't start till late Nov.
Unpopular opinion: But Mossy Oak Greenleaf is pretty good. Problems with it: 1. It's hard to find because it's been replaced by the more modern and gimmicky hunting camos 2. The quality of the clothes you can find it in are hit or miss (both because of #1, and because it is a hunting rather than military camo). As far as traditional/military camo, I think British DPM is good
Desert working well when the leaves are brown doesn't surprise me a bit. Most camoflaged mofo in the leaf litter on the ground is a brown camo copperhead snake.
Up here in Southern Maine/NH, I've had great luck with SS-Leto fall, spring and Summer, flecktarn, VSR-93, M81 woodland, Pixelka and DPM, I'll have to try multicam/ocp, but MTP works too
I feel like the best pattern (if you can only buy one) is the most versatile possible. But as he says you must adapt to your environment. I have OCP, MC Arid, RG, M05, etc for different parts of the country and times of year.
Several different patterns work best, depending on the area and the season, but most will work fine if you have decent, somewhat blending concealment and don't move. Movement gives away much more than a camo pattern. A deer uses an all medium brown design with white undercarriage, and they can be difficult to see unless they move.
Standing up or laying on the ground. Under the sun or not. Close vs far etc. Can drastically alter effectiveness of a camp pattern's effectiveness. In woodland areas, darker camo especially ones with black generally works much better if you lay on the ground, but not if you're standing.
I think reversible are the best bang for buck, or bang for weight if you are worried about hunting/ end of the world scenarios. but yeah no 1 camo is truly universal. i got a sewing machine and have been wanting to test out the reversible concept more
I live in northern utah were we have a lot of sage and some wooded areas and i usually use marpat because it tends to be decent in the sage and disappear in the woods here. My friend uses ocp and that seems to disappear in the sage brush. When i first tried any camo out i tried acu digital and that shit sticks out worse than if i just wore a green t shirt with blue jeans
... something with larger splotches. Larger splotches help break up silhouettes at a distance better. Tight intricate patterns look cool up close but turn into muddied blobs at a distance. That's why some people wear desert carriers with woodland fatigues or vice-versa... so on a tanner background it breaks up your core and on a greener background it breaks up your extremities... which is some cases is better than a humanoid shape being all one color or pattern. That's just my humbled opinion.
What makes camo effective is breaking up silhouettes... If the pattern is too small it'll lose that contrast and may as well be monochromatic tan, grey or olive at a distance.
In my personal opinion flecktarn and rhodesian brushstroke are the best forested patterns bar none. They will both serve you well spring through fall in nearly any forested environment.
German Dot 44 works really well in eastern ks and Missouri woods just about all year round. Minus snow. However, it needs to be kept clean, because soiling it makes you look like a brown blob
The perfect camouflage would be one that is so adaptive that it can actively change to its environment instantly. Think like the stealthboy in Fallout.
Both Phantomleaf and Pencott looks like a really effective camo! Plus, they offer multiple patterns. I definitely agree with what you said about having multiple camos. Just like your military, over here in Britain, we also have troops deploying to different environments. I've also thought multicam would be a good winter camo. I'm in the middle of joining my local army reserve unit, and I've noticed the MTP uniform turns more brown when it fades. I personally think MTP/multicam should be used for winter and desert environments, and then have a woodland camo for summer, and a jungle camo for tropical environments. Or have a camo that can be used for both woodland and jungles. Also, quick question.... Do you think there's any point in a military using urban camo?
Huh, you didn't do a "made it this far" thing this time. My favorite general purpose camo is woodland MARPAT. Works in a lot of places. It's pretty good out here in WA, as it works with the high deserts here in Southeastern WA (full of sage brush), as well as the coniferous forests of the Eastern side of the Cascade mountain range. I haven't really seen much of the Western side, but what I have seen around Seattle is more like a rain forest, super lush and green much like the Columbia Gorge near Portland, OR. MARPAT could work there, but there are better patterns for that area. Of course, I like to keep it simple when hunting. Blue jeans and orange flannel. When hunting deer, that works quite well, as deer have a terrible time making out blue and orange, but at the same time other hunters can see you very well. Turkey, though... I have yet to hunt them, but everyone I know who hunts wild turkey seem to gravitate towards a Real Tree camo print that matches the area they intend to hunt, and even then, they usually double up the camo by concealing themselves in a blind, as wild turkeys have exceptional sight. I'm also a fan of having a flat base color, and then rub in local dirt and fasten local vegetation to break up form. Works well enough, and then you can wash the clothes and NOT look like a weirdo walking around town in camo... then again, around here, you'd look weird if you're not wearing camo, so when in Rome...
The reason CADPAT is so expensive is because the Canadian military is surplussing the old olive drab currently and not as much of the CADPAT, but hopefully they will surplus more so I can get some because I live in Canada and i worlds well up here. Sorry this was so long and please correct me if I’m wrong
Hey Mike, that chinese Tibet camo works great in that khaki winter environment you were talking about. Not to mention the entire world of russian camos out there, the russian alternatives have something for everyone.
Personally, I take a base color like grey, brown or green, maybe white or black, and use spray paint and recreate the background of where I'm going, then add stuff from the environment. Make sure to sun bleach it to subdue the colors and let the smell die off. Got my first deer with a suit I made with a suit I made with this and some torn burlap.
Lol the struggles of being a content creator. It's interesting that some naively think there is a one size fits all approach for camo. The Army tried that in 2004 with the UCP and failed miserably, where regardless of what landscape/environment you're in, unless you're standing in front of a gray slate stone hillside, you'll stick out like a lightbulb. MARPAT is my favorite for my area pretty much all year round. We rarely get snow, and there are many cedar trees with the deciduous fauna, keeping a good blend of greens and browns that MARPAT works well in regardless what time of year it is.
Okay, so I'm gonna try and ask this in a detailed and answerable way. What camo do you believe would be best for me? I play airsoft, and I live in northeastern Oklahoma. At the moment I wear an old set of M81 Woodland. Similar to what you described of your area, it can get fairly vibrant and green in the summer and spring, and then grey and brown (with some evergreens) in the winter. We didn't get much of fall this year but they're normally fairly orange. I know that no single camo is going to be the best year round. But in the summers, I feel that although the woodland camo is fairly green, that it is too dark and causes me to stand out, and that goes for the winter too. So, what would you maybe recommend for let's say just a summer camouflage and a winter camouflage? Keep up the great work! I love your videos, especially your camo videos!
Flecktarn is available in three different versions. The desert Tropentarn and the two green 'woodland' versions, one with more vibrant colors like the orange looking brown and the more brighter version 'Tropen'.
what would be ideal camo for ''supposed'' American urban environment? so far I've seen, most cities here are just green enough with trees and gardens, compared to other urban places/countries, so I suppose something green would do
I really like exploring new camouflages, I’ve been looking for some good summer/spring camouflage for the northeastern Kentucky brush. It has a somewhat particular shade of green I don’t really see in the north or the east.
Ive been going categorically by season in my general location dry AND wet colors as color scheme changes between sunny days and when its raining and with seasons obvioudly the landscape/color scheme changes as well so maybe early summer by me dry weather will be marpat as its matte greens and browns and then when its raining as it gets super lush green and glossy the multicam tropic works better. Also judging how youre placed in the environment which i call "fore/aft/under" (in front of background/behind something IN the background and in the underbrush or under branches) But yea create a checklist by season, wet/dry, "fore/aft/under" and then get some buddies and start making fun of each other playing "wheres waldo" 😂 then check or cross off ( ✅️/❌️) what does or doesnt work and then buy accordingly and dress accordingly. And another tip: DO NOT EXCLUDE HUNTING/CIVILIAN CAMOS!!! Some are FANTASTIC! Hope this helps
I wish there was a better selection of uniform cuts avalible besides BDU and ACU. Kryptek looks cool but I question the actual effectiveness of the insect pattern irl. Also the company that makes it hates pockets just as much as us army command does. I LIKE POCKETS! I find them very useful. The new us army's tropical uniform delets even more of the uniforms pockets not to make the uniform cooler to wear in hot temperatures but, to eliminate more of those evil pockets. The navy's guacamole camo is the best fatigue cut in the armed forces! Shame it's the navy uniform.
I still say Vietnam era Jungle fatigues were the best. Kryptek mandrake isn't bad in the woods up here, and when it first came out, they had kryptek mandrake tropical which was fantastic but I couldn't afford a set at that point. Will try to get a set and do a video on it.
Someone is going to make a UCP/ABU joke, but it’s actually good for night vision and on fall/winter it’s not a bad Camo especially with night/low light conditions.
There's a camo that sadly is not adopted by any military so is sold only in civilian market but imo is very cool, is called Multiland: basically is the Italian vegetato pattern but with the Multicam color scheme.
Italian vegetato already is awesome just as it is so if it's anything like that it'll be good. Vegetato doesn't stand out in bright sunlight. Almost like it was designed for harsh sun of the Mediterranean and dried out terrain. Also Italian stuff is cotton which absorbs sunlight much better than polyester or nylon and doesn't light up in bright direct sunlight.
@@MikeB128 I honestly did not know that, and after doing some research I found out that I should have said UCP instead. I did intend for this comment to be a joke based on the AngryCops video flaming the ACU pattern
I enjoy wearing Kryptek while shooting my .224 valkerie while rocking a "zombie" green gas station/flea market tomahawk, is this so bad? Cool video, I'm a total camo geek too Joking about the Kryptek but I'm a big fan of the 6 color, too. I will incorporate animal patterns sometimes too.
Even a Ghillie suit needs to be tailored to a given environment, often hand made and colors chosen by the person who's going to wear it, intentionally soiled in dirt matching the area of operation, and then local vegetation is added to the suit upon arrival. A proper Ghillie suit is also never washed. I mean sure, you can order premade ones, but they're never as good as a hand crafted suit with the burlap cut and dyed by the user to match their specific environment.
Mike quick question. Do you think camouflage effectiveness is enhanced by natural fibers? For example I find that Italian vegetato being made of 90% cotton works extremely well in having no shine in direct sunlight whereas I find anything polyester or nylon has a shine. Seems from videos I have watched that cotton is superior to other materials in that regard
Hello Mike, thank you for your content and the great shirts and hats I’ve purchased. Here comes a super annoying but hopefully well crafted question. I live in the mountains of western Maine. We have everything from rivers to sand pits to big fields to thick forests. What camouflage patterns would you recommend for full bloom summer, deep winter, and also fall. The whole world turns shades of orange up here and all my camo sticks out like a sore thumb. Any suggestions, or even a good resource to learn more about camo patterns that isn’t you that would be great. Love your content, watch every video. Thanks!
There is no best, there is only what is useful for the mission and environment. Some are better in selective environments, and some are decent all around camos.
Great video (as always)... No offense to anybody, but how is it that you can think of, AND type out "what is the best camo?" without having some light blink like crazy in ya skull telling you, maybe there is more than one shade of green and brown outside, so maybe there isnt a best camo out there...
PenCott Greenzone/ Flecktarn/ Wildwood/ Badlands/ Sandstorm/ Snowdrift, preferably in NIR compliant pure cotton to defeat IR detection All other camos are invalid and irrelevant
I really love the German SS , reversible “ Blurred Edge “ pattern, especially the autumn side. It breaks up your silhouette well and blends perfectly in the woods... in this case Missouri.
I like the Russian version. I think its called SS-leto? The version used on the SSO Partizan-M suit is by far my favorite. The autumn side is killer.
It's clearly UCP, it's right there in the name
Which reminds me of the dude who's gf made a sex tape when the guy was in basic)
_Angry Cop noises_
I’ve always called it ICU 🤣
The Unremarkable Clown Posse is somewhat less controversial than their cousins, the Insane Clown Posse.
The couch camo
If there was a perfect pattern there wouldn't be so many
Yup. There is no "best camo pattern". There's good camo patterns, and bad camo patterns. The worst camo patterns are ones that try to be the best for anything more than 1 or 2 specific areas.
Eat your cereal
Depends on the terrain
Multicam imo
@@alphabroncotwozero392 regular multicam isnt the best is green dominant environment. That’s why they made multicam tropic which I love
Military camo is all new to me, but anything beats Digital ACU
I guess for a civilian hunter like me, Mossy Oak Bottomlands is the go-to stuff
What's digital ACU> Do you mean UCP (Universal Camouflage Patter),. because ACU, which stands for Army Combat Uniform, is a uniform pattern, not a camouflage pattern, and can come in any color or camo pattern under the sun.
Greenleaf > Bottomland
But both good
Digital is just bad, hard lines and corners exist nowhere in nature. It's like the army just wanted to look futuristic
@@Riceball01 he means the digital army combat uniform.
@@cbeaudry4646 I go greenleaf in the spring and bottomland in the fall lol
good ole Vietnam era tigerstripe will always be my favorite
"Oh you like military uniforms? Name every camo "
China with its variety of digital camo: *U have chosen an impossible task, would u like to continue?*
Real tree. Have you ever even seen the ads in the hunting magazines? Makes you invisible
I like ATACS-AU or ATACS-FG AU in the Winter and Fall, FG in the summer and spring
I 100% agree, at least for the area in which I live. Winters tend to be cold and barren, but often snowless, making AU perfect for the arid grass and forests.
Like everything in life. The right tool, used in the right way, for the right task.
Flektarn in North Carolina and South Carolina is great killed my first turkey in it , really good camo for my part of the south east
I live in the northeastern part of South Carolina and multicam does pretty well for me especially in light broom straw fields
I was a big fan of Flectarn out in the woods of Eastern Wisconsin. Then I moved out to Colorado, went Multicam, and never looked back.
I live in upper Michigan and woodland camo works very well. A-TACS Green works well here as well.
When stationed at Ft Lewis, WA; I had a neighbor that would bow hunt. He swore that for the Pacific Northwest pine rain forest that Tigerstripe was the best camo.
I think people like the way it looks, and convince themselves it's the best based on aesthetics.
If you are in the south or NE, I think tropical multicam, atcs fg, and digital flora are awesome.
I hunt NE Ohio and the Allegheny foothills in North Central PA and woodland flecktarn works fantastically in all seasons. Love the stuff. The Polish wz.93 (probably my favorite stuff based on looks alone) works ok as well in the foothills.
US Woodland/M81, MARPAT, Multicam are the best camouflages to me.
Whenever I'd drive to work and look at the hills near me on the sides of the freeway, I really think that woodland MARPAT would work well, particularly during Spring and Summer when SoCal gets its annual does of rain. During the Summer and Fall when things are dried out, Muticam looks it would work well. Unfortunately, I have no way of testing this since those hills aren't accessible to the general public.
In washington. Eastern Washington multicam would be a good choice. Western washington Flectarn or Canadian cadpat even woodland. Summer time more bright greens. Winter its dark and cloudy all the time. Something with field grey in it and some browns and greens would be good
One thing I do is dye cheap camo to adjust it. I dyed vegetato slightly greener and it works great in summer woodland in Indiana.
I'm Really glad you included DPM, being a Brit I've got a soft spot for it. A lot of the later issue DPM is quite dark and only suitable for summer woodland and jungle use, there are some earlier variants called Pattern 84 (P84) and Pattern 94, they have slightly different colourways which would make them more suitable for the spring too. DPM really is old school but still effective.
I find the old strichtarn pattern to work surprisingly well in the fall up north with the fields...
Camo patterns are always helpful when you can match a similar pattern, back before i started buying camo i wore US military issue olive drab or good old OG107.Back years ago that stuff was for sale everywhere, now good luck finding it in a size that fits or is genuine military. You wear that any time of the year in Wisconsin and it makes you much harder to see. Thanks for the cool video Mike i love camo too.
North Georgia here, Flecktarn works really great for early fall/waning winter. Mixes very well with the mix of greens and orange and dark brown.
Here in the northern end of the murder mitten I find flecktarn quite well for the cedar swamp all around me. Fall I find it effective in other woodland areas too.
Winter it's the same story you told.
My opinions:
Lush forests: Flecktarn
Deserts: MARPAT Desert
Swamps: CADPAT
Snowy areas: Literally the color white
The moon: UCP
US M 81 is a standard in Eastern Oklahoma, the call this Green Country for a reason.
Summertime in central Wisconsin, I love the Berezka (yellowish 'sun bunnies' with bright green background) for effectiveness, and Red Dawn aesthetic, otherwise Flecktarn or Serbian Oakleaf. Good shit !
For late fall/early winter deer hunting, I've been using woodland flectarn. Seems to work well enough and my new old stock parka cost a fraction of what a comparable new hunting jacket. When it gets really cold, I use my Austrian winter pants. They aren't camo but they are super warm. I have some new stuff that I use but most of my gear is surplus and I have saved a lot of money that way. My mikov Czech paratrooper knife wasn't cheap (also not surplus) but it was definitely worth it.
I’m from the northeast (eastern Massachusetts) and during the summer/spring flecktarn is perfect especially right after it rains and in the fall alpenflage can actually work quite well
I'd choose old-school woodland over all this fancy new stuff any day.
Woodland never really did anything for me until the last year or two. Now most of my gear is M81. It grows on you like a fungus.
Woodland is a pretty good summer camo, but I tend to be using camo more in fall/winter.
I mean archery season doesn't start in my state till late Sept almost Oct, Muzzleloader doesn't start till early Nov, rifle doesn't start till late Nov.
Unpopular opinion: But Mossy Oak Greenleaf is pretty good. Problems with it:
1. It's hard to find because it's been replaced by the more modern and gimmicky hunting camos
2. The quality of the clothes you can find it in are hit or miss (both because of #1, and because it is a hunting rather than military camo).
As far as traditional/military camo, I think British DPM is good
In West Florida I've found Multicam and Woodland work pretty good year round and OD Green works fairly well in the spring and summer.
Desert working well when the leaves are brown doesn't surprise me a bit.
Most camoflaged mofo in the leaf litter on the ground is a brown camo copperhead snake.
Up here in Southern Maine/NH, I've had great luck with SS-Leto fall, spring and Summer, flecktarn, VSR-93, M81 woodland, Pixelka and DPM, I'll have to try multicam/ocp, but MTP works too
My favorite camo for looks and how iconic it is, is the Vietnam war era US big leaf camo helmet cover.
For looks and iconography, it's definitely in my top 5.
Where I live Swedish M90 works amazing. If I drive an hour East German camo is really effective.
I feel like the best pattern (if you can only buy one) is the most versatile possible. But as he says you must adapt to your environment. I have OCP, MC Arid, RG, M05, etc for different parts of the country and times of year.
Several different patterns work best, depending on the area and the season, but most will work fine if you have decent, somewhat blending concealment and don't move. Movement gives away much more than a camo pattern. A deer uses an all medium brown design with white undercarriage, and they can be difficult to see unless they move.
Standing up or laying on the ground. Under the sun or not. Close vs far etc. Can drastically alter effectiveness of a camp pattern's effectiveness. In woodland areas, darker camo especially ones with black generally works much better if you lay on the ground, but not if you're standing.
Chocolate chip worked great in Quantico Va in winter.
I think reversible are the best bang for buck, or bang for weight if you are worried about hunting/ end of the world scenarios. but yeah no 1 camo is truly universal. i got a sewing machine and have been wanting to test out the reversible concept more
Alpenflage for the fall seems to work well, since it has that red to match the leaves
I live in northern utah were we have a lot of sage and some wooded areas and i usually use marpat because it tends to be decent in the sage and disappear in the woods here. My friend uses ocp and that seems to disappear in the sage brush. When i first tried any camo out i tried acu digital and that shit sticks out worse than if i just wore a green t shirt with blue jeans
Best camo: the one the Predator was using in the eponymous movie. Also note: that flick was the best ad for thermal optics I've ever seen...
... something with larger splotches. Larger splotches help break up silhouettes at a distance better. Tight intricate patterns look cool up close but turn into muddied blobs at a distance. That's why some people wear desert carriers with woodland fatigues or vice-versa... so on a tanner background it breaks up your core and on a greener background it breaks up your extremities... which is some cases is better than a humanoid shape being all one color or pattern. That's just my humbled opinion.
What makes camo effective is breaking up silhouettes... If the pattern is too small it'll lose that contrast and may as well be monochromatic tan, grey or olive at a distance.
I live in NJ (shore) what's funny is that desert flecktarn works in the fall
In my personal opinion flecktarn and rhodesian brushstroke are the best forested patterns bar none. They will both serve you well spring through fall in nearly any forested environment.
German Dot 44 works really well in eastern ks and Missouri woods just about all year round. Minus snow. However, it needs to be kept clean, because soiling it makes you look like a brown blob
The perfect camouflage would be one that is so adaptive that it can actively change to its environment instantly. Think like the stealthboy in Fallout.
i think that digital flora blends in good with grass
Both Phantomleaf and Pencott looks like a really effective camo!
Plus, they offer multiple patterns.
I definitely agree with what you said about having multiple camos. Just like your military, over here in Britain, we also have troops deploying to different environments.
I've also thought multicam would be a good winter camo.
I'm in the middle of joining my local army reserve unit, and I've noticed the MTP uniform turns more brown when it fades.
I personally think MTP/multicam should be used for winter and desert environments, and then have a woodland camo for summer, and a jungle camo for tropical environments.
Or have a camo that can be used for both woodland and jungles.
Also, quick question.... Do you think there's any point in a military using urban camo?
ATACS patterns tend to work the best for the Midwest in my experience, especially in areas near farmland/small wooded areas.
Huh, you didn't do a "made it this far" thing this time.
My favorite general purpose camo is woodland MARPAT. Works in a lot of places.
It's pretty good out here in WA, as it works with the high deserts here in Southeastern WA (full of sage brush), as well as the coniferous forests of the Eastern side of the Cascade mountain range. I haven't really seen much of the Western side, but what I have seen around Seattle is more like a rain forest, super lush and green much like the Columbia Gorge near Portland, OR. MARPAT could work there, but there are better patterns for that area.
Of course, I like to keep it simple when hunting. Blue jeans and orange flannel. When hunting deer, that works quite well, as deer have a terrible time making out blue and orange, but at the same time other hunters can see you very well. Turkey, though... I have yet to hunt them, but everyone I know who hunts wild turkey seem to gravitate towards a Real Tree camo print that matches the area they intend to hunt, and even then, they usually double up the camo by concealing themselves in a blind, as wild turkeys have exceptional sight.
I'm also a fan of having a flat base color, and then rub in local dirt and fasten local vegetation to break up form. Works well enough, and then you can wash the clothes and NOT look like a weirdo walking around town in camo... then again, around here, you'd look weird if you're not wearing camo, so when in Rome...
Don’t mind the Aussie amcu, pretty scarce but, here down under.
I have a couple of sets of amcu's
Pencott Badlands works great for most of the year
If you want something for summer
Just put on a greener blouse
That works for 90% of the US
Have you tried the russian digi flora?
The reason CADPAT is so expensive is because the Canadian military is surplussing the old olive drab currently and not as much of the CADPAT, but hopefully they will surplus more so I can get some because I live in Canada and i worlds well up here. Sorry this was so long and please correct me if I’m wrong
Flecktarn and Tropentarn is a personal favorite, but it's almost like people forget that different camouflage patterns exist for different climates.
I use flecktarn up north and brushstroke down south (east coast US) easy peasy
Hey Mike, that chinese Tibet camo works great in that khaki winter environment you were talking about.
Not to mention the entire world of russian camos out there, the russian alternatives have something for everyone.
AOR1, AOR2 and Multicam best 3 camo patterns plus they all work well when wore together.
Personally, I take a base color like grey, brown or green, maybe white or black, and use spray paint and recreate the background of where I'm going, then add stuff from the environment. Make sure to sun bleach it to subdue the colors and let the smell die off. Got my first deer with a suit I made with a suit I made with this and some torn burlap.
Lol the struggles of being a content creator. It's interesting that some naively think there is a one size fits all approach for camo. The Army tried that in 2004 with the UCP and failed miserably, where regardless of what landscape/environment you're in, unless you're standing in front of a gray slate stone hillside, you'll stick out like a lightbulb. MARPAT is my favorite for my area pretty much all year round. We rarely get snow, and there are many cedar trees with the deciduous fauna, keeping a good blend of greens and browns that MARPAT works well in regardless what time of year it is.
The ONE vegetation that UCP blends with is sagebrush. Nothing else
Okay, so I'm gonna try and ask this in a detailed and answerable way. What camo do you believe would be best for me?
I play airsoft, and I live in northeastern Oklahoma. At the moment I wear an old set of M81 Woodland. Similar to what you described of your area, it can get fairly vibrant and green in the summer and spring, and then grey and brown (with some evergreens) in the winter. We didn't get much of fall this year but they're normally fairly orange.
I know that no single camo is going to be the best year round. But in the summers, I feel that although the woodland camo is fairly green, that it is too dark and causes me to stand out, and that goes for the winter too.
So, what would you maybe recommend for let's say just a summer camouflage and a winter camouflage?
Keep up the great work! I love your videos, especially your camo videos!
No idea, you'll have to look at patterns and decide for yourself. Research is most of the fun.
Flecktarn is available in three different versions. The desert Tropentarn and the two green 'woodland' versions, one with more vibrant colors like the orange looking brown and the more brighter version 'Tropen'.
Obviously Ameriflage.
what would be ideal camo for ''supposed'' American urban environment? so far I've seen, most cities here are just green enough with trees and gardens, compared to other urban places/countries, so I suppose something green would do
@@mardiffv.8775 pretty sure is a war crime to do that
I really like exploring new camouflages, I’ve been looking for some good summer/spring camouflage for the northeastern Kentucky brush. It has a somewhat particular shade of green I don’t really see in the north or the east.
It depends on local weather, geological, and temperature conditions.
Ive been going categorically by season in my general location dry AND wet colors as color scheme changes between sunny days and when its raining and with seasons obvioudly the landscape/color scheme changes as well so maybe early summer by me dry weather will be marpat as its matte greens and browns and then when its raining as it gets super lush green and glossy the multicam tropic works better. Also judging how youre placed in the environment which i call "fore/aft/under" (in front of background/behind something IN the background and in the underbrush or under branches) But yea create a checklist by season, wet/dry, "fore/aft/under" and then get some buddies and start making fun of each other playing "wheres waldo" 😂 then check or cross off ( ✅️/❌️) what does or doesnt work and then buy accordingly and dress accordingly. And another tip: DO NOT EXCLUDE HUNTING/CIVILIAN CAMOS!!! Some are FANTASTIC! Hope this helps
Imho Eichentarn and Pencott Greenzone for everything but snow and sand.
The best camouflage for european woodland in Spring / summertime is Confusion Camouflage Green Check it out it's sooo good
Painters coveralls work great for snow camo
I wish there was a better selection of uniform cuts avalible besides BDU and ACU. Kryptek looks cool but I question the actual effectiveness of the insect pattern irl. Also the company that makes it hates pockets just as much as us army command does. I LIKE POCKETS! I find them very useful. The new us army's tropical uniform delets even more of the uniforms pockets not to make the uniform cooler to wear in hot temperatures but, to eliminate more of those evil pockets. The navy's guacamole camo is the best fatigue cut in the armed forces! Shame it's the navy uniform.
I still say Vietnam era Jungle fatigues were the best. Kryptek mandrake isn't bad in the woods up here, and when it first came out, they had kryptek mandrake tropical which was fantastic but I couldn't afford a set at that point. Will try to get a set and do a video on it.
I prefer Grandma's Couch/Northeastern Vermont Granite Quarry, the ACU.
Nighttime desert parka, tigerstripe, and pencott (most variations) are my favorites
Someone is going to make a UCP/ABU joke, but it’s actually good for night vision and on fall/winter it’s not a bad Camo especially with night/low light conditions.
There's a camo that sadly is not adopted by any military so is sold only in civilian market but imo is very cool, is called Multiland: basically is the Italian vegetato pattern but with the Multicam color scheme.
Italian vegetato already is awesome just as it is so if it's anything like that it'll be good. Vegetato doesn't stand out in bright sunlight. Almost like it was designed for harsh sun of the Mediterranean and dried out terrain. Also Italian stuff is cotton which absorbs sunlight much better than polyester or nylon and doesn't light up in bright direct sunlight.
Ahagecam is the best camo. Hands down
Aor2 works really well in the open forests in the north. (ND/MN)
ACU, hands down, is the absolute best camo pattern
Too bad ACU is the cut of a uniform, not the pattern.......Nice try though.
@@MikeB128 I honestly did not know that, and after doing some research I found out that I should have said UCP instead. I did intend for this comment to be a joke based on the AngryCops video flaming the ACU pattern
Velcro at night on a foot patrol when you want a snack (while you are waiting for your FRACU from supply): "let me sing you the song of my people".
Woodland is the best camo pattern, fight me.
I'll win because you can't fight what you can't see.
3 pattern and desert night camie.😉
I enjoy wearing Kryptek while shooting my .224 valkerie while rocking a "zombie" green gas station/flea market tomahawk, is this so bad?
Cool video, I'm a total camo geek too
Joking about the Kryptek but I'm a big fan of the 6 color, too. I will incorporate animal patterns sometimes too.
Aesthetically speaking, Alpenflage is the best.
when you need to blend in with the bloodstains from the fallen around you
I have a set, works great in most Woodlands I've been in
I’m from eastern Massachusetts and in the fall when all the leaves fall it blends in perfectly
I think that a ghillie suit is the best
Even a Ghillie suit needs to be tailored to a given environment, often hand made and colors chosen by the person who's going to wear it, intentionally soiled in dirt matching the area of operation, and then local vegetation is added to the suit upon arrival. A proper Ghillie suit is also never washed.
I mean sure, you can order premade ones, but they're never as good as a hand crafted suit with the burlap cut and dyed by the user to match their specific environment.
Ghillie suits are really good but they're heavy and *incredibly* warm
Mike quick question. Do you think camouflage effectiveness is enhanced by natural fibers? For example I find that Italian vegetato being made of 90% cotton works extremely well in having no shine in direct sunlight whereas I find anything polyester or nylon has a shine. Seems from videos I have watched that cotton is superior to other materials in that regard
What is this woodland looking multicam pattern that is in the thumbnail and or may be wearing?
Try AUSCAM, I am not a fan but its all about how effective it is
what Camo pattern would be best for New England in summer and spring?
Hello Mike, thank you for your content and the great shirts and hats I’ve purchased. Here comes a super annoying but hopefully well crafted question.
I live in the mountains of western Maine. We have everything from rivers to sand pits to big fields to thick forests. What camouflage patterns would you recommend for full bloom summer, deep winter, and also fall. The whole world turns shades of orange up here and all my camo sticks out like a sore thumb. Any suggestions, or even a good resource to learn more about camo patterns that isn’t you that would be great.
Love your content, watch every video. Thanks!
Phantomleaf wasp 2 v4 is my favorite It is great for rocky and urban
I want to use marpat but im not sure if that's the best pattern for western New York
There is no best, there is only what is useful for the mission and environment. Some are better in selective environments, and some are decent all around camos.
What camo works best in southern California for Fish and Game wardens
Damn, There is a floating head
Great video (as always)... No offense to anybody, but how is it that you can think of, AND type out "what is the best camo?" without having some light blink like crazy in ya skull telling you, maybe there is more than one shade of green and brown outside, so maybe there isnt a best camo out there...
Tiger stripe and/or all of the SS patterns
PenCott Greenzone/ Flecktarn/ Wildwood/ Badlands/ Sandstorm/ Snowdrift, preferably in NIR compliant pure cotton to defeat IR detection
All other camos are invalid and irrelevant
UCP camo looks better on the civillian market, and maybe the Space Force. Works great on the moon tbh.
What’s the best for central Wisconsin?
Again, refer to how to ask a detailed question.
From experience, crawling around in the mud and about three weeks wearing the same thing everyday, .... It all looks the same!