Post by: Ontario Longbow on July 04, 2008, 09:27:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/4297432frank/7871_1_sbl.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/4297432frank/pFILSON1-3898169p275w.jpg)
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I'll report my findings as the season progress,,Frank
Post by: sidebuster on July 04, 2008, 09:38:00 PM
Post by: Fletcher on July 04, 2008, 09:53:00 PM
I took this nice buck wearing a Teresa Asbell wool shirt and thrift store wool dress pants.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/Fletcher610/Buck05.jpg)
Post by: bentpole on July 04, 2008, 10:06:00 PM
Post by: Ken Taylor on July 04, 2008, 10:57:00 PM
My favorites though are 100% wool sweaters and hats that my 77 year old mother still knits me. I have a supply that should last me my lifetime and possibly my heirs.
I don't think from the looks of me that I will ever get a sponsor!
Post by: Hot Hap on July 05, 2008, 12:49:00 AM
Post by: Deadsmple on July 05, 2008, 12:56:00 AM
Post by: WidowEater on July 05, 2008, 01:01:00 AM
I wear subdued colors on top and somtimes a camo hat bu more often an olive drab bandana made of parachute silk. Burt cork for the face sometimes depending on my mood.
Im with you in that I think camo is overrated. I only where it when the convenient hunting clothes I have happen to be that color.
Post by: MJB on July 05, 2008, 02:04:00 AM
The vest is a Filson.
Mike
Post by: Hot Hap on July 05, 2008, 04:24:00 AM
Post by: sweet old bill on July 05, 2008, 04:42:00 AM
Bill
Post by: Danny Rowan on July 05, 2008, 04:43:00 AM
Danny
Post by: beaglesandbucks on July 05, 2008, 05:20:00 AM
The money is better spent on bows and arrows.
Post by: woodchucker on July 05, 2008, 06:44:00 AM
I even started making my own "huntin' jeans".....I take black denim jeans and wash them with bleach untill they come out "dirt brown" :thumbsup:
When it gets really cold I have a few pair of wool pants that I found at the GoodWill store that I wear.
Post by: SteveMcD on July 05, 2008, 08:28:00 AM
"Jeans" nothing will lead you to hypothermia quicker than a wet pair of cotton jeans. Cotton can be a killer.
Post by: BobT on July 05, 2008, 08:46:00 AM
Bob
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on July 05, 2008, 10:42:00 AM
Post by: Izzy on July 05, 2008, 06:24:00 PM
Post by: centaur on July 05, 2008, 06:31:00 PM
Post by: Zbone on July 05, 2008, 06:47:00 PM
Anyone know where I can find such a thing?
Some clothing manufactures make hoody vests in women’s apparel, but I’m having a heck of a time finding what I’m looking for.
Post by: Eric Sprick on July 05, 2008, 10:42:00 PM
Post by: pintail_drake2004 on July 05, 2008, 10:46:00 PM
Post by: BodarkOkie on July 05, 2008, 11:08:00 PM
Better looking than camo, also. JMHO
Gene
Post by: woodchucker on July 05, 2008, 11:26:00 PM
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Originally posted by SteveMcD:I've been hunting in "jeans" for over 30 years Steve,I aint dead yet buddy..... ;)
"Jeans" nothing will lead you to hypothermia quicker than a wet pair of cotton jeans. Cotton can be a killer.
Post by: GRW on July 06, 2008, 09:52:00 AM
Most fabrics that are comercialy made are bleached before any dying occures. After the bleaching proccess the fabric goes through some procedure that brightens it, so that the dying proccess will stand out. This brightening proccess covers the fabric with UV.
Even "hunter orange" turns a dull/flat color when treated with some UV cover dye. They put a new camo jacket next to a jacket in hunter orange that had been treated w/ the UV remover, and turned on a special UV/ florecent light. The camo jacket GLOWED with a light blue color, while the bright orange jacket look faded and flat.
It would seem that UV may be the biggest culprit in giving us away.
Post by: SteveMcD on July 06, 2008, 09:55:00 AM
All the best!
Post by: JDice on July 06, 2008, 01:05:00 PM
Post by: Zbone on July 08, 2008, 03:26:00 PM
Post by: George D. Stout on July 08, 2008, 03:51:00 PM
Camo is made for people, not deer. It is totally unnecessary...but to each his own. It's hard to find "hunting" clothes in anything but camo. That's why I like the Goodwill store.
Post by: bbassi on July 08, 2008, 04:23:00 PM
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Originally posted by GRW:GRW - did you happen to pay attention to the commercials durring this "show"?
I just watched a show on Outdoor channel about "how deer see". The main subject was that deer DO see in color, just not all the colors that we see. The thing that realy shows up to a deer is UV ( Ultra Violet)
Most fabrics that are comercialy made are bleached before any dying occures. After the bleaching proccess the fabric goes through some procedure that brightens it, so that the dying proccess will stand out. This brightening proccess covers the fabric with UV.
Even "hunter orange" turns a dull/flat color when treated with some UV cover dye. They put a new camo jacket next to a jacket in hunter orange that had been treated w/ the UV remover, and turned on a special UV/ florecent light. The camo jacket GLOWED with a light blue color, while the bright orange jacket look faded and flat.
It would seem that UV may be the biggest culprit in giving us away.
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Post by: ChuckC on July 08, 2008, 04:49:00 PM
ChuckC
Post by: woodchucker on July 08, 2008, 05:00:00 PM
After 6 years in the Marines,living in "rip-stop" cotton camo utilties,I've been "cold&wet" for days on end more times than I can remember.(like I said, I ain't dead yet!!!!!)
Like you,I always wear a wool sweater or 2 (against my skin) to keep my core temp (upper body) warm even if those old jeans do get wet. :thumbsup:
Post by: woodchucker on July 08, 2008, 05:04:00 PM
Wool breathes much better than tighter weaved cotton,and does not absorb persperation like cotton does. The real "secret" to wearing wool,is to wear it directly against your skin,and in layers according to the weather/temperature conditions.
Post by: hvyhitter on July 08, 2008, 05:10:00 PM
Post by: Free Range on July 08, 2008, 05:13:00 PM
Post by: Orion on July 08, 2008, 06:55:00 PM
Chuck: I've been wearing 18 ounce or lighter wool for years on my western hunts. Breathes real well and stays cool until the temps approach the 80s. At those temperatures, which I've experienced on a couple of hunts, I was hot even when stripped down to my skivvies.
Post by: ChuckC on July 08, 2008, 07:51:00 PM
Jerry: are you going to shoot at Horicon this weekend ? Camping ? John and Lamont and McDonald and crew will be there friday and saturday nights. I will be there saturday night. Got something in the way for early saturday morning.
ChuckC
Post by: Orion on July 08, 2008, 08:17:00 PM
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Post by: BUFF on July 09, 2008, 12:42:00 PM
:rolleyes:
Post by: Dartwick on July 09, 2008, 01:12:00 PM
I can go to place where im far from everything if I make real effort, but most of our hunting(even most of our best hunting) is not that removed from civilization.
Post by: George D. Stout on July 09, 2008, 08:40:00 PM
Post by: KentuckyTJ on July 09, 2008, 10:18:00 PM
I do agree Frank, not sure it matters what you have on as long as you are still and down wind.
Post by: Fletcher on July 09, 2008, 10:23:00 PM
Post by: Stone Knife on July 10, 2008, 05:43:00 AM
Post by: Anaconda12 on July 10, 2008, 05:55:00 AM
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Post by: Stykbow62 on July 10, 2008, 06:29:00 PM
I hope it's not the "it's not traditional" idea again or " I'm a better hunter than you " idea because I hunt without camo. To me your a traditional hunter with or without camo and hunting without camo make's you no better of a hunter than those who wear it.
Sorry for this long exortation, this is just my opinion, it could be wrong or it could be right.
Post by: woodchucker on July 10, 2008, 10:05:00 PM
Some of us choose to live our lives as they were lived years ago,in a "simpler" time. It also, has nothing to do with being "better than you" because we DON"T wear camo. It has to do with walking a simpler path. We do not need to go home and change ito our new "state of the art" camo before we go hunting,we just put on some old dull-colored clothes and head out the door.
Post by: Stykbow62 on July 10, 2008, 11:53:00 PM
Post by: zwickey2bl on July 11, 2008, 12:32:00 AM
I have also decided that I will not be buying any new camo. I like getting my stuff at thrift stores and closeouts and putting it together into a functional hunting setup. It just feels right to do without it these days.
What really makes me laugh is the gunhunters that act like they gotta have head-to-toe camo and then go sit in an enclosed shooting house all day. They could be wearing Elton John's electric suit and it wouldn't matter!
Post by: woodchucker on July 11, 2008, 09:13:00 AM
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Post by: BUFF on July 11, 2008, 09:18:00 AM
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Post by: Yolla Bolly on July 11, 2008, 10:01:00 AM
Post by: woodchucker on July 11, 2008, 10:07:00 AM
Post by: Blue Moose on July 11, 2008, 10:08:00 AM
Post by: woodchucker on July 11, 2008, 10:10:00 AM
Yup!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup:
Post by: on July 11, 2008, 11:07:00 AM
how many times have you seen these guys on TV wearing a black hat-- black jacket-- or the guide is wearing jeans and some blue jacket--
what about the blaze orange vests--- guys wearing camo with blaze orange vest--- not all this stuff has the UV brighteners-- it that were the case-
the kill would be down by 50% +++++
Post by: woodchucker on July 11, 2008, 11:48:00 AM
When I was a kid growing up on a farm in western N.Y. we all hunted in blue "pinstripe" denim barn coveralls.
Post by: SouthMDShooter on July 11, 2008, 12:25:00 PM
Post by: joe skipp on July 11, 2008, 01:02:00 PM
Always want to match my camo to the area I hunt in. The "few" times I hit the tree, like in Jersey when theres no available cover around, my choice is Sticks 'N LImbs for my jacket...same top when I bear hunt. A few pics below of my camo...30 yd shot to the wood pile and just a close up of my standard camo. To each his own, if your having fun and successful and just plain enjoying the hunt, who cares what you wear..
Effectiveness at 30 yds of ASAT and Sticks 'N Limbs...
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/scan0002-7.jpg)
Early season Kelly Brown Tru Leaf and ASAT
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/scan0001-5.jpg)
Post by: TexasBubba on July 11, 2008, 03:25:00 PM
You took my ideal. When I saw this thread I thought of the old days when the great ones wore camo.
Post by: woodchucker on July 11, 2008, 03:27:00 PM
Post by: Don Stokes on July 11, 2008, 04:20:00 PM
Post by: Widowbender on July 11, 2008, 05:19:00 PM
1. Its cheap (WalMart,closeout,clearance,etc.)
2. Its comfortable. (Duh!!)
3. See reasons 1 & 2.
David
Post by: b.glass on July 11, 2008, 05:46:00 PM