camo pattern?

[D-Rock425]

I wouldn't be to worried about the pattern.  Sitka is nice stuff but not cheap.

[batch]

i wouldn't be too concerned over the pattern like others have said. i don't really were camo that much. i don't think it is really that necessary. when i do wear it it is because it is waterproof. i think one should be concerned more on the durability or other properties you are wanting as opposed to the pattern. i also think it is absurd to think you have to spend thousands of dollars on clothes to make you a better hunter but if that floats your boat go for it.

[KopperBuck]

kryptek

All the way for the cool factor. I ordered Marathon Seat Covers in the Typhon pattern.

[fillthefreezer]

kryptek

All the way for the cool factor. I ordered Marathon Seat Covers in the Typhon pattern.

ive been seriously eyeballin those!

[Olympics777]

Go with Sitka. It is completely under rated, and all the negative comments I've heard were from people who don't use it. I have walked right up to deer, elk and moose within 30 yards easy in it. The one thing I will say, though, is that it is designed for the alpine hunter, not for sitting there in the ferns and greenery. But you can still get it in Optifade forest, and that problem is solved!

[Damnimissed]

I wear tin pants (because I bust a lot of brush) and whatever camo or drab jacket fits the conditions. I very rarely eat a tag.

[kenzmad]

Kryptek camo isnt for hunting. It most closely matches a Lingcod. Here is me in mine at Neah Bay last year

[ghosthunter]

I use lots of differnt patterns, some leafy. Seems like turkey's are the most aware.
I wear differnt pant camo tha tops. I like to set against trees. Ground is usually different than tree I am against. I go cheap on camo.

In blind I wear a black shirt.

Here's some pics.

[Heredoggydoggy]

I found that the best camo is any Ghillie/Leafy type stuff that breaks up your outline.  I once sat on the edge of a road in my Ghillie Suit and watched as a guy drove up, stopped and got out, set up his targets, and got ready to shoot.  When he got his gun out, I figured I'd better let him know I was there, and when I stood up, he looked and said:  "Gee, I never saw you sitting there!"     Animals don't see things the same way we do.  They rely more on smell, hearing, and movement, so I think anything that breaks up your outline is more important than the pattern.   

[RadSav]

I'm a part time hunter attempting to get inside 50 yards of full time prey.  If camo and patterning helps me only 5% more than jeans and plaid...I WANT IT!   If 2% better chance to get me inside of 30 yards I WANT IT EVEN MORE!!!

Problem is the better performance clothing companies have all decided they need something more scientific than the turkey and whitetail hunter (Well that and they are hoping for those big licensing checks Toxey and Jordan get).   This great modern clothing designed for sheep hunting where the mountain tops meet the sky is good stuff for that purpose.  I've spent a day moving across 3,000 yards of open space in view of bedded rams with nothing but the occasional rock to hide my approach.  And it worked!  Then I have tried to use the same stuff sitting against a stump in the middle of a clearcut and had elk poke their heads out of the timber and look right at me like I was a 240 pound white cougar in a field of black.

I'd say Mountain Mimicry and Mossy Oak Break-up have proven themselves the most versatile of the patterns I've used.  Vias and Optifade probably the least versatile I've ever used.  I believe it has more to do with tone or brightness of the colors than the pattern or color itself.  The best function of the top clothing brands hands down would be Kuiu and Sitka.  So I tend to do a lot of compromising.  And I expect I will until someone starts making Sitka or Kuiu quality in Mountain Mimicry or Mossy Oak (preferably for me Mountain Mimicry).  But, by the way things have been going I'll probably be too dang old to get out of the truck by then

I primarily wear Sitka Gear because I'm too dang pudgy these days to wear Kuiu.  Each year it's getting more difficult to find the Sitka items I would like to be wearing in the more versatile westside friendly Opti-Forest.  Kuiu is starting to have more of the Verde pattern available and if I was 21 again I'd likely leave Sitka for that pattern/shade/tone (whatever you'd call it).  But I don't expect KUIU is going to start producing "Stout" sizing for my current physical shape any time soon.

I'd really like to give Sitka 100% of my business.  I really really like the fit and finish of their products.  And no one has a line as complete and sensible as does Sitka.  But I am left each year buying thousands of dollars in their competitors clothing in an attempt to find a versatile camo pattern that will give me the clothing performance of Sitka.  So far it's a mythical creature...that combination just doesn't seem to exist.  If W.L. Gore would buy Mothwing and give me back my Mountain Mimicry I think I would re-write my will and ask to be buried in it

[Jack-Fir]

Sitka! Not just for the pattern but for the comfort. They have all different
Designs for different weather elements from core clothing to heavy outerwear. It's expensive but your buying quality gear! It stands the western weather from dry to wet. Customer service is unreal and anything That has a Sitka logo is a LIFETIME warranty. No questions asked. I own it all.. Okay and the pattern is pretty sweet..

[sagewalker]

What I wear usually depends on where I am hunting. I think every camo has a great advantage to different terrain!

[Cylvertip]

I am a big fan of Realtree  Max-1 for the Wet side, and I would guess it handles East pretty well too.  Wish it was more widley available though - hard to find any good pants in the pattern 

[sagewalker]

I am a big fan of Realtree  Max-1 for the Wet side, and I would guess it handles East pretty well too.  Wish it was more widley available though - hard to find any good pants in the pattern 

Core4Element offers some good stuff in Max-1 as well as Russel 

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I have trouble finding camo I like, still wearing my Wayne Carlton "Vanish" western camo T shirt...
Most patterns are too brown for early season on the west side, Turkey Camo has oak leaves and branches.
What we need is Blackberry bushes and stumps, a little yellow grass on the legs, maybe a fern or two...
One reason why more animals have probably been shot in Western Washington in faded Carharts and Dickeys than camo is the colors are different than where the manufactures live/work/hunt.
These guys look like a cool pattern, but first run will sell, then when they don't sell as much after the first year will be discontinued.

http://www.pureviewcamo.com/

But really, most camo is either too dark, or too light, wearing a picture of the woods on your clothing might look cool, but if I can see a hunter wearing camo from a distance, you know it is not fooling the animal.