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As a father of 5, I'm on a budget for gear and I've slain animals wearing walmart camo and will again this year. Mossy oak or real tree are both good and walmart.All the other stuff is awesome and great if you have the funds to get it. Cover and wind is what's really important.
Quote from: WAcoyotehunter on August 21, 2017, 04:42:22 PMHaving camo is not as important as many people let on. You can do just fine wearing tans, greens, plaid ect.. Wear quiet gear that you are comfortable in. ^ This^My only camo is stuff I bought on super sale. I don't feel handicapped at all, and fill quite a few big game tags. My all time favorite camo fleece jacket is from WalMart and has holes worn in it. I'm old enough to have shot way more game without camo and without fleece than with either. Shot more critters while wearing a green and yellowish plaid acrylic outer shirt than anything else though a muted blue and black wool plaid CPO shirt from K-Mart was a close second. I wore both of those till they were rags. On cheap stuff, just check to make sure the zippers work and if they are petite little zippers, pass. Wool dress pants from a thrift store and a wool blend or synthetic plaid shirt are superb for most WA deer seasons: comfortable, quiet, shed light rain and dew. As well as avoiding black, I won't buy tan. If it is really pouring, add rain gear. I often wear fleece or a soft synthetic layer OUTSIDE/over my rain jacket to stay quiet when brushing against bushes and limbs if I am still hunting. I keep gaiters INSIDE my wool pants for the same reason: quiet. Also, water running down the outside of pants drains and seeps inside the gaiter tops and into boots if the gaiters are outside the pants. Bet you can't guess how I learned that one... Edited to add: Do what you want but I prefer to never wear camo in public. I usually stop on my way into a hunt and on the way out and change into "civvies". Jeans and a cotton flannel shirt are more comfortable for the drive home anyway and if I stop at a café or convenience store I don't want the clerk nor other customers nor a cop to know from my clothes that I probably have hunting gear in my vehicle. Unless the antlers are too big to hide, ditto for letting horns show.
Having camo is not as important as many people let on. You can do just fine wearing tans, greens, plaid ect.. Wear quiet gear that you are comfortable in.
Camo IS a necessity, at least if you're going out for a nice dinner in Cowlitz County!
Quote from: Okanagan on August 21, 2017, 06:09:04 PMQuote from: WAcoyotehunter on August 21, 2017, 04:42:22 PMHaving camo is not as important as many people let on. You can do just fine wearing tans, greens, plaid ect.. Wear quiet gear that you are comfortable in. ^ This^My only camo is stuff I bought on super sale. I don't feel handicapped at all, and fill quite a few big game tags. My all time favorite camo fleece jacket is from WalMart and has holes worn in it. I'm old enough to have shot way more game without camo and without fleece than with either. Shot more critters while wearing a green and yellowish plaid acrylic outer shirt than anything else though a muted blue and black wool plaid CPO shirt from K-Mart was a close second. I wore both of those till they were rags. On cheap stuff, just check to make sure the zippers work and if they are petite little zippers, pass. Wool dress pants from a thrift store and a wool blend or synthetic plaid shirt are superb for most WA deer seasons: comfortable, quiet, shed light rain and dew. As well as avoiding black, I won't buy tan. If it is really pouring, add rain gear. I often wear fleece or a soft synthetic layer OUTSIDE/over my rain jacket to stay quiet when brushing against bushes and limbs if I am still hunting. I keep gaiters INSIDE my wool pants for the same reason: quiet. Also, water running down the outside of pants drains and seeps inside the gaiter tops and into boots if the gaiters are outside the pants. Bet you can't guess how I learned that one... Edited to add: Do what you want but I prefer to never wear camo in public. I usually stop on my way into a hunt and on the way out and change into "civvies". Jeans and a cotton flannel shirt are more comfortable for the drive home anyway and if I stop at a café or convenience store I don't want the clerk nor other customers nor a cop to know from my clothes that I probably have hunting gear in my vehicle. Unless the antlers are too big to hide, ditto for letting horns show. Okanogan,Great post! Some wisdom here for sure. Definitely agree on avoiding Black and Tan solid colors. I have to say, I never considered wearing anything over a pair a rain jacket to silence it... good reminder on the gaiters.Interesting thoughts on camo in public...maybe the same reason I never put decals on my rig letting people know I might have expensive archery, fly fishing, you name it firearms,...?Thanks for sharing!
