Is it necessary to drive around in cammo gear

kakashka

What do you think

Every season i see lads dressed in cammo driving around the locality,shops etc
I personally think i draws unnecessary attention

Grizzly 45

Could be ravers too.I belive it is quite fashionable for nowadays.:D

jwshooter

i dont use it ,i have two original kammo jackets this 20 years or so when there wore out thats it .

your right noting looks as bad as a lad wearing it eating lunch in a pub or restaurant.

cabelas dummy syndrome !.

deer see in black and white so light colors browns, grays, greens, are best.

my favourite hunting garment is a swanndri wool shirt in brown and grey check.

kakashka

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Could be ravers too.I belive it is quite fashionable for nowadays.:D

You should try it sometime Grizzly(rave that is)great for tension etc:D:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNosMgzlJtQ

.243 express

Unnecessary attention from who?Are we not entitled to wear what we want when we want.

Tackleberry.

I went camo mad couple of years back real tree, advanage this and the other, but i lasted a season and find myself wearing solid greens and maybe throwing a old fca jacket on if need be, never taught looking like a bush would turn so many heads, everyone knows your hunting and a gun owner, that's not something i want to advertise..... but i've not prob with lads wearing it as it works well..........

kakashka

jwshooter wrote: »

i dont use it ,i have two original kammo jackets this 20 years or so when there wore out thats it .

your right noting looks as bad as a lad wearing it eating lunch in a pub or restaurant.

cabelas dummy syndrome !.

deer see in black and white so light colors browns, grays, greens, are best.

my favourite hunting garment is a swanndri wool shirt in brown and grey check.

I wear my blue overalls:D:Ddont need to get close:eek:..were agreeing though:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:no hold on...wool upsets my epidermus..we almost had it JWya:D:D

Mr. Presentable

kakashka wrote: »

What do you think

Every season i see lads dressed in cammo driving around the locality,shops etc
I personally think i draws unnecessary attention

Hardly camouflage then

kakashka

:D:D

lucky-colm

kakashka wrote: »

You should try it sometime Grizzly(rave that is)great for tension etc:D:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNosMgzlJtQ

ithink he was an arab of some sort and wore the disguise because he was afraid of being caught dancing to that infidel western music during the ramadan

testicle

.243 express wrote: »

Unnecessary attention from who?Are we not entitled to wear what we want when we want.

No. You're not allowed to go around in a Garda uniform unless you're a member, for instance

ronn

i wear shorts to play football in, i wear swimming toggs to go swimming in, i wear a rain jacket if its raining out, if its sunny i wear sun factor,
when i go shooting i wear camo gear,,,
O when its cold out i wear a hat and gloves,

common sense really or would you rather people who take part in sports wear shirts n ties,

4gun

went into the local chipper after an evening out at the deer, all dressed up 'n that stuff took them a long time to serve me even though it wasn't that busy?
so the gear definately works:D
besides if your wearin' your boiler suit or jeans ond t-shirt the only thing your missin' 's balaclava:Das far as other people are concerned
wear you huntin' fatigues and well......your goin' hunting:D

jwshooter

4gun wrote: »

went into the local chipper after an evening out at the deer, all dressed up 'n that stuff took them a long time to serve me even though it wasn't that busy?
so the gear definately works:D
besides if your wearin' your boiler suit or jeans ond t-shirt the only thing your missin' 's balaclava:Das far as other people are concerned
wear you huntin' fatigues and well......your goin' hunting:D

ya deer love the smell of chips and curry good thinking.

jwshooter

kakashka wrote: »

I wear my blue overalls:D:Ddont need to get close:eek:..were agreeing though:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:no hold on...wool upsets my epidermus..we almost had it JWya:D:D

love the wool

4gun

jwshooter wrote: »

ya deer love the smell of chips and curry good thinking.

to what?.... the smell of BS...:D

flanum

Funnily enough, i went down town for a walk this eveing, there was approx 7 young lads, (early twenties/late teens) in sports training track-suits.... who would have guessed that they werent champion athletes?? i mean, they had NIKE this... ADDIDAS that..etc.... i was going to walk over to them hoping for a few autographs............!!!!!!:rolleyes:

flanum

Come to think of it... this would be one for after hours forum!!

kakashka

flanum wrote: »

Funnily enough, i went down town for a walk this eveing, there was approx 7 young lads, (early twenties/late teens) in sports training track-suits.... who would have guessed that they werent champion athletes?? i mean, they had NIKE this... ADDIDAS that..etc.... i was going to walk over to them hoping for a few autographs............!!!!!!:rolleyes:

I dont get your point.did you read the OP..

Traumadoc

What do you feel about Barbour jackets, I wear one when im shooting and when I go to the Rugby, does it draw unnecessary attention??

jwshooter

i have a barbour dark green you could were it any where .

unless its a old english army barbour in DPM i cant see a problem,the op is not about that.

Trojan911

kakashka wrote: »

What do you think

I think, each to their own.... What business is it to anyone else?

johngalway

Is it necessary? No, of course not but...

I wear a cammo boonie hat most of the year out farming, on the land, to the mart etc. I wear spectaculars so it's great to keep the rain off the lenses, couldn't give the remotest toss what anyone would think of it

Out foxing with another lad one night, stopped off at a mobile chipper in Clifden one night and went up to order in the full gear. Wearing it as it was a close night and that stuff was the right weight for the job. Chipper guy promised he'd get a potted palm tree to let me blend in but I ain't seen it yet!

I think each to their own, I'm doing nothing wrong so I've nothing to fear or hide from anybody

Sparks

johngalway wrote: »

I wear a cammo boonie hat most of the year

Well, they are a pain to find in anything other than "tactical black" or one form of camo or another. Took me a fortnight to find one in ordinary plain white for use on the range.

macadam

What are we to do when out for a days shooting bring the feckin wardrobe, and turn the springer into a sh1tsu with lovely pink bows.

johngalway

Sparks wrote: »

Well, they are a pain to find in anything other than "tactical black" or one form of camo or another. Took me a fortnight to find one in ordinary plain white for use on the range.

True. I like them on windy days too, especially the one Garlands make as the brim is rigid enough not to be battered by a gale.

Sparks

johngalway wrote: »

True. I like them on windy days too, especially the one Garlands make as the brim is rigid enough not to be battered by a gale.

I was actually looking for a floppy brim though, to act as a flexible visor that would flop over the rearsight and act as a sort of blind:

johngalway

Got a huge one in Crete, great for the sun but not the wind, so practically useless for me lol.

Grizzly 45

kakashka wrote: »

You should try it sometime Grizzly(rave that is)great for tension etc:D:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNosMgzlJtQ

So thats what Al Quieda do for R&R then??? :D:D:D:D:D.
Yup,done the rave bit in Berlin a couple of years ago....solid 24 hours..:eek:
Long story, and will be a chapter in my upcoming memoirs;):D
Anyways,I'd be more worried about lads dressed up in NIKE,ADDIAS ,etc etc,as they are aping "Da Gangsta Bro" East LA Muta look and attitude.Which looks totally daft and intimadatory,not to mind totally stupid on white people.
Even saw one stupid twat down here walking around with his airsoft "piece" [I hope:eek:] stuck in his waisband "gangsta style" proably bought out of the "head shop".
Rather than be worried about somone wearing scruffy DPM,Flecktarn or Woodland and obviously not in any mans army.
BTW,get an Aussie "digger" style hat if you want a better element protector and sunblind.

Traumadoc

Would Blaze cammo draw extra unnecessary attention?

airy-fairy

IF the fox hunters wore jeans and cowboy hats do you think that they would have been any less likely to be banned.

Most folk assume the tweed and check wearers are just rich landed gentry wanna bes . They think the cammo wearers are red necks.

Why would you be worried about what they think of you?

stevoman

In my opinion, when iot comes to pheasent shooting i try and keep it as respectable as possibe and tone down on any camo gear. I'l usually be seen in a brown sealand fleece and either green sealand trousers or just a pair of jeans with a pair of wellingtons (oh, and my cap). Nothing over the top.

My reason for this is simple.

if i happen to ask a farmer for permission i think looking respectable while shooting is of the upmost importance espiecally when it comes to first impressions. i think that with a landowner when push comes to shove he will allow a modestly dressed shooter with a well kept under control dog hunt his land, rather than a fellow dressed to the hilt in camoflauge who looks like he's about to kick off world war 3 at any given time.

thats just my opinion though, i do understand that pigeon shooting etc involves a LOT of cammo, but i dont see any reason why this cant be put on in the field when setting up.

macadam

stevoman wrote: »

In my opinion, when iot comes to pheasent shooting i try and keep it as respectable as possibe and tone down on any camo gear. I'l usually be seen in a brown sealand fleece and either green sealand trousers or just a pair of jeans with a pair of wellingtons (oh, and my cap). Nothing over the top.

My reason for this is simple.

if i happen to ask a farmer for permission i think looking respectable while shooting is of the upmost importance espiecally when it comes to first impressions. i think that with a landowner when push comes to shove he will allow a modestly dressed shooter with a well kept under control dog hunt his land, rather than a fellow dressed to the hilt in camoflauge who looks like he's about to kick off world war 3 at any given time.

thats just my opinion though, i do understand that pigeon shooting etc involves a LOT of cammo, but i dont see any reason why this cant be put on in the field when setting up.

Thats a load of bullocks, if and when your going through a ditch or over barbed wire and flitter the nice toned down sealand fleece or trousers,you will be out of pocket as you wont look real respectable with a nice big patch or white stiching on the tear.

The camo gear is great especially for rough shooting etc that other stuff is for the gentry or those that think they are toffs on a driven shoot, I see them every year with there nice cotton shirts and plus fours walking around the nice dry fields, go out and try walking around a bog or through some briars and see how long the plus fours and cotton shirt will last.

maca

Sparks

macadam wrote: »

Thats a load of bullocks

*sigh*
No, it's not.
This is a load of bullocks:

stevoman

:rolleyes:

macadam wrote: »

Thats a load of bullocks, if and when your going through a ditch or over barbed wire and flitter the nice toned down sealand fleece or trousers,you will be out of pocket as you wont look real respectable with a nice big patch or white stiching on the tear.

The camo gear is great especially for rough shooting etc that other stuff is for the gentry or those that think they are toffs on a driven shoot, I see them every year with there nice cotton shirts and plus fours walking around the nice dry fields, go out and try walking around a bog or through some briars and see how long the plus fours and cotton shirt will last.

maca

nice post. :rolleyes:

first of all i started by saying in my opinion.

First of all i wear the seeland gear and find it perfectly robust for rough shooting to hunting bogland. I live in the midlands so i have more than put it to use on swampy bogs and i have climbed over many a barb wire fence and not had any rips or tears. You obviously seem to have some sort of problem with people wearing seeland shooting gear like that citing it off as clothes for people "that think they are toffs on a driven shoot" as you put it.

It wasn't me!

macadam wrote: »

Thats a load of bullocks, if and when your going through a ditch or over barbed wire and flitter the nice toned down sealand fleece or trousers,you will be out of pocket as you wont look real respectable with a nice big patch or white stiching on the tear.

The camo gear is great especially for rough shooting etc that other stuff is for the gentry or those that think they are toffs on a driven shoot, I see them every year with there nice cotton shirts and plus fours walking around the nice dry fields, go out and try walking around a bog or through some briars and see how long the plus fours and cotton shirt will last.

maca

This inverted snobbery is ridiculous. I personally am not a huge fan of camo patterns, so I wear dull greens and the like. If I could afford it, I'd have nice Seeland kit myself, as I rather like it and it's meant to be excellent quality. Wear what you like, and allow others do the same without passing snide remarks about "the gentry".

Mr. Presentable

Passenger in camouflage

Hairy Hunter

Jasus Lads,

I have a mate who dosent shoot, he dosent even own a gun, but he wears a flecktarn camo jacket everywhere

I had better inform him tht this is not aloud according to boards:D

HH

johngalway

I think I'll get some popcorn.

Sparks

Yeah, I don't see this going anywhere useful. Thread locked.