Thoughts on ACU camouflage

[M67]

No camouflage pattern works for every location, it is that simple.

ACU sticks out like a sore thumb, in the Coast Range. I have 1 set of ACU, that I dyed with a dark brown, for 15 minutes. After washing and drying them, I used a dark green dye for 15 minutes and washed and dried them again. This works much better, but it is still not as good a my old BDU's or Vietnam Tiger stripe pattern.
I plan on using black dye in spots and streaks, to further break up the pattern, which should work quite well.




Here is my son in BDU's, next to an Elk trail.



My other son in a Vietnam Tiger stripe pattern top and BDU pants. Had he been in the woods, he would be really hard to spot.



I have multiple types depending on where I plan to hunt that day. If I am hunting in open hay fields, the DCU pattern works very well there.

The proper camouflage pattern for the environment you are in, is a must if you want to blend in as much as possible.

 

[Sgt Nambu]

Nice looking kids, M67. Dying cammo is very effective. For large, contrasting stripes or blotches I've used spray paint to good effect.

 

[ocarolan]

The Belgium and Swiss patterns are area specific and do work well in those areas

And what area is that - a Truffula forest?

 

[erudne]

Ever been to Europe?
The Swiss pattern is called Alpenflage, it is used in the Alps.
Belgium's pattern is for the lowland woods, in Belgium

 

[Gaust]

Alpenflage works well in the fall in some areas. I used tiger stripe camo when I played paintball in high school and it worked very well. My favorites for the pnw forests are tiger stripes, Danish M84 and Nwu type 3.

 

[Brutus57]

My favorites are Marpat, German flektarn, and olive drab. I also like multicam for Central and Eastern Oregon, but find it to be a bit light for my area.

FLektarn does look like it would be very effective on the wet side.

Brutus Out

 

[cookie]

I have probably the first printing of THE ULTIMATE SNIPER by John Plaster and it has a chapter about how camo works. The book should be on the must read list of any shooter.