Fancy camo gear worth it?

Great pics guys!

I've settled on a Browning XPO jacket. Still trying to find some quick dry camo pants or bib that fit. I'm wider around the waist than average I guess and all of them are too long. They've got these fancy zipper setups that make them hard to hem. Going to see what Walmart has today.
 
I bought bass pro redhead insulated parka and bibs, t-shirts and just plain canvas bibs. Great stuff, and avaialble in the more robust sizes for those of us that aren't anorexic dwarves
 
When I first got into hunting, I was all a-go for brand name hunting camo. I had some Browning, some Mad Dog, and I even bought a Rivers West jacket my second or third season.

Now I wear fairly 'technical' layers from MEC (the same/similar stuff that I trekked through the mountains, skied and snowboarded in for years in my teens and 20's), and a layer of Mil type camo over top if I feel the need. (Mine is a Drop Zone Recce Smock in Multi-cam).

That way I'm warm and dry, but the performance of my warm and dry isn't limited by a brand name that doesn't specialize in warm and dry, and my camo isn't limited by weather. It's much less expensive to put together a system like this, too. I sold off all the old 'hunter camo' stuff, though I still own the Rivers West. I just never wear it.
 
Silverado said:
When I first got into hunting, I was all a-go for brand name hunting camo. I had some Browning, some Mad Dog, and I even bought a Rivers West jacket my second or third season.

Now I wear fairly 'technical' layers from MEC (the same/similar stuff that I trekked through the mountains, skied and snowboarded in for years in my teens and 20's), and a layer of Mil type camo over top if I feel the need. (Mine is a Drop Zone Recce Smock in Multi-cam).

That way I'm warm and dry, but the performance of my warm and dry isn't limited by a brand name that doesn't specialize in warm and dry, and my camo isn't limited by weather. It's much less expensive to put together a system like this, too. I sold off all the old 'hunter camo' stuff, though I still own the Rivers West. I just never wear it.
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I definitely share your sentiment on hunting clothing, and may I add that camo is for yuppy hunters.:stirthepot2:
 
track said:
I definitely share your sentiment on hunting clothing, and may I add that camo is for yuppy hunters.:stirthepot2:
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Depends on what you're hunting. For deer species I agree, but for predators or birds it's a different story.
Most camo also has a soft outer layer for low noise. Mountaineering gear is generally very noisy, as is waterfowl camo, which is why I prefer a fleece type outer which covers all my hunting needs.
To say all camo is for yuppie hunters is a pretty asinine statement.
 
bearkilr said:
Depends on what you're hunting. For deer species I agree, but for predators or birds it's a different story.
Most camo also has a soft outer layer for low noise. Mountaineering gear is generally very noisy, as is waterfowl camo, which is why I prefer a fleece type outer which covers all my hunting needs.
To say all camo is for yuppie hunters is a pretty asinine statement.
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Drab colours in fleece or wool will do the job. Hunted ducks, upland, predators and big game since the early 1960's without camo and bagged my limit. Key fundamental of hunting with or without camo is "not to move". You or others can take my statement as you wish, camo are for the trendies.
 
track said:
Drab colours in fleece or wool will do the job. Hunted ducks, upland, predators and big game since the early 1960's without camo and bagged my limit. Key fundamental of hunting with or without camo is "not to move". You or others can take my statement as you wish, camo are for the trendies.
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Your opinion and choice, wear what you like. I'll wear my "trendies", you wear your "onesies" and Stormy Kromer.
 
nick7 said:
Don't get me wrong i'm just as cheap as the next guy but there's a time to be and not to be. I'm not saying that you have to go out there and spend that kind of money but you get what you pay for and something that fits you right without the bulk. You spend the money once and your done.

I spend a lot of time in the woods each year taking customers out and i see it year after year with them so for me its worth it to have.
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It also helps when you're able to get Sitka at a 50% discount, right? :D
 
bearkilr said:
Depends on what you're hunting. For deer species I agree, but for predators or birds it's a different story.
Most camo also has a soft outer layer for low noise. Mountaineering gear is generally very noisy, as is waterfowl camo, which is why I prefer a fleece type outer which covers all my hunting needs.
To say all camo is for yuppie hunters is a pretty asinine statement.
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Windblocker fleece and soft shells are pretty quiet. I don't often hunt in the rain, so I really never need to break out the Gore-Tex hardshell stuff.
 
Oh man! Most of you guys would twirl around and faint dead away if you saw my hunting clothes. :eek: When I go chicken hunting, I wear whatever I put on that morning. Whitetail hunting stuff is a conglomeration of layers of "you name it" brand, some free, some Wobble Mart. I even found an incredibly gaudy blaze orange backpack at either CT or WM for about $18 or so. Hang it in a tree and it shows up for miles! Just to break up the blaze orange a bit, I purchased a nice bright yellow fleece scarf. Nice outfit all around! Laugh2
 
Must be nice to be able to find camo in 'brand names' that fit you. I'm a big fella, and I can't buy anything that fits through normal channels except for socks, gloves and hats. A friend found me a place in the US that literally specializes in 'Big Man' stuff, and some of it is made my Columbia, etc., but they go all the way up to 8X for some stuff (?!?!?!). Their prices are good, which is good, 'cause they only ship UPS, which sucks and is expensive as hell. My camo is a mix of different patterns, and layers. Versatile and I don't look like a walking shrub- but I can blend into almost any background. The Scent-Lok craze is starting to die down since people have caught on that you cannot eliminate all human odour- proper hunting technique and reading the wind count much more.
 
:wave:I'll stick with my Stormy Kromer.................it keeps me warm while hunting big whitetails in the cold Novembers.

bearkilr said:
No problem. I'm glad we straightened out the fact yuppies wear Sitka and all hardcore hunters such as yourself shop at MEC, Filson and Eddie Bauer. Don't forget to grab a Tilley hat on the way out. It's the mountain goat hunters' preferred headgear. :)
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I either use military surplus (most often), or walmart clearance camo I buy at the end of the season. I'm willing to pay about $25 for pants, $20 for long sleeve tops, and about $50 for coats. I'll likely never own any brand name stuff, and I couldn't care less.
 
I don't own any fancy camo gear other than what as been issued to me and i don't wear that outside work but I have found that if you have a good sense for quality you can score really good gear for cheap. I bought a totally unknown brand rain coat 12 years ago for 25$. Abused the hell out of it and it's still going strong, I just got tired of it after all those years and retired it. I am shopping for some sort of camo jacket for waterfowl hunting right now and I don't plan on spending more than 50$, too bad there is no other stores than CT and Wallmart around here.
 
xeon said:
Call me cheap but I could never justify spending $45 on a pair of their underwear... let alone $200 on base layers, $130 on a basic insulated zip tshirt, $200 on pants, $500 on an outer jacket, $500 on bibs, $130 for a freakin fanny pack or $300 for a back pack. I mean you're paying $2000 for your clothes! Worse than a woman lol
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Call me cheap too! By all means!

$2000 for hunting clothes is absolute insanity. Sorry, I'm just shaking my head here.

A $6 "Joe Fresh" base layer, a $50 wool Stanny, and a decent quality water-proof, breathable, wind-breaker (maybe $60). Throw in some CT "Rocky" pants ($59 on sale) and you are ready to rock.

Gets me through every season without issue. Although I don't sit around on my ass while hunting.
 
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