Winter predator camo
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Georgian Pistol
CGN Regular
- Location
- Georgian Bay
Grab a white bedsheet, needle and thread. Get creative.
That is basically what the military uses.
That is basically what the military uses.
Cabelas.ca has a suit on sale... I bought this same suit a couple years ago and it works well.
https://www.cabelas.ca/product/139663/truetimber-mens-lightweight-snow-camo-coverup-pants
https://www.cabelas.ca/product/139662/truetimber-mens-lightweight-snow-camo-coverup-parka
https://www.cabelas.ca/product/139663/truetimber-mens-lightweight-snow-camo-coverup-pants
https://www.cabelas.ca/product/139662/truetimber-mens-lightweight-snow-camo-coverup-parka
we use surplus German army snow camouflage ponchos. Google them check them out I am going to look at ordering those truetimber coverup pants they will go great with the poncho plus they're better than the white coverup pants I have now, thanks hoytcanon
Go to any paint store or Home Depots and buy one of the cheap white painter’s coveralls. They are cheap but are very durable, very light and thin material that will go over your primary clothing. It lasts me all winter.
Tyvek painters suit is gotta be the best winter camo there is. Wind can't penetrate it , nearly waterproof and so light it can be stuffed into a pocket on the day pack with ease.
I took a large pair so it fits over my usual winter atire easilly. The elastic cuffs at wrists and legs are awesome.
So you take said tyvek painters suit and put it on a coat hanger and hang it in the garage or anywhere else you can spray paint.
You can use brush on paints as well if you like.
With light/dark browns, greens and black spray paints add some detail to the suit..... not too much but enough to break up your outline. Match the colors of winter in your hunting area.
Let it dry and it's ready to use.
So simple, so cheap and very effective in cold weather winter hunting.
I took a large pair so it fits over my usual winter atire easilly. The elastic cuffs at wrists and legs are awesome.
So you take said tyvek painters suit and put it on a coat hanger and hang it in the garage or anywhere else you can spray paint.
You can use brush on paints as well if you like.
With light/dark browns, greens and black spray paints add some detail to the suit..... not too much but enough to break up your outline. Match the colors of winter in your hunting area.
Let it dry and it's ready to use.
So simple, so cheap and very effective in cold weather winter hunting.
I have a set of tbose too, that fit over my wineter gear (which is old, and therefore pretty bulky). Works well though. And adds another wind barrier, which is nice some days. - dan
Thirsty_Fox
Regular
- Location
- Eastern Ontario
I've been looking into getting some winter camo for predator hunting (coyotes) but it seems hard to sift through the junk on the market. Lots of it is noisy, poor quality, etc... so it's hard to know what to get.
I may end up trying these suggestions. I'm on the fence about going with white and making grey marks or going with a grey and making white marks. I feel like especially when you're against a tree, the white can stand out, but I don't really know. I guess the important thing is to break up your outline with the general patterns and colours of the area you're hunting.
Depending on the weather I used to just throw a sheet over myself with a hole cut in it for my head. That was for coyote hunting and I was never out there for more than an hour. I had my winter gear on underneath and wasn't too far from home.
Depending on how you hunt...if you sit on a bushline or in some sort of cover light greys w a bit of white works great. Washed out leafy kill suit works great as you just look like a debris pile. If you sit out in the bald azz flat land my preference is going prone from a bit of a rise. A shoulder ghilly in mostly white with native grass stuck in it works great. Both options just go over your normal winter gear...although I dont wear bright blue, red or black winters... generally I wear a camo pair of bibs and a camo coat...
Yotarunner
CGN Regular
- Location
- Eastern Alberta
The tyvek suit method is about the cheapest garbage you can get. I'd rather wrap a bedsheet around me than wear tyvek.
The way tyvek works is you put it on poking a hole through the leg with your boot and tear the crotch out when you pull em up. Walking to stand you swish swish every step like your crumpling plastic bags. By the time you have made it back to the truck you have left 6 or 7 strips of suit on branches along the way, the crotch rip now extends all the way through the seat of your pants and the zipper has broken making the suit act like a sail as you walk into the wind.
Fabric coveralls or surplus overwhites are way better. Iv even just bleached an old Carhartt jacket.
odd.... my experience is quite the opposite.
Tyvek is pretty tough stuff. I've never managed to tear my DIY winter camo and I don't find it very swishy when walking.....
A smart guy might put the boots on after donning the suit.... but that's just me thinking out loud.
I also have an Arctic shield parka and bibs which are nice but walking anywhere in that suit you get too hot and sweaty in a hurry.
There are trade offs I suppose but the tyvek (actual tyvek) suits are great because they weigh nearly nothing, can be packed very small and stuffed into the day pack like one would do with lightwieght packable rain gear. Get a size or so bigger so the suit comfortable fits over whatever you are wearing. The other benefit of Tyvek is that wind can't penetrate it.... and because of the running composite fibers in the fabric, tyvek has very high tear strenght. These properties are well known by those in the building trades.
Yotarunner
CGN Regular
- Location
- Eastern Alberta
That's strange. We use them for hunting snow geese and when I first started predator hunting. During goose season I'd go through 3 or 4 of them because of damage through wear and tear. Your right on the wind though. They are great for windy days goose hunting.
