Looking like a survivalist?

I haven't read each and every post here, and maybe somebody has already mentioned this: If your wearing neutral grey or brown acceptable civvies, it's easy to convert them to camo in a wilderness situation. Splotch them up with mud and campfire charcoal; add leaves and sprigs of pine boughs. And stay in the shadows. Don't go running across an open field and stay off ridge lines.
 
Maybe someone could advise me on what brand and kind of BDU I should get. I currently own a pair of Propper BDU's in digital camo and the quality doesnt seem too good and I am looking to get some BDU's to wear everyday. I usually wear jeans but I think BDU's offer better durability and pocket capacity. I am looking to get a camo pattern (I like the multicam) for regular wear and a khaki, green, or black pattern for around town. Ive heard that 50/50 NYCO is the best fabric for BDU's and thats the kind I am looking for. I prefer them to be made in the USA. Thanks
 
I used to wear camo BDUs in college. They're comfortable. Now I wear BDUs(solid navy) at work. I love e'm. Out in the wild I wear whatever is suited for the weather. The thing about camo these days is that everybody is wearing it( in my area). Walk thru any clothing store and you'll see a rack of camo pants, shorts and shirts. Hell my 8 month old son has a ton of camo. Wear whatcha want.
 
I wear what the people who have to do it for a living wear.

Carhartts, mostly......http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200210/200210_carhartt_1.adp

keep you alive, won't give out when need it, does not stand out anywhere but the yacht or country club, and there I where what fits in...


Fleece and windstop are big life savers in the original sense, keeping you from loosing out to the elements.

Wool is great, but stays wet a long time, but its more fireproof than most of the synthetics.
 
dang. whole lotta controversy about just gettin' dressed to go woods stompin' or somethin'.

Kinda glad to live in a state (Alaska) where alot of us dress so wierdly you probably wouldn't get a second look if you were bouncing down a hiking trail in a clown suit on a po-go stick.

As for me it's usually my Carrharts, T-shirt and a lined flanel that's large enough to double as a 2 person sleeping bag. Few people seem to notice or care that I'm usually carrying a large knife and a revolver.


Same thing pretty much applies for disaster scenarios for the most part. Even as much as my hometown has grown, It's still a very good idea to be very kind to the grizzled old man in the greasy Carrhart bibs, flanel, and baseball hat- He just might be the ER doc that puts you back together some day.
 
Guntotin_fool said:
I wear what the people who have to do it for a living wear.

Carhartts, mostly......http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200210/200210_carhartt_1.adp

keep you alive, won't give out when need it, does not stand out anywhere but the yacht or country club, and there I where what fits in...


Fleece and windstop are big life savers in the original sense, keeping you from loosing out to the elements.

Wool is great, but stays wet a long time, but its more fireproof than most of the synthetics.
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I'm going to rant on carhartt for a minute. I'm glad they work for you, but I can kill a pair of carhartt double knee work pants in less than a year. And now, they've changed they way they fit. The crotch is gigantic. It's like they're completely catering to overweight people. Now the functional part, they're alright in the winter, but in the summer, they're horrible. They're constricting and heavy. Doesn't matter which model. If you get them wet, you're really in trouble. They take forever to dry.

edit: one more rant. The work pants, you have to guess at what size to get because they shrink like 11ty sizes after they've been washed about 10 times.
/rant. I used to really like carhartts but I can't get any that fit worth a crap and they fall appart on me. Give me some cheaper levi's any day.
 
Hmmm...I don't have any problems with my carhartt stuff falling apart.




The crotch might seem gigantic to you...but mine fits pretty tight. :D
 
Here in northern saskatchawan during hunting season you would have to try very hard to stand out. A couple days ago a convoy of camo quads with guys in full commercial woodlands camo with gun scabbards on their quads rolled down main street and not a single person even noticed. You could send a whole unit of Army or Blackwater guys through here and so long as they had some orange hats and a few cases of beer no one would even notice.

Last year I rode right through town on a sportbike with an Enfield strapped to my back and again not a single funny look.

I love my town some days.

The best camo in the world is a coyote fur coat. At least where I live they are as good as it gets for the terrain around here. I am going to make myself a hoodie from coyote one of these days.
 
I have a closet full of carhartts, my son is wearing my old bibs that are older than he is....I have coveralls from my highschool years that are still being worn by a nephew.

Re the jeans, they make several different cuts now, maybe you are not getting the same patterns.

The shorts work great for summer work clothes, they are not obviously perfect for 10 plus temps, but for below ninety working, they work fine for me. (above 90, i am in the house, office or on the golf course, a perk of owning the business)
 
Guntotin_fool said:
Re the jeans, they make several different cuts now, maybe you are not getting the same patterns.
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Now I will admit that is probably an issue. We have one of the biggest carhartt distributors here in town and I don't they know the difference from one pair to their own butthole.

mine do fall apart though. Always have. I guess I'm hard on stuff.
 
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