Colour Of Clothes

[Kerne]

Green, brown, grey. Some black (that's the goth in me... )

BUT

Sometimes these drab colours are far too hot in summer - just got back from doing the Arans and Arenigs in Snowdonia and I sweated like nobodies business in my usual bushy/walky gear.

 

[rik_uk3]

Most times is green trousers at least, in the summer though anything goes, today is shorts and Hawian top and I'd happily where that in the woods. Problem dressing in all green or black is you can look a right knob to the average person who sees you. The all in black mob tend to look like extras from a cheap ninja movie.

A lot here won't wear DPM because its too military looking, well, what do you think you look like dressed in green, brown and black, a boy scout?

Wear what colours you like, don't worry about having to blend in, blend in with what? Will you offend the local wildlife dressing in pink for instance?

 

[Trackerman]

I often go in green, olivegreen, brown coloured clothing...like many here.

 

[BushcraftBaird112]

I suggest that you find camoflage clothes that are reversable with orange on the inside. So if you need to be seen you can.

 

[BIGWOLFY]

Having been a hunter for 30+ years i always go for colors that blend in, Anything from Khaki to dmp camo to realtree i don't like to stick out like a sore thumb when in the woods. If i want to be seen there are plenty of ways to do that. But i must admit i do like the Realtree brand of camouflage its grate camo that works.

 

[Purdy Bear]

I said other. I basically have every colour of the rainbow in my wardrobe. I firmly believe the colour you wear can make a difference to your mood, so I normally pick what Im going to wear on the day. Yes, it makes holidays a complete nightmare.


I studied photography briefly, and also did a bit on colour, so I understand how some can stick out like a sore thumb. Iv had many a photograph completely ruined by a spot of red.


I do want to get more khakis, browns and stones, so if need be, I can just slip into the background.

 

[Greg]

I like earthy colours, how very bushy of me!

 

[Air Pirate]

"Earth Tones" for me. Lots of tan, brown, OD green, sage, etc. Don't want to look like a survivalist nutjob, but I like to at least look outdoorsy, even when I can't make it to the woods.

 

[Noddy]

...............

 

[launditch1]

Has to be earthy colours for me.Nature boy!

 

[JonathanD]

Has to be earthy colours for me.Nature boy!

Ditto that... browns, greens, khaki and occasionally grey.

 

[hog]

What, not one single photo of anyone in their bush outfits?

 

[Wayland]

I don't have an outfit as such.

It's just the clothes I wear.

 

[Draven]

I voted "Other". I usually wear blue or grey jeans (I didn't vote 'bright' because none of my blue jeans are particularly bright... and I don't dress to be bright) and either a tshirt (normally white) or a tank top and long-sleeved shirt. My shoulder bag is OD, just because that was what I found for a tenner. My jacket is just the biker jacket I wear everywhere else! Basically just my ordinary clothes - plus a leather wide-brimmed hat.

Buying specialist clothes for 'Bushcrafting' is just insanely impractical for me - I don't get out as much as I'd like to, the clothes are too expensive and even when I did get out just about daily, jeans never bothered me.

Pete

 

[wildman695]

:rolmao: I guess 'word' and spell check are to blame there - I fall in the same catagory and I'm supposed to speak English so The viking shouldnt feel so bad - after all we cant all be overly edumacacated now can we!

As for clothing - I like plain colours in the field, I try to avoid camoflage (in all things) just because I'm ex-army and dont want to be mistaken for some wanna be soldier which to a real soldier is lower than being a laywer.

Hardest thing I find is finding a mix of clothing suitable for wearing both in the field and while travelling to and thro - here I think the checked Swanni stuff works well as does black, sometimes this is useful being neither 'tree huggy' (sorry Geoff just a phrase!) nor commercial 'I've got a £200 goretex and it keeps me dry from the car to the front door' type of thing!

Nothing wrong with camo gear, helps you to get closer to the wildlife, isn't that the main purpose of bushcraft or is it to be a survivalist living of the land, either way if you want to get close to animals they don't want to see you. As for wannabe soldier only an ex squaddie would even think about that. When I am in the woods I am hunting, not people but dinner. Had I wanted to be a soldier I would have joined up. Glad you did great job and someone has to do it but not me. So please do not lump me in with your wannabes.

 

[FGYT]

What, not one single photo of anyone in their bush outfits?

well you did ask

pink When deep in the Bush (or i might have got that wrong )

ATB

Duncan

 

[Goatboy]

I may as well pop in my tuppence worth too. Also used to be a cammo kid, though always found British DPM's not the greatest when it came to hiding.:sulkoff: For forest work US Tiger Stripe was hard to beat till I discoverd Flectarn ( well it is hard to find ) I've found Flectarn to be probably one of the best "all round" cammos' for northern hemisphere terrains. Have some of the new 3D cammos' too and they are good. Though I still find good old fashioned tweed one of the best ways of blending in, especially on open hill side. Also like tweed as it's quiet and warm when wet.

Don't get me wrong though I'm not always trying to hide. But most of the time I'm in natural fabrics in fairly natural mutted colours.
Cheers
Goatboy.

 

[Jiffy]

It depends. I tend to wear dark blue or black in summer but in winter you'll see me wearing bright red.

 

[Climber Paul]

Woodland and river trips call for my more natural colours greens, browns and greys. Epic mountain days need a splash of colour to help the search team to either find me or rule me out of their search for others. Well thats what i think anyway

 

[Noddy]

When I was at school I was recommended to keep going on al these LEA subsidized outdoor courses in Wales. I remember looking down off Cribyn once and one of the instructors says that if there is someone in an orange jacket in the landscape, all you can see is the orange jacket.

I try and knock the colours back a bit for politeness sake (though I don't like camo) and carry a hi vis in case

(edit - Cribyn makes sense, but in fact when I close my eyes and think about it, I see the Bwlch )