Odd thing - I'd feel a king-size nugget of the highest order wearing a Tilley hat, for example, but that's just because I am not a hat person in general. I have nothing against those who do wear one, and I like to think that others will exercise the same attitude towards my own clothing, whatever it may be.
Bottom line, if I happen to be wearing cammo and it bothers you, you reserve the right to not look or distance yourself.
More fool you (meant generally) to anyone who chooses to judge me if I happen to wear cammo clothing for any outdoor activities.
Reasons for cammo ?
Usually because they are relatively inexpensive, hardwearing, they tend to dry quickly, have lot of useful pockets, and nobody cares if they wreck them because they are easily and cheaply replaced.
There are places in the world where I have gone out of my way to avoid any clothing or kit with a military look because it was prudent to do so. Ironically olive green is best avoided in some of those countries too, so the typical bushcraft uniform we are seeing more of these days could easily fall under scrutiny in certain circumstances.
I doubt the shelters I build, the fires I light, the fish I catch or the game I hunt gives a flying fig what clothes I wear on the day. I don't either, and if it doesn't matter to me I wonder if anyone thinks I would care a hoot if it mattered to them.
Sometimes I wear cammo, sometimes I don't. Sometimes Ventile, sometimes army issue windproof smock (great bit of kit), sometimes...
I feel no reason to defend or apologise for cammo, and I'd be astonished if it genuinely bothered anyone enough to cause an issue. If it does, everyone reserves the right to leave the warmth of my campfire and make their own or find another closer to their liking.
A mate of mine is one of the most skilled outdoorsmen I have ever met - he is one of those rare individuals who could walk into the woods with little more than the clothes on his back and come out months later looking well-fed and satisfied. He often wears cammo, for some of the reasons I mentioned above, but mainly due to funds - he sees no reason for expensive brands, and his skills speak volumes.
As long as folks are out and about and enjoying their chosen activity safely, I don't care a jot what they wear, provided they extend me the same courtesy.
Bushcraft needs no fashion police or dress code - if it did, ought we not to be looking more at brain tanned buckskins, sinew thread, moccasin-style footwear and so on which, if I am not mistaken, is a lot more related to the roots of our area of interest that anything olive green with a brand name on it.
I'll get my (Ventile, Paramo, Gore-Tex, Belstaff, Barbour or cammo) coat
