Does anyone have a source of bashas/tarps in flecktarn - or experience of the same? This looks a little more like the forest floor to my eyes than DPM and for those times when I don't want to be seen it looks like a good idea. Any opinions?
If you want one, you should contact the good people in the Hildesheim branch of Raeer. I bought a full flecktarn zeltbahn for 15 euros. As it is a robust canvas, it sheds water and gets very warm when sat in the sun. I wouldn't want to use it in winter as packing away freezing wet canvas isn't my idea of fun, but for summer use and wildlife hides, it's not too bad. Raeer has a website, but it is all in German so some linguistic skill is required or use an online page translator.
Those flecktarn tents are in two pieces - they button together down the centre. They are also quite old, quite heavy and quite bulky.
The flecktarn poncho/basha thing is like all ponchos - small when used as a shelter.
That said, if I could find a good, lightweight, 3mx3m flecktarn tarp/basha I'd be very tempted as well. But the above two options aren't that good, in my opinion. Each to their own though.
It is ok but like all camoflauge you do have to add natural material. You just cant hope that the stuff works on its own plus camo works better at a distance. If the above photos were taken from about 50 to 75m away and the basha was lower to the ground with some natural breaking up the straight lines it would be very hard to see.
Still I do like flecktarn and DPM.
Long Stride, where did you get that tarp?