[abrink]

Does anyone like the mossy oak brand of camouflage clothing? Here's an example of some pants I found and i like the break-up pattern.

http://store.mossyoak.com/detail.aspx?ID=174

So should i try these clothes out or do you folks have other recommendations?

[JWF III]

I've never been fond of the BU pattern (too much black for me), though I do love Mossy Oak. My favorite pattern of all time is the original Bottomland. The new Bottomland is better than most camos out there, but I like the old stuff better (I just can't find it anywhere).

Their other (older) patterns are great for specific purposes, but Bottomland is good for almost all terrains and environments. Old Shadowgrass for the marsh or praries. Treestand for late fall, Fall Foliage for early fall (I never used this one), Greenleaf for early spring with a little green in the woods, and Full Foliage for late spring with more leaves on the trees. As far as Break-Up goes (and my personal dislike in it), I always figured that my surroundings would give me the exact amount of shadowing that I needed. The more open the environment was, the less shadowing (black) is needed; and the denser that the cover was, the more shadowing is needed. Sitting on the edge of a field, a lot of black will stick as much as a lot of white.

The colors in MO patterns are more natural to me. For example, Wetlands camo is extremely yellow in color, where as Shadowgrass is a more drab tan.

IMO modern camo is made to sell clothes. Some may call MO a modern camo, but their older patterns were good stuff. I had a hen turkey almost trip over my feet wearing it once, she was within 1 foot of my outstretched feet.

But really when it comes down to it, breaking up your outline is the most important aspect of camo for hunting purposes.

Wyman

[Kingcreek]

I buy my hunting clothes based on how well they are made, comfort, materials, other qualities like enough pockets in the right places, quiet, water resistance, etc. The colors and patterns are a minor consideration. the animals don't care and if you do your part, they won't notice if its the newest designer camo or if the jacket even matches the pants.
mossy oak BU is OK, so is almost everything else out there. designer camo is big business $$$.

[3pairs12]

I like the break up pattern. I also like Realtree AP. Really all you are trying to do is breakup your outline. Half the time I am wearing two different patterns in the woods. I used to think that break up had too much black, until one day I watched a couple of guys walk into the woods with it on and they quickly disappeared. Since then I have worn along with others. As Kingcreek said I mostly buy clothes based on quality pocket placement warmth and sound. I like to be warm and quiet.

[bobby n.]

i like real tree or my own pattern i designed with the help of paint on my computer and a good camera shot of local wooded areas.. i make my own cammies with rit dyes and they work out okay.

[ArmedBear]

MOBU has way too much black for anything but the deep woods, in the West anyway. It's one of my pet peeves that, when you go to a sporting goods store in the desert Southwest, and everything outside is tan or reddish, damn near everything inside the store is MOBU. Might as well BE black.:)

WRT their clothes, I have one of their shirts (Brush camo in lightweight nylon for hot weather hunting) and it fits well and has held up well.

As far as camos go, Natural Gear, Multi-cam, Cabela's Outfitter, etc. probably make more sense than most "realistic" camos other than maybe something like Brush, Max-4 or similar for specific environments where the background is a bunch of small lines, not big masses of color. Of course, random lines would probably work as well as images of brush or stalks, but they probably wouldn't sell as well.

For a "realistic" camo, Realtree APG seems to be pretty good: they've included enough realistic images to attract hunters, but designed in enough actual camouflage to break up your outline in many environments.:) That and something like King's Desert Shadow.

[Supertac45]

I still think the Tiger Stripe that I wore in 69-70-71 is the best camo out there.

[DRYHUMOR]

+1 on original Bottomland, I've worn that duck hunting in the swamp and had Woodies flying within an arms length, while leaning against a tree.

The new bottomland is hard to find around here.

Most of their stuff is nice, but kind of seasonal- you don't have greens much in fall and winter. So, youve got to get a fall pattern, winter pattern set(s) also.

The bottomland blends well with tree bark, and unless covered in snow, bark always looks the same.

[ArmedBear]

Is it just me, or does Bottomland sound like a dive strip club?

[WardenWolf]

The problem with Mossy Oak is that it's a passive camo. It only works if you're not moving. Active camo works by disrupting your shape and allowing you to make good use of partial cover such as a bush or a mesh canopy. It allows you to move some without being obvious. It all depends on the type of hunting you will be doing. If you're hunting from a fixed position, passive camo is probably better. If you are going to be doing a stalk or walking around, active camo is better.

[357sigRog]

I like Mossy Oak Breakup but my favorite is Realtree AP.

[interlock]

The black in a camo pattern is not supposed to look like the naturally occuring vegitation. it gives depth to the shape like a shadow in the middle distance.

I use an M65 jacket in your old woodland camo. it is fine. or sometimes a green fleecey top. really if you keep fairly still and hunt the wind you will kill deer.

reeltree etc is nice but it is made not to catch deer- but to catch our wallets!

[MCgunner]

I buy my hunting clothes based on how well they are made, comfort, materials, other qualities like enough pockets in the right places, quiet, water resistance, etc. The colors and patterns are a minor consideration. the animals don't care and if you do your part, they won't notice if its the newest designer camo or if the jacket even matches the pants.

Amen. My M65 field jacket, which I've used for 20 years, is army surplus woodland camo. It works for duck hunting in the reeds to sitting in trees. Just avoid movement and it breaks up your outline, its main job. I do have this 3D leafy wear I like, though. Man, that stuff just seems to work WELL. It's a jump suit, net mesh, goes on over your coats and such. Turns you into a tree. :D

I just got a Drake over-parka, breathable waterproof and uninsulated, for Christmas. I've been wanting something like this for a long time. It's nice, can wear in Teal season by itself and it's oversize, fits over my M65 field jacket. It's marshland or some such, reeds all over it, but I'll wear it on the deer stand on wet days, too. I can already tell I'm going to like this thing. :D Of course, what I do most is duck hunting and it's got the pattern for that. Where I hunt, there's reeds and rushes everywhere 10 feet high. The hood on this thing even goes over my boonie hat. I'm in love. LOL

[WardenWolf]

I discovered a new pattern recently. It was actually designed for paintball, but it works damn good and the clothing is good quality. It's certainly rugged enough for hunting. It's called Omnipat. I own a set, and I've seen pictures of how it works, and holy crap. Let's just say that between that and Multicam, I'd take Omnipat any day. Only stuff I've ever seen able to make a big fat guy blend in to the point where you have to actually look carefully to see him.

[waffentomas]

Some previous posts are how I think about it...I'm more concerned with quiet and quality. I often wear different patterns of top and bottom.

Columbia has some nice quiet cotton stuff if weather is not too much of an issue. I like APX, and my wife bought me a Sitka 90% top this year that I fell in love with.

Forest Floor is my favorite pattern, but don't see it anymore.

Tom

[K3]

I like MO brush for where I hunt, but I've had success wearing Bundeswehr surplus flecktarn, US Amry woodland, and grey sweats and a MO BU jacket.

SOmetimes in November, it gets well into the 80s during the day where we hunt, and I've seriously considered a grey t-shirt and my black adidas shorts.

[mod700]

i like mossy oak and realtree ap, but when you really get down to it. camo is camo for the most part. as long as it blends in and it's confortable, i'll hunt in it.