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While preparing my hunting gear for the up coming season a visiting friend remarked about much of my gear is not camouflaged. He wondered why.
There are pieces of equipment I don’t think are wise to camouflage such as flashlight, knife, the tent and truck. Personally when it is time to come off the mountain I do not mind looking down and seeing my camp or truck which if they where camouflaged might be not so easy to see. While field dressing if my knife ends up on the ground it sure is nice to see it, dittos flashlight.
Are there pieces of equipment you prefer not to have camouflaged?
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I love camo myself but....Like you said some things should not be camo its hard enuff to find something in the woods. Knife for sure is a no on camo & a key chain. I'll tell the storie with the key chain thing my better half baught me a camo keychain so I put in on my set of keys. Next day we went for a hunt walking along streamy bottom lands I say we only walked a mile then turned back. When I got to the truck I looked at my pack & the pocket with the keys in it was open just a little & you guessed it no keys. I back tracked half way back I almost steped right over them because the camo key chain was long and flat I guess they make them to wear around the neck but all that camo material was covering keys but the material was new still had a little shine to it thats how I noticed theres my keys dang almost steped on them didnt see them. It was getting dark so that didnt help much also. Anything that will help you get home safe I think shouldnt be camouflaged.
Oh DJH - keys definately make the no camo list. Had me laughing with your story. If the better half gives a gift you need be polite but camo key chain.....
Later,
Charlie
for christmas last year i bought my wife one of those oversized camo recliners from bass pro that heats and vibrates. I let her pick it out and thats what she picked. I even thought i would get to sit in it boy was i wrong. At least she wont lose it in the woods though.
Oh and i passed an ford excursion yesterday and it was completley wrapped in camo but it was the one that looks like dried weeds and cattails.
I still don't understand how I got caught up in the camo bandwagon ha ha! Until a few years ago, all my hunting clothes were military surplus and the gear was whatever basic black, metal, wood, material it came in and no real attention paid to real tree/mossy oak. Once I found a deal on some clothes though, I suddenly started getting camo binoculars, belts, hip bags, etc. So far I've been lucky, I've heard enough stories of items being found in the woods years after the original owner lost it, so I look around my spot a lot before I leave...but my day is coming I'm sure.
i have a friend and this is what he does this is no joke the day before he goes out hunting he washes his BEDDING in no scent he wakes up goes to the shower showers off in his no scent thn he gets out gets a TOWEL washed in no scent puts on DEORDERINT no scent gets on his no scent suit gets in his truck, thats been thoughly sprayed with no scent then he gets out of his truck(after he drives to his stand) sprayes down in no scent spray then puts on his hat with a no scent waffer on it then goes to his stand oh and he will completely freak out if his watch,keysglasses ANYTHING THAT IS NOT CAMO!!! i think that this is going a little bit to far
Kill sumtin dead,
What if you wife dresses in camo and sits in the chair. Will you find her?
WVOtter,
Camo clothes are good, don't think to many will lose those in the woods. At least I hope not. But all those other things like binos don't take them off your neck and set them down............
bighunter,
Your buddy is taking scent control way over the top....
It is like a religion to some hunters and they worship at the alter of no smell. That is way too much stress for me to handle.
Sure hope he doesn't drop his camo glasses because he then might start sweating and start all that scent control all over again.
Do you ever slap him on the back and wish him good luck as he heads to his stand?
LOL
yeah he will even admitt he takes it to over the top did i meantion hes never killed a deer except when he went with me and i made him not do scent lock oh and i found out he has NO SCENT GUM IMEAN COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hike way to much for cent control most the time myself I do use it if I am in tree stand what I dont do very often.
Charlie elk, My better half was just talking about buying camo beding for christmas.....lol whats next come home needing to use the bathroom and open the door turn on the ligh then hey when did we decide to make the toilet camo. But I think its cool she understands how much I love hunting & must be her way in showing me shes ok with it.
That's why we call them the better half:) If she gets the camo bedding and camo PJs you might get ambushed you lucky guy you.
bighunter I have met some who could use some scent control in the mouth area, especially when they are sittin across from me talkin.
lol
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Oh DJH - keys definately make the no camo list. Had me laughing with your story. If the better half gives a gift you need be polite but camo key chain.....
Later,
Charlie
for christmas last year i bought my wife one of those oversized camo recliners from bass pro that heats and vibrates. I let her pick it out and thats what she picked. I even thought i would get to sit in it boy was i wrong. At least she wont lose it in the woods though.
Oh and i passed an ford excursion yesterday and it was completley wrapped in camo but it was the one that looks like dried weeds and cattails.
I still don't understand how I got caught up in the camo bandwagon ha ha! Until a few years ago, all my hunting clothes were military surplus and the gear was whatever basic black, metal, wood, material it came in and no real attention paid to real tree/mossy oak. Once I found a deal on some clothes though, I suddenly started getting camo binoculars, belts, hip bags, etc. So far I've been lucky, I've heard enough stories of items being found in the woods years after the original owner lost it, so I look around my spot a lot before I leave...but my day is coming I'm sure.
bighunter,
Your buddy is taking scent control way over the top....
It is like a religion to some hunters and they worship at the alter of no smell. That is way too much stress for me to handle.
Sure hope he doesn't drop his camo glasses because he then might start sweating and start all that scent control all over again.
Do you ever slap him on the back and wish him good luck as he heads to his stand?
LOL
yeah he will even admitt he takes it to over the top did i meantion hes never killed a deer except when he went with me and i made him not do scent lock oh and i found out he has NO SCENT GUM IMEAN COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's why we call them the better half:) If she gets the camo bedding and camo PJs you might get ambushed you lucky guy you.
bighunter I have met some who could use some scent control in the mouth area, especially when they are sittin across from me talkin.
I love camo myself but....Like you said some things should not be camo its hard enuff to find something in the woods. Knife for sure is a no on camo & a key chain. I'll tell the storie with the key chain thing my better half baught me a camo keychain so I put in on my set of keys. Next day we went for a hunt walking along streamy bottom lands I say we only walked a mile then turned back. When I got to the truck I looked at my pack & the pocket with the keys in it was open just a little & you guessed it no keys. I back tracked half way back I almost steped right over them because the camo key chain was long and flat I guess they make them to wear around the neck but all that camo material was covering keys but the material was new still had a little shine to it thats how I noticed theres my keys dang almost steped on them didnt see them. It was getting dark so that didnt help much also. Anything that will help you get home safe I think shouldnt be camouflaged.
i have a friend and this is what he does this is no joke the day before he goes out hunting he washes his BEDDING in no scent he wakes up goes to the shower showers off in his no scent thn he gets out gets a TOWEL washed in no scent puts on DEORDERINT no scent gets on his no scent suit gets in his truck, thats been thoughly sprayed with no scent then he gets out of his truck(after he drives to his stand) sprayes down in no scent spray then puts on his hat with a no scent waffer on it then goes to his stand oh and he will completely freak out if his watch,keysglasses ANYTHING THAT IS NOT CAMO!!! i think that this is going a little bit to far
Kill sumtin dead,
What if you wife dresses in camo and sits in the chair. Will you find her?
WVOtter,
Camo clothes are good, don't think to many will lose those in the woods. At least I hope not. But all those other things like binos don't take them off your neck and set them down............
I hike way to much for cent control most the time myself I do use it if I am in tree stand what I dont do very often.
Charlie elk, My better half was just talking about buying camo beding for christmas.....lol whats next come home needing to use the bathroom and open the door turn on the ligh then hey when did we decide to make the toilet camo. But I think its cool she understands how much I love hunting & must be her way in showing me shes ok with it.
lol
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