Woodland Effectiveness PART II

This is PART II of my Woodland Camouflage effectiveness video. This video will consist of numerous scenes where each will begin with a concealed stationary position (both with & without the use of vegetation), followed by a movement phase out of the initial position. The purpose of the video is to give the viewer a chance to see the individual camouflage pattern and how it looks and blends into this environment. There will be varying degrees of how much of the uniform will be exposed to the viewer, some scenes will only expose little more than perhaps a boonie hat, while other scenes will have virtually no vegetation covering.

[Cyborg_Actual]

To this day, woodland is still my favorite camo pattern.

[banger]

Back in the late 80's I grew up on a lake in northern Idaho. Pretty much all that was available in camouflage pretty much was the 50's style blotch, or woodland. One night a buddy and I dressed up in woodland camouflage, painted up or faces and went exploring along the shores of the lake. It was in the summer and on a weekend, all the cabins and homes along the lake were packed full of people. We wanted to see what was going on, and watch the random acts of stupidity people do when intoxicated. My buddy thought it would be a good idea to raid a refrigerator that was outside on a deck of this cabin. The occupants were have a camp fire on the beach. As my buddy was helping himself to their inventory of alcoholic beverages as I pulled overwatch on his mission. One of the occupants walked over to replace is now empty bottle of beer. My buddy had gone into a bush and curled up in a fetal position. The occupant was baffled by how much booze was gone. After a brief shout out to the rest of his crew on the levels of their consumptions. He proceeded to urinate on the bush. This bush which held my buddy was about 6 feet from the cabin, and was only about five feet in diameter. I thought for sure he would of been spotted. After the occupant left, my buddy came back to our observation post, soaked in urine. It was hard keeping quite at his misfortune. I told him he stinks and we are swimming back to wash him off. Since that day, I still feel woodland is the best for mountainous terrain.

[georgiabowhunter]

I’m old enough to have been issued M81 for most of my time in the army. It’s very effective. So much so that my M1A1 tank was painted woodland and could disappear in a wood line at 200 yards. That being said sitting still is the most important thing. If you have hunted animals or men you will realize both the predators and the preys eyes are most sensitive to movement.

[WorldwideBushcraftSurvival]

As silly as it may seem, I am really impressed with woodland's effectiveness.  Nice one again.

[JamesMartin-buyu]

You know what would be real interesting, is doing another M81 test with faded fatigues. I heard the M81 camo was specifically designed to be printed overly dark and saturated, because they knew after heavy use in the field it will fade into a lighter color palette.

I put a pair of faded surplus M81 pants next to some MultiCam gear and was very surprised at how closely it resembled MC's color palette. It was practically just MC with larger patterns.

[TheXtro]

The "woodland"pattern maybe an old camouflage design now but it still blends in & works in many terrains.To me, the woodland is like the "AK-47" assaultrifle.The AK(in original 7.62x39mm)maybe an old design compare to modern high-tech assaultrifles but it still works & continues to fight on.

[Geyer]

Woodland isn't too bad and for fall, I love the M-65 field jacket. Indestructible.
I agree, M81 Woodland will never die-

[nickm]

I’m surprised there hasn’t been a big name company that has revamped the woodland pattern with some of the modern “3d” overlaying and blending techniques. I’m sure a Multicam Woodland pattern would be something a lot of people would be interested in.

[daROCK]

Woodland still one of the best if not the best camo. good stuff.

[georgegewehr]

The US Woodland is undoubtedly one of the best camuflage pattern that have existed, I use it for hunting and it works very well
Great video Bro

[CONDUCTORE]

Very good and well done vids. Thank you for taking the time to do this. As a former Army Airborne Infantry NCO, ( 82nd), i'm a huge fan of the woodland pattern and still feel as though it's one of the best out these for a wide range of theaters. Rock on

[DriveCarToBar]

Still crazy just how good this pattern is in both original ERDL and M81 form.

[AdamWeil]

i forget how effective that pattern really can be. def a good one

[mardiffv.]

During the 90´s I used woodland in the Ardennes (Belgium) and Hürtengen Forest (Germany). The shirt, pants, M 65 field jacket, Alice pack and poncho (tent shelter) were all in Woodland camo pattern. Woodland worked well, since I never got caught by a forest ranger.

[jimf]

Always loved woodland camo. Both for hunting, and because it just looks so iconic. I think the largish, natural and random patterns just work well in a natural environment.

[fergrn]

Great job on the vids. I live in Northern California and love this pattern because it works all year round in this area. It's easy to fall in love with all the new fancy patterns out there but there's nothing like an old basic. You do a great job representing various settings. Appreciate the effort.

[revidon]

Loving these videos, Brent! Seriously, good stuff. Spot on with everything I've seen so far. I was in the Corps from 2001-2005 and was part of the support element of the 11th MEU during the battle of Najaf. Woodland was my favorite camo pattern for a number of reasons, great demo of this classic pattern. Keep up the great work and Semper Fi.

[dogstarstudios]

I wore issued woodland back in 1990-91 before an injury sidelined my service.
Interesting to note how really effective the browns & tans are in a brownish-fall scenario. Good stuff! 👍 Thank you.

[original_rob_a_dub]

Woodland is my favorite! his effectiveness is better than other modern patterns...

[TheIke]

My favourite pattern, i love it!!  This pattern works very well during spring/summer/autumn here in north-est Italy!!!