How to pick a good camo

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[maxspath]

Clearly the best cammo for every terrain is a red or black addidas running suit, assuming you have the right length of gold chain.

[JDGrayman]

On a serious note, I explain to people the 7 S's of camouflage:
1.) Silhouette (think the outline of head and shoulders, or what an AR looks like)
2.) Shape (the actual pattern ON the material)
3.) Shadow (Trying to stay outside of direct sunlight when moving)
4.) Smell (Obvious. Don't wear smelly cologne, or deoderant)
5.) Shine (Dull everything down!)
6.) Sound (Keep things from rattling and clinking, and watch your steps!)
7.) Speed (Don't move fast. Be slow and deliberate.)

[StVick]

DCU was extremely effective in the desert environment, so much so that soldiers were getting run over and left behind. thats why we switched to ACU so we would be more visible to everyone, which also failed because soldiers were still getting run over...which is why we implemented reflective PT belts in combat environments. Which lowered the amount of soldiers killed by run overs but increased the amount killed by enemy fire. This offset led to the development of multicam, which is extremely effective in all environments, resulting in entire platoons of soldiers being run over and left behind.

[Korruptor]

Wanna blend? Roll in some dust. That'll lighten any darks, flatten shine, blend colors to match the environment.

[fromtheroad]

Remember camouflage is blending in. In the city don’t dress like a tree. Food for thought. Be safe. Be prepared. Be a free American. 🇺🇸

[hockeymaskbob]

If my enemies can't see me how will they know how cool I look?

[krumpelschtiltzkeen]

1)The superiority of lighter base colors over darker colors is really important. Most camo patterns are too dark, they just look like black outlines from a distance, you're better off with a dull tan, olive drab, grey or khaki. Dull light grey is actually very effective. As long as it isn't too bright and stands out like neon green or army digicam.
2)Obscure the shape of you head. The Israelis use a thing called a 'mitznefet' that's basically a big floppy bonnet that covers the helmet. Just something shapeless instead of your head or helmet, it applies in pretty much any environment.

[Lethalmuffin]

As a fellow camo nerd, it’s interesting to note that the tiger is patterned with orange because their prey (deer, antelope, zebra) have eyes that cannot see the orange against native foliage background. Our eyes see it as orange due to different biology

[formerpilgrim]

Big fan of plain old OD green here in the deep south. Especially after dark. Old school woodland is awesome also.

[SchwererGustavThemm]

I chose coyote brown as a base, its lighter and goes with just about everything because damn near every environment is gonna have brown in it

[DannyRiskit]

John Cena has the best camouflage for every location.

[kilofoxtrotdelta]

I was a sniper 91/95 your sniper buddy is right, your camo changes as you move through different terrain (ferns to dry grass etc) then you have to take into consideration time of year, I found British DPM was OK in the autumn but at a distance you would almost look black against the green of grass it was so dark, so tones are really important.

[LoneWolf]

chocolate chip is actually quite effective in Nevada/Arizona and Utah in the Spring/Summer, especially when you use a bit of fabric dry to darken it a shade or two, creating a " light chocolate milk" type of brown, put it against the rocky brown desert backdrop at 200 yards, you literally vanish. Same goes for 3-color desert

[rexandreas]

OD green is my go-to for basic camo as I larperate thru the woods

[ThrashTillDeth]

What’s also funny I’ve also been saying the same things here for years, and I can’t even begin to count how many times I’ve gotten flamed by lots of people online(including “former infantry”). It seems too many are married to camo patterns rather than the field craft that goes into effective camouflage

[highonimmi]

in basic training our drill sarge had us walk through an area...he had us stop there and asked us to find the troop....we were all looking away from the middle of the tiny clearing and into the brush....then when we couldn't find the person he had the person move. fucker was leaning up against the tree with the rifle leaning as well. we didn't see shit because the soldier face was painted AND had small soft twigs through out the ilbe and rifle...helmet as well. not a lot...just enough to break up the outline and rifle color. i was so lucky to have two former light infantry guys for my drill sgts. they even taught us to use the bottom of our boots to drive in tent stakes for sound control. little shit like that just made me so happy i joined the army. 1987-2017 army then air guard. go USA!

btw we were wearing m81 woodland camo. it really was great stuff in a wooded leafy environment. not so much in the desert.

[swalker]

I’m pretty sure chocolate chip camo was specifically made for that part of the country; it sucked in the Middle East and was replaced with the coffee stain/3 desert camo.
I agree with all of what you said about adding natural materials etc just pointing out that choc chip got a bad rap for sucking in the Middle East, but could be a good base in western us desert.

[ryanfirst]

I think anything with a blurred pattern is a good start. I accidentally washed a pair of my Woodland BDUs with the old Bug Juice in a pocket which blurred the sharpness of the distinctive color patterns. It worked great as a base camo. It’s not perfect, but it’ll do as good a job here if not better than any other military or most civilian camo out there.

[AnUtterSimpleton]

I think the point of those maps is to give people a starting point for their environment. This stuff isn't meant to be law, it's to give people a good idea of what could work for the area that they're working with.
The guys that made those maps are constantly updating it too, based on ongoing testing and stuff.

[billalumni]

'Who I am I to talk to you about camouflage' ... 'I did recce in the military' - meh. 'I am also a camouflage nerd' - Ooooh! Expert!!!

Always listen to people who have a passion about something.