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With pay day next week I'm itching to get some camouflage. I will probably keep it to a tight budget as still recovering from my recent lens splurge.

Im thinking something from these guys

http://www.thompsons-surplus.co.uk/mobile/

Any recommendations for this time of year?
Which camouflage pattern is best?
Also I hear that covering your head and face and hands is important?
And a lens cover?

@mufftrix, you seem to be well kitted out, so any suggestions gratefully received :-)
 
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Anything alive, with good eyes to see, will detect movement
well before pinning the shape of anything. Your first line of
camouflage is immobility in the environment… say 80%. This
implies you're dressed in muted colours, of course!

I posted here a picture of the marsh with a perching Kingfisher
and, if I remember well, no one could find it!!! :eek:

My experience is I don't need camouflage if I don't have to
fear the animals or people around me. I did equipped my long
lenses with "coats" but only to protect them from scratches,
water and dust. Oh yes, I sleeved my tripods too to protect my
hands from the cold in winter and to secure my grip in the rain.
 
I don't use camouflage per se but do sometimes wear a Jack Pyke weather-resist camo fleece ... I do so simply to keep dry/warm and camo seemed the logical choice for the use intended. I think full camo would help with wildlife photography where truly isolated in the countryside but I don't think that I would have the courage to wear a full camo kit! I can also forsee some telephone calls from worried members of the public if not used with care. :)
 
gramps said:
I don't use camouflage per se but do sometimes wear a Jack Pyke weather-resist camo fleece ... I do so simply to keep dry/warm and camo seemed the logical choice for the use intended. I think full camo would help with wildlife photography where truly isolated in the countryside but I don't think that I would have the courage to wear a full camo kit! I can also forsee some telephone calls from worried members of the public if not used with care. :)
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I have had people look at me with horror. I can only imagine they think I have a bazooka or something, and thats without camo gear lol
 
I sometimes use a throw over 3D netting( leave shapes cut out), it hides movement a bit and hides your outline very well. Only thing its noisy in a wind as the leaves rustle like real leaves. Well worth getting as it can keep the midges at bay as well. Lol
 
Gil Bev said:
With pay day next week I'm itching to get some camouflage. I will probably keep it to a tight budget as still recovering from my recent lens splurge.

Im thinking something from these guys

http://www.thompsons-surplus.co.uk/mobile/

Any recommendations for this time of year?
Which camouflage pattern is best?
Also I hear that covering your head and face and hands is important?
And a lens cover?

@mufftrix, you seem to be well kitted out, so any suggestions gratefully received :)
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Today just a camo t shirt and shorts and a Buff camo bandanna :-)


Realtree or copies of is a good pattern but any will help? I have some jack pike stuff from Go Outdoors (fishing brand) also cheaper stuff off ebay/amazon just as good? I have got a cheap fleece before now of a market stall, there no need spend a fortune as anything that breaks your shape up will help.

I wouldn't go as far as covering my head and hands up unless I was waiting for something like a kingfisher etc that is very easily spooked? There are some good full camo suits for that on Amazon that are lightweight and not to much £££



Long Tailed Tit from today :-)

DSC_1291 by Mick Erwin, on Flickr
 
Gil Bev said:
I have had people look at me with horror. I can only imagine they think I have a bazooka or something, and thats without camo gear lol
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Lucky you. If you have it why not flaunt it. (y)



Oh hang on, I guess you're talking about a lens. :D
 
I've got a Jack pike waterproof fleece for autumn/winter use, and also a Jack pike camo baseball cap.
I bought an army surplus jacket for spring/summer use for £20 which I use a lot. Plenty of Nice big pockets.Thinking about a shirt or long sleeved t shirt for warmer weather.
I bought a neck thingy that can be used as a scarf, bandana or balaclava.
Might be my imagination but I do seem to be able to get closer without being spotted.
 
Animals do not percieve colours the same way we do. Keeping still is more important than camouflage. Though it probably helps to break up your outline from animals that fear us. It is interesting that wild animals do not seem to see us, when we are sitting in cars, however they are painted. It does not even make much difference what a hide is like, provided they do not see you enter it. However if you go in and out a few times they lose count, and no longer care.
 
look on car boot sales for old army stuff cheap then the shops
 
I have had good results with Scrim netting from Mole Valley Farmers supported on Bamboo poles from a local stand of Bamboo. Total cost was about £26 + a little for petrol. No I don't live anywhere exotic - I live in South Wales and there is a stand of Bamboo gone wild about 9 miles from me.

AS Kodiak QC points out - movement is usually the killer for wildlife photography. The netting certainly does not hide me from birds of prey but it does help disguise any movements that I make and breaks up my outline a bit. The main point is that it is LIGHT! I have a pop up hide but with 50+ lbs of other gear I really don't want to carry much more! Scrim Netting and a couple of 4/5ft Bamboo poles weigh next to nothing so the hide generally stays at home:)
 
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