Favorite Camo

[Maynard]

If you know me personally, you would know I am what has been coined as a "Camo Whore" (if word is offensive, replace with, jockey). I am into all kinds of camo clothing, and have about 4 complete sets of different kinds-US woodland (2 complete sets of that) German Fleck, US 6 color desert, and OD.

Just wondering what people here at AO consider their top 3 favorite camouflage patterns-no polls, but make a little list-I also hope this isn't immediately transferred to the General forum and shunned forever.

For me, I'd say:
1.Russian Flora
2.British DPM 2 color desert
3.US 6 color desert

[Ganner]

1. Standard army camoflage
2. Swiss Alpenflage
3. Marpat urban

[AlphaSix]

I really like the reproductions of the various Waffen-SS smocks, the spring, and autumn patters are very cool looking, but also very expensive.

I have a Thai "tiger" BDU top that is kind of cool, but far too dark for anything around here, I guess the jungles of Thailand get pretty dark.

Favorite "attainable" camouflage would be:

1) US Tri-color desert
2) US Woodland
3) US Oakleaf

[Maynard]

Is oafleaf the vietnam era woodland style? Well, not the ERDL, but the kind of camo used in helmet covers? Or is it some kind of hunting camo?

[D_Man]

I know it says "top 3", but like so many, so I'll list my top 5 ;)

1. DPM (woods and desert)
2. Japanese (similar in design to Flectarn but with different colors)
3. Swedish
4. Danish Flectarn
5. US current issue (woodland and tri-desert) - cause its so easy to get :)

[Phosphofructokinase]

Subdued Urban Camo
Urban MARPAT
Midmight Tiger Camo
3 Color Desert

[Newbie77]

1)US Vietnam Tiger Stripe
2)US 6 color desert
3)US Urban

[Cobalt-Blue]

1-subdued Urban
2- woodland std issue
3- Marpat

sure they are common choices, but just damn.

[AlphaSix]

Originally posted by Maynard
Is oafleaf the vietnam era woodland style? Well, not the ERDL, but the kind of camo used in helmet covers? Or is it some kind of hunting camo?

Yeah, it's the camo the US used before the Woodland pattern, the helmet covers from the Vietnam war were the Oakleaf pattern. The actual cammies are really nice because not only are they ripstop, but they have the angled pockets on the blouse, I think that looks much nicer than the "organized" look of all four pockets being perpendicular on the newer cammies.

[Ettubrutesbro]

1. German Flecktarn
2. Swat Black (does that count?)
3. US Woodland Camo

[Maynard]

Just to update, I believe 6 color desert is now my ultimate favorite, as I now have a complete set-theyre great, heheh.

But how often do you encounter a desert around here, except like TAC field.

[Agent 47]

Ok, here goes...

U.S. 6 Color Desert (for desert)
Russian Flora (for woodlands)
Commercial Black-Grey Tigerstripe (for night/CQB)


Unless you count my wearing a suit in CQB with a red tie a favorite, those are my three :D

[AlphaSix]

Originally posted by Agent 47

Unless you count my wearing a suit in CQB with a red tie a favorite, those are my three :D

Oh wait a minute.. we can choose suits?

Okay, then my favorites would be:
3) An Orkin outfit.. It's easy to shoot others when they are entranced asking questions such as "Is it true a roach can live for two weeks with it's head cut off?"

2) A nice, pinstriped zoot suit, circa 1931.. This suit works best with an Italian-Bronx accent.. You'll also want to carry your AEG (note: Thompson, nothing else. and you'll need a drum mag mod jerky..) added points for having a number of flapper-attired "skirts" in your immediate company..

1) And the number one suit to wear while skirmishing.. An authentic Scottish kilt.. lets face it, anybody thats got the rocks to play airsoft in a skirt has just GOT to get crazy points..

[Airborne_opz]

1) U.S. Tri-color desert
2) U.S. Woodland
3) U.S. Tiger stripe

[Tripod]

1.) Urban MARPAT
2.) US Desert Tigerstripe
3.) US Desert MARPAT
4.) US Woodland MARPAT
5.) US Jungle Tigerstripe

[Maynard]

lol, I guess its 3 or 5 now, heheh. Oh well, I had a terrible time trying to nail my top 3, if it had been 5...

1.Russian Flora
2.British 2 color desert
3.US 6 color desert
4.German Flecktarn/Tropentarn
5.US Woodland

[Smintjes]

1. CADPAT woodland
2. Danish flecktarn
3. German wüstentarn (desert)
4. Belgian Jigsaw
5. Swedish/Norwegian/Finnish woodland.

[Newbie77]

1)US Vietnam Tiger Stripe
2)British DPM Woodland
3)US Desert 6 color
4)Urban
5)US Woodland

[Maynard]

Belgian jigsaw, thats interesting, and the norwegian stuff-and the nice Danish flec, good choices. I like all yours except for CADPAT, but thats just cause I'm not a fan of digital.

So the desert flecktarn is wustentarn? Always called it tropentarn, maybe theres two different designations.

[Fuzzman]

Originally posted by AlphaSix,

1) And the number one suit to wear while skirmishing.. An authentic Scottish kilt.. lets face it, anybody thats got the rocks to play airsoft in a skirt has just GOT to get crazy points..

LOL. Not to mention they didn't wear anything resembling an undergarment. Now THAT is the true test of guts on the field :D .

[Spook]

Rhodesian Lizard Camo...IF you can find it.
WW 2 Fallschirmjager camo (similar to flectarn)
Smoky Branch (NATO cut, not modern hunting cut)
Flectarn
Alpenflage

[Smintjes]

Originally posted by Maynard
Belgian jigsaw, thats interesting, and the norwegian stuff-and the nice Danish flec, good choices. I like all yours except for CADPAT, but thats just cause I'm not a fan of digital.

So the desert flecktarn is wustentarn? Always called it tropentarn, maybe theres two different designations.

I like CADPAT so much I just paid a ludicrous amount on eBay to get some shipped over here ;-)

I believe Tropentarn isn't the same as Wüstentarn. I think (but I'm not sure) that German hot weather clothes are called Tropentarn, so that there are also Tropentarns in Flecktarn. Wüstentarn (literally: Desert Camouflage) are the clothes in desert pattern. This info I have from a German armystore catalog, don't know if they have it correct.

Strange, while a lot of Belgian airsofters play in Flecktarn, I'm the only one I know who has Wustentarn for desert outfit. And I'm surely the ONLY one with a CADPAT set ;-)

[Red Cell]

Cadpat TW, i use this camo more than any other pattern. The best camo ever made, i've been using it for a year now and i can say this stuff works.

The only other camo i use if i dont have my Cadpat with me is Russian camo.

[Gek-Cobra]

woodland - its just so classic :)

[grunt]

1) US MARINE CORP Digitals (desert & woodland) oohrah

2) US Woodland

3) US Vietnam Tiger Stripe

4) US tri-color desert

5) British woodland ((can't think of what its called))

6) British DPM 2 color desert

[Tripod]

guess people are updating and crap.

I find myself to hav ea dif list now...

1.) Flecktarn
2.) Desert Flecktarn
3.) Marpat

That's about really all I like

[Jacko]

If Danish flecktarn wasn't insanely expensive, I'd be all over that. As it is, woodland and German flecktarn is nice enough for me.

[linx]

I don't have a favorite pattern, I just use what works best in the enviroment, though I am fond of vietnam od, if it counts

[Smintjes]

Originally posted by Jacko
If Danish flecktarn wasn't insanely expensive, I'd be all over that. As it is, woodland and German flecktarn is nice enough for me.

http://www.ascforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=20817 --> cheap(er) Danish M84.

[Maynard]

Got a new favorite to post here:


Polish pantera woodland and desert are my new favorite patterns, I do believe.

With Russian flora and Italian consubin, and plain old OD bringing up the rear.

[Fluffy_Bunny]

The camo pants from Splinter Cell! Not the black one, but it's really really dark urban.

[Anubis_SectionVIII]

#1:Flecktarn
#2:Russian BDUs
#3:All MARPAT

[The Wretched]

I only have one, U.S. Woodland works anywhere.

[Clayden]

Russian M21s with the Forest pattern. :D
http://www.redsoldier.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=39

[Agent 47]

Russian Berezka camo
British 2 color Desert Tea Stain
New Jigsaw pattern (forgot where from, Belgium perhaps)

[Veritas]

Gotta stay true to my own.

1) Army ACU
2) Tri-Color DCU
3) Woodland BDU
4) Marpat Woodland/Desert

Can't say anyone else's camo patterns really wow me...

[Lu]

1. Aussie Jungle Cam (much like British DPM desert but with nice jungle colors)

2. British DPM (jungle and desert, woodlands decent)

3. Stuff that looks like a blend of DPM and oakleaf. I think the SAS used it in vietnam? I'll have to take a picture of the coat I have. It's like today's AusCam but with darker colors that works well in our climate around here.

[theblackfox]

1.ARVN issue tigerstripe
2.urban tigerstripe
3.US desert tricolor

[jboy1317]

Multicam anyone?

[Jdbl14]

1 US Woodland
2 US 6 Color Desert
3 ACU
4 French " Central European Temperate"
5 AusCam (WL and D)

[berettaman031]

1 Tiger Stripe
2 Digital
3 Desert Camo

[Skinner]

Holy Hell that's a massive 2 year bump. I'm surprised thorugh of the people that posted recently not more have said Multicam, I love that stuff.

[Big Clips]

1) US 3 Color Desert
2) US Woodland
3) Multicam (its growing on me)

[sparfusil]

1 urban tigers.
2 black - it hides the gravy stains.
3 woodland "salt cammies" useless for hiding, but comfy.

[Churchill2010]

My top 3 would have to be:
1) German Flecktarn (going for a German loadout w/my CA G36 I will be getting soon)
2)US Woodland Digital
3)US Urban Digital
My two cents

[U_S_M_C]

1. U.S. Marine style MARPAT (woodland/desert)

2. U.S. Tri color desert

3. U.S Woodland

4. DPM two color desert.

[rifleman]

i gota go with good ol woodland

[.:(!)Snake eyeS(!):.]

1.) CRYE Multicam
2.) Marpat Woodland
3.) ACU Digital Camies

[Bobby]

Favs: Old style Polish woodland, German splinter, O.D. BDUs with a touch of spray paint (vietnam style)

Least favs: U.S. woodland (sticks out when looking through NVGs), Anything digital (Looking at it gives me a headache)

[browning]

Woodland MARPAT of course-it's our team bdu's.

[Magnet]

1. US Woodland
2. Marpat Woodland
3. US Vietnam Tiger Stripe

I only own a US Woodland BDU, but I want to get a MARPAT BDU sometime after christmas.

[VasilitheSniper]

1.U.S. Woodland
2.USMC Mar Pat
3. German Flecktarn
4. Russian Smog
5. Russian Tiger Stiripe
6. Russian Forest
7. Russian Flora
8. East German Rain
9. U.S. Urban
10. U.S. ACU

I had to make things clear as to why my top three are my top three.

[JTP709]

1) Multicam
2) Tropentarn (Desert Flecktarn)
3) Woodland MARPAT
4) 6 color desert

I plan on buyin some multicam BDUs once someone makes them (like truspec or fox), preferably RAID style (ACU layout).

[JTP709]

I plan on oneday getting this multicam setup:

http://images5.theimagehosting.com/Multicam.1.jpg (http://www.theimagehosting.com)

[Fox]

Well the good news for you is that vest only costs 2500$ :rolleyes:


With out pouches.

[JTP709]

lol, ill probably just stick to my FSBE