Army Surplus?


SCFox

 

You mean some of them blue striped overhauls and a red and black flannel shirt?

 

Yeah thats what I mean.
:BangHead:

 

Secong had, thrift, and consignment stores.

I have an original "Trebark" camo vest that's reversible to blaze orange on the inside from c. 1990

 

You can find some old stuff on Ebay. Also, check craigslist.

 

define old school .. ther was a guy in the 'For Sale" section selling old school stuf .. just the pre digital camo BDU's

I still use my issue from the mid 80's
Yep try Military surplus stores

 

Old school camo has patterns that look somewhat like a bunch of green and brown leaves. Some had a few black mixed in as well. Actually more like a bunch of blobs. It was very effective IMO. This is not U.S. military camo that I know of although Japan used it in WWII. I still have a few chunks left laying around here somewhere. I'll see if I can get a pic posted so you all will have an Idea of what I'm talking about.

 

Drake Waterfowl

Drake Waterfowl now makes a bunch of stuff in old school brown camo. They stuff is reasonably priced and most of it is waterproof and windproof.

 

Drake Waterfowl now makes a bunch of stuff in old school brown camo. They stuff is reasonably priced and most of it is waterproof and windproof.

You are correct in that Drake Waterfowl now carries the "old school" camo, which was of a mottled blotches of browns and tans. Maybe a little green.
I used this when I was duck hunting in the late 70's and this really is a GREAT pattern for ANY hunting.
Like everyone else I migrated to the NEW 3D camo's, with photo-realistic tree limbs and leaves, and grasses and such. Problem with most is that they look very good to us up close, but get back a ways and like a lot of camo they will just turn into ONE blob of dark color.
I was hunting in some marsh grass and had on my "old school" jacket on and my son, who was only twenty yards away, commented on how well the camo blended in with the grass! Said he could hardly see me from twenty yards away!!!
You don't see a leopard running around with "photo-realistic" camo do you?!

 

yea 10-4 I think I know whatchur talkn about . Duck hunters camo or something like the Marines used in WW II.

I have a t-shirt like that

 

Here is a couple pics of different Old School Camo. I've had very good luck wearing this stuff. The brown hunting suit I bought in 1984 and really blends in well during the fall when the leaves have already fallen. If you can find the green it works great in the early season. I don't know why this pattern is not sold more. Beats the heck out of that lame Mossy oak and everything else except ASAT and Perdator. This stuff works!

 

I don't know if this is old school??

Looks pretty old school to me. I'm thinking on E bay??

 

Looks pretty old school to me. I'm thinking on E bay??

That looks just like an old warm weather suit I had. Killed a bunch of critters wearing it. Very easy to slip up on sqirrells too in early season.

 

Jungle camo, try sportsmansguide. I saw some in one of their catalogs not too long ago. I also think I saw some in Natchez shooting supplies catalog.

 

I don't see any old skool camo yet. mine is pretty close. Craftsman

 

There's always one or two in every crowd. :thumbs_do

 

One time I shot everyone of those arrows at a spike

I never touched him and strike me dead, I climbed out of the maple tree I was standing in on the limbs and picked up one of the arrows. I walked 50 yards cussing the whole way and looked over the hill and that same stupid spike was standing there. One well placed shot and it was all over, No crap 12 arrows at one deer. I think I hit every limb in that maple tree.

 

It really does work well IMO. I think some call it jungle camo.

Now that name I recogonize. Your right in some areas it works very well.

In the area I hunt it is mostly river bottom and pretty densly grown over with yupon and various other small leafy shrubs and small trees. I have been using some called Smokey Branch, which is in the BDU type pant and shirt.

Here is a link which may be able to help you,
VPCAM.COM

 

Thanks. Some good info there. I've seen in Cabelas some camo that looked somewhat like that is called outfitter camo.

 

Maybe LL Bean

Old School Johnson buck 1965

 

Now that's what I'm talking about. :cheers::cheers:

 

Our local Army surplus carries all kinds of old school camo , I still buy woodland camo BDU's for hunting pants there perfect for FLA ripstop material dries fast light weight yet very tough...made in USA, Propper is the brand name.

http://www.bdu.com/bdu-pants-cotton-ripstop.html

They have asian tiger camo if thats what your calling jungle camo.

 

Wow!...no one's mention Cabela's Outfitter camo....defiinitely old-school and can get it in lots of great fabrics/application, too.....fleece to raingear, and everything in-between.

 

See post #29

 

man my issue from the 80s were fatigues olive drab and black boots..try ebay for anything go out garage saling you find old crap there...

 

Guys I just looked at Drakes Waterfowl site. They do in fact list the camo I'm talking about and shown above as Old School Camo. Now if I can just find some in warm weather clothing at an affordable price.

 

not asking for much are ya :jksign:

 

Now thats something I've been trying to get across for a long time now in this new age. I've killed deer in the last 30 years without all the new, must have stuff that a lot of it does not work. One is just as well off IMO wearing something like that as to be wearing most of the camo available today.

Well like I mentioned above, in the river bottom I hunt the ost I use what matches the surrounding flora the best. So far I have had that same camo for quite a few years and even after many washings and fading it seems to blend in better. Just he way the flooded areas get with that dirty muddy look to it.

When I hunt on our family farm, most of it is coastal hay pastures. In the fall and winter the grass is light tan so I usually simply wear my Carhart jacket and bibed overhuals. They blend right in with the tan grass.

I used to get a smirk from my pop every year when I would get out my camo, and head to the woods, he simply threw on his standard work coveralls and jacket then shot his deer and came to the house. Pretty much sucked for me, and wasn't much for building confidence in my ability. LOL

 

Surplus military pants, Royal Robbins shirt, and Columbia vest (all wool) in this pic. I managed to stillhunt my way into a pair of does and shot the first one.

Pendelton and Woolrich also make decent wool, which is better than Columbia's. King of the Mountain and Sleeping Indian make very high end wool. The $20 European military wool pants in the photo are by far the best deal I've found on really good wool. The quality matches or exceeds that of my KOM bowhunter jacket at a fraction of the price. I wear them all the time when the temps plummet. One of the closest deer I've shot was in fact in those brown military wool pants and my KOM jacket. Two deer walked right up on me while standing at the base of a tree, and I took my shot from 15 feet.

 

Some good info there. Thanks and nice deer. You trad fellers have my respect.