Study on effectiveness of different Camoflage patterns

DIMES · July 3rd, 2006, 00:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by linkster

camo works best in the shade, keep yourself in the shade of a bush (not IN the bush, the
sun will show your head, unles your lieing down) or the grass under a tree are perfect for hiding

very well said! Alot of people say Multicam is too light.

Now take a look at how Multicam works when you do it right....

I have a camera full of pictures taken from 6-28-06 through 7-2-06 I will get developed and scanned by this weekend. You will see why I favor Multicam soo much after you see these pictures. You will also see that cadpat would not work well in this kind of setting very well. You could say MI is an arid temerate area. We have cactus and sand dunes, then 100 yards away we got dark pines. tough on camo choices....

Rizzo · October 7th, 2006, 21:59

Hey Dimes, what about the pics you told us about.. are they ready to get online by now?

Silver Wolf · October 8th, 2006, 07:50

Russian LES :smile:

Silverwolf

Scarecrow · October 8th, 2006, 08:36

CADPAT in the Canadian summer, MARPAT in the spring and fall when you have a lot of browns still, and Russian whites in the winter.

Flectarn is almost equally effective to CADPAT, but I've spotted flectarn more easily than CADPAT in midsummer because of the size and shade of browns in it.

Danish camo is funcationally equivalent to CADPAT in my opinion. Its also very cool looking. If I was ever to buy camo again, I'd love a set of that stuff.

CDN_Stalker · October 8th, 2006, 11:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by DIMES

very well said! Alot of people say Multicam is too light.

Now take a look at how Multicam works when you do it right....

I have a camera full of pictures taken from 6-28-06 through 7-2-06 I will get developed and scanned by this weekend. You will see why I favor Multicam soo much after you see these pictures. You will also see that cadpat would not work well in this kind of setting very well. You could say MI is an arid temerate area. We have cactus and sand dunes, then 100 yards away we got dark pines. tough on camo choices....

I've only played in my new multicam once, but some cool pics came out of that day. Here are two of my favourites:

And, Hazard in cadpat, me in multicam:

Phalanix · October 8th, 2006, 12:53

Meh - thought might as well throw this one into the mix. US ACU, when used ... er, properly?!

Slick · October 8th, 2006, 16:30

My guess is if you were standing there in any Camo it would look effective. Having played against you wearing ICU I can honestly say your the first guy I see coming through the bush. But dont get me wrong because thats fine by me

So long as your on the other team.

-SWAT- · October 8th, 2006, 18:43

with being in the Canadian Forces this opion is based off of my own experience. and in early summer - late summer Cadpat is one of the best camo's out there. The reason why Cadpat and all digital camo's work so well is because the brain and the eye recoginize patterns, and Cadpat is totaly random paint by numbers. There is no pattern to Cadpat, thus Cadpat is very effective when employed with the proper cam and concealment.

Phalanix · October 8th, 2006, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slick

My guess is if you were standing there in any Camo it would look effective. Having played against you wearing ICU I can honestly say your the first guy I see coming through the bush. But dont get me wrong because thats fine by me

So long as your on the other team.

Why of course, that's cuz I want to be seen. I need the attention.

Rizzo · April 22nd, 2007, 16:03

Some new picture takes to get posted here?

DIMES · April 26th, 2007, 20:46

Rizzo

Here are two pics from the same day one in a light setting and one in a dark setting while I was 'chuckin wearing my multicam.

Sorry it took so long but my job kept me away from my computer for a while

DIMES · April 26th, 2007, 20:50

This is another good one

and this one out in the open

DIMES · April 26th, 2007, 20:58

But my personal favorite is my East German "rainpat" as I call it. My wife found the set for $15.00 US at a Army Navy store. An old design it may be but it does a fine job of multiple enviroment blending...

I hope these pics helped some

NachoPuddin · April 26th, 2007, 21:01

I don't have a hell of a lot of experience with Camo, but id say CadPat works pretty much as well if not better than Woodland and MultiCam. Ive seen cadpat in use in Ontario and Alberta (Pretty much every type of terrain cept tundra). The only times Cadpat redered useless in my opinion is I high light situations and or Snow like conditions. Id rate it about 5 in late spring, summer, early fall. About a 3-4 in late fall early winter. And about 1-2 in winter

Shadow Wolf · May 6th, 2007, 10:21

I don't have a lot of experience with CAdPat but I have a friend who swears by it. Personally, I go for the all black look or the dark browns... W007 night ops!

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View Poll Results: What is you personal favorite pattern on overall-effectiveness in various settings?
British DPM	15	6.12%
Canadian CADPAT	84	34.29%
German Flecktarn	37	15.10%
MULTICAM	46	18.78%
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October 8th, 2006, 07:50	#18
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October 8th, 2006, 08:36	#19
Scarecrow A Total Bastard Trader rating Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tottenham	CADPAT in the Canadian summer, MARPAT in the spring and fall when you have a lot of browns still, and Russian whites in the winter. Flectarn is almost equally effective to CADPAT, but I've spotted flectarn more easily than CADPAT in midsummer because of the size and shade of browns in it. Danish camo is funcationally equivalent to CADPAT in my opinion. Its also very cool looking. If I was ever to buy camo again, I'd love a set of that stuff. __________________ LIKE us on Facebook!!

October 7th, 2006, 21:59	#17
Rizzo Trader rating Join Date: May 2006 Location: Germany	Hey Dimes, what about the pics you told us about.. are they ready to get online by now?

October 8th, 2006, 12:53	#21
Phalanix raaaaawrrr! Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: GTA	Meh - thought might as well throw this one into the mix. US ACU, when used ... er, properly?! __________________ My ASC UserID is 666. Oh, great...

October 8th, 2006, 16:30	#22
Slick Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North York	My guess is if you were standing there in any Camo it would look effective. Having played against you wearing ICU I can honestly say your the first guy I see coming through the bush. But dont get me wrong because thats fine by me So long as your on the other team. __________________ Last edited by Slick; October 8th, 2006 at 16:33..

October 8th, 2006, 18:43	#23
-SWAT- Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Kingston, Ontario	with being in the Canadian Forces this opion is based off of my own experience. and in early summer - late summer Cadpat is one of the best camo's out there. The reason why Cadpat and all digital camo's work so well is because the brain and the eye recoginize patterns, and Cadpat is totaly random paint by numbers. There is no pattern to Cadpat, thus Cadpat is very effective when employed with the proper cam and concealment. __________________ Last edited by -SWAT-; October 8th, 2006 at 18:46..

April 22nd, 2007, 16:03	#25
Rizzo Trader rating Join Date: May 2006 Location: Germany	Some new picture takes to get posted here? Last edited by Rizzo; April 22nd, 2007 at 16:18..

April 26th, 2007, 20:46	#26
DIMES Trader rating Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA	Rizzo Here are two pics from the same day one in a light setting and one in a dark setting while I was 'chuckin wearing my multicam. Sorry it took so long but my job kept me away from my computer for a while Last edited by DIMES; April 26th, 2007 at 20:47.. Reason: add coment

April 26th, 2007, 20:50	#27
DIMES Trader rating Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA	This is another good one and this one out in the open Last edited by DIMES; April 26th, 2007 at 20:53.. Reason: add coment

April 26th, 2007, 20:58	#28
DIMES Trader rating Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA	But my personal favorite is my East German "rainpat" as I call it. My wife found the set for $15.00 US at a Army Navy store. An old design it may be but it does a fine job of multiple enviroment blending... I hope these pics helped some Last edited by DIMES; April 26th, 2007 at 20:59.. Reason: add coment

April 26th, 2007, 21:01	#29
NachoPuddin Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lethbridge,AB	I don't have a hell of a lot of experience with Camo, but id say CadPat works pretty much as well if not better than Woodland and MultiCam. Ive seen cadpat in use in Ontario and Alberta (Pretty much every type of terrain cept tundra). The only times Cadpat redered useless in my opinion is I high light situations and or Snow like conditions. Id rate it about 5 in late spring, summer, early fall. About a 3-4 in late fall early winter. And about 1-2 in winter __________________ The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."-Albert Einstein

May 6th, 2007, 10:21	#30
Shadow Wolf Trader rating Join Date: May 2007	I don't have a lot of experience with CAdPat but I have a friend who swears by it. Personally, I go for the all black look or the dark browns... W007 night ops!

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