it is, most living things are attracted by movement, so when you dont move many animals, and humans dont see you. even if you just wear something simple like a red flanel shirt to hunt, it actually works. I mean: how often do you struggle to find keys or your phone that sits right infront of you ;)
Yes, Brent shows us the basic rules of camouflage. The 4 main camoflage rules are: 1. Do not make any sound; snapping sticks, talking, half empty canteen. 2. Do not move. Or if you have to move, move slowly, so not to attract attention. 3. Get low. People look 2D, to the right and left, but not 3D, up and down. So get overlooked. A depression is super hide out. 4. Get behind any concealment: bushes, trees, rocks. Addiotional there are: shine, shape and silouette. Shine: anything that reflects light, like watches, compasses, glasses and binoculars. Shape: The human body is easily recognized by other humans. Any square shape with a round shape on top is seen as a human. Silouette: when your backround is lit, your silouette stands out. Like on a hill top against the night sky.
I just picked a set of these up a few days ago at a WWII event vendor. I remember hearing good things about this pattern. Now I can see this stuff was definitely a great pattern. Thanks for sharing!
I believe this was an excellent pattern for its time. I still have my Dad's old ones from Vietnam. I wish someone would still make them because where I live it's green almost all year long. I know that we are in the 21st century and everything is going digital.
Hello Brent... you always do an excellent job on your Camouflage Effectiveness videos. Realistically speaking --- no one on youtube is as effective as the portrayals, comparisons, investing in the pattern clothing, and putting the boots on the ground making the time to do all this. Very well done! Thank you!
One of my favorite patterns. This and the Vietnam issue o.d. green uniforms are getting hard to find nowadays. I use to see these all the time when I was a kid. Not anymore. Great video Brent!
Jay Hawley got about 10 pr brand new OD trousers, 5 new OD jackets and goodness knows how many used sets still in very good shape even though I wore them everywhere. Can't wear them out. Cloth just seems to have shrunk a bit.... couldn't be that I put on weight could it?! Always liked the slanted chest pockets and the smaller pocket inside the left thigh pocket (was for a jungle survival kit that was never developed/issued); made a great place to carry a wallet! Double rows of stitching on thigh pockets made them sturdier, and they didn't have damn reinforced seat and knees. Always thought those features on BDUs unnecessary.
It’s a very dark camouflage and not effective in bright green summer foliage unless your constantly in the shadows and on the ground. So far my favorite camouflage that Brent has is a few Russian like the partizan and other light green ones from the 70s-80s-90s
Thanks its coming, I have actually already filled it and several other videos. I just haven't had the time to edit them and put them together. This footage right here was actually filmed about a month ago.
M81 Woodland is derived from the Brown ERDL, by enlarging the segments by 1.6 factor. M81 was designed with the medium and large range in mind, but was easier to detect at short range. Green ERDL did better at the short range, but color faded into a solid blub at the the large range. Personly I prefere the Green ERDL over woodland.
@@mardiffv.8775 Perhaps. But, its pretty well established that all camouflage's (regardless of pattern used) tend to blend into one average color at distance above a point where your eye can distinguish between the distinct pattern shapes. This is typically just after a few dozen yards. (at most) The smaller the shapes in the pattern, the sooner it happens. How well a particular camo will work at distance is largely a function of how well its various colors "average" out into the environment it is being used in. UCP sucked, not because of the pattern, but because the average color it employed didn't blend with much of anything but a gravel road. Dye that camo a darker tan, and it works extremely well in the Dessert Southwest. And even pretty good here in the Rocky Mountains. One bottle of Rit Dye Tan is perfect.
@@angryagain68 Yes, I agree with you for 100 %. And I dyed my MultiCam light green for the spring and summer. That was cheaper then buying green dominant camo like MultiCam Jungle, or Swedish M90, or Finnish M05 camo patterns.
@@mardiffv.8775 Yup. People hate the UCP and ABU's so much, it can be picked up dirt cheap at surplus stores, because nobody wants it. Good quality hunting clothing for cheap! Win! I am a fan of the German Flecktarn stuff as well. Both forest and the desert. Not as easy or as cheap to find though.
If it weren’t for the fact that I knew you were there and I was specifically looking for you I wouldn’t have seen you at all for a lot of these. That’s some very effective camo there.
Actually was issued a few sets in the late 90s for a deployment, and fell in love with the stuff. Works great in an jungle environment. And the blacks aren't so black that they give a noticable IR signature.
The Vietnam era Marine issue stuff has the best color, it's ripstop material and far more green than what you see here, it's also ridiculously expensive and pretty much unavailable in any larger sizes anymore so buy it if you get the chance.
Fantastic, older patterns are great and this one has stood the test of time. I'd like to see you get hold of a Brush Stroke British Para smock but they were hard to get in the 80s as the Paras wore them till they fell to bits.
Great video. pattern is most effective if you are actually behind leaves and branches; however, in some cases I could spot you because you appear darker than the environment around you. Will work really good in dark or overcast days. Thanks for your hard work and service.
It is very effective I bought one in VA last year and wore it in south american forests, tropical and subtropical forests have much more different green contrasts
I'm in eastern Carolina that is about what my area looks like. In the winter time it's obviously less green and more brown. Great video! I enjoyed looking for you, most times I almost pointed you out due to it being a spot I would probably hide, but I never really saw you right off.
one of my favorite patterns&garments. Not only being effective in subtropic Asia with green colors being much brighter than you would imagine them to be, they also made those ERDL garments on tropic jungle fatigue materials obviously bcoz Vietnam. Not many modern fatigues offer that much quick-dry breathability. so i often pull these out for airsofting in the mid summer in Japan, the difference btwn ERDL vietnam jungle fatigues and the modern standard 50/50 NYCO fabric Pencott Greenzone fatigues i use off summer is obvious. i can run around all day with ERDL jungle fatigues, but with Pencott 50/50 NYCO half the day would be spent for resting, drinking water and cooling off the sweat.
Just a little tip if you’d like some erdl green dominants but don’t want to shell out the cash you can take some woodland cammies and just dye them with apple green dye looks very very close
Before I even get into the video, thanks for the hard work! If at some point you get the chance, I'd like to see you compare both the highland and lowland ERDL patterns, preferably side by side. Having said that, the latest episode of Where Is Brent!?
That is a possibility but would be something done down the line if ever. With that said Bruce and I could certainly pull such a project off. Until then, I will be releasing Brown dominant soon so you will see it in the same exact environment during the same time of the year.
Awesome. Also, as an aside, I dropped an E-mail to A-Tacs praising your prowess, and recommending they help you out with some of their goodies. Fat lot of good it will probably do, but... The quitters never finished and the cowards never started.
Have you considered upgrading to 1080 resolution? What's limiting, the upload speed, file size requiring more disc space, or maybe is this an older camera that can't record better? Because sharper image could improve how we perceive small patterns, environment elements, you name it. By that I'm not saying the camouflage videos are bad the way they are now, I'm sure you understand .
+wojtekimbier TH-cam degrades the quality of the image once it's uploaded. I believe it's because they optimize the video for the standard YT size screen and not the full computer screen setting. You guys can't see the quality difference because you'll never see the original that I have. In regards to upgrading, I don't make nearly enough money off this stuff to drop hundreds of dollars on a new camera. My opinion on the matter is its good enough and I can continue to by more patterns, guns, ammo, gear and what ever else I want to buy.
The US had the best camo years ago. With green or brown dominance erdl. The later woodland is just a enlarged pattern of brown ertl. These patterns still work great. Alot of money could of been saved by not trying to improve on perfection.
As a wildlife photographer in the southeast John Wayne Tiger stripe has been by far the most effective. I stalk with a scout dog or alone. All my really close pics was while wearing tigers. It seems to confuse animals. 1974-1994 mil and have tried every pattern I was issued plus veggatto and mossy oak patterns. My first priority is it must be a quiet material. My dogs can hear a human walking 200-400 yards away on a sand trail.🎉
1. Saw you after a couple seconds 2. Didn't see you in time 3. Wouldn't have seen you in a million years 4. Was very suspicious, but did nothing, feel dumb lol 5. Was very suspicious, but did nothing, feel dumb lol 6. Missed what should not have been a difficult one 7. Missed what should not have been a difficult one 8. Saw you after several seconds 9. Wouldn't have seen you in a million years 10. Spotted you right away 11. Wouldn't have seen you in a million years 12. Saw you after a couple of seconds 13. Missed what should have been an easy one, feel dumb lol 14. Spotted you right away, easy one 15. Wouldn't have seen you in a million years 16. Spotted you right away 17. Missed a tough one 18. I stared at that spot more than any other, but was never certain enough to draw on anything Even taking into account me having a bad run today, this pattern worked well
In dense woodland yes, but OCP would beat it in most other places like autumn colours, grassland, desert, mountains etc. UCP yes, it's miles better than that god awful pattern.
Worked very well in the lush green; as well as Woodland M81 except the patterned was more identifiable at least to me even in the green. The turtle shell like pattern was easier to make out.
Where did you find this camo for sale ? I've looked and found nothing in my size which is about your size. I have some ERDL but it's getting worn out. Love your videos. Keep up the good work. Thanks
Hey Brent you should do a video on Mitchell camo in a vegitated woodland environment. It’s the original helmet cover camo during the Vietnam war. I thought this was the one but it looks different and looks more bright green which I think would work better with a lot of greenery especially with a lot of light
When I was a boy I had a lowlands jacket and uplands trousers. I was always able to sneak up to my friends who were wearing woodland BDUs. Great for Florida. Only thing better was DK Flatwoods.
Love that you're doing ERDL. I have been lucky enough to score a set of real deal green dominant recently and an additional shirt. I love the stuff, it really looks different than the reproduction stuff, not sure exactly why but I have theories on the fading.
These are repros, I have an original set too , I put them next to each and they are pretty spot on. I didn't want to risk ripping my originals so that's why I went with the repros.
Brent0331, after testing all these different camo types, what is your absolute favorite camo you would choose above all else if the SHTF scenario ....???? Thanks for all the videos....
TheIamfrustrated there's reproduction stuff out there, but doesn't quite match the originals. Original has a distinct black shape in the pattern (looks like a sperm--its a black blob with a tail!) that is missing on reproduction stuff. Colors a bit off to me. I'm lucky to have 2 original sets, one pristine condition, one slightly used with USMC stencils. Got the original boonie hat to match. Definitely my favorite camo uniform. Well, maybe tied with British woodland DPM....
TheIamfrustrated about 25 years ago Atlantco (make military STYLE uniforms, think they became Tru-Spec, but not sure) got hold of original ERDL green dominant cloth and TRIED to make copy uniforms, but they were horrible. Pocket flaps were wider than pockets and not aligned, sewing was pitiful. Some of that crap still out there. Been several years now, but bought some "original" ERDL stuff from Strand Surplus. Low and behold, had Atlantco tags on it, not govt issue tags. Had a row with them, they kept insisting it was GI issue but I knew damn well it wasn't. Just be careful if you plan on getting any. Don't know how much you know about original issue equipment, just always check for the manufacturers tags and stock numbers and become familiar with what they should look like. Some places, like Rothco, put BS stock numbers on to make them look more authentic, especily on their copies of OD Vietnam uniforms. Should say that companies that make reproduction stuff are usually up front about it and it is pretty close to original. About as good as you can get.
This to me is Slightly better then Digital camo stuff. Good video, if the BG was going through the woods and you were still they might pass you, but not you in a Digital camo. Heard Ireland might go with a Digital pattern, maybe you should have a talk with them. Another, Good video as Usual, thanks
Great presentation as always. A predecessor to M81, I had a feeling it would be effective. Over time, I've watched some of your other videos on camoflaging your gear, and ambushing, and maybe I missed it as I was watching those, but maybe you can share with us how you decide where to sit/lay down in these? I know you're not trying to hide completely, but your positions make the most out of these patterns. Sometimes very hard to see in plain sight. From a hunter's perspective, I would find it helpful when considering positions for hunting game with good sight (like turkeys). Like why one bush instead of another, the light/shadows in one spot work better, the colors of one place over another, and so-on. Maybe that's not something that can fit in one video, or maybe some trade secrets. Either way, just a thought. Thanks!
Very good camo, but I will still say, that eg. the German 44 dot SS. pattern work better in general and overall IMHO. This is something that turn to a dark blob a little bit, but for jungles and pine forests I am sure, that this stuff will be very good all in all. Definitely.
ThroatNotchingTrout ZZZ you have some truth there. That German camo is truly real effective in the woods. I’ve done some stuff where some people had that pattern of camo and it’s super effective. Of course like any, you have to use it properly but with that pattern and if used right, you pretty much have to play it by ear to find the person.
Sir Thank you for your videos and the information you put out! What is the best way to keep turkey mites and deer ticks off when doing operations in woodland/swampy AO's. Thanks again for your service to our great country!
Stay on trails and don't let anything brush against your body. Ticks wait on low growth and when you brush against the growth, they grab onto you, sneak into an opening, inject a novacaine substance so you don't feel their bite, bite you and suck your blood. Nasty things. Perfect survival species.
The theory of camouflage is to blend in with the colors of the local environment. ERDL pattern was developed to replicate the colors of foliage in the country of Vietnam. That is the reason why this pattern does not work with the area this demonstrator is occupying.
Can you do A-Tacs iX. Your buddy tried, but he was not fully clothed in the camouflage, thereby somewhat making the videos easy to spot him. You tend to do a much better job of camouflaging yourself!
Cost more than I'm willing to pay at the moment. If I wasn't doing these videos where i'm constantly spending money to acquire new patterns it wouldn't be an issue. I've reached out to the ATACS guys to see if I could acquire a sample, and they told me they didn't have anything at the moment but would keep me in mind if they receive any extra demonstration pieces. So well see if anything comes of that. I am very interested in the pattern though.
That sucks, you are known as the king of camouflage by now hehe. They should throw camo patterns at you if they are any confident that they are good. I even saw you on German TV a while ago lol. Thanks that you still Make videos for us !
Good video. I think this may be a better camo than woodland where I live. Though here upper Midwest would need some brown shades mixed in for our fall and even spring. Hey do a snow camo review. ;')
Thanks. I would do snow if we could freaking get some here! Last time I got snow here in North Texas I did a video on German snow camo. Hasn't snowed since.
Brent0331 Lucky you. I will go and look for your snow camo review. Maybe you will get a foot of snow to play in. It is neat if ya don't havta drive in it. Best
Really liked your video. I was wondering where you got the ERDL Green Dominant Camouflage? I am looking for a size Large/Long pants and a XLarge/Long shirt.
That would have been a nice keep sake. I've kept all my camies over there years because I know when i'm and old crusty F-er sitting at the VFW chugging beers and tell Iraq war stories, I'd like to have them still.
In case you guys are wondering, that rooster you hear is coming from a nearby V.C. occupied village.
.........sending hueys for support
Brent0331.............. sending carpet bombing to support
Hammer and anvil time.
Viet Cock.
How can you shoot innocent roosters? You don't lead them as much!
It seems like keeping still is the most effective camo
it is, most living things are attracted by movement, so when you dont move many animals, and humans dont see you.
even if you just wear something simple like a red flanel shirt to hunt, it actually works.
I mean: how often do you struggle to find keys or your phone that sits right infront of you ;)
Yes, Brent shows us the basic rules of camouflage. The 4 main camoflage rules are:
1. Do not make any sound; snapping sticks, talking, half empty canteen.
2. Do not move. Or if you have to move, move slowly, so not to attract attention.
3. Get low. People look 2D, to the right and left, but not 3D, up and down. So get overlooked. A depression is super hide out.
4. Get behind any concealment: bushes, trees, rocks.
Addiotional there are: shine, shape and silouette.
Shine: anything that reflects light, like watches, compasses, glasses and binoculars.
Shape: The human body is easily recognized by other humans. Any square shape with a round shape on top is seen as a human.
Silouette: when your backround is lit, your silouette stands out. Like on a hill top against the night sky.
Best camo is a Ghillie suit but a walking bush is always kind of conspicuous!😄
thank you for speaking Mr. Levitating AR-15
I love these videos it's like finding Waldo
Ben Stahl lol I know right. I find myself trying to find him before he moves. He won this round. Lol
Its Where's Brent!
xD love your humor
Except in a life or death situation we would all be piles of fucking meat
I just picked a set of these up a few days ago at a WWII event vendor. I remember hearing good things about this pattern. Now I can see this stuff was definitely a great pattern. Thanks for sharing!
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I believe this was an excellent pattern for its time. I still have my Dad's old ones from Vietnam. I wish someone would still make them because where I live it's green almost all year long. I know that we are in the 21st century and everything is going digital.
+glockguru9 Moore' militarily makes repro's. They're not cheap though.
glockguru9 military special forces surplus. Seals still use BDÜ Erdl camo
Caleb Cavender ERDL woodland and the woodland you are talking about are two different patterns.
no more at Moores
Digital camouflage is garbage tbh
Hello Brent... you always do an excellent job on your Camouflage Effectiveness videos. Realistically speaking --- no one on youtube is as effective as the portrayals, comparisons, investing in the pattern clothing, and putting the boots on the ground making the time to do all this. Very well done! Thank you!
Thanks man, I appreciate it.
One of my favorite patterns. This and the Vietnam issue o.d. green uniforms are getting hard to find nowadays. I use to see these all the time when I was a kid. Not anymore. Great video Brent!
Jay Hawley got about 10 pr brand new OD trousers, 5 new OD jackets and goodness knows how many used sets still in very good shape even though I wore them everywhere. Can't wear them out. Cloth just seems to have shrunk a bit.... couldn't be that I put on weight could it?!
Always liked the slanted chest pockets and the smaller pocket inside the left thigh pocket (was for a jungle survival kit that was never developed/issued); made a great place to carry a wallet! Double rows of stitching on thigh pockets made them sturdier, and they didn't have damn reinforced seat and knees. Always thought those features on BDUs unnecessary.
It’s a very dark camouflage and not effective in bright green summer foliage unless your constantly in the shadows and on the ground. So far my favorite camouflage that Brent has is a few Russian like the partizan and other light green ones from the 70s-80s-90s
Almost 50 yr old pattern and still effective. Well done Gunny! Looking forward to the brown dominant vid.
Thanks its coming, I have actually already filled it and several other videos. I just haven't had the time to edit them and put them together. This footage right here was actually filmed about a month ago.
This is one of your best! I found you on the first run and got all smug but I never found you again! Rock on!
Thanks
Great job as always! A classic pattern that works well in heavily vegetated areas.
Thanks brother.
Looks more effective than the woodland we were all issued in the 80's and 90's too me. They got this one right.
M81 Woodland is derived from the Brown ERDL, by enlarging the segments by 1.6 factor. M81 was designed with the medium and large range in mind, but was easier to detect at short range. Green ERDL did better at the short range, but color faded into a solid blub at the the large range.
Personly I prefere the Green ERDL over woodland.
@@mardiffv.8775 Perhaps. But, its pretty well established that all camouflage's (regardless of pattern used) tend to blend into one average color at distance above a point where your eye can distinguish between the distinct pattern shapes. This is typically just after a few dozen yards. (at most) The smaller the shapes in the pattern, the sooner it happens. How well a particular camo will work at distance is largely a function of how well its various colors "average" out into the environment it is being used in. UCP sucked, not because of the pattern, but because the average color it employed didn't blend with much of anything but a gravel road. Dye that camo a darker tan, and it works extremely well in the Dessert Southwest. And even pretty good here in the Rocky Mountains. One bottle of Rit Dye Tan is perfect.
@@angryagain68 Yes, I agree with you for 100 %. And I dyed my MultiCam light green for the spring and summer. That was cheaper then buying green dominant camo like MultiCam Jungle, or Swedish M90, or Finnish M05 camo patterns.
@@mardiffv.8775 Yup. People hate the UCP and ABU's so much, it can be picked up dirt cheap at surplus stores, because nobody wants it. Good quality hunting clothing for cheap! Win! I am a fan of the German Flecktarn stuff as well. Both forest and the desert. Not as easy or as cheap to find though.
@@angryagain68 Well, let me give you a tip: www.asmc.de has a lot of flecktarn stuff, but the shipping cost are high to get it to the US.
This pattern is definitely in my top 3
Great job showing the camo work in real time, keep up the good work
Best camouflage video on the internet.
If it weren’t for the fact that I knew you were there and I was specifically looking for you I wouldn’t have seen you at all for a lot of these. That’s some very effective camo there.
Actually was issued a few sets in the late 90s for a deployment, and fell in love with the stuff. Works great in an jungle environment. And the blacks aren't so black that they give a noticable IR signature.
The Vietnam era Marine issue stuff has the best color, it's ripstop material and far more green than what you see here, it's also ridiculously expensive and pretty much unavailable in any larger sizes anymore so buy it if you get the chance.
Thanks for all the videos and information you put out there, lets hope it never has to be used. Semper Fi.
You should do a Camouflage Effectiveness on Multicam Tropic and Multicam Arid
Great video BTW
Fantastic, older patterns are great and this one has stood the test of time. I'd like to see you get hold of a Brush Stroke British Para smock but they were hard to get in the 80s as the Paras wore them till they fell to bits.
Damn, this pattern really held up. I think it's more effective than US Woodland.
Its actually the original us woodland erdl was the pattern that came to be u.s woodland lol
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Thanks brother, welcome aboard, there will be more to come.
Great video. pattern is most effective if you are actually behind leaves and branches; however, in some cases I could spot you because you appear darker than the environment around you. Will work really good in dark or overcast days. Thanks for your hard work and service.
Thanks brother.
It is very effective I bought one in VA last year and wore it in south american forests, tropical and subtropical forests have much more different green contrasts
That shit rocks man!!! I always knew the Nam ERDL was the BEST man! Thanks this was awesome!!
Thanks brother.
Great video, I've always wanted to see erdl effectiveness!
Stay tuned, Brown dominant is next.
Awesome will do!
I like it! Many of the old patterns are very, very good!
I'm in eastern Carolina that is about what my area looks like. In the winter time it's obviously less green and more brown. Great video! I enjoyed looking for you, most times I almost pointed you out due to it being a spot I would probably hide, but I never really saw you right off.
Got a set in 1979. Outgrew it some years later after discharged. Great pattern. Thanks for memory lane. Cold War Sgt
Glad I could help you relive the best years of your life brother.
High Brent, i have not believed, that this camouflage works so good. Kindly Fiete
I was able to recognize you in two scenes only before you start to move.
Thanks for watching.
Another great video sir ! Thank you for taking the time to make these. I enjoy watching them.
Appreciate you watching them.
i remember being issued this set in the 70's
Do you still have it?
@@Brent0331 no, just saw this lol.
one of my favorite patterns&garments. Not only being effective in subtropic Asia with green colors being much brighter than you would imagine them to be, they also made those ERDL garments on tropic jungle fatigue materials obviously bcoz Vietnam. Not many modern fatigues offer that much quick-dry breathability. so i often pull these out for airsofting in the mid summer in Japan, the difference btwn ERDL vietnam jungle fatigues and the modern standard 50/50 NYCO fabric Pencott Greenzone fatigues i use off summer is obvious. i can run around all day with ERDL jungle fatigues, but with Pencott 50/50 NYCO half the day would be spent for resting, drinking water and cooling off the sweat.
rocking the A1... Classy! I love it.. thumbs up
Thanks brother.
I really miss the ERDL pattern. I hope it returns soon.
Just a little tip if you’d like some erdl green dominants but don’t want to shell out the cash you can take some woodland cammies and just dye them with apple green dye looks very very close
The Marines issued it for awhile. We just called it "Highlands" camo.
The marine issue stuff is the best example of this pattern, it's lightweight ripstop and has an almost neon green base color.
High lands is the brown domenent patern
Old school stuff just works, excellent video Brent! The way things are greening up, it looks like you're in the jungles of Vietnam!
Little bit, luckily for me the Texas heat hasn't kicked in yet.
Same here in OK, it's been mild so far, hope it stays that way, but I think we both know, it won't. It'll probably be 100+ next week.
i like your lifestyle man. living the dream
+Andy Martinez Thanks
This is amazing in the green but a little more visible in darker areas
Thxs for all the effort with the instructional guides and the camo tests it's made my airsoft experience amazing keep it up champ
Prefer the subdued colors ERDL as opposed to the bolder colors of woodland. . Harder to find in surplus stores these days.
Before I even get into the video, thanks for the hard work! If at some point you get the chance, I'd like to see you compare both the highland and lowland ERDL patterns, preferably side by side. Having said that, the latest episode of Where Is Brent!?
That is a possibility but would be something done down the line if ever. With that said Bruce and I could certainly pull such a project off. Until then, I will be releasing Brown dominant soon so you will see it in the same exact environment during the same time of the year.
Awesome. Also, as an aside, I dropped an E-mail to A-Tacs praising your prowess, and recommending they help you out with some of their goodies. Fat lot of good it will probably do, but... The quitters never finished and the cowards never started.
Have you considered upgrading to 1080 resolution? What's limiting, the upload speed, file size requiring more disc space, or maybe is this an older camera that can't record better? Because sharper image could improve how we perceive small patterns, environment elements, you name it. By that I'm not saying the camouflage videos are bad the way they are now, I'm sure you understand .
+wojtekimbier TH-cam degrades the quality of the image once it's uploaded. I believe it's because they optimize the video for the standard YT size screen and not the full computer screen setting. You guys can't see the quality difference because you'll never see the original that I have. In regards to upgrading, I don't make nearly enough money off this stuff to drop hundreds of dollars on a new camera. My opinion on the matter is its good enough and I can continue to by more patterns, guns, ammo, gear and what ever else I want to buy.
Great video as always my dude
+Manuel munoz Thanks
This was amazing.
You need 100k subs now!
Thanks
The US had the best camo years ago. With green or brown dominance erdl. The later woodland is just a enlarged pattern of brown ertl. These patterns still work great. Alot of money could of been saved by not trying to improve on perfection.
As a wildlife photographer in the southeast John Wayne Tiger stripe has been by far the most effective. I stalk with a scout dog or alone. All my really close pics was while wearing tigers. It seems to confuse animals. 1974-1994 mil and have tried every pattern I was issued plus veggatto and mossy oak patterns. My first priority is it must be a quiet material. My dogs can hear a human walking 200-400 yards away on a sand trail.🎉
Man, great pattern. Even after you moved and sat still I couldn't make you out on one of 'em.
Its a good one for sure.
Is this stuff effective even when faded?
INSANE_BANANA probably
1. Saw you after a couple seconds
2. Didn't see you in time
3. Wouldn't have seen you in a million years
4. Was very suspicious, but did nothing, feel dumb lol
5. Was very suspicious, but did nothing, feel dumb lol
6. Missed what should not have been a difficult one
7. Missed what should not have been a difficult one
8. Saw you after several seconds
9. Wouldn't have seen you in a million years
10. Spotted you right away
11. Wouldn't have seen you in a million years
12. Saw you after a couple of seconds
13. Missed what should have been an easy one, feel dumb lol
14. Spotted you right away, easy one
15. Wouldn't have seen you in a million years
16. Spotted you right away
17. Missed a tough one
18. I stared at that spot more than any other, but was never certain enough to draw on anything
Even taking into account me having a bad run today, this pattern worked well
ERDL still better than UCP & OCP.
Slathering yourself in dogshit would be better than wearing either of those.
Hoooah used it in Central america 79 - 84 ..... Woodland sucked there.
@@garyrobertson5629 you used dog$h!+? How effective was that?
Well, EDRL probably won't be too good in the deserts of Afghanistan. Just saying.
In dense woodland yes, but OCP would beat it in most other places like autumn colours, grassland, desert, mountains etc. UCP yes, it's miles better than that god awful pattern.
I'm impressed! Thanks for sharing.
That classic M16 with the triangle handguard is so sexy.
Works very well, thanks for the great exhibition. Thumbs up!
Thanks
Man this channel is awesome. If you ever get the time and opportunity I would love to see you test patterns in high desert sage.
+Evan Davis Thanks, unfortunately this is the only testing area available to me at the moment.
No worries, the videos from the place you use now are awesome enough. Thanks for the reply.
Thanks for showing us how terrifying it would be to actually serve and have to recon your environment. Especially if you've set claymores.
Very effective camo for Texas.
Worked very well in the lush green; as well as Woodland M81 except the patterned was more identifiable at least to me even in the green. The turtle shell like pattern was easier to make out.
Where did you find this camo for sale ? I've looked and found nothing in my size which is about your size. I have some ERDL but it's getting worn out. Love your videos. Keep up the good work. Thanks
Moore's militaria had green dominant reproductions.
I want that pattern so damn bad
I'm still waiting for someone to invent woodland contact lenses. :) heheh
Hey Brent you should do a video on Mitchell camo in a vegitated woodland environment. It’s the original helmet cover camo during the Vietnam war. I thought this was the one but it looks different and looks more bright green which I think would work better with a lot of greenery especially with a lot of light
Great job and great classic camo pattern! Please, you should do a Camuflage Effectiveness on "M09 ARIDO PIXELADO" of the spanish army.
Thanks brother, if I ever get my hands on it I will.
When I was a boy I had a lowlands jacket and uplands trousers. I was always able to sneak up to my friends who were wearing woodland BDUs. Great for Florida. Only thing better was DK Flatwoods.
Love that you're doing ERDL. I have been lucky enough to score a set of real deal green dominant recently and an additional shirt. I love the stuff, it really looks different than the reproduction stuff, not sure exactly why but I have theories on the fading.
These are repros, I have an original set too , I put them next to each and they are pretty spot on. I didn't want to risk ripping my originals so that's why I went with the repros.
Brent0331, after testing all these different camo types, what is your absolute favorite camo you would choose above all else if the SHTF scenario ....???? Thanks for all the videos....
Wish he would have answered this.
That stuff works really well there. I wonder if they still make the material.
TheIamfrustrated there's reproduction stuff out there, but doesn't quite match the originals. Original has a distinct black shape in the pattern (looks like a sperm--its a black blob with a tail!) that is missing on reproduction stuff. Colors a bit off to me. I'm lucky to have 2 original sets, one pristine condition, one slightly used with USMC stencils. Got the original boonie hat to match.
Definitely my favorite camo uniform. Well, maybe tied with British woodland DPM....
Douglas Burch thanks for the heads up eh? I have some DPM and it is pretty decent stuff. Definitely like it more then Multicam.
TheIamfrustrated about 25 years ago Atlantco (make military STYLE uniforms, think they became Tru-Spec, but not sure) got hold of original ERDL green dominant cloth and TRIED to make copy uniforms, but they were horrible. Pocket flaps were wider than pockets and not aligned, sewing was pitiful. Some of that crap still out there. Been several years now, but bought some "original" ERDL stuff from Strand Surplus. Low and behold, had Atlantco tags on it, not govt issue tags. Had a row with them, they kept insisting it was GI issue but I knew damn well it wasn't. Just be careful if you plan on getting any. Don't know how much you know about original issue equipment, just always check for the manufacturers tags and stock numbers and become familiar with what they should look like. Some places, like Rothco, put BS stock numbers on to make them look more authentic, especily on their copies of OD Vietnam uniforms.
Should say that companies that make reproduction stuff are usually up front about it and it is pretty close to original. About as good as you can get.
One of my favorite all time camo patterns! Did you get these from the source you gave me, or are these the real deal-not repros?
These are repro's from Moore's militaria. I have some originals as well, they're pretty spot on.
This to me is Slightly better then Digital camo stuff. Good video, if the BG was going through the woods and you were still they might pass you, but not you in a Digital camo. Heard Ireland might go with a Digital pattern, maybe you should have a talk with them.
Another, Good video as Usual, thanks
Great presentation as always. A predecessor to M81, I had a feeling it would be effective. Over time, I've watched some of your other videos on camoflaging your gear, and ambushing, and maybe I missed it as I was watching those, but maybe you can share with us how you decide where to sit/lay down in these? I know you're not trying to hide completely, but your positions make the most out of these patterns. Sometimes very hard to see in plain sight. From a hunter's perspective, I would find it helpful when considering positions for hunting game with good sight (like turkeys). Like why one bush instead of another, the light/shadows in one spot work better, the colors of one place over another, and so-on. Maybe that's not something that can fit in one video, or maybe some trade secrets. Either way, just a thought. Thanks!
Thanks for commenting brother, maybe in the future
That would be awesome. Thanks for all the work you put into your content. Always fun, interesting and educational in their own way
Very effective and still used, just went back to multi from digital
Looks very effective in that environment :)
Very good camo, but I will still say, that eg. the German 44 dot SS. pattern work better in general and overall IMHO. This is something that turn to a dark blob a little bit, but for jungles and pine forests I am sure, that this stuff will be very good all in all. Definitely.
ThroatNotchingTrout ZZZ you have some truth there. That German camo is truly real effective in the woods. I’ve done some stuff where some people had that pattern of camo and it’s super effective. Of course like any, you have to use it properly but with that pattern and if used right, you pretty much have to play it by ear to find the person.
Sir Thank you for your videos and the information you put out! What is the best way to keep turkey mites and deer ticks off when doing operations in woodland/swampy AO's. Thanks again for your service to our great country!
Stay on trails and don't let anything brush against your body. Ticks wait on low growth and when you brush against the growth, they grab onto you, sneak into an opening, inject a novacaine substance so you don't feel their bite, bite you and suck your blood. Nasty things. Perfect survival species.
always enjoy your content, knowledge and variety of cammies. I think Im have a lot. You put me to shame! Ha!
looks awesome! where do you get all your camo gear?
Where ere I can, mostly from Ebay.
Brent0331 awesome thanks for the reply!
this uniform looks better on you than on the Website you mentioned.
great presentation as always. outstanding weapon selection as well. crap, showing my age again.
Thanks brother.
The theory of camouflage is to blend in with the colors of the local environment. ERDL pattern was developed to replicate the colors of foliage in the country of Vietnam. That is the reason why this pattern does not work with the area this demonstrator is occupying.
Awesome video
Thanks
scorecard 10-7 +1 that I laid my eyes upon the second before you sttod up (11th shot)
Every time I see erdl I think of the movie TAPS .
great video!
Thanks
Can you do A-Tacs iX. Your buddy tried, but he was not fully clothed in the camouflage, thereby somewhat making the videos easy to spot him. You tend to do a much better job of camouflaging yourself!
Cost more than I'm willing to pay at the moment. If I wasn't doing these videos where i'm constantly spending money to acquire new patterns it wouldn't be an issue. I've reached out to the ATACS guys to see if I could acquire a sample, and they told me they didn't have anything at the moment but would keep me in mind if they receive any extra demonstration pieces. So well see if anything comes of that. I am very interested in the pattern though.
That sucks, you are known as the king of camouflage by now hehe. They should throw camo patterns at you if they are any confident that they are good. I even saw you on German TV a while ago lol. Thanks that you still Make videos for us !
What parts are you missing? Tru-Spec has some good deals for IX at times.
Luckily, I know a few guys. Can you private message me your email?
What type of boonie hat is that? Seems the brim is a little wider than the typical one. Great video by the way!
Many of the older boonies featured a wide brim.
I just ordered a tru spec one... where can I find one with a wider brim?
The ERDL uniforms were used by the Australian SAS in the Vietnam war. Brent would you know of any company that still makes them? Thankyou.
Nice Video bro!
Thanks
The best camo
Good video. I think this may be a better camo than woodland where I live. Though here upper Midwest would need some brown shades mixed in for our fall and even spring. Hey do a snow camo review. ;')
Thanks. I would do snow if we could freaking get some here! Last time I got snow here in North Texas I did a video on German snow camo. Hasn't snowed since.
Brent0331 Lucky you. I will go and look for your snow camo review. Maybe you will get a foot of snow to play in. It is neat if ya don't havta drive in it. Best
Flecktarn would be awesome for like April in WI
Cool video
nice video man.
Thanks
Really liked your video. I was wondering where you got the ERDL Green Dominant Camouflage? I am looking for a size Large/Long pants and a XLarge/Long shirt.
This reminds me of the former Taiwanese Army woodland camo.
This one is very good.
Thank you based Brent, may the Holy Monolith bless you
I wish I still had mine. It was issue at Marine Corps OCS in '77, both green ('summer') and brown ('winter').
That would have been a nice keep sake. I've kept all my camies over there years because I know when i'm and old crusty F-er sitting at the VFW chugging beers and tell Iraq war stories, I'd like to have them still.
DUH!!!! Found the link in the description.