I stopped caring about matching gear

[Alan]

I used rto stress about having everything color-coordinated and from the same manufacturer. I now run what works whether it is mixed brands, mismatched colors, some old stuff, some new. My kit isn't Instagram-worthy but it performs exactly how I need it to. Maturity is realizing nobody cares what your gear looks like except you...

 

[BearBio]

I used rto stress about having everything color-coordinated and from the same manufacturer. I now run what works whether it is mixed brands, mismatched colors, some old stuff, some new. My kit isn't Instagram-worthy but it performs exactly how I need it to. Maturity is realizing nobody cares what your gear looks like except you...

Except BBQ rigs!~!

 

[Unshaven2897]

This thread fits with what one wears to a shooting range. That should be orange.

 

[Haven]

These days, my gear might look a bit cobbled together but it runs better than it ever has.

 

[Hilldweller]

I wear the same thing in the field and at the range. The company like it when I promote their business….

 

[Larry]

I shoot with a mix of gear now and don’t care about matching anymore. My mismatched setup runs cleaner than some coordinated rigs I’ve seen flop in matches.

 

[BearBio]

Notes on Camo:

Years ago, wife and I were on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Chapter of NWTF. The Regional Director and I were talking and he pointed out that the purpose of camo was to break up your outline. He suggested wearing different camo, such as an oak bark upper and a mottled green lower if sitting in front of an oak tree with a bush nearby!

My brother was fishing Lake Berryessa and saw a bunch of "Paint Ball Commandos" running around in tiger-stripe and black face during the summer when the hills are dry grass!!! He commented that simple khaki would have worked better! (Navy vet during Viet Nam- my buddy with him was an Army vet 1971-72)

Worked a few details as an "aggressor" at the survival course for 11B AIT on Ft Ord. Learned that faces and hands are dead giveaways. especially at night. I pulled the sleeves down and pulled up the hood on my field jacket and had a couple of buddies look for me. If I sat against a tree, head down and hands covered they couldn't find me at 20 yards.