Best camo for Arizona desert?

AR-15Man · **Joined:** 29 Jan 2007, 15:22 **Posts:** 630

What is the best camo pattern for use in the arizona desert? I've heard multi-cam, but have no first hand experience on the matter.

Motojunkie · **Posted:** 15 Aug 2010, 02:01

AR-15Man wrote:

What is the best camo pattern for use in the arizona desert? I've heard multi-cam, but have no first hand experience on the matter.

I like Seclusion Open Country....seems to work pretty well for me.

Dogslayer · **Joined:** 17 Jun 2008, 12:05 **Posts:** 552

I have used NatGear for several years, seems to work well.

SHNIPE · **Posted:** 15 Aug 2010, 07:15

Wait you people actually go OUT in the desert :O WTF? Thats just too dangerous!

Winmagbill · **Posted:** 15 Aug 2010, 07:34

This seems to work for millions. They put these on when they go over the border and take them off when they get to the Home Depot - Presto! It's like magic.

STOMP442 · **Posted:** 15 Aug 2010, 09:10

Another vote for the Seclusion 3D Open Country. It blends really well, good stuff.

tunnug · **Posted:** 15 Aug 2010, 11:25

I've always used plain ol' Jungle BDU's, they hide you really well and they're cheap (so am I

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kingjoey · **Joined:** 27 May 2005, 09:32 **Posts:** 5902

tunnug wrote:

I've always used plain ol' Jungle BDU's, they hide you really well and they're cheap (so am I

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I use tri-color desert camo or coyote tan for day time, and woodland camo for nighttime here. Works well IME. If you're hunting 4-legged coyotes then you'll need some more specific camo like the Seclusion, those bastards have great eyesight and can spot you pretty easy

sean665 · **Posted:** 15 Aug 2010, 13:08

I like the NatGear, military DCU-three color desert, or desert MARPAT.

sean665 · **Posted:** 15 Aug 2010, 13:09

Winmagbill wrote:

This seems to work for millions. They put these on when they go over the border and take them off when they get to the Home Depot - Presto! It's like magic.

F****** hilarious.

baja · **Joined:** 29 Mar 2009, 22:26 **Posts:** 1021

If you're in the greener areas of the desert, regular marpat works surprisingly well.

AR-15Man · **Joined:** 29 Jan 2007, 15:22 **Posts:** 630

baja wrote:

If you're in the greener areas of the desert, regular marpat works surprisingly well.

I live in the north valley. I shoot mainly at Table Mesa or Ben Avery since its close, so..... the desert north of Phoenix.

lonewolf187 · **Posted:** 16 Aug 2010, 01:41

Ive walked up on humans quite a few times hiking in my multicam and they never see me until that last 30m or so... your mileage may vary.

was21 · **Posted:** 16 Aug 2010, 08:49

Another big +1 for Natgear!!!

Don't forget the face/hands....

rizzo1318 · **Posted:** 18 Aug 2010, 06:18

AR-15Man wrote:

What is the best camo pattern for use in the arizona desert? I've heard multi-cam, but have no first hand experience on the matter.

Do you want to hide from humans or animals? With animals, pattern is not as important as color and breaking up your outline are. With humans, you will want something that really helps you to meld into the landscape, and may want something that has a low or no IR signature.

And yes, multi-cam rocks. I was talking to another instructor a couple of weeks ago - he's a USAF PJ - and they get multi-cam as standard issue now. He said that from Texas to California to Afghanistan, multi-cam blended in with everything. Personally I prefer MARPAT, but my next set will be multi-cam. If you wanna hide from animals, pick up some cheap BDUs or DDUs and you'll be good to go. No need to go crazy with buying expensive patterns that were meant to appeal to human eyes - cheap Wal-Mart camo is another good option.

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