Cheap camo - The Firearms Forum

sting75ray · 09-01-2012, 08:50 AM

Every year when hunting season rolls around I get my hunting clothes out of the closet and put it on. I think it must be the cheap camo crap that shrinks hanging up. WTH? Anybody else have this problem?

Sig Willy · 09-01-2012, 08:54 AM

Yea, it's called getting fat.

sting75ray · 09-01-2012, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Sig Willy

Yea, it's called getting fat.

NO I think it has to be the hot dry weather around here and the clothes are shrinking.

jack404 · 09-01-2012, 09:09 AM

i trade for ex service and have a real mix now dutch german US Kiwi

after market stuff is junk , some service stuff is junk nowdays too

carver · 09-01-2012, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by sting75ray

Every year when hunting season rolls around I get my hunting clothes out of the closet and put it on. I think it must be the cheap camo crap that shrinks hanging up. WTH? Anybody else have this problem?

I have the opposite problem! I'm already fat, so the folks that make cloths think that if you weigh 230 pounds, as I do, that you must be at least 6'8" tall!

gun runner · 09-01-2012, 09:30 AM

Im thinking of going with a homemade ghillie suit

sting75ray · 09-01-2012, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by carver

I have the opposite problem! I'm already fat, so the folks that make cloths think that if you weigh 230 pounds, as I do, that you must be at least 6'8" tall!

I am at my perfect weight if I were that tall.

mogunner · 09-01-2012, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by carver

I have the opposite problem! I'm already fat, so the folks that make cloths think that if you weigh 230 pounds, as I do, that you must be at least 6'8" tall!

I have the opposite problem, when I try and find jeans with a 36" inseam they assume I must be fat as well as tall.

My camo's are issue BDU's, they were real nice and gave me new uniforms about a month before booting me on a medical discharge. What's bad is they were from my "fat" stage, and I find them fitting pretty well now...

carver · 09-01-2012, 02:58 PM

I wear a 30" inseam. My legs, and arms are a little on the short side for a fellow that is 5'11''.

fuzebox40 · 09-01-2012, 03:02 PM

Here's a thought, shrink wrap and spray paint.

Zane71464 · 09-01-2012, 09:26 PM

I always buy whatever cammo clothing I buy, and extra size than what I actually wear. Not only for weight gain, but can always wear other clothing underneath.

Zane71464 · 09-01-2012, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by gun runner

Im thinking of going with a homemade ghillie suit

I started some time back on a ghillie suit. All but have the bottoms done.
(two piece) Lot of hours goes into making them and if done right, they will last!
As I started the bottoms, I'm makeing them so you can add on or take away for whatever environment, in the field. Just takes ALOT of time, but well worth it.

mogunner · 09-01-2012, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by gun runner

Im thinking of going with a homemade ghillie suit

Just don't be running out on the highway trying to make people call in Bigfoot sightings, didn't turn out too well for the last guy who did.

wv hillbilly · 09-03-2012, 09:52 AM

i would blame my wife for putting my cammo in the dryer

hstout1143 · 09-03-2012, 09:55 AM

We must buy our camo from the same company.

cpttango30 · 09-03-2012, 10:49 AM

That happened to my expensive camo as well from Natural Gear.

1969SS396 · 09-03-2012, 11:34 AM

I have the same problem, I tell my wife it must be the heat setting on the dryer that causes it to shrink......she doesn't believe me.

bluesea112 · 09-04-2012, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by gun runner

Im thinking of going with a homemade ghillie suit

Don't make the same mistake I did. I used 100% Jute twine on mine. The jute produces tiny particles of jute dust, so as you walk you you inhale the dust. I cannot wear it because it gives me a terrible allergy attack. In addition, the dang thing is a fire hazzard. After all that jute comes unwound, it is more flammable than a dried out Christmas tree.

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sting75ray Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,086	Cheap camo Every year when hunting season rolls around I get my hunting clothes out of the closet and put it on. I think it must be the cheap camo crap that shrinks hanging up. WTH? Anybody else have this problem? __________________ [IMG][/IMG] -->

09-01-2012, 08:54 AM	#2
Sig Willy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 565	Re: Cheap camo Yea, it's called getting fat. __________________ _________________________ Be alert! We need more lerts!

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jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Cheap camo i trade for ex service and have a real mix now dutch german US Kiwi after market stuff is junk , some service stuff is junk nowdays too

09-01-2012, 09:30 AM	#6
gun runner Former Guest Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Texas Contributor Posts: 1,871	Re: Cheap camo Im thinking of going with a homemade ghillie suit Last edited by gun runner; 09-01-2012 at 09:33 AM..

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carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,288	Re: Cheap camo I wear a 30" inseam. My legs, and arms are a little on the short side for a fellow that is 5'11''. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

09-01-2012, 03:02 PM	#10
fuzebox40 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Apple Valley, Ca. Contributor Posts: 1,485	Re: Cheap camo Here's a thought, shrink wrap and spray paint.

09-01-2012, 09:26 PM	#11
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,369	Re: Cheap camo I always buy whatever cammo clothing I buy, and extra size than what I actually wear. Not only for weight gain, but can always wear other clothing underneath. __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!

09-03-2012, 09:52 AM	#14
wv hillbilly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: mountains of wv. Posts: 2,017	Re: Cheap camo i would blame my wife for putting my cammo in the dryer

09-03-2012, 09:55 AM	#15
hstout1143 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: California Contributor Posts: 1,742	Re: Cheap camo We must buy our camo from the same company. __________________ NRA Life Member Kids that hunt and fish don't mug old ladies. "Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." - Ronald Reagan "Deo Duce, Ferro Comitante", With God as my leader and my sword as my companion

09-03-2012, 10:49 AM	#16
cpttango30 Former Guest Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stafford, VA Contributor Posts: 3,071	Re: Cheap camo That happened to my expensive camo as well from Natural Gear.

09-03-2012, 11:34 AM	#17
1969SS396 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: the "Mitten" state Posts: 256	Re: Cheap camo I have the same problem, I tell my wife it must be the heat setting on the dryer that causes it to shrink......she doesn't believe me. __________________ So Mote it be.