The Multicam tropic looks like the love child of M81 and Multicam. Works nice.

@STOKERMATIC

Ай бұрын

Agreed.

@tlarson5422

Ай бұрын

Finnish m05 camo check it out. Comes in summer, winter, and extra winter.

@uberlupe1

Ай бұрын

​@@STOKERMATICwhich suppressor are you running?

There is a time and place for everything , including VARIOUS camo patterns , personally I like blending differing earth-tone colors for my clothing and gear . Thanks Stoker .

@tacituskilgore8379

Ай бұрын

Yea I mix olive drabs with coyote mostly in northern Scotland

@user-kx9mt1kb5k

Ай бұрын

@@tacituskilgore8379 Much the same for me as well .

M81 and Mossy Oak Obsession work every time their worn. M81 is America's home jersey.

I just heard about the battle of Athens last year. What an incredible story.

@andrewmoore7586

27 күн бұрын

I keep rewatching it, for that very reason!!🇺🇸

@gabet945

17 күн бұрын

Check out the Battle of Blair Mountain also.

Taking ACU and dying it with black walnut makes it amazingly useful. By the way...I received my SHTF Field Manual. LOVE IT!!!

Multicam tropic is probably my favorite, it works great here in Michigan. I usually just buy OD green if I'm ordering a chest rig or something.

@BlackoutPatriot

Ай бұрын

I just commented how well it works here in Indiana summer . Multicam works better in early spring and fall in Indiana . Czech vz 95 camo is pretty close to tropic cam

@tlarson5422

Ай бұрын

Check out finnish m05 camo, I'm northern MN and it's goat up here.

Marpat and M81 are excellent camo patterns. The testing of Marpat was pretty thorough.

I Mix and Match Top and Bottom of various patterns. Along with Plain earth tone colors.

@citizeninfantry

Ай бұрын

Same here. I wear an old M81 top with Crye MCT Combat Pants. it's a vibe.

@xc8487

Ай бұрын

MC Tropic top and M81 pants would probably look good in a temperate forest and transitions.

Marpat Digital Woodland, Pencott Wildwood, Multicam Tropic, blaze orange, whatever you want.

Multicam tropic works really well for Florida 👍🏼 even rattle canned my rifle in the pattern.

I'm a sucker for a good tiger stripe, but M81 woodland is always a solid favorite as well.

The A-TACs is very good in this country but I like the Rhodesian Brushstroke and DPM. Your Multicam Tropic is amazing as it looks dark in low light and brightens up nicely in daylight (if that makes sense!).

I found that Tiger Stripe is an excellent all around camouflage.

In no particular order, in the pnw, marpat, cadpat, tiger stripe, and flecktarn work really well.

I live in the province of Quebec, CDN. It’s the boreal forest here. The 3 best camouflages that work here (and I have tested several): fairly equivalent for the three seasons are Flecktarn - Marpat -DPM British - M81. I salute you sir.

I've played around with a lot of types. My buddies and I played a lot of paint ball back in the day and used a lot of different types of camo as well. Phantomleaf is my favorite for central Alabama. Multi-Tropic is great too. But what I found is that even flat FDE and ODG are great at breaking up shapes. I appreciate the autism related to camo discussions, I eat it up, but camo patterns stop mattering if you're moving. As long as your colors generally blend in, you won't have too dissimilar results. If you're not moving, get a Ghillie. That's how you actually blend in and disappear. Otherwise, just get what you like or what your team uses (for PID)

The best camouflage pattern is the one that matches your area of operation... And the season of the year that you are experiencing... I personally like real tree... But it is not always the best one for me

You can use Rit fabric dyes to get the color you want for your AO. I’ve used Green Apple and Dark Green dyes on my old ACU uniforms. To dye equipment, you’ll need to get Rit Synthetic fabric dyes.

@unit2814

Ай бұрын

It turns multi cam green as well I did some peacock green

@YouveBeenMiddled

Ай бұрын

Remember that contrast in your pattern is necessary, and you can always dye darker, but lighter is nearly impossible.

M81 here in SC Alaska. 50/50 nyco is a good all-around fabric. Original BDU’s are still readily available. RAID mod the blouse for extra coolness. In the late fall, desert marpat works good.

My personal favorite is TIGER STRIPES camo. 👍💯👍😁👍💯👍😁👍💯👍!!!

@Chuckrussell75

Ай бұрын

Yeah Tiger is pretty hard to beat

I'm looking for Star Wars camo from Return of the Jedi. Both brown n the green one Leia wore.

@Hellbender21

27 күн бұрын

Atacs fg (I think) kinda looks like that

Good job Stoke!!!! I agree about the camo ,especially in most eastern states ,assorted green types of camo usually works pretty well…Also it’s season (environment)dependent to.. Even though it’s before my time ,I like the old Vietnam era green jungle fatigues and the Tiger stripe Fatigues…

@alanrice39

Ай бұрын

Me too

Wi Spring/Summer my #1 Vietnam Tiger stripe, #2 MARPAT digi woodland, #3 M-81 Woodland. In the Fall OCP/Multi Cam after the freeze and everything is Brown. Winter pure White.

S W Ohio, M81 is the best pattern for Spring, Summer, Early fall, well into the Fall, OCP/Multicam, or Coyote Brown, works well, light snow on the ground, and still some greenery, and the dark browns, a combination of UCP, and Coyote works well.

@9877joseph

Ай бұрын

Sw ohio here too. Would flecktarn work in these here woods?

@presidentmerkinmuffley6769

Ай бұрын

​@@9877joseph It does in NE Indiana.

@gunsofmasseffect4321

Ай бұрын

I guess it could, but the reddish orange color, is not usually present until the fall around this area, Watch Brent 0331 video about the camo pattern, it'll give you a better idea.

Here in eastern Washington is a lot of open land of varying terrain types. In the last few years we have finally been presented with some camo types with sagebrush wit more grey and brown,tan tones. Mossy oak leaves never fit in here. Good new conifer patterns are good here as well. In the Columbia basin day desert works well.

EXCELLENT video! Thanks. During early hunting season in Central NC we actually purposely kept switching out; Waffen dot, Flectarn, Austrian dot, m81, classic tiger stripe; the broader stroke pattern, various american industry camo patterns, M81 rules, however, the waffen dot or oak, the romanian , and the Flectarn was great and the Tiger Stripe also worked very well. Human vision of course. Now This tropic pattern is amazing!

A.S.A.T. the old dark was great wish it was still available, the standard a.s.a.t. works well for the hunt.

@ed5042

Ай бұрын

OH BOY does ASAT work! Bought mine in the 80's from brigade quartermaster and continue to watch Ebay for great buys!

@keithwhatley5094

Ай бұрын

Predator camo not bad either. Similar but not quite as universal.

Im a fan of solid colours, easy to add mud too to mix it up if needed. Im from the prairies.

1) Woodland MarPat 2) Beryozka Yellow List 3) Strichtarn 4) Desert DPM 5) Vertx Overwhites

Good vid on the camo. I live in a woodland environment. Winters it's primarily browns and grey. Spring and Summer lots of greens, of course. Different stuff works in different seasons. I do like that shirt you're wearing, going to check them out for warm weather .... Great story too, I'll look for the book as well .... I think we're coming into those times here again, sadly. Corruption and evil seem to be rampant. Thanks for what you do Brother and give the new pup some love from me!

I absolutely love my ATACS foliage green or their arid climate pattern. Blends with almost any environment. AO very northern commiefornia, very lush in rainy months and dry. We’re getting our asses cooked right now in this heat. Stay hydrated and be ready at all times y’all 🇺🇸🫡

Flectarn works well in the east coast around the Carolinas and is the best choice. However, DCU is my favorite

I love Woodland mixed with OD.

I’m a fan of Flektarn for my area.

I have found it depends on the time of year and the region I am in, here in Alaska. In the summer, in the more temperate regions such as South Central, the Southern Coast, or the Southern Peninsula, M-81 Woodland or Viet Nam era Tiger Stripe works well since we are pretty well covered up in Birch, Spruce, and Alder. On the Tundra, something with a splotchy green/brown/tan (like the Mossy Oak styles). In the fall, pretty much everywhere, the same Mossy Oak styles works. But as the fall progresses (which happens rapidly here) an old set of faded, rust brown Carharts with blotches of red/yellow/and orange paint and you will literally disappear. Pretty much anything to break up your silhouette and there is (generally) enough foliage to conceal even fairly large movements, as long as you don't move to quickly. The biggest thing to ensure you won't spook game or give yourself away is to cover your face and hands. Use a sniper's veil and gloves along with any mixture of clothing that generally isn't too bright and colorful. This has worked well for me for many decades hunting here. I've even had hunting partners that knew I was around somewhere, standing just a few feet away, but they had no idea I was there until I say something like, "Hey, yer in my line of fire. Ya wanna move to the left or right so'as I can shoot?" Usually gets there attention. 😁

The CADPAT woodland from Canada looks a lot like your gear Top. While I was issued M81 BDUs, your gear intrigues me.

@drmiles7546

Ай бұрын

agreed cad pat is good but I like that

Definitely region-dependent variable needs. M81/ OG Woodland, DPM, and patterns like Flecktarn work better/ best in my AO. Only problem with something like Flecktarn is the color palette isn't great, needs variation change, which is one reason why I am developing a better version of Fractal/ Fleck style patterns with color palettes that work more effectively apart from an improved pattern layering and variation. Also something to be said about DIY pattern making, lot of effective implementation and consideration with that too if someone understands their local environment, seasons, and how to do effective palette layering and design nuance effect.

@BeltFedSelfDefense

Ай бұрын

Try M84. That was a recolored fleck with greens.

@DJTheMetalheadMercenary

Ай бұрын

@@BeltFedSelfDefense Danish M84 is nice, but not great for my area outside of maybe 4 months of the year in the heart of summer/ late spring. That pattern could use a little variation to it with palette too for other regional considerations, I do like it though.

Like the blouse...ordered the book...had heard about the "Battle of Athens" a few years back...looking forward to reading the book...thank you!

I'm in North Texas in a suburban area, but plenty of stretches of green for now. Camo changes with the weather. Here you can get away with something heavy green like M81 Woodland or Russian EMR (if you like that, from March to about mid July. Then you need more yellows and browns, like the Six Color Desert pattern. Maybe still some green from Aug to mid Dec. Then winter, just different shades of brown. Lol

South Florida is a real mix with city street, suburban vegetation, native vegetation, white sugar sand, and rich black soil. If I had to chose one Jack of all trades camo, Multitarn may have to be it. Flecktarn, Multicam Tropic, and Multicam can be perfect in select areas, so Multitarn seems the best compromise even if it doesn't excel for most areas.

@kennethhoppe2259

Ай бұрын

At night German SS Mint Blur.

I enjoy every video that I watch here. The messages are put out there and you feel informed. Even the relaxed ones have meaning. Great job, keep it up.

Love my dad’s ole M1951 wool shirts in OD!

If you can’t find any multicam tropic, we would purchase a set of the regular version and die them in a 5gal bucket with Granny Smith apple 🍏 colored dye! And let’s not forget the boonie hat to match. Also, the Permethrin. We would treat the uniform with permethrin because we were in Florida, the bug capital of the United States. 😂 One thing I would’ve changed about OUR Multicam was all the Velcro that screams “HERE I AM, ENEMY!!”

After years of doing my own testing in the dense vegetation of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, I concluded I need two patterns actually. May through September it's all Ranger Green. October through April it's all Coyote Brown. Depending on the exact ground I'm on I would mix the patterns of top and bottom. Accessory pieces I just do either of those colors, or substitute OD green or tan (but not light tan). This works quite well and nothing beats just knowing how to move in the woods.

@Artorias001

Ай бұрын

I'm from the appalachian plato area and I've found that colors work well here too. I've also found that there is a color of gray that matches a bunch of trees here it works pretty well on the upper body. It works in the later part of the year once everything has died off. Also if you rattle can anything just a touch of rusty red can help if you're around the more dead grassy areas here (think of foxes and coyotes).

@plaiddad276

Ай бұрын

@@Artorias001 Good point, I forgot to mention that grays are a third solid color I mix in for the reason you mentioned- the right shade really blends with tree bark.

All depends on your AO. The high desert mulitcam is great. In the woods close to me real tree works pretty good. Like I said depends on your AO.

Staying stoked. Cheers

I could not understand the worlds hate towards woodland.. I am an ex-recce (Canadian ) from the Olive drab days... We were envious of your woodlands.. and least our helmets had it.. Up here in northern Ontario Canada Our mag uses olive pants , with woodland tops (Mainly US or Yugoslavian) ... and in the browner areas and times civilian realtree on top ... and of course whites in the winter ... great video and review thanks

Woodland was my first issue and my favorite 👍

I carry a "Sniper" cape and wear mainly Earth colors. Browns and Greens. Kind of a combo of Low-Vis and Recce....lol

Looks excellent for your environment.

The US can learn from this company and its innovations. I think the buttons on tbe pocket allow you to get a opposing velcro piece and cover them and use the bottons for the field. Why they put velcro on a tactical uniform for pockets etc than buttons is amazing. Buttons are quiet and can easily be field repaired! Nice piece of kit. Hefty price tag! Damn!

M81 woodland and coyote brown are my 2 favorite... my minuteman uniform is a M81 combat/BDU top and coyote brown combat/BDU pants

nice pattern, nice price to. 😄 I will stick with my M81 for my area norther NY. Enjoying your book. 👍

Kentucky . Fall Austrian pea pattern parka . Blends great , feels like pajamas although giving it a good water proofing is helpful. Atacs AU is good Winter usmc winter marpat , fits in your bellows pockets or arktis blizzard pattern B310 Spring and summer atacs FG , the old usmc green background ERDL , with slant pockets is my favorite , multicam in fields MC tropic is good except id like to find it in ripstop poplin , as my true spec set is heavy duty fabric, it will last but man its hot when your on the move with gear. Old Vietnam OD green jungle jacket always is a summer work shirt .

thats pretty sweet. compare it with a new set of the Vietnam era jungle camo.. I think you will see the similiiarities.

95 DPM smock is my first choice 🇬🇧 Flecktarn parker is my fashion statement 🇩🇪

Im from the Ozarks, love M81 and love Tropic Multicam. My JPC 2.0, is in tropic multicam but i have found multicam can work in the summer for my area when your in the fields during they dry months, as the hay fields are spot on with crye multicam. My base layers (warm weather layers) are tropic and m81 woodland. My winter layers consists of a mix of Khaki browns and multicam for when everything is dead and has fallen

Multicam tropic is cool and do wish more stuff was made with it. Mixing and matching looks cool too I think. Gives it that militia vibe.

@GiacomoRavioli

Ай бұрын

Dye regular multicam and there ya go!

@jameschilton20

Ай бұрын

@@GiacomoRavioli Great idea, just started to look into it. Gonna try it sometime.

For me in central Alabama the wooden digital pattern works good in a pine thicket or in most places during the winter. The NWU type III digital pattern works good in most places during the summer. I love M81 but its almost to dark in most places, specially during the winter.

Very good story! I’m in Northeast Ohio, multi cam works good, but what you’re wearing looks like it would be very good as well

@MiClLC

Ай бұрын

Northeast Ohio? Northwest PA here brotha!

@TMacsAmericanexperience

Ай бұрын

@@MiClLC Conneaut, Ohio right on the border of Pennsylvania

@MiClLC

Ай бұрын

@@TMacsAmericanexperience Lake Pymatuming

@TMacsAmericanexperience

Ай бұрын

@@MiClLC we’re very close by, about 30 miles apart

I also live in the southeast and I agree to an extent. Yes multicam tropic is best in spring and summer but if it’s an area with taller trees then there will be a good environment for multicam year round. Most of the greens are not at ground level or six foot above. Even though I am 50 I play airsoft with my 10 and 12 year old boys and I find multicam to work great. I am also of course a concerned and well prepared citizen. I have been strongly considering the tropical top for summer.Also before anyone makes fun of airsoft I promise you it’s one of the best ways to work the bugs out of your gear. Yes you can patrol and do other things but in airsoft you are accessing your kit and constantly changing mags. I have not found a better way to shake out your gear and equipment.

I've watched that video a few times, it was a great story standing against tyranny.

Great video. I came to think of conclusion not long ago. With the climate change, they some deny, that is really happening. Up in the north, the tropical weather and vegetation and animals are starting to creep up north. So the tropical camo starts to make sense.

good video, lots of good comments sharing preferred patterns around the country.

I have 2 patches I will wear if SHTF. Right arm: american flag. Left arm: Pennsylvania state flag

Rural Indiana in the summer works with tropic cam well . Get some Czech vz 95 camo works great too and even works well the tropic multicam Tropic cam is my top 2 favorite

@presidentmerkinmuffley6769

Ай бұрын

Yea, given how green it can get I've considered tropic a few times. Aor2 and Tiger do pretty good near the rivers and marshy woods, near me. So I can see tropic doing good as well especially out in the corn.

M81 and chocolate chip by far my favorite then desert night vision camo. As far as the best camo, probably realtree or mossy oak. And there’s nothing even close….

tim e 4:11 the button is for if you want to take the Velcro off and cut a slit for the button to be used instead of Velcro

Multicam literally is a compromise which means it’s okay in every environment but the beauty of it is they have desert and jungle which also go very well with each other when mixed, so if you exclusively operate in one terrain that doesn’t vary, they got you covered with a blend that will work with your existing nylon battle rattle that might be standard multicam or another blend.

Rhodesian Brushstroke, British Woodland DPM, Pencott Wildwood, Swedish M90. My favorite is Concamo Green or Brown but hard to get anymore. Germans stopped making it.

I totally agree with you, another great contender and possibly less expensive is the Greek lizard camo - surprisingly you can find it easy compared to the tropic multi.

I kinda like it tbh. I was issued the M81 salad suit and it was good camouflage at the time. This new blouse has some nice new features as well. Thanks for sharing.

Good to see a video on the Kurtz shirt. I have two of them. Great field shirts. One thing I do wish they had that the Crye G3 tops have is a hand pocket behind the chest pockets. Definitely not a deal breaker but those chest pockets are…”handy” when standing around. 😂 The built in tie down loops are great features as well. You said you aren’t sure why they have the velcro and button on the pockets. I’d say the button provides additional security for the closure and when the velcro wears out, the button is there to close the pocket. My guess at least.

I'm ordering the book - been hearing about it and I remember reading about the incident years ago. Real Americans - veterans at that - doing what needed to be done! We're getting damn close to it again. Right now this book is FIRE!🔥🔥🔥

I served with a guy who bought a new pair of trousers specifically for uniform inspections and when he wore them to inspection the O.I.C. told him that they were trousers for a female.

You're the man, Top

I have the same shirt in tiger stripe it’s awesome!!!

Yes, its called flecktarn 💚

@kelseydobson942

Ай бұрын

^ this man knows

@richardmendoza738

Ай бұрын

@@kelseydobson942 🤘🤘

Thats a nice pattern right there.. All I saw was a floating head and two hands.. 🤣🤣 edit: I almost forgot the Wranglers too.. lol

summer months, still have my ripstop bdu style erdl USMC jacket! Lots of repairs! but disappears! Am already searching the heck out of tropical multicam

I live in central Europe and the multicam tropic is the best camo for spring and summer in my opinion

M81 Woodland is #1 at any price. Multicam tropic is #2 (I live in the SC midlands)

Multicam tropic goes hard in the South especially this last wet season

Aor2 would work in the bright foliage there. Marpat or flektarn are good as well. I have a massive camo collection and rock about 4 patterns depending on the area and time of year. Mc tropic is definitely one of my favorites though. Atacs fg is a favorite of mine relative to the time of year. Also a lighter bright pattern.

I like the Dutch speckle pattern. That one seems to be the best I've seen.

I like a-tacks ix camo for north-central and north-east Texas. That’s what I run

Central Texas, multicam does work pretty well for the most part, in the summer and winter when its really dry DCU and multicam work great. Penncott Badlands though is my favorite and very effective here.

I personally like multicam it works great all season in my East Tennessee terrain.multicam tropic works best in spring and summer but I don’t want to spend the extra money to build out another kit for spring and summer.maybe one day but that day definitely won’t be today..the classic M81 will forever be a great camo as well

Hi Stokers! I watched your SERE challenge video episode, were you able to capture the challenger, or was he able to Evade you? I saw the Hunted video…! And he looked like a bad A..!! Marine! I felt kind of intimidated just watching him!!🤣. Brother, loving your channel and content, nicely done!!👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👊🏿

Atacs IX mixed with FG works well in my PNW neighborhood. Blends in well with cloudy grey days with all the urban green vegetation and drab building colors. M81 in the summer, at least trousers.

Seattle (Western WA) here, m81 and mct are perfect. MCT is the gucci Im not poor upgrade to the m81 is sexy and readily available everywhere. However, holy hell $270 for that bdu, the truspec is like $100

A-Tacs FG here is best. OCP 2nd. Marpat 3rd. I generally run a mix of those in uniform when teaching tactical tracking. 10-15 meters. Invisible with proper tactics.

It's an interesting piece of gear and well thought out. Dummy cording already built in is a win-win, daytime or night time. I am surprised at the gear I pick up off the gounds when traversing paths or camping spots here in my state. Compasses, lighters, a cell phone once, and even an inhaler some poor soul left behind full. Here in New Mexico it is usually regarded as a desert, but anywhere you spend hunting or extended camping is usually in the highlands that are pretty green. I despise tiger stripes, but I do like dark digital or kryptek. Oh, and don't judge these poor souls that have 20 morale patches on their extra-medium rothco multicam/airsoft approved kits in mom's basement. We don't want to break out the snivel kit and ibuprofen too early! Rub some dirt on it and stay stoked!

@STOKERMATIC

Ай бұрын

Good stuff!

ATACS foliage is one of the best all around patterns for anywhere that has even a smidgen of a green hue

I like realtree and mossy oak. Hunting cammo works very well. It all depends on the environment

I know Multi-cam gets a lot of hate because of how familiar it is now but it actually works great where I am. In the wet and dryer seasons too.

I use ATACS FG in the green months and other months I like Kryptek Highlander. live in SE Missouri in the Ozarks

I'm thinking that it all depends upon: ¿Where am I AT,? ... AND: ¿What "time of day" am I interested in "blending in"?

the one that doesn't get you killed

Mossy Oak obsession in the green months, Real Tree Ultra in the not green months. German Flecktarn for the crossover in woodsy areas, Swiss Apenflage & Belgian Jigsaw for runners up. PA/northeast...