Given I live in the southern Appalachians, what would be the best color and pattern for a stealth tarp? Take into account winter where there is little green. Thanx for your input
Given I live in the southern Appalachians, what would be the best color and pattern for a stealth tarp? Take into account winter where there is little green. Thanx for your input
I've always thought coyote brown tarps were pretty stealthy. As far as patterns go, you'd be tacking away from silnylon, unless you wanted to make your own sil.
My .02
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." - Mark Twain
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs
drab brown, with a pattern of branches/(zebra stripes?) done in sharpie marker; dark brown, black and gray; you want to look like a brush pile, or a blown down tree. And always camp uphill from the trail, if you have a choice.
Deer are brown for a reason, brown tends to blend well with groundlitter (dead leaves, etc.)
Scott Littlefield has some digicam for sale.
I used a similar patterned fabric and they blend in well.
Ambulo tua ambulo.
I've seen about a dozen different color tarps all hung up at a group hang. It was agreed the most stealthy was the black tarp
"The only rule to survivialin is NEVER GIVE UP"
Swinginranger
It's less about color than shape...those straight edges and square corners don't occur very often in the natural world, and stick out like a diamond in a goat's butt.
Dave
"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."~~~May Sarton
Uhhmmm sure.Originally Posted by oldgringo
...allrighty then... moovin' on...
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." - Mark Twain
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs
That was great! A true wordsmith!
The Claytor Diamond Fly deserves a mention. The camo tends to break up the straight lines fairly well. As for winter; up here a brown tarp sticks out like a turd on a white rug. For uses in the snow I find that light grey works well. It blends well enough in the fresh pure snow and even better in dingy snow or brush.
"In your face space coyote"-HJS
I'm glad someone already started this thread because I've been wondering the same thing myself. It doesn't seem likely any tarp would be stealthy in both 3-season and winter. In the southern Appalachians, you'd probably need a winter tarp in a drab grey and a 3-season tarp in a good camo pattern or a brown. Of course, Old Gringo's advice about tarp shape would apply in both cases too. I'm looking for a good camo pattern tarp right now.
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