Gear camo pattern

[Eclipse]

The current Ground & Urban Direction Finding Team Task Guide recommends red or orange. Since CAPR 62-1 now requires an ANSI 2 compliant vest for "[a]ll outdoor ground functions of emergency services", the preferred bag/gear would be one that meets this requirement.

I wish they would specify a >COLOR<.

Saying ANSI II now means we have 1/2 in orange and 1/2 in lime yellow (which seems to be the way many agencies are moving).  We just can't get this right.

[Storm Chaser]

The current Ground & Urban Direction Finding Team Task Guide recommends red or orange. Since CAPR 62-1 now requires an ANSI 2 compliant vest for "[a]ll outdoor ground functions of emergency services", the preferred bag/gear would be one that meets this requirement.

I wish they would specify a >COLOR<.

Saying ANSI II now means we have 1/2 in orange and 1/2 in lime yellow (which seems to be the way many agencies are moving).  We just can't get this right.

Agree. Although the Task Guide does specify that the reflective vest be "orange", CAPR 62-1 does not.

[SarDragon]

If I was King of CAP for a day, I'd go right to the lime yellow/green. In most instances, it is more visible than orange.

[Garibaldi]

If I was King of CAP for a day, I'd go right to the lime yellow/green. In most instances, it is more visible than orange.

Heh, my roommate's kid asked me last night why hunters had to wear orange. I explained to him that it was so the hunters wouldn't mistake a human wearing orange for a deer and wind up on some redneck's trophy wall.  He laughed a long while, then said "dumb rednecks".

[Critical AOA]

Equating hunters with rednecks is ridiculous.  Not that there is anything wrong with rednecks.

[ol'fido]

If I was King of CAP for a day, I'd go right to the lime yellow/green. In most instances, it is more visible than orange.

Heh, my roommate's kid asked me last night why hunters had to wear orange. I explained to him that it was so the hunters wouldn't mistake a human wearing orange for a deer and wind up on some redneck's trophy wall.  He laughed a long while, then said "dumb rednecks".

There is an old wive's tale that goes around down here about the "city slicker" who got a deer his first time out hunting. He proudly took it to the check station(when you still had to do that) and proudly told the game warden about how he got it and how much he was gonna enjoy all that venison. The old game warden allowed how it was a pretty good deer for a beginner and the "slicker" went on his way. A "redneck", one of those people who KNOWS what a deer looks like walked over to the Game Warden and said, "That dumb --- city slicker killed a MULE. Why didn't you tell him?"  The old Game Warden looked at the redneck and said, "I figured if he was dumb enough to shoot it, he could be dumb enought to eat it."

[Garibaldi]

Equating hunters with rednecks is ridiculous.  Not that there is anything wrong with rednecks.

There ain't nothin' wrong with no rednecks. You cain't insult one unless you are one. And I are one. Now, if I'd'a said dumb hick or hillbilly, THEN there'd be an issue. Also, most rednecks are hunters, but not all hunters are rednecks.

[CavScout]

I've never lost gear because it was subdued color or camo pattern. I have lost gear because I didn't secure it. There shouldn't be any problems with colors or patterns. If you want to be seen more easily from behind, wrap a reflective belt around your pack.

I'd recommend military surplus, because it's rugged and more cost effective. My CAP unit has lots of USGI Alice (OD and woodland) and Molle (woodland) packs for our GT members, and we've never lost equipment or people because of it.

Commercial stuff though; you get what you pay for.

[TexasCadet]

I have some really diverse gear. I use mainly MOLLE, but I also use some ALICE. My gear is also many different colors. OD ALICE, a woodland MARPAT pack, a OD gear mini-pack, and a tan deployment pack. On top of all that, I wear a yellow ANSI II compliant vest.

In short, use whatever floats your  boat.