vicious_cb
Newbie
What's everyones thoughts on arc'teryx LEAF stuff? Is it yuppie camo or easily recognizable as the "evil" branch of arc'teryx?
What's everyones thoughts on arc'teryx LEAF stuff? Is it yuppie camo or easily recognizable as the "evil" branch of arc'teryx?
If I see you wearing it, you're going to be noticeable to me. Chances are you'll be picked up by other folks be they LEO MIL or well informed criminal.
EDIT: I notice when folks are wearing regular Arcteryx. Shit's expensive and if you're wearing it, I'll spend an extra second "checking" you out.
100% agree. Go to your local mall and look around you. How many people are wearing anything in OD green or FDE/Coyote or gray, and with no logos on it anywhere? It doesn't matter if your Arcteryx is LEAF or not, it stands out against the crowd. If you want actually blend in, wear a North Face, or Patagonia. Or a jacket with your local sportsball team on it.It's the colors that initially catch my eye. I know the "tactical" color line. Black is slowest to pick up but the grey/green/brown?
Some of you are taking this "grey man" thing a bit too serious. The point is blending in, not finding a person in a catalog to dress like.
I've seen local guys wearing TAD hoodies. I pointed one out and told my wife that I liked it. She asked "What's so special about it?" That's what everyone else around you thinks. The guy who wants to bash your head in and have a good time with your wife doesn't care about what you're wearing. He's looking to see if you're an easy target. Your mannerisms will play a much bigger part in that than you wearing an OD green shirt.
I think you missed the point. (or maybe I did, and that's always a possibility, so correct me if I'm wrong)
If you're wearing anything less obvious than an Art15/9-Line shirt that literally has a gun on it, you're going to fly under the radar of 99% of the people around you. You're meeting the bare minimum requirement for 'blending in', but anyone even halfway paying attention will know what's up. That's the clothing equivalent of carrying a KelTec P3AT in a front pocket. If you only encounter the usual bad guys you won't tip them off that you are a danger, but should we be preparing for the lowest common denominator? I'm not saying don't watch your mannerisms, I'm saying don't go through all the effort of good body language only to throw it all away in clothing selection.
Example 1: You yourself picked out at least one guy in your area wearing a TAD hoodie. You aren't a bad guy so it wasn't a big deal, but you didn't use any information that isn't easily found online with the simplest of google searches.
So how unnoticeable is Wolf grey, now that it is becoming a more popular choice?
I’m so used to wearing greens and browns in Northern Nevada that I think I have become lazy in my color and style choices of clothing.
I want to be the guy no one notices but I’m far from it.
There was a period about 12-18 months ago where North Face and others had a ton of grey in their fall line. Enough so that I stopped wearing a wolf Arc'teryx jacket because I didn't wanna look like the yuppie crowd.
I think lots of people are trying too hard and in turn getting things messed up. Just wear clothes. Go to the mall and just buy clothes that you like, you'll be fine.
That screams new cop or Federal Agent. You have to say Federal Agent like they do on NCIS LA.