Again, I get it. You guys that live out west need all kinds of fancy gear to walk around mountains with. The rest of us that live in heavily forested woodland environments that only have to drive a little ways to some land to trudge into where we have a ground blind or stand set up (or for some of us, within a mile of our back door) probably don't need fancy gear and that's why we poke fun at it. It's an insanely high margin market that IMO was mostly set up for yuppies and fools with lots of money to burn.
I also appreciate good gear, but there's no way in fuck I'm spending hundreds of dollars on a jacket just to tag out for the year. I can get good 'nuff gear for putting meat on the table without spending that much. Hell our forefathers did it for centuries.
this. Not much need for camo, just good gear... I hunt in outdoor brands like Outdoor Research, Norrona, Marmot, etc. Versatile gear that gets used all the time. I also own some Sitka from years ago. Its good stuff, and I do like First Lite, but usually just roll in good outdoor gear in neutral colors/earth tones.
