How to Know What to Wear for Stealthy Movement

Learn a bit about vision, both in the daytime and at night, think about some things like silhouette, shine, texture., Go over how you usually/plan to be stealthy, do you crawl around a lot or do you run from cover to cover?, Decide on tightness for...

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  1. Step 1: Learn a bit about vision

    Take the environment into consideration as well. ,, You might have to compromise to arouse less suspicion in public places. ,, When choosing a pattern or color that matches your surroundings you should choose a pattern that matches well if one is available or a solid color that works well.

    Despite what many people think specialized hunting patterns are more effective than military ones, since they are designed for very precise types of environments. , Many people seem to knock wearing the color black for nighttime stealth.

    Black is not a "blending" color, nothing at night is truly black.

    However black is a versatile color in that it doesn't look out of place anywhere at night it must also be taken into considerations that many blending colors such dark red or navy blue will look unnatural and out of place when hit with a light which may occur.

    Black can also be used to create silhouettes at a distance, maybe an extra fence post or a rock. , Footwear should be a compromise between protection, support and noise.

    More protective footwear is usually louder and heavier while lighter footwear is often quieter. , Headgear should distort the form of your head and maybe your shoulders but shouldn't restrict your vision.
  2. Step 2: both in the daytime and at night

  3. Step 3: think about some things like silhouette

  4. Step 4: texture.

  5. Step 5: Go over how you usually/plan to be stealthy

  6. Step 6: do you crawl around a lot or do you run from cover to cover?

  7. Step 7: Decide on tightness for your clothing; tighter clothes are usually quieter but silhouette you and make your form recognizable

  8. Step 8: baggier clothes are usually louder and more likely to snag and catch on snags

  9. Step 9: however they break up your form more and make it less recognizable.

  10. Step 10: Consider the social implications of your clothing if you plan on using a mixture of social and physical stealth.

  11. Step 11: Decide on a color or pattern

  12. Step 12: be sure it matches your environments

  13. Step 13: or is versatile if you plan on moving into areas that look different.

  14. Step 14: Match.

  15. Step 15: In terms of versatility you can choose from a few different options; multi-environmental patterns like ACU or Multi-Cam or a solid color.

  16. Step 16: Pay attention to your footwear.

  17. Step 17: Get the right headgear.

Detailed Guide

Take the environment into consideration as well. ,, You might have to compromise to arouse less suspicion in public places. ,, When choosing a pattern or color that matches your surroundings you should choose a pattern that matches well if one is available or a solid color that works well.

Despite what many people think specialized hunting patterns are more effective than military ones, since they are designed for very precise types of environments. , Many people seem to knock wearing the color black for nighttime stealth.

Black is not a "blending" color, nothing at night is truly black.

However black is a versatile color in that it doesn't look out of place anywhere at night it must also be taken into considerations that many blending colors such dark red or navy blue will look unnatural and out of place when hit with a light which may occur.

Black can also be used to create silhouettes at a distance, maybe an extra fence post or a rock. , Footwear should be a compromise between protection, support and noise.

More protective footwear is usually louder and heavier while lighter footwear is often quieter. , Headgear should distort the form of your head and maybe your shoulders but shouldn't restrict your vision.

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