Desert Camouflage Effectiveness

In this video Bruce and I had a unique opportunity to travel to Las Vegas, Nevada to meet with our good friend Dimitri with Primary Arms. While we were out there we not only got to put some rounds down range but we seized the opportunity to conduct some good camouflage effectiveness tests of some desert camouflage patterns in an actual desert environment. In addition to that we also got some footage of some of the patterns through PVS-14 Generation III night vision.
**I want to give a big thanks to Dimitri and Primary Arms for making this all possible! Please check out the links I have posted in the comments section to get good deals on optics from them.**
The following camouflage patterns will be looked at in this video:
6 Color Desert
3 Color Desert (unfortunately somewhat faded & NOT a new uniform)
Desert MARPAT
Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP)
Multicam
ATACS AU
Desert Tiger Stripe
Desert DPM
Polish Desert
Desert CCE
Tropical Flecktarn
Pencott Badlands
Pencott Sandstorm
Desert Tan
Desert Vegetato
Desert Night camouflage (Through NVGs only)
Rhodesian Brush Stroke
Taliban outfit

[@Brent0331]

In this video Bruce and I had a unique opportunity to travel to Las Vegas, Nevada to meet with our good friend Dimitri with Primary Arms. While we were out there we not only got to put some round down range but we seized the opportunity to conduct some good camouflage effectiveness tests of some desert camouflage patterns in an actual desert environment. In addition to that we also got some footage of some of the patterns through PVS-14 Generation III night vision. I want to give a big thanks to Dimitri and Primary Arms for making this all possible! Please check out the links I have posted in the comments section to get good deals on optics from them. CHECK OUT BRUCE'S CHANNEL: kzbin.info/door/wfzznRRdLUHwKiMTND49Jg The following camouflage patterns will be looked at in this video: 6 Color Desert 3 Color Desert (unfortunately somewhat faded & NOT a new uniform) Desert MARPAT Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) Multicam ATACS AU Desert Tiger Stripe Desert DPM Polish Desert Desert CCE Tropical Flecktarn Pencott Badlands Pencott Sandstorm Desert Tan Desert Vegetato Desert Night camouflage (Through NVGs only) Rhodesian Brush Stroke Taliban outfit **Guys, Primary Arms is hooking up my subscribers! If you want to get FREE shipping and a free gift such as a FREE or discounted (depending on which scope) scope mount for the variable scopes, or a free anti-reflection device for the prisms optics, just follow the links I have posted below on the scope of your choice. YOU MUST follow these links or you will not get the free or discounted mount/anti-reflection device and free shipping from the standard Primary Arms website.** PA CYCLOPS 1X PRISM (BLACK): bit.ly/2BREKZn PA CYCLOPS 1X PRISM (COYOTE/FDE): bit.ly/2BRfhiX PA Advanced Micro Dot w/ push button: bit.ly/2LX39Nd PA Advanced Micro Dot w/ rotary knob bit.ly/2CjTCjr PA Micro dot (Budget red dot) bit.ly/2Ci99k3 Holosun HS503G RDS W/ ACSS bit.ly/2r7gCd3 PA 3X Magnifier bit.ly/2r3XAV2 GG&G flip to side magnifier mount: bit.ly/2EN5uv3 PA 1-6X24 FFP ACSS RAPTOR 5.56 / 5.45 / .308 BLACK bit.ly/2jW0V4O PA-1-6X24 FFP ACSS RAPTOR 5.56 / 5.45 / .308 WOLF GRAY bit.ly/2IidvtX PA 1-6 FFP ACSS RAPTOR 7.62x39 / 300 Blk out bit.ly/2IIAnC5 PA 1-8 PLATINUM FFP RAPTOR 5.56 bit.ly/2zqXYBo PA 3X Compact Prsim Scope ACSS 5.56 GEN II (Black) bit.ly/2OzAQqA PA 3X Compact Prism Scope ACSS 5.56 GEN II (Coyote) bit.ly/2OAEekN PA 3X Compact Prism Scope ACSS 7.62x39/300 Blkout GEN II (Black) bit.ly/2KdtaXD PA 3X Compact Prism Scope ACSS 7.62x39/300 Blkout GEN II (Coyote) bit.ly/2n3AgVv PA 1-8X Scope with Patented ACSS 5.56 / 5.45 / .308 Reticle bit.ly/2SPbNob PA 1-6X24mm SFP Riflescope with Patented ACSS 5.56 / 5.45 / .308 Reticle Gen III bit.ly/2BD73bB PA 1-6X24mm SFP Riflescope Gen III with K.I.S.S. Reticle bit.ly/2SUbxEo PA 1-6X24mm SFP Riflescope with Patented ACSS 22LR Reticle bit.ly/2N8fj7P PA 1-6X24mm SFP scope w/ACSS 300BLK/ 7.62X39 Reticle bit.ly/2N6Qut9 PA 1-6X24mm SFP Riflescope Gen III with Patented ACSS 22LR Reticle bit.ly/2N8fj7P Trijicon ACOG TA31 4x32 Scope with RED Dual Illumination ACSS Reticle TA31-R-ACSS bit.ly/2EQIMhg Trijicon ACOG TA31 4X32 Scope with RED Dual Illuminated ACSS AURORA RECTICE bit.ly/2T6uZuz Trijicon ACOG TA31 4X32 Scope with GREEN Dual Illuminated ACSS AURORA RECTICE bit.ly/2FRTmIQ Trijicon TA44 ACOG 1.5X16S TALL BASE (GREEN ACSS reticle) bit.ly/2DkC72H Trijicon TA44 ACOG 1.5X16S TALL BASE (RED ACSS reticle) bit.ly/2rdEu1O Trijicon TA44 ACOG 1.5X16S SHORT BASE (GREEN ACSS reticle) bit.ly/2EQge7G Trijicon TA44 ACOG 1.5X16S SHORT BASE (RED ACSS reticle) bit.ly/2FMdLMO BIG THANKS to Dimitri and Primary Arms for making this all possible! Also don’t forget to check out and subscribe to Bruce’s channel: kzbin.info/door/wfzznRRdLUHwKiMTND49Jg Also check out my buddy John who is the owner of UW Gear and his KZbin channel at Alpha Charlie concepts: kzbin.info

[@HydeDefinition]

Brent0331 Another awesome video! Thanks for featuring the PenCott patterns - it's great to see the love these designs get from your viewers!

[@1truthbegettingtold275]

Added video to my MilSim training playlist, thanks for working on this video.

[@brucecamparmament3728]

The Pencott offerings were without a doubt top performers, we are looking forward to more testing (particularly with badlands) in different environments.

[@jamesu223]

Brent0331 wow I was really impressed with the Taliban camo didn't think it had a chance in hell against the other cammo patterns , from what I was told by a guy who served in the Isreali army said that od green was all they needed to be invisible at ranges up to 300 in the desert and even less if it was dirty and faded.

[@newphillysports]

@Weird Science Dimitri is the genius behind the ACSS reticle

[@davidgearardo1788]

That ATACS was almost predator grade stuff.

[@TheRaccoonGamer]

Ikr!

[@dogboy0912]

Too bad not a lot of people make things in ATACS AU anymore. BDUs are one thing, but it's a total crapshoot finding pouches, PCs and other gear in ATACS. You'll find a total mishmash by various manufacturers, limited stock because a fair amount of it is stuff made in like 2013 when it was anticipated to be a hot pattern. It didn't get adopted by any big organization afaik so it kinda fell into obscurity, which sucks because as a camouflage I think it's very, very effective. My hometown and surrounding area is basically identical to the settings in the video and for the sparse dirt/desert and rocks, it's perfect. Luckily, it's basically desert endor-cam, so maybe take a few cans of spray paint and see what you can do lol.

[@Kreedogger]

@@dogboy0912 It is limited but maybe check these out if you havent already: store.tactical-performance.com/ and www.military1st.com/ im sure you have already seen these sites but maybe it helps. I got lucky and got a pair of the Danner ATACS-AU boots and actually just got in my pants and a great wisport 75L backpack/rucksack. Almost there to complete my outfit.

[@user-og1dw7hn1i]

in black or rocky desert yes .. in brighter desert no "you stick out" .. but if u want an overall desert "white , black , greeny and bushy and also woods and farms " the go for is "6 color desert" .. its still used widely by egyptian army and egypt is totally surrounded by desert .

[@jfilm7466]

I agree. It went in and out of visibility for me.

[@ourvaluesarewhoweareinadem4093]

"Very honoured to be out here in the Nevada desert." Probably the first time that phrase has ever been uttered. Always great content good sir.

[@Bluestatesurvival]

I was surprised at how effective the Rhodesian was. The lighter colored patterns gave away the body shadows quickly whereas the darker ones helped blend the shadows into the background. Taliban was down right scary.

[@ernestogarcia2088]

Except for when the dress blows in the wind!! LOL...

[@gooby8953]

They also developed an arid pattern for the dry season that was never put into production

[@Jargoed]

@@ernestogarcia2088 honestly imagine if they just used some stiffer cloth or something, it would be invisible!

[@ourvaluesarewhoweareinadem4093]

The 3-colour camo looked so bright that it would do better on the Las Vegas strip than in the Nevada desert.

[@mrhindbehind528]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="156">2:36</a> Pencott Sandstorm/Pencott Badlands <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="300">5:00</a> UCP/Desert Tan/ATACS AU <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="482">8:02</a> 6 Color Desert/MARPAT/Multicam <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="687">11:27</a> 3 Color Desert/Rhodesian Brushstroke/Desert DPM <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="883">14:43</a> Desert Tiger Stripe/French CCE/Polish Desert <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1108">18:28</a> Tropical Flecktarn/Italian Vegetato/Taliban type kit <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1341">22:21</a> Start of testing each camo through Gen III PVS-14 NV

[@AnthonyMihelich]

MVP energy here. I kept trying to find when the new patterns started😂

[@ashtonfields3201]

Highly underrated channel

[@Brent0331]

Thanks brother.

[@rogueexcavating3839]

100% agree

[@AirsoftReviewArgentina]

This is the best camo-related channel ever. Period.

[@simplejack6016]

Let's keep it under the radar from KZbin censorship.

[@RandomUser_online]

True

[@mnguy98]

That face you make when UCP is a lot more effective than some people give it credit for.

[@Brent0331]

I know, crazy right. UCP did pretty good out there.

[@509Gman]

It’s better than no camo (except that taliban stuff). I’ve been doing my own very informal testing in south central Alaska, and it’s not the best but it’s better than solids, and in tree line in the winter it does a bit better.

[@masonellis8038]

Its not terrible as a arid camo the issue with it was it wasnt marketed as strictly arid but a universal camo for woodland and desserts. Which it did not do well in

[@MadManInMyVisions]

Amen.

[@G1NZOU]

@@509Gman I've seen some shots of Alaskan training exercises, and it definitely seems to work decent amongst partial snow cover, especially when it's kind of blue grey hazy weather. Bright green summer foliage it's way out of it's comfort zone but mountain and dusty regions it's not absolutely terrible, especially when it's dusty and worn in and not clean fresh off the rack.

[@WurledPeas]

The only flaw in that Taliban pattern was the way the skirt of the tunic flapped in the wind.

[@AmerigoMagellan]

Yup! I agree 100%

[@AgustinVallesC]

I agree.

[@grizzlycountry1030]

Completely disagree. It stood out to my trained eye.

[@alfinito44]

“taliban pattern” 😂

[@mattk6719]

Ssshhhhhh, not a flaw. In fact, more of that would make it more... ah... terrifying.

[@zachlloyd9392]

These videos show just how important it is for motion discipline. We are drawn to motion much moreso than anything else, and anything in motion, no matter how well color matched is easy for us to pick up as predators, and how much a shadow give away position as well, even when laying flat on the ground. Amazing work. I would argue the slightly darker colors did better, even in a non dark environment.

[@kalikasurf]

Zach Lloyd that’s exactly what i was going to say. Regardless of how well each of the camos blended in, at ANY distance......the second they began movement, they stood out as if they were wearing neon!!!! Im a big fan of kryptek, and it works really well for the areas i hunt. Lots of dirt and rocks. But this video hit home on the importance of motion discipline!!!!!

[@nunyabidniz2868]

Your comment reminds me of the old joke about the indian fighter who was asked "What was so hard about fighting the Apache?" He draws two pictures, one of a horizon with a cactus, and another of a horizon, the same cactus, and a little rock off to one side. He labelled the 1st "Desert landscape" and the other "Desert landscape with Apache..." The one constant that existed throughout the white man's conquest of North America where they had the technological advantage was they were faced with an adversary that had a lifetime of experience of patiently stalking game to within the deadly range of primitive weapons. And deer, antelope & bunnies are far more aware of their surroundings than any city slicker! ;-)

[@jimnaz5267]

you are absolutely correct. motion get faster and more intense attention from our visual relay system than color or shape.. well put

[@cowboysinspace7966]

Very true! However, the only thing I’d say is lighter colors are better. You can always roll around in the dirt to color match and make uniform darker. but you can’t take a pattern and make it lighter.

[@Elfaropurpura]

​@@cowboysinspace7966interesting 🤔 Sounds logical.

[@brandonboogers]

The 6 color desert did quite well; it was designed for this kind of environment.

[@Brent0331]

Agreed, good stuff out of an old pattern.

[@deangullberry5148]

Originally designed for the Persian theatre, heavily tested in Nevada due to geographic similarities. The government could have saved about two billion tax payer dollars if they would have pulled out old stock, instead of trying to be fashionable.

[@easyfiveOsink]

Chocolate chip is fine in rocky deserts, but a little too busy in sandy ones. Lesson learned; not all deserts are the same.

[@grizzlycountry1030]

I spotted the guy in 6 color every time. LOL

[@Paulio91184]

6 Color Desert is also excellent up here in the northeast in the fall for hunting on the ground.

[@rjohnson1690]

That goddamned Taliban crap worked better than most! That UCP stuff worked way better than expected too. Great work guys.

[@Brent0331]

Right... surprising! TAKE NOTE! Never underestimate the enemy.

[@509Gman]

No wonder I didn’t see a damn thing at 800m that one TIC.

[@Gurfi28]

I would guess it's most likely the irregular shape of their clothing.. the long jacket kind of hides the form of a human body and makes it harder to distinguish it from it's surroundings. So does the head geat..

[@grizzlycountry1030]

Yeah colors of terrain aren't the same every where you go. UCP was great in the United States where it was evaluated/approved, but in the middle east it stood out like a flashlight in a dark room.

[@grizzlycountry1030]

The Taliban stood out to me.

[@kolinmartz]

The Vegetato and 3 color desert were designed for more sandy type deserts like in the Sahara and the Arabian deserts. The main gripe they had about the chocolate chip during desert storm is that it was designed more for the North American desert.

[@4pitts1burgh28]

Multicam was good. Atac looked holographic on that hillside, same with the rohdation. Practically invisible. This was one of your best. So cool you get to do this shit. Thanks for the video brother.

[@Brent0331]

Thanks man.

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

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[@garygeorge9648]

I saw the Rhodesian almost every time. The Multicam seemed to be the best in its group. Would be interesting to see you take what you though was the best of each group and compare them.

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Great video, obviously a lot of work went into this, surprising really how much the camos can differ against certain backdrops and lighting. The Taliban and Rhodesian outfits really surprised me at working where you wouldn't think they would be all that great. Which raises the question, how well would some woodland camos work in the desert.

[@Brent0331]

Thanks brother, this was a lot of work both filming and editing, thanks for watching.

[@ch0k1ngh4z4rd]

I've played airsoft in the desert in Tucson with some folks who wear Vietnam jungle tiger stripes with coyote brown gear. It was fairly effective, more so than I ever would have thought. Of course, the Sonoran desert is sort of a "wet desert" so its a lot greener than some other places like the Mojave.

[@feralhiker6816]

Weaponsandstuff93 rhodesians never die

[@brycew3804]

Oh shit its CBRN bro

[@jesses.7107]

oh hello funny to see you here

[@jthenarwhal]

Good to see Ol' Chocolate Chip in its natural environment.

[@Brent0331]

Agreed

[@xavierprotocols]

The cookie jar? ;)

[@itsnodawayitustabe5654]

Fort Bliss

[@garrettblaster]

Chocolate chip is my favorite, but it is understandable why it was phased out for the sandy deserts of Iraq

[@DriveCarToBar]

@@garrettblasterA lot of the testing for Chocolate Chip was done not too far away from where this video was shot, at the National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, CA.

[@jadegecko]

This was really interesting. As a desert rat, I've been looking forward to this for a long time. The most striking things to me are that, at least for my friend and I, Multicam and UCP looked better in terms of general brightness than the other patterns (though of course UCP was too flat and too gray), and Multicam looked right in terms of color as well. Only 6-color desert and Tropentarn seemed to have significantly effective patterning. And unsurprisingly (for me), the vast majority of these desert camouflages should be prefaced as "(too bright to blend into American) Desert camouflage"

[@Brent0331]

Thanks for the comment man.

[@jadegecko]

Hey, thanks for the testing! This was really interesting! I get that it'd probably be harder to coordinate, but if there's ever a scenario where you can do urban testing, it'd be really interesting to see. (My nominees would be CADPAT-AR, MARPAT desert, ATACS-AU, chocolate chip, and that weird grey Saudi chocolate chip.)

[@Brent0331]

Ha, yeah I don't know if I'll ever get that opportunity man. But never say never. When I first started doing this stuff I never would have pictured me doing a video in the desert of NV.

[@nunyabidniz2868]

I really think the "too bright" has a lot to do with modern laundry detergents all include brighteners that fluoresce under UV. You'll notice how much more subdued the "OW! MY EYES!" lighter desert patterns were under NOD when there was no UV to make them pop...

[@robroberson4944]

Damn fine video.. thats how its done. KZbinrs take note, Content excellent, teachable moment, exceptional.

[@Brent0331]

Thanks brother.

[@paraAA82]

TOTALLY AGREE!

[@jorapalz8802]

An excellent channel, it's a great pity that we in Russia do not have such a channel or at least a translation. Many thanks to the author. The theme of the desert is very urgent for me now. Sorry my English Google translation

[@Brent0331]

Thanks for watching brother, I appreciate it!

[@jorapalz8802]

A lot of useful video reviews, respectively, a lot of likes and subscriptions.

[@DMF716]

@Mongol Andy or supporting maduro?

[@alex-cj9mb]

@ElLobo_556 they are in syria idiot

[@kingnevermore25]

Now you do 💀

[@garyashford]

I've watched this video over and over, and man, the A-Tacs and the 6 color desert patterns have really impressed me. The badlands should have been called 'badass'! Of course the Rhodesian is up there with the best of 'em.

[@Brent0331]

Yup they did pretty good for sure.

[@StevenTheAristolianNerd]

Did you know: There were multiple variants of the 6 color/chocolate chip Due to the Brown being too bold, the US figured the less there was the more effective it was, as is with other desert camos. As the fighting in the middle East continued on the Brown blotches got smaller and smaller and blended better with the rest of the uniform.

[@SwissCheese707]

I was most impressed by the Rhodesian brush stroke, French CCE, and the desert Flektarn. It really surprised me at the end seeing how dark the brushstroke is. I guess my takeaway is that it’s okay if the camo sticks out a bit as long as you just end up looking like one of the common features of the landscape. In this case, I think the brushstroke looked like a rock most of the time.

[@jimnaz5267]

wow. what a great video. thank you for sharing. Dimitri's camo looked excellent.. i hope he presents to US Military. i was surprised at the following. 1 how the pattern made any little or no difference in the night scope 2. how many good ones there are out there. 3 how each had positive and negatives depending on the angle of view, the background and surround , and distance from camera. 4 the only really poor one was the plane desert tan. 5 how well almost all of them did when the models would turn backs , squat or kneel and round up thier bodies. 6 how much depended on the pose of the models. the more they revealed thier human shape / arms/ legs/ head the less effective the camo. 6 how difficult to be best camo in all the varying flora, sand, and rock changes in just a few yards. 7 how effective the simple Taliban two color dark/light was at camo, I am glad i am not on patrol trying to find these shapes and colors in a life and death situation. Good Bless the American Military and our Allies.

[@valiantbear5566]

This video was incredibly enlightening. There was a number of surprises, Mulitcam and Marpat both did much better than I thought, and 3 Color Desert did pretty bad in my opinion. UCP did well, and 6 Color Desert also, both of which I thought would be okay at best. The most unexpected was the Rhodesian, I never would have guessed that would be as effective as it was. It blows my mind how horrible I am at looking at a landscape, then looking at a selection of camouflage, and ranking them how I think they'll do. Fascinating stuff, thank you all for taking the time and effort to demonstrate it!

[@smurfbro]

The Atacs AU works great & I'm surprised with the UPC at those long distances. Tan not so much

[@edwardwu2749]

*COMPARISON TIMESTAMP: rock scene* <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="308">5:08</a> ATACS AU was best in this comparison <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="556">9:16</a> All 3 were great! Chocolate Chip and MARPAT Desert tie for me... <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="754">12:34</a> Rhodesian Brushstroke stood out to me <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="960">16:00</a> Desert Tiger Stripe stood out to me <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1185">19:45</a> Tropical Flecktarn stood out to me

[@brianc9374]

i thought choc chip beat marpat. i coukdnt see the rhodie brushstroke until he moved. it was warder to see than the 3 color desert, makes me wonder why we even adopted th dcu

[@randybaumery5090]

@@brianc9374 someone bought someone a room full of hookers in Vegas.

[@markburns2545]

Tropical, blended in best, with your territory....still have my desert storm 65....this blended the best, with sand....you were invisible.....Great vlog. Respect 🙏

[@likydsplit8483]

The macro pattern of CCE was very effective at breaking up the silhouette! When standing, kneeling or walking (maneuvering?) it was a winner to me.

[@KasKovAKS]

Even most of the more heavier green wear can be very well hidden in the taller more dense bush areas throughout the Las Vegas outskirts. Like the East, North, and West areas. Classic woodland, Mandrake, etc. Very cool stuff here, welcome to Vegas!

[@Brent0331]

Thanks brother, we definitely had a good time while we were out there.

[@mykemcc1]

Classic M81 Woodland!!

[@sjmcoarch]

This was an absolutely life-saving (and money-saving) video for me. I was trying to decide which camo to choose between Multicam , UCP, and MARPAT desert. And I can say Multicam and UCP both did the job with a flying colors. TNX a lot for this informative and wonderful video.

[@Brent0331]

Thanks for watching, glad we could help.

[@nunyabidniz2868]

Yes, amazed that the Desert MARPAT was so roundly trounced by the [much maligned] UCP. Nothing like seeing the results for yourself, is there?

[@ernestogarcia2088]

Thanks guys for you hard work by providing us desert people some good insight on the different patterns. I normally wear the multi-camo pattern for coyote hunting near Phoenix and with your video it shows to be very effective!

[@brihno360]

This is absolutely my favorite one of your camo effectiveness videos. I really liked the side by side comparison format. Thank you! Outstanding job!

[@Brent0331]

Thanks man, it was a lot of work but I think it came out good.

[@hamm6035]

1. Atacs 2. Multi cam 3. Badlands. Special mention to the Vegi as most likely to get you shot. Is there a tag on this thing that says "Shoot me"? A very good video. Obviously a lot of work. One takeaway is proof again nature is right, dark over light. Where a dark camo will blend with a lighter background, light camo over a dark background is a "Shoot me" sign. Proof in the pudding again.

[@ourvaluesarewhoweareinadem4093]

Check out the Yemeni "Giraffe" camo if you're interested in desert camo patterns that are likely to get your ass capped. It is too funny.

[@weedXD38]

Thank you Gunny for taking the time out and as well Bruce n Dimitri , seen the discounts for the scopes as well!! Looking forward to seeing some long-range.. 0311 Rrahh!!!

[@Brent0331]

Thanks devil. Yeah, stay tuned... We spent 3 of the 4 days shooting at long range. We've got some damn good footage for that. Those links are a steal man, free mount with the variable optics or a free anti-reflection device (like the kill flash we have on our RCOs) for the Prism optics. PLUS free shipping, doesn't get any better than that! Dimitri hooked us up!

[@weedXD38]

Brent0331 Outstanding!!!

[@StevenTheAristolianNerd]

I am glad I know the history and purpose of each pattern. for example 6 color was made for places like this while 3 color was made for something like Kuwait where it's all more dunes. Marpat was made for dunes as well and has no place in badlands like Nevada however it worked surprisingly well as did UCP. Which UCP was made specifically for hiding from night vision at night, never made to be a universal pattern but some good idea fairy entered it into the testing for universal patterns at the last minute and it somehow won. I digress a wonderful video displaying these patterns.

[@lakemanson8051]

Great new video Brent! Looks like you guys had loads of fun, thanks for sharing with us

[@mr.skeptical3071]

I have always loved t.stripe and this desert blend is great, however u can't beat atacs!!! I'm also impressed with Taliban, believe it or not; also I can't believe how well Rhodesian looked! I thought it would be too dark but it's awesome!! Been trying to find some buts it's expensive! Thanks for doing a great desert video. Can you do a water one next?

[@Brent0331]

Thanks brother.... Yeah I think I'll pass on the water effectiveness. Ha

[@mr.skeptical3071]

Brent0331 I was thinking maybe only half way in, near some overhanging bushes on shore, or maybe lying down in real shallow water at night or something!

[@mr.skeptical3071]

I grew up in FL. Now I'm in SC near the mtns. My favorite is V. Tiger Str. And atacs FG

[@droryud]

The Rhodesian did quite well indeed

[@jimnaz5267]

the navy noted, that for ship board troop, the only time the blue camo BDU was effective was when they had MAN OVERBOARD. at which time the poor bastard would truly disappear wearing that blueberry camo. Thank the Lord they had the good sense to finally admit it was a bad uniform and disconituned its authorized wearing while on the job.

[@scottgomez6244]

It definitely helps to have darker colors in an desert design, especially when there are rocks and shrubs in the area

[@elaxter]

Thank for the video! I'm hosting a GURPS game set in the desert and one player wants to utilize camouflage techniques. Seeing these demonstrations has provided me much insight into a topic that I know next to nothing about. Simply seeing the patterns used in the field has helped me grasp "what it looks like to be camouflaged" so I can better referee my game.

[@7curiogeo]

I forgot the big thank you for the time and energy to do this test.

[@spartanpreparednessgroup8514]

Gotta go with 1. Badlands 2. Atacs 3. Multicam. The others all seemed to have their place in different areas, but those three seemed to stand out (less) from the others in the overall scheme. Awesome video!

[@Brent0331]

Thanks man.

[@qcarr]

I agree with your top 3. I was also impressed with Tropentarn and Taliban.

[@daromirfirunsson]

I wonder why Badlands looks so dark at 3:55... Or is this the old version with different colors and lower contrast?

[@spartanpreparednessgroup8514]

@qcarr Yeah, the taliban really worked darn well for solid colors

[@robertmifkovic6325]

I wouldswap Badlands for Sandstorm

[@likydsplit8483]

General Observations: 1. Darker colors are better than lighter colors in the daylight. 2. Lighter colors are better than darker colors under moonlight. 3. Whoever designed Night Desert never actually looked at it through NVGs.

[@chrisbyars4422]

Highly interesting video. Well worth watching! Thank you for posting this.

[@matthewchristiani3698]

This was the video ive been scanning for. just simple and straight to the point very "see for yourself".

[@ronaldwells4427]

multicam, atacs, choc. chip, rhodesian all seem good!

[@LycanthropiesSpell]

Dare I say it? Yup, this has got to be the best vid on camo effectiveness on this channel...and probably on YT !!! Great collab, great setting, nice assortiment of camo types & styles...hell....if this is a prelude of things to come...bring it on !!!

[@Brent0331]

Thanks brother, it was a lot of work by all involved. We appreciate it.

[@brianazz]

This was an outstanding presentation, and clearly a lot of work went into it. The NV stuff was a bonus. Thank you and well done sir!

[@Brent0331]

Thanks for watching brother, I appreciate it.

[@TheCHRISGIBBS0470]

Awesome effort , guys ..... Thank you for your time ! some eye openers on what works !

[@johndevitt2164]

Brent it's the best video ever. Off the scales, legend

[@Brent0331]

Thanks man, yeah a lot of work went into it and I think it turned out pretty good.

[@CoralsAustralia]

good lord that rhodesian desert near the rock i couldnt see it if my life depended on it

[@Brent0331]

I know right, it did especially well there.

[@wildrootsfarm1975]

Effective video. Thanks for taking the time especially getting Dimitry to help. A huge treat. Thanks for the knowledge!

[@Brent0331]

Thanks for watching.

[@chillradekmeger1402]

Great stuff really enjoyed to watching it,lot of good work done. As a polish im after polish desert but atacs worked well and few others. Thanks for videos and im waiting for more.

[@barn7121]

I live in Nevada, it’s one of those very “floral” deserts. With bushes, and often times trees. I find that the KZS camo works pretty good out here too, depending where you are.

[@StrainXv]

Funny thing is, Desert's vary from each other. Certain camos won't work in the Sonoran desert while they will work in the Mojave. Particularly in Arizona the best overall is probably Pencott Badlands.

[@scotbotvideos]

Badlands was badass.

[@beertravel]

What a thorough video. Excellent. Thank you!

[@Brent0331]

Glad it was helpful!

[@smurfbro]

Awesome stuff. Nice to see all the desert camo. In the desert settings.

[@aaronhorlick9932]

that was legit a good vid. I think the most effective for the desert were the Marine desert pattern, the tigerstripe, the multicam, the german tropic flecktarn, the pencott badlands

[@grunt1807]

ATACS continues to impress.

[@AirsoftAddicted]

As always perfect! Thanks for effort in making this one. All best, regards!

[@Brent0331]

Thanks man.

[@jeffcooper9363]

Great video Brent. Kudos for all your hard work

[@SHTFHunter]

Seemed like some of the greenish patterns worked well in that desert. If I could only choose one pattern for all environments I would probably choose the Army OCP. They knocked it out of the ballpark when the Army adopted that pattern.

[@Brent0331]

Yup, multicam did pretty well. Its a good well-rounded pattern for sure.

[@subninja8069]

@@Brent0331 Really I call it the really the only way but the Tripoc is not too good those.

[@germanredneck9019]

So much work for that one video... and it turned out awsome😍💪 A lot of great patterns, biggest surprise was the damn taliban outfit! Respect from Germany and thanks for your work guys, GR🤘

[@brucecamparmament3728]

Danke

[@Brent0331]

Thanks brother, I know right, we were all surprised at the damn Taliban outfit.

[@germanredneck9019]

I waited for this video and it was awsome brother! I really liked the chocolate chip, the desert tiger stripe and our tropentarn was also great. And, of course, a lot of our good camos were better than the damn taliban outfit😎

[@AmerigoMagellan]

High winds is the Taliban's worst enemy.

[@mykemcc1]

@@AmerigoMagellan And A-10s.

[@samuraiska320]

That Tropical Flecktarn is surprisingly effective.

[@ghostindamachine]

I love this channel, it just great!

[@aegeanphantom]

Hello Brent, thanks for the very informative video and excuse my poor english. I was surprised to see once again (in desert environment this time) that older patterns did better than the newer, computer generated or digital patterns, if you like. Six color desert is the winner here IMHO, with CCE and DPM doing very good as well (late issue brownish DPM and not the desert storm era yellowish would have done even better). The bigger and more different color brush strokes or patterns, provide a better concealment of the human silhouette in 90% of the environments. The lighter colored uniforms were picked up easier in most backgrounds, except maybe only when lying over sand (no rocks or any vegetation). UCP, Vegetata desert (looked like a cheap knockoff), 3 color desert and desert tan were the worst by far, with marpat and night desert (total failure or maybe it used to work with older generation NVGs) in the second place from the bottom. Multicam, ATACS, tigerstripe and sandstorm were effective as well, with polish, tropentarn and badlands doing just ok. Rhodesian (due to the large and different color brush strokes and the wise positioning of your buddy wearing it) and the afghan traditional (?) outfit were also a surprise to see performing really adequate. I would like to add that British troops used to wear woodland DPM shirts combined with desert pants of the same pattern when operating in the middle eastern "green zone" areas back in the days before the use of MTP camo. That looked extremely effective to me and a very good way to totally break the human figure in those not so arid areas. I would also like to say that I 've read somewhere (can't remember where, sorry) that the US army knew that the 3 colors pattern was worst than the 6 colors one but went with it after all because it was cheaper to manufacture and buy, just saying. Greetings from Greece.

[@aegeanphantom]

With all of the above in mind, I would love to see how good the Swedish M90 desert and the Norwegian M98 desert patterns would perform in the Nevada desert.

[@Brent0331]

Thanks for the in-depth comment brother. We had a really good time so I'm sure we'll do it again next year. Maybe well have some new patterns like the Norwegian and Swedish ones you mentioned in the next round.

[@nunyabidniz2868]

3-color desert was *much* cheaper to produce, and more importantly, used newer dyes that were supposed to maintain distinction in the NIR for use against NODs; I suspect that the 6-color camo used in this test was a modern repro used with same dye stocks as the other more modern patterns, 'cause it was sure more effective under NOD than the 3-color desert in the 2nd half of the video!

[@throatnotchingtroutzzz6789]

Great video. Really a lot of work, one can see. Really interesting to see though, so big thanks to all of you!! Lot to say. First, one can really see the difference on camouflages with mostly a "micro" pattern, and those with a more significant "makro" pattern in them on these longer distances. Like Multicam, UCP and eg. Pencott Badlands for "micro". They pretty soon turned into a "mono" color spot or figure, with that "average" color, that the "color mix" develop, when the light rays mix towards the human eye. The camos with more "Makro" pattern in them, like 6-color desert, French CCE desert and so, maintained their "camouflage" effect at slightly longer distances, but of cause the "macro" pattern is easier to spot close up, on shorter distances. Also interesting to see the difference between the patterns, that seem to have been made specifically for sand deserts like Saudi Arabia and Iraq, as 3-color desert, Italian Desert Vegetato, the Desert Tan and so, up against camos that were a little darker in the tone, like British Desert DPM, Desert Tiger Stripe and German Tropen tarn (that the Danish army also used before Multicam overtook.) The specific sand desert camos seemed too light in the colors for this kind of mixed sand and stone desert with some small sorts of plants and vegetation, to break up the background color impression. Also the very light colored camos seem to reflect the sunlight a lot, if it hit large, exposed areas on a person. I have always thought, that if one had taken the old desert camos like Desert DPM, Tropentarn and 6-color Desert, and had painted them on a slightly more light green background instead of the tan one, the overall result would have been something very close to Multicam at longer distances, even as short as 30 meters (app. 33 yards) IMHO. It seems like Multicam and Pencott Badlands have some sort of green / brown earth tone to them like a mono color even at relatively short distances, that almost equals the old Soviet ww2 uniforms used at the Eastern Front (of cause, only front until last months of the war, when Soviet attacked Japan forces in Manchuria.) But interesting, that we have almost turned full circle, so we, in some NATO countries are using uniforms with same color impression at longer distances, that the old Soviet soldiers used. :o) (IMHO only of cause.) I have seen parts of the video some times actually(and full length once of cause), but if you ever go out there again some day, and dare do a part 2, it would be funny to see something like the East German Strichttarn or Raindrop camo, the Kryptek camos, and A-tacs IX, German Splinter tarn, and SS 44 Dot and maybe also the Gorka suit and KZS camo, just to mention some. But really nice work, and fun to see. A video of some Soviet ww2 uniforms, (In a living room :o) ) just for comparison with the color impression of Multicam at longer distances. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3_KdqOod7CFeLc Another video, but by a Frenchman: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJOmdGaklrKZpqs 3rd. one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fInZaqOhjt-AptE Nice Day!!

[@Brent0331]

Thanks for the detailed response! Yes hopefully we do go back next year. I know Bruce and I had a bast out there. There is still more footage to come, we were out there for 4 days and 3 of the days we spent engaging targets at long range. Were definitely planning to go back! Your spot on about the older Soviet uniform too, its similar to coyote which is in the Marine Corps our universal color for all of our gear.

[@HydeDefinition]

ThroatNotchingTrout ZZZ You're right about the macro pattern effect. There's always a trade off, and the 6-col desert, Daguet ("CCE") and Rhodesian patterns were designed with longer range concealment in mind. I love the look of them, but they can become eye-catching at shorter distances, which works against your camouflage. This video is also a great lesson in being mindful of your environment, as the darker patterns worked well amongst dense scrub or rocks, while 'sand' patterns suffered in desert dirt that isn't sandy enough!

[@nunyabidniz2868]

Appreciate your comment, but "Soviets attacking Japan in Manchuria" threw me off: Stalin finally declared war on Japan, what, a week before it ended? Only so they could grab as much as they could [completely stripped the Chinese arsenal at Manchukuo before they were forced to retire by the arrival of U.S. observers w/ the Chinese Nationalist army in September '45] etc. Yes, the Russian people took it on the chin during the GPW, but only because Stalin was such a crackpot. FDR should have held Stalin's feet to the fire & compelled him to repatriate our flyers and give us back our B-29s when they still could have done some good in-theatre, instead of just sitting there so Tupolev could copy them for the Bull...

[@refaiabdeen5943]

Cheers Mate! Much appreciated.. At the end of the day it’s how you could blend in to the environment. In addition you’re movements & taking advantage of the terrain you are in.

[@Brent0331]

Thanks man.

[@michaelwellinghurst7490]

Thanks for the effort put forth in doing this trial. It's ironic that I have lived out here in Southern Nevada for some 20 years, and upon arriving from the mid west, promptly traded out all of my woodlands for 6 color and tan cammies. As time went on I discovered through a friend, Rhodie camo, but wasn't able to locate anything other than a smock. It seemed to work well, but again the supply chain didn't cooperate. I then discovered ATACS-AU and absolutely fell in love with it! So I have adapted it along with coyote 782 gear which together seem to work well.

[@PowermadNavigator]

Outstanding work as always... If you thought woodland flecktarn was amazing, take a seat and look at this.

[@Brent0331]

Thanks man.

[@ch0k1ngh4z4rd]

Okay, so I expect the greener pattern to work okay, but the Taliban get up worked FAR better than I would have imagined. That's nuts.

[@brucecamparmament3728]

agreed!

[@Brent0331]

Yeah, its eye opening for sure. Take note fellas.

[@raider_1942]

I can't really tell what color tone of his afghan shirt that he's wearing. Is it brown or some type of olive green color?

[@Jesses001]

It was surprisingly effective for such a simple set-up.

[@hector_2999]

ch0k1ngh4z4rd Especially under NV!

[@macgyver5108]

Man, that CCE is the straight up Chevy of patterns, "like a rock"!

[@qcarr]

Awesome video, Brent, well worth the long wait! Thank you or your service and for taking time to make KZbin stuff for all of us! Many good camos here and some impressive showings. Interesting segment was the Multicam vs Marpat vs 6-color: I thought the Multicam was extremely effective, and performed better than both Marpat and 6-color (although both of them were also pretty good).

[@Brent0331]

Thanks brother, glad we could deliver on this one!

[@ilovethatkatielovesclassic8771]

all of these patterns in one vid... yasssssssss

[@Brent0331]

Yeah man, it was the only way we could pull it off, had had 18 patterns to film!

[@unteroffizier1988]

NICE TEST! Polish desert, 3color, khaki and vegatato is to bright for rock desert. Very wierd-taliban its good, even in IR xD

[@Brent0331]

Thanks man, yeah the Taliban one was did surprisingly well.

[@jdshillbilly1229]

This was an outstanding presentation. Really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing the experience.

[@Brent0331]

Thanks for watching brother.

[@on2wheels378]

Another great upload. Your efforts and time is greatly appreciated.

[@Brent0331]

Appreciate it brother.

[@jbearmcdougall1646]

Well... Camera doesn't give the same distance focus that our eyes give..! But yes the camouflage is good

[@jonf4287]

I think the 6 color, MARPAT and multicam were the hardest to spot. I couldn't find any of them throughout their entire segment

[@docwhiskey996]

ATACS AU was ridiculously hard to see

[@MrEvanfriend]

That Flecktarn I missed a couple of times when it was being pointed out. The rest, I agree.

[@JoseAlberto-sk9lq]

Fantastic video, you’re hole channel is outstanding. One of the absolute best that youtube has to offer

[@Brent0331]

Thanks man I appreciate it that. We worked hard on this one for sure.

[@KorporalNoobs]

Its crazy how a simple change in light is a game changer for the light patterns. The darker ones try to look like _something_ thats not a soldier, the brighter seem to blend into the light background and suck up any shade.

[@RKW1138]

You can always spot the Taliban when it's windy.

[@ML4000]

u mean smell? xD

[@eachday9538]

Yeah, that's one of the biggest lessons I got from this... avoid loose flappy sheets of fabric, might as well hold up a flag

[@nicholasfecteau4476]

I still think UCP only blends in with gravel roads on a rainy day. I reject your reality, and substitute my own.

[@rjohnson1690]

It works great on railroad ballast!

[@soylentgreen7074]

There’s a certain couch out there it blends perfect to as well. 😉

[@Eli_G454]

Bryan Sisco UCP as urban camouflage then?

[@grizzlycountry1030]

Yeah colors of terrain aren't the same every where you go. UCP was great in the United States where it was evaluated/approved, but in the middle east it stood out like a flashlight in a dark room.

[@9paulj]

Thank you, I appreciate the good work.

[@justicewarrior9187]

Guys this was simply amazing!!! The amount of work putted into this is insane!! Instant subscriber!!

[@Brent0331]

Thanks brother, welcome aboard!

[@justicewarrior9187]

From Europe, a big 👍 for our brothers in USA 🇺🇸

[@Brent0331]

Thanks brother, likewise.

[@eurobeatbandit]

Cammies to not wear in Nevada desert: desert tan, faded 3 color, DDPM, Desert Pantera and Vegetato. They really stick out, definitly not right environment for these.

[@yodafett3129]

Why are there 3 talking floating heads in the desert?

[@gortnewton4765]

Amazing how invisible they are when still. Thanks for the good work mates.

[@1holyblack]

OUTSTANDING Video! Surprising how just simple "earth tones" ( Taliban ) seem to work really well. Just like the color of "Deer" blends well into their environment... thanks for the video!

[@andycruz1559]

That camo Dimitri is working on is awesome. Looks super promising! Any place we can get updates about it in the future? And will there be a jungle/forest variant?

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

time stamp?

[@nunyabidniz2868]

@@rhodesianwojak2095 @ 28:40 -- they've got a little swatch of wallpaper [vinyl? rubber-backed tent cloth?] that they hold up and then show out in a field weighted down w/ rocks. Not really a fair comparison vs. the clothing, since it's not draped on a 3D object, but it does seem promising, at least as a desert [not all terrain, like the MTP, 6-color, Rhodesian, & others] pattern.

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

@@nunyabidniz2868 thanks lad

[@nunyabidniz2868]

@@rhodesianwojak2095 No worries! HTH!

[@quarterjukebox208]

The tan, Marpat, and 3 color desert stood out .

[@Reabies1]

I used to roll it around the dirt in what ever environment I was so that it would actually have the same shade of sand and dirt. Would do the same with Woodlands as well.

[@arondrent9819]

Vegetato aswell

[@merpius]

I was surprised at how well UCP worked. Also kind of surprised that MARPAT worked so well in some situations, then stuck out like a sore thumb in others. Cool video!

[@tylerthegrimm]

That was really interesting. You spend your time looking then all of a sudden y'all just seem to appear out of thin air. The increased range of this test made it more challenging to try to find y'all as well.

[@UrbanTiger74]

That tan, compared to the other camo schemes, sucked. LOL!

[@Jesses001]

Ha I was thinking that too. I wounder how effective it would be in the light sands of Kuwait.

[@TACADD]

It stood out like a sore thumb. Funny too, because you would think it would blend in very well with the sand. I suppose what ruins it is the shrubs and the like; the lack of diversity/darkness in the uniform made it very visible.

[@grizzlycountry1030]

@@TACADD sands aren't all the same color.

[@TACADD]

True, and because of the lack of any variety in the pattern, since it's just one shade, made it stand out more.

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

@@grizzlycountry1030 What's something is Russia gives many of it's troops in Tajikistan a plain tan uniform which is too on the peach side. And then they have the dark "little green men" helmets and vests. They would be better off with the Soviet Afganka uniform.

[@rjohnson1690]

One pattern I would have liked to have seen was Auscam.

[@Brent0331]

Yeah, unfortunately not very many people voted for it. I had a video a couple months back asking for peoples top choices. It was mentioned a couple times but just didn't make the cut.

[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

I would like to see Tropentarn tested .

[@nunyabidniz2868]

@@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654 Did you miss it? It was in this batch! Performed pretty well, but needs to be washed in soap flakes & not "New, Brighter Box o' Suds!" so it doesn't fluoresce in sunlight...

[@DannyWalker1949]

Man, this was alot of work for sure. I've been studying these Camo's over & over and again & again, some are so Good👍and some Not so Good👎 I'm trying to narrow them down for my own use. There are just so many place's some work and some don't. Thank's to You and Bob and Dimitri for your hard work✌

[@Brent0331]

Thanks man, glad we could help with your decision.

[@CITYBORNDESERTBRED]

EXCELLENT comparison. Fascinating to see how they differed. What I gleaned is that camo is less about color and more about your background and movement. Sure the lighter colors stood out, but that taliban was scary camouflage UNTIL the breeze started moving that fabric around. Very interesting.

[@1337penguinman]

I think the taliban stuff works so well because it's more of a 3D outline break up. The longcoat, scarf, and funny hat really helps out with that. Just my guess, though.

[@nunyabidniz2868]

I think it is more of a 'natural fibers, natural dyes' thing that makes it blend so well with the environment. Kind of like when the British army finally adopted khakis [aka "desert tan" or more correctly "dirt"] vs. their old bright red tunics w/ bright white gear in India...

[@kurtkenehan8017]

Best game of where's Tactical Waldo ever.

[@jackg.7745]

Great video. I always learn something from you guys. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@Brent0331]

Thanks for watching brother.

[@rayherndon3728]

The desert tiger strip was a surprise to me. It worked better than I thought it would.