Hide Another Day...Urban Camouflage

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[@bluedirtgreen]

We're lucky for your effort to educate free of cost.

[@S2Underground]

It’s our duty to help where we can 🤙

[@travisraplee6648]

I second this, your information is useful and mind opening

[@seedtheskies]

Ditto

[@billyright5367]

Much appreciation fellows. I'm really learning a lot.5 years ago I wouldn't of guessed I needed this info. But I live in on of the worst crime/ antifa cities in 3country so its that more important.

[@danieljones317]

If you are wearing a suit, wear the reflective vest, but add a WHITE helmet to it, and you'll look like a job site supervisor. The looks from the other workers will reassure you that they really hope that you don't come to bother them!

[@slappy8941]

LOL So true! Khakis and a polo shirt will work as well. Add safety glasses, a clipboard, and an official looking shoulder bag and you're golden.

[@user-mw1cm1kl3s]

And carry a clipboard to put cherry on the cake

[@dfgdfbsdfvv832]

yeah u guna have to paly it off with ppl tryina talk to u as well loll

[@SocialistDistancing]

Nobody ever bothers the guy pushing a broom. Nobody wants that broom. Just saying, a broom could be an easy prop to immediately put into action.

[@Sugarsail1]

And a badge, you need a badge.

[@oldsoldier181]

So, I used to be huge into geocaching. There are times where you could find yourself in somewhat sensitive areas. Not illegal, not trespassing, but certainly looking suspicious while trying to find a cache. To the point where you could be questioned about what you are doing (perfectly legal and, in my case, any time I was asked by authorities, it resulted in a positive interaction. YMMV). Wearing jeans, a flannel shirt, work boots, was standard. I would also sometimes wear a high vis vest, and carry a clipboard. This worked GREAT in larger cities. Never once questioned-or even looked at. If I was, on the clipboard, I actually had some printouts about geocaching-so that, in the event I was questioned, I could explain AND hand them a flyer.In more rural settings, this doesnt work so well, as this isnt a normal sight (I live rurally, and someone in a high vis vest is either a town worker, or a solicitor-and is immediately noticed). Also, the way you carry yourself helps as well. If you LOOK busy, people dismiss you. Walk with a purpose. This was a tactic I learned years ago, from a buddy in SF who went through spy school. Always look like you are in a hurry, and that you are important. Human nature is to dismiss those who look like they are purposeful. They belong, in our society. We notice those who look adrift, or lost, or unsure. We notice those who are TOO aggressive (running, physically parting crowds, etc). We DONT pay particular attention to those who are purposeful. It playing on our psychology.

[@ROOSTER333]

Richard Marcinko (father if seal team 6) said that as well, walk with a purpose. Even in normal day life it makes you look confident

[@darkcat5649]

@@ROOSTER333 the rogue warrior lol

[@twsteele1977]

I actually saw cops do the construction vest thing. I noticed for like three days the same dude in a high vis park on my street and set up one of those surveying scope things, hang around for a few minutes then leave. Turns out the building across the intersection was a meth lab and he was taking pictures of who was coming and going. The only reason I noticed is cuz my landlord made me walk off the property to smoke and our timings just lined up so that I saw the same guy do the same thing three days in a row.

[@petlahk4119]

I think the best urban camouflage might be to simply not look like a combatant unless you need to be a combatant.

[@HanSolo__]

Opposite. Even woodland camo works very well in the urban area. Any camo in a town or city is much better than regular clothes. I mean around a contested environment. Where a hi-vis vest will get you killed from a mile away.

[@typorad]

@@HanSolo__ You could just wear dark green.

[@hillbillynick2000]

Right on about the hi-vis vest. I wear grey or green work wear every day. It blends in everywhere. That said, I actually am a blue collar guy and look it. Also, I avoid urban areas like the plague they are

[@rustym.shackelford5546]

I now live in a rural part of Louisiana and I like how it's close to a Bayou as well as Forest/Swampland.

[@slappy8941]

The dark blue Dickies work wear is just about the best urban camouflage you can get, because nobody pays attention to working men.

[@James-WM]

The hard hat is a good tool, pair it with clear eye pro, ear plugs, hi vis vest and the clipboard from your previous op to look like the engineer or contractor. Not all hi-vis guys are blue collar. A lot of times the job site has a requirement for bare minimums and those minimums work with almost any attire.

[@ThreeProphets]

It's pretty purpose specific, but the dual purpose as a bump helmet is not to be underestimated

[@derekc4919]

Good call on the clipboard. I can say as a guy that works construction, if a dude isn't a tradesman guys on site will spot it immediately. Construction workers are typically on the lookout for safety, inspectors, and engineers, and most become pretty decent judges of whether a guy belongs on site or is a "visitor".

[@xXBL4KAl3YSSXx]

Problem with that though is you’ll still need some kind of construction site or construction area for it to really work. That or you need to have a specific mission you need to accomplish that your engineer guise is suited for. You don’t see white collar hi viz guys just standing around on the corner of the street

[@Gabriel-pd8sv]

@@xXBL4KAl3YSSXx u can be inspecting the street

[@raybans4980]

@@Gabriel-pd8sv - Then again, a traffic engineer needs to time, observe and make notes of vehicle and foot traffic -vs- crossing lights at many times of day/night of the week for best results. It would take significant time, and changes throughout the day. You could be inspecting a lot of different things. When I wore a toolbelt years ago, I was everywhere from hospitals smoke detector inspections and nurse call systems, to up in the ceiling plenum and even in an asuylum for the criminally insane (not recommended ... that place gave me the creeps.). Never challenged.

[@gokissasickmonkeyswetass]

I live in one of cities you showed by a lake. I can tell you what we tested to maximum effect. Bought a 3 D leaf suit, largest size. We spray painted the legs in different shades of grey, less than 50. We were able to hide right in a crowd with nearly everyone thinking it was a security potted plant. Even police walked by, within feet, not paying any attention. The few who did stop, struggled to figure outwhat they were looking at. The larger suit size eliminated all shape when crouched or kneeling. Which was the easiest way to move openly without anyone noticing. Standing, not so much. It was funny though.

[@mk-1579]

I live by that city also

[@nemoexnuqual3643]

I once didn’t want to draw attention, what I would do was wear dirty clothes, dirty work boots, went unshaven and and adopted a bit of a shuffling walk while looking somewhat downward. I was invisible and many of the people who looked like they may be up to no good would actually avoid me. An oversized dirty torn up Carhart will provide you the ability to conceal other items. Another thing that makes you invisible is a beat up small truck with rakes and shovels sticking up out of the back. People are so used to semi-shady lawn maintenance private businesses. Everyone assumes you are broke in everything but bark dust and assume you’ll try to sell them a crappy lawn mower and avoid you. When choosing a normal everyday vehicle get a cheap common car in a common color. Never put stickers or other identifying markings on it. An assortment of magnets may be useful though. By the way, never underestimate the awesome power of a nice aluminum clipboard and or a counter. If you look like you know what your doing with a clipboard you can be in almost any decent clothes and as long as every few minutes you look at your clipboard for a few seconds look up frown, look at the clipboard and take off walking you can go almost anywhere. Add in a laminated ID (even if it’s a picture of a chimpanzee and says bikini inspector) on a lanyard or from a pocket clip, and some keys on one of those retractable clips and I’m pretty sure you could walk to anywhere unchallenged. If you are challenged though (by a non authority) ask their name, check an imaginary list on page two mutter “damnit” then look up and ask them if they’ve seen a tall thin bald man in blue “Enviro-mesh Solutions” shirt (enviro-anything gets you cred with the left, something mesh implies blue collar and solutions sounds private businessy which gets you cred with the right). If it is a cop, quickly ask directions and say your looking for 703B Division or 523 Main (there is always a Division and a Main) so you can meet the manager to discuss magnetic door locks. Always talk fast but confidently and ask the time give the impression you are late, remember you are not nervous you’re late, lost, and are probably going to loose the costumer. If the cop knows it’s a bad address check the clipboard and say “damnit... a simple not interested would save everyone time” then ask directions to you car and leave the area

[@Gilberto90]

Don't ask for directions _to_ your actual car: they may use this as intel or covertly observe you returning to it to help ID you.

[@NeverMetTheGuy]

This is exceptionally useful, and absolutely hilarious.

[@crankyemoji2328]

I once read in a spy book that if you’re being surveilled while walking in a commercial setting.Using large glass windows to see if being targeted including keeping an eye on your target.Pick your nose because it gives the illusion that you don’t realize you’re being watched. One thing works wonderfully if you don’t wanna be bothered while on surveillance work or with a coworker that relies on you to do all the work and take credit for. Before the shift starts have a nice spicy fish burrito with a partial to a full can of Pinto beans. Nobody will be able to stay in the same area YOU. Including YOU! This worked better than I ever imagine. Needless to say I told the coworker if he gives me any crap he will smell it.Ha ha ha

[@nunyabitnezz2709]

A limp is always great. Neither military or police have them, so you become no threat. Think ‘Usual Suspects’.

[@benjaminjones5029]

Have some white powder about your nostrils and look dartingly left to right. Mutter then laugh to yourself

[@MinuteBracelet]

One Camo to rule them all; one camo to get found in. One camo to universalize, and in shade, fight them.

[@franky2shoes660]

Remember differant hardhat colour denotes a differant trade..white=supervisor, blue=welder/millwright, yellow=rigger ect.

[@burtbiggum499]

Ive never seen this. I only ever see white hats on site

[@tristar3005]

Maybe in some areas. I'm an industrial electrician and we all have navy blue hard hats as navy blue is our company color

[@franky2shoes660]

@@tristar3005 Seems right as you are in a technical trade, I'm an Industrial mechanic as well a licences welder we rock blue hard hats ..Admittedly It's probably a dated concept albeit a universal one...kind of off topic but do you fellas rock the fiber-metal dielectric hard hats? cause if you do we have the same PPE....mines plasters with MAGA swag, Old Glory, Ohm's law, the molecular drawing for "amphetamine" and even a cartoon Reagan looking like some kind of operator best part is I'm Canadian! But understand American Civics and history better than that firebush; Jen "nut" psaki...Cheers!

[@matthiasthulman4058]

@@burtbiggum499 pretty common where I'm at. Blue is plumbing, yellow is electric, white is typically site supervisors of some sort. Other colors as well but we didn't really mix all that much

[@LordPerique]

I really appreciate your comments about tyrannical companies not selling dAnGeRoUs gear and training to civilians. Ive been looking for CQB training recently and the amount of training companies which gatekeep stuff that you could literally teach yourself if you just wanted to kill innocent people is horrendously widespread. They arent doing any sort of public good by restricting these training courses, theyre just reinforcing a ridiculous class system where government workers have special rights over us pesky citizens.

[@dustinewing7974]

I did contruction for several years and the "construction worker" disguise really does work. Especially in really big places like a hospital or a mall, etc.

[@joecombs7468]

A word about the construction camo. The company I work for sub contracts on construction sites providing different types of safety support. Boots, jeans, hi-vis shirt or vest, hard hat, and clipboard. Sometimes a radio. And doing safety you don't get as dirty either. You could even print "SAFETY" in large letters on the back of the vest

[@HanSolo__]

I always had a company logo/name on my vest.

[@touge242]

Comment on construction workers: engineers, and other office dwellers wear shiny hi viz vests over clean office clothes when they visit construction sites once per year. They also loiter around being useless and nosey, trying to justify their presence. If asked, you're doing an insurance survey and your boss didn't tell you who's the client or what's the scope because you got pulled off a different project last minute. If you care, look up your city's public works project roster and rattle off real projects.

[@richardmoore1622]

An addition to this video I would add stand/sit at a bus stop. You have an unquestionable reason to be there. A sheltered seating bus stop is best because passer-bys only register the sides and not the person inside. Two videos I would recommend your developing are: 1. Analyzing the constructed flows of foot and vehicle traffic in cities and towns. Assess how traffic is channeled, impeded, and forced to move faster. Where are spikes used to inhibit loitering? 2. Analyze where the homeless sleep. Everyone focuses on the tent cities and under bridges. Most of these inhabitants are men. Women have a security issue and either have a man or a hiding spot. I watched a woman check bushy areas in back of stores. The gaps between building, cyclone fence barriers, and between zones like highways and businesses , have a lot of concealment sites.

[@nunyabitnezz2709]

Bug mesh hung between you and your windshield will make you invisible at night, especially if it has a camouflage pattern.

[@ryanvisket]

I would add not dressing like the last 10 pages of SOF magazine. Casual Friday getups and appropriate shoes (Shawshank) go unnoticed whereas 5.11 top to bottom attracts attention. And get rid of the operation anaconda beards. And you can still have your toys on you.

[@JaenEngineering]

One thing I think is worth mentioning is dazzle style camouflage. Highly contrasting angular lines can make it difficult to identify not only your form, but more importantly, your movement. Most shots at moving targets require the ability to anticipate where your target is going to be. Dazzle "camouflage" is particularly good at messing up that ability to anticipate.

[@spookyt8692]

I used to work on one of three surviving ships from the Gallipoli campaign and LOVED answering questions as to “why is it painted like that?” And they always walked away a little more educated and a bit amazed

[@themost316]

Another useful tool I think perhaps you'd like, is just wearing clothes under your clothes. I did this as a younger man and only had to use it once and but it worked! I would wear a hat, plane white tee, and basketball shorts under every outfit. I got acclimated to the extra heat caused by the extra clothes. Within less then 20 secs I could remove my outer shirt, pants, and hat. Stuff em in a bush or behind a dumpster and be a new person. Also. To add another reason to always have a undershirt, I have used shirts countless times to apply pressure to wounds. If I ever needed to I could make a sling or tourniquet. I used my extra T as rope, fire starter, toilet paper. Everything. Useful to have a rag for free.

[@wockyslush3038]

I always wondered how effective a trashbag ghillie suit would be. Trick is finding a situation that would require it

[@matthiasthulman4058]

Well, you'd be pretty much invisible in Portland with that on.

[@ROOSTER333]

Make a video trying it? I'll check it out

[@kerbalairforce8802]

Great for stationary, awful for moving around.

[@wockyslush3038]

@@kerbalairforce8802 That's kinda how all ghillie suits are

[@manbaby9166]

@@ROOSTER333someone already made a video of using a trash ghillie suit in an airsoft battle.

[@richavic4520]

A hat and a pizza box will get you in anywhere

[@douglasschneider9127]

I think the reflective vest thing is more for operational camouflage and the opportunities that affords a team (ie being able to halt traffic at a given intersection or gaining less suspicious access to infrastructure) vs e&e camouflage or individual camoflauge. That being said, such operational camouflage would also involve the use of other more elaborate "props" such as a worktruck, sawhorses or road safety cones as well.

[@gonefishing3644]

Anyone wearing military style camouflage clothing in a densely populated area will be highly noticeable. The best kind of camouflage clothing in the city is to dress like the locals in clean, dull colored clothing, preferably darker colors, and appropriate to the season. And it is also good to have an obvious and innocent reason to be in the location just in case one is stopped and questioned by a curious local. No matter how well one blends in with the local environment, movement will attract the attention of watchers. The alternative to remaining immobile in the shadows is to have an obviously innocent reason for moving around -- such as walking a dog or delivering pizza. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time will also attract attention. Walking on a busy sidewalk in a business district during the day will not attract much attention, but walking on that same sidewalk at 3 a.m., when businesses are closed and most good citizens are at home sleeping, will attract the attention of any watchers. The best way to hide a large object, such as a concrete machine gun nest, is to build it to look like a suburban house or a city townhouse. The Swiss have excelled at doing this.

[@Stormcloakvictory]

Depends, camouflage sweat pants are quite common/hip. So it wouldn't be too far off. Also oftenly see rappers or "trendsetters" wear NATO surplus jackets from a dump store. So you actually wouldn't stand out that much anymore. As long as you keep it to one item with a pattern tho.

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

How you act matters far more than what you wear. If you're standing on the curb head on a swivel then people will notice you vs standing against a wall and looking with your eyes.

[@user-mw1cm1kl3s]

Also with security you just need to blend in - I get mistaken for a security guard very often. The trade mark is boots and cargo pants, mix it with a polo and a thick utility belt gives out security vibe without text.

[@Jorise89]

Here in my area (western german city) we had a burgler gang emptying whole houses in working clothes with a Truck stolen from a moving company.

[@davidhoffman6980]

@16:25 onward. "Well boss I've good good news and bad news. The bad news is the subject we were surveilling got away undetected." "Really? Then what could possibly be the good news?" "We saved the wales!"

[@MeanderingBeing]

Something I've learned from working some penntest security gigs: a polo, clipboard, and some sort of badge goes a long way to walking into places you shouldn't be able to. That, or wearing some flannel and walking in behind nightworkers. My last gig like that, it took an entire two weeks for the on site security to notice. That was a really fun audit report to write.

[@RaptorTroll360]

The hi-viz vest thing doesn't need to be so complicated, throwing on a work jacket and putting a pair of work gloves in your pocket, where they hang out and are clearly visible, while carrying a toolbox-ish looking thing, might be enough to transform a regular street appearance into one of some electrician or something. A lot of maintenance people don't necessarily wear a full set of construction ppe. At least in my eastern european experience. There are also pieces of clothing that are up to work safety standards, while looking quite casual. To look like you belong in some place and you know what you are doing, you don't necessarily need to look like concrete golem.

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

When Seal team six first formed they started dressing and looking like tradesmen and carrying toolboxes to infiltrate buildings.

[@petlahk4119]

Literally all you need is to wear jeans and a blue-stained or dirt-stained T-shirt. Nobody wants to talk to you. Also put on a blank face or slight scowl like you just came off a hard days work. People will either think "that person looks dangerous" or "that person looks unhappy" or both and just leave you alone.

[@skinywtboy]

Generally speaking, the construction getup also only really works during the day too. Aside from like a road crew, not many reflective vests at night

[@samiamm5764]

Lol that petition story 😂😂

[@S2Underground]

Ha yeah that was a fun day...NOT lol

[@philcarson5285]

@@S2Underground Hippie chicks can be fun on a date if you run them through some sheep dip first.

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

@@philcarson5285 take em swimming!

[@bundchund]

kinda wondering what he was surveilling . . .

[@snowwhite7677]

Hiding under a Cardboard Box should work.

[@alancranford3398]

In 1986 surviving FBI agents involved in a Miami shootout very nearly were shot by police responding to the gunfight. After that, "raid jackets" became standard equipment for all undercover activities. British police wear high visibility clothing because it is more important to be seen and positively identified as police by other police than it is to blend in with their surroundings--there are armed criminals in England, but generally police fratricide is a bigger issue. Some means of positive and instant identification is required for urban camouflage. Hiding in plain sight is an effective urban camouflage tactic. I have worked in the security industry as a guard for three decades and I retired from the military a decade ago--which makes me at least two of the types of people urban camouflage is supposed to fool. "What is out of place" is the primary question. If the camouflaged person and clandestine activity "fits in" then it will probably be ignored. Those Taiwan "cranes" were genius! During World War Two, many British blockhouses and bunkers were painted to resemble the shops, pubs, and homes in the area the fortified structure was defending. During the Battle of Britain when sandbags were everywhere to limit bomb damage, a sandbagged emplacement wasn't as obvious. Camouflage under that circumstance might start with painting a bunker to look like a sweets shop, but then the fake windows would be taped up and blacked out and sandbags stacked against the wall so that it looked like the rest of the street. Security guard operations often use camouflage even though a large part of security work is "physical presence." A plain automobile is a very common surveillance platform. Using "bug net" inside the car or dark window tinting disguises that the car is occupied. Modern commercial paint jobs often cover the windows as well, allowing the occupants to see out without being seen from the inside. These hides are being replaced by surveillance cameras. Concealed sally ports and one-way doors, entry screening points that are not visible until after entering a foyer, planters or decorative bollards to achieve VIEB stand-off are all camouflage techniques.

[@TrustedHomeInspection]

If you do take the vest, carry a vest that's got spots for patches. You can wear a security patch, press/ media patch, or a local area's construction logo. And if you're carrying the vest, it helps to have a spare long sleeve and pants in the car. They also double as break down work clothes, caught in rain clothes ect.

[@kevinlee7263]

Having been both a security guard and a construction worker, I already have most of the gear for those two "disguises". I even found a hard hat with a "US Army Corps of Engineers" logo on it, which might offer an even greater air of authority in some situations. Also, having done a lot of underground utilities locating, I know that's an activity that's not uncommon in all but the most rural areas and seldom rates a second glance. At least 90% of the population would probably be fooled by a regular metal detector, if you want to try that role-play.

[@freedomfalcon]

This right here. Add a pickup truck with a flashing yellow light bar, blend right in.

[@m4d_al3x]

7:16 there is a group interested in urban camouflage: Urbexers and roofers Beeing in the first group we like to clib up houses and construction sites to enjoy the view and get to cool places. in my group the camo doctrine is simple: dark (we usually go out at night anyway) no reflective stuff obvious blend in on the train/bus i personally opted for a old black jacket, and a pair of grey work-pants (e.g. ones used by electricians/...). To top mit of i use black/dark blue hicking boots from decathlon. On the roof im as dark as my surrounding and i blend in. On the train i just look like another person going home from work.

[@nunyabitnezz2709]

All you need to go with your hi-vis vest is a manilla folder & a cellphone. In fact, a hardhat is much better than a vest. Pretend to be on a call while carrying a folder of papers, and you become the architect, or other construction manager. You can even wear your 3 piece suit with that hardhat. You’ll be questioned less than a laborer, and multiple contractors are often on a jobsite at the same time. If you want to really go crazy, carry a tape measure, or, if you’re a team, carry a laser pointer and quietly discuss things high above with your partner. Don’t pretend to be the guy raking the concrete because he’s supposed to be working!

[@alexanderwatkins7330]

No way! That one image you used of the police constable standing outside of the Forest of Dean police station is right near to where I live 😂 was not expecting that to be used in a video on this kind of subject matter

[@dozi3r]

Mexican airport police camo matches the floor. Works extremely well

[@AmRock83]

Super after the fact, but if you're still paying attention, the easiest high-vis act to pull off is probably an electrician (utility type) - they often work alone, very few people know anything about electricity, and it gives you an excuse to carry around electrical-looking test equipment. Plus, most electricians wear casual (jeans and button-up or polo shits) but their clothes don't get too much wear and tear. If you can pick up stuff with the right logos, you can get into places you wouldn't be able to otherwise. Similar to the whole gas company thing but doesn't alarm people as much

[@Xpnential999999]

A hat with a Velcro panel and an assortment of Velcro patches might be helpful.

[@AlaskanInsights]

the metal clipboard and company badge hanging off your pocket or around your neck is nice to throw people off.. scrubs are cool too. Looks that give you a niche that is non threatening.

[@tacticalmattfoley]

The best way to hide anything is to hide it in plain sight. People once took solid blocks of silver, painted them white and used them as door stops instead of locking them in a vault because no one would know to look for them as a door stop. My military doctrine for an urban environment for camouflage would be simple: casual clothes with a UV id. Concealable weapons and/or weapons you could put in a backpack. Many modern short barrel ARs or take-down ARs are very easy to deploy from a civilian backpack. Everywhere I go, i take my NorthFace backpack mainly because it has my necessary medical supplies in it for a chronic illness I have. I see a lot of people now, who carry backpacks everywhere they go, too.

[@ericblair3009]

What I have used in the past was a hat with medical patches on it.... and sometimes a high vis vest would help...... Of course being a nurse helped with that. Others have commented about walking or behaving as you BELONG in the situation helps too..... I recall one BIG hospital I worked in, few people actually knew each other. This one guy needed a medical bed for his grandmother and had been told what kind ect.... this one was powered and would shift the patient from side to side which removed the need to turn them every 2 hours [to prevent bed sores] at the time 1980s those new beds went for $50,000.00 and insurances would not pay for home use. SO this guy got a clip board with a picture of the bed on it and went hunting..... found one unattended and took it. He even convinced security that he was taking it to be serviced and they helped him by opening doors ect.... it was only when he tried to go out the front door of the building instead of the loading dock was the heist blown. lots of questions and he was arrested.

[@rich-tp2dx]

the clip of "pres" talking to the construction workers lololol. nice vid

[@babab.s.1081]

I have found throughout my military career, that using a blue tarp in a passive sense, works in almost every outdoor setting except dense vegetation.

[@peterd1234567890]

i agree with what you said on hi-vis stuff unless you have a clipboard standing by a road - you making shoer an unusual load can fit by/under standing by a park - nothing local flora and fauna before a landscaping project shopping areas - calculating foot traffic parking areas - seeing if a new car park is needed

[@yutecforz4416]

I've got some ideas that I haven't gotten around to trying but bear with me. How about quick tear away clothing to change in appearance under a second, fat suits or silicone prosthetics, large props made of foam such as fake boxes or fake utilities, or urban ghillie suits made of fake trash and debris

[@johnwolfen4243]

I've done a bit of travel all over the world. One of the first things I do is watch and see how the crowd is dressed. I'll often go out and buy local clothes even if I brought my own. In Europe you can walk around in button down shirt with tie slacks and good shoes and no one will even look twice at you. However; if you dress like that in Great Falls Montana people will take note. Here in the Northwest some jeans and T shirt when the weather allow is great. It is advisable in some NW city's to dress down and not wear anything that makes you stand out. Some gangs have shot people as away for a new member to come in.

[@rayman1611]

One message here, avoid the cities.

[@dantheman8112]

Delivery drivers are invisible since Amazon started delivering in white vans and personal cars

[@AtroposLeshesis]

Get a giant box (one you fit in comfortably) Snake Pliscen has already taunt us all we need to know 😂🤐

[@kentuckywindage222]

I've transported for funeral services and have never been stopped or checked. Dress clothes and cleaned up. Here is the thing. I've passed authorities running radar and have been well over the speed limit and not stopped. I've tested this and also pull your hearse up beside another driver on the interstate. See how long they will stay paced with you? Most everytime even in the passing lane and the other vehicle in the slow lane, they will abruptly excel away. No eye contact. My old chief of police used to say, (before the checks like now. Early 90's) dress like a lawyer with brief case or utility worker and no one would give you a second look in this courthouse. Be the judge, dress raggedy pushing a cart full of junk and see what happens. He was right on all accounts.

[@sg207ptg]

Hard hat is also a great key for access to certain building or construction zones. Some color of hard hats might signify that you are a higher ranking person (a superintendant, for example) and thus will allow you to roam around more freely.

[@socialismo52]

Mimicking homeless people is VERY effective. I bicycled across the U.S. Wearing dirty and worn gear, sleeping where homeless people sleep. No one ever messed with me. None of my stuff got stolen. You would have had to really know gear to figure out I was a bike tourist.

[@socialismo52]

Meanwhile, the Europeans I met up with were wearing nice clothes. They would get harassed by cars, gawked at by locals, and have their stuff stolen.

[@taraswertelecki3786]

Infiltration of construction sites and other sites as an employee could be useful for getting intel either of what is going on there, or other sites nearby. If you work there, nobody will question your presence there. Just have skills so you really ARE a welder, electrician or whatever you are hired to do there.

[@williamfranks1215]

A guy in California made a sign for the freeway. He dressed as a construction worker. It works in a specific situation.

[@dfgdfbsdfvv832]

grey is best all in one camo color. all seasons and can be stealth in public

[@tylerbeard2064]

Best urban camo for Nashville is cowboy hat new boots tight blue jeans and a button up maybe a belt buckle

[@LegendProd1gy]

I’ve worked a pressure washing business that cleans hoods and exhaust systems for commercial kitchens. The job obviously requires the business to be closed, so we would show up around closing time. Hours would range from anywhere of 6pm-2am when we would arrive. Walking into the back door of a kitchen full of cooks during closing obviously used to scare and freak people out, my work attire was obviously dirty already but I found having a rag, already wearing gloves, and putting on a headlamp stopped people from even asking wtf I just walked through the back door for…

[@peebreezy5015]

Don’t shoot me products police/security sashes are great. They sell a bunch of different versions. Highly recommend them for after any shoot.

[@Seasniffer69]

The best camo is the Cammie's you've been wearing in the field for months. After awhile they literally fade/rough themselves up to look like your AO.

[@aroundtheworldin80days16]

Someone that praticed tracking animals in snow explained camouflage techniques better than anyone I’ve heard before. He also taught people how to “hide in plain sight” in urban environment.

[@bush2239]

Man great point on the high-vis vest, you gotta have" the look". I wear dirty work clothes anyway when I'm in town because a half an hour ago I was just doing of farm work. As long as it's dirt and not crap, nobody cares. That hard hat is the type of fashion I want to get in on, so stylish! Thanks mate, stay safe.

[@maverick4462]

On bug mesh, rattle cans of camo or what ever color needed are very handy😉

[@counturblessings1179]

I keep a Velcro hat and backpack in my car that has Velcro. Say there's a riot and I have to ditch my car to get home I'll grab my hat and backpack and grab a hand full of patches for what/who ever doing the rioting. Got pulled over and had a long Convo with the cop about why I have every patch under the sun on the interior roof of my car.

[@scottc3165]

Hahaha. I choked on my coffee on the reference to looking like the village people. That was funny.

[@typorad]

If you're doing suburban or rural construction disguise, a hi vis vest and helmet is actually pretty weird. Most of those kinds of workers wear bright orange or neon yellow hoodies or t shirts. The vest is annoying, snags on things, and is kind of hot.

[@22leggedsasquatch]

The engineers, architects wear high vis with their suit and a hard hat

[@rl-762]

The trash bag ghillie suit is also cheap and could be effective

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Or retrofit a shell that looks like a dumpster around a side by side haha

[@rustym.shackelford5546]

I learned that Iraqi Insurgents created Ghillie Suits and camo netting out of literal trash and trash cans.

[@Siskiyous6]

Nothing blends in better than a dirty bright vest, a hard hat with a sticker or two, a small radio and something that looks like a sensor on a tablet - you look like a utility worker. You can do it in a shirt with a collar, you look like an engineer checking out a location. Make some X's with florescent paint now and then.

[@fredboat]

UPS and or USPO uniform, A labeled company shirt also. Later from Texas.

[@garyblack8717]

Blue jeans and a polo shirt seem to make a middle aged man more or less invisible. Put a badge of some sort around your neck or on your belt and carry a laptop bag.

[@viciousKev]

They were doing construction on a bike tunnel near me with orange cones and fencing everywhere. I didn't even see a worker wearing all orange in the middle of the path and almost ran into him. Orange all blends together

[@rdsmith334]

I’ve have a large black and white “POLICE” patch on my small active shooter shoulder bag. Plus shout “blue on blue” if you see police arrive.

[@danestevens1]

Might get you in hot water for impersonating an officer. A security patch might be a better option

[@rdsmith334]

@@danestevens1 in an active shooter event, my life, and not being shot by police, is FAAAR more important than any legal hot water. Besides, any cop or DA that takes issue with it is going to be a POS anyway.

[@James-WM]

@@rdsmith334 there are probably more shitty cops and DAs than good ones today. Plus the jury of your "peers" are probably not happy to be deliberating a firearms case in which the defendant was impersonating a "good guy" ... security patch or no patch is a better move. End the threat and make it clear that you don't want to hurt anyone. What cop carries a shoulder bag anyway?

[@rdsmith334]

@@James-WM thanks for the input. You do you man.

[@paulwalked5810]

@@James-WM the bag doesn't batter it's the patch that would make the difference. No cop is going to decide to shoot you because you're carrying the wrong type of bag lol

[@joecombs7468]

I think the best camouflage for city & urban areas is to dress like someone people don't notice or prefer to ignore.

[@jamesw9930]

I do a lot of surveying for work, so I don't really need to look like a grubby construction worker to pull off the vest, just a straw hate and a grade rod. I might add that EVERYONE that drives should have a reflective safety vest in their vehicle in case they break down or have an accident and don't want to get run over by an inattentive driver.

[@toska3528]

Urban camouflage -- Button up shirt, wife beater, blue jeans, tansmith boots. There you go, now you're blended in.

[@ghostwalkerairsofttech1947]

ATACS IS the best family of camo IMO. To this day I cannot understand why we arent using them..

[@maverick4462]

On bug mesh, rattle cans of camo or what ever color needed are very handy😉lmfao from PNW😂😂

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

One side camo, the other side black

[@death31313]

At 2:55 please for the love of God don't use a sickle stick like that. That things specifically designed to grab onto initiators for explosive devices and if you stare directly at it while pulling you're likely to get a face full of fragmentation if that thing goes off. As for the subject of the video, the best urban camo is civilian apparel matching the baseline of the local population.

[@wilfdarr]

"If you walk briskly in a pilot's uniform, you can go pretty much anywhere. I've been upstairs at the White House while the Obamas were sleeping." -Carol-

[@warlockcommandcenter]

Pinball I have said this before we paid off our credit cards, house, and bills every month we have been that way for 5 years we first paid off our second mortgage, then the first mortgage, we did that with all the utilities and cards zeroed off at the end of the month. Set your priorities I paid off the second 4 months later the house mortgage was paid 3 years ago we purchased the Tennessee house for cash. I paid

[@brotherbrovet1881]

For men, long hair and long beard are great, giving one many options in how to change appearance quickly.

[@Wodens-Wolf]

Grey man best Urban camouflage. Look like everyone else until you can get out.

[@kevinlawler3252]

Whoa.. yeah lol. I love you’re content, it’s one of the most valuable channels of its kind, I can’t express how much I appreciate it, however you must have been quite a bit younger when you did the save the wales gig.. in the pac NW.. that’s a difficult one to overlook.. keep up the great content. Bravo 👏

[@Dawson-vy3zw]

Camouflage of the grey man

[@Fiddlefaddle115]

Thank for the hat idea. I've wanted something that would be an identifier for our church safety team in the event of an emergency and this is absolutely perfect. Thanks.

[@questingyoyo141]

clipboards, different hats and changing a walk can be very nice tools.

[@jackburnell3209]

Don't be so sure that no significant advances have been made in the area of multi-environment camo. DARPA and others have been working on flexible meta-materials that alter light by refraction and other methods that actually slow down light or bend it around objects. My information is over 10 years old so I'm certain that it's gone much further than we know. There's also been significant advances in defeating thermal imaging. When civilians or even soldiers become aware of new technology, it's because the secret is already out. By the way, love your channel. Not certain of your background but it's not working at WalMart.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

, and don't forget what they tell us is probably far behind what they already got

[@georgemitchell9244]

The construction thing works if you look the part. You have to look like you are just doing your job. And the more stuff you are carrying the less likely anyone will hassle you. They will unlock doors to let you in.

[@webwildcatting]

Just finished 5th Gen warfare.... fantastic discussion

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Makes Predator camo even more terrifying

[@burtbiggum499]

If you can get your hands on a company work shirt its very easy to get into places. Sometimes they even just ask “Do you know where youre going?” Just say yes and theyll let you go in

[@jero37]

You could disguise yourself as a surveyor, though that requires a prop.

[@1998diegox]

about the cap its a common practice here in Europe to carry a police cap when officers are on scort duty or disguise, so its used as an IFF in case they need to use the gun

[@1998diegox]

I think in the TV series "The bodyguard" (UK) this technic is shown when the main character need to use the G36C in the car when they bad guys ambush him

[@DesertWolfSurvival]

Saw a guy in a trash suit once, it was crazy

[@wilurbean]

Clip board and/or handheld laptop/tablet clean hard hat, and nicer clothes will blend as well near any construction. Literally an ID that says "IT" on a lanyard will get you into some weird places. Think about a larger scope than just dirty construction worker. Any modern support role, Construction, IT, Handyman, security camera tech, etc can get access.

[@pepelemoko01]

Engineers and architects with formal clothes, but will don a hard hat and hi-vis vests when accessing building sites.

[@phillipnunya6793]

I just found your channel and it is one of my favorites.