Do you think leafy camo is better? I know the north mountain gear pullover gets alot of praise I have one myself but it got me thinking if leafy camo really makes any difference. I seem to get same results with or without it. What is your thoughts ?
Never leave home without it.
It's another trick in the closet.
Just bought a North Mountain green leafy jacket. Looks like great stuff and heads above the Bass Pro stuff I had before.....
Unlike most, I run leafy bottoms and just a Trebark top. I think the leafy bottoms definitely helps break up the outline, particularly if you get caught in a place where tree choice is limited.
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I think there's a advantage to it. I feel that it gives some added depth and a little movement in the breeze makes it a little more realistic. I have used a Mossy Oak Diffusion pullover for 4 or 5 years last year I picked up a North Mountain gear medium weight Greenleaf pullover for early season.
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It seems to help break up the human outline a little better. I've had good results with the Firstlite top and facemask
I wear a leafy jacket, leafy vest, leafy face cover and leafy ball hat. Works really well. I do not wear leafy gloves or pants.
Started wearing a First Lite leafy jacket and head cover this year mainly because my grandkids gave it to me for Christmas. After wearing it this season I can't imagine being without it. It blends with almost anything and softens your outline like regular camo can't.
I only wear leafy because it's convenient to put on over my work clothes. I get the cheap, almost disposable, ones I see on eBay.
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I use ASAT
Has anyone compared First lite's leafy stuff to North Mountain's
I use a leafy top which also has a leafy hood. I don't know as I've ever been picked up wearing it whereas I have been picked up, sans leafy, by those pesky hens that come looking for you.
First lite looks better imo.
Definitely love it, they walk 5 feet away. It breaks up human outline.....
I think it helps. However I don't wear it. When I wore it.... It got hung on everything. I see Dave Owens uses one all the time and he's in and out of thick stuff. I just can't do it....
It definitely catches in the briar thickets and the bushes.. when it's time to sit down and call though, if a fella has time to slip it on it is extremely useful
Just another turkey hunting fad.... ok , I have two of em ????
This was my 1st year with my leafy jacket. I really enjoyed using it. I liked it more for its versatility over concealment, althought they do provide a better breakup IMO. I wore it over multiple layers all the way down to SS t-shirts.
I have a hat mask combo, thought about a leafy top but most of them aren't leafy enough in my opinion, ghillie top maybe if there is one light enough?
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Whats everyones favorite firstlite color thanks
Quote from: jmart241 on May 16, 2021, 09:01:16 AM
Whats everyones favorite firstlite color thanks
Fusion
I wear one all the time. I feel it breaks up the human figure, and the little leaves blowing in the wind help you get away with a little more movement. I've personally had turkeys almost step on me. It's definitely helpful.
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They quit selling them, but I've had much success with the Quaker Boy Outline Buster. Basically a super lightweight ghillie blanket with arm holes and a hood. You can find various ghillie blankets to do the same thing. It completely breaks up your human form better than a leafy suit. This thing rolls up to softball size and doesn't take much room in my vest. It is also more comfortable in warm temps than my ghillie or leafy suits.
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Whats everyones favorite firstlite color thanks
Fusion
Thanks Sanders
Your welcome bud. That's the best one out of the three they have I think. Especially for spring
I love my North Mountain in Mossy Oak Bottomland I never leave home without great product.
Regardless of the leafy camo suit you end up with, by all means look closely around you before sitting down by a big tree in preparation for calling. This past spring season, a roll of barbed wire lay hidden under the leaves and I sat down on it, entrapping me much like a mouse in a glue trap. I couldn't get up without using my knife to cut out portions of my leafy camo pants, resulting in it looking like a bad hair cut. Fortunately, I always set up a camo netting screen in front of me, so the damaged pants were hidden from any incoming gobbler. Regardless of how many years I've turkey hunted, I always learn something new each season.
What color of north mountain do you guys get? Looks like the mossy oak cost alot more. I think k the woodland brown breathable jacket and pant looks the best.
Quote from: outdoorsmen on December 29, 2021, 09:44:21 PM
What color of north mountain do you guys get? Looks like the mossy oak cost alot more. I think k the woodland brown breathable jacket and pant looks the best.
Since I hunt spring green up I went with the Green. In my opinion, if you don't set still nothing is going to keep you from getting busted. If you hunt woody areas, I believe the leafy material does give you a little more advantage but I still stick with my original statement, it is an added tool but nothing beats sitting still until its not time to...
One of my favorite things about my NMG diffusion pullover is that I can wear anything from a t shirt underneath all the way up to my black puffy jacket. And that pocket on the front is pretty handy. I do wish they would make a small/medium though.
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Had a set of it one time, don't have a clue what happen to them, didn't care for it myself...
I think you can kill them in about anything as long as you sit still. That being said I do think the leafy jackets break up the outline a little more
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I use one. I bought the house brand from Cabelas... Red Head I think? Just a generic leafy top.
I wear my bottomland pants the whole season but I like switching to a greener leaf top mid way through the season, or once we start to get a really good green up.
As everyone says you can probably get by wearing regular camo the entire time. I do feel the leafy top offers a slight edge.
It helps once it starts getting really hot. I'll just wear a real thin base layer (rhino skin-for ticks) and the leaf top.
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No brand specific. I have light weight mesh style and just wear as a cover it works GREAT but it does snag on EVERYTHING. A heavy burr patch and it will literally stick your legs together.
I have been wearing a "leafy suit" top for as long as I remember,I have killed birds with a handful of different brands,patterns, including Asat,some walmart camo top,mossy oak bottomland and my favorite is the one I purchased at princess auto 4-5 years ago.
I tried the leafy pants a few times years ago.I don't wear them whether I am turkey hunting or bowhunting big game.I do like a "leafy top" turkey hunting,bear hunting and early season whitetail, I know It does not matter which pattern.Movement is key.
The North Mountain Gear Greenleaf leafy pullover woks fantastic in the Northeast woods. Very well made, the middle pocket comes in very handy. Be safe........
If I'm going that route why not ghillie? Leafy aren't leafy enough in my opinion.
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Kinda what u thought too. But I bet the ghilli is hot. And my other thought is that wearing a vest would be covering up the intent of the jacket. Personally I'm not going to wear the jacket without the pants. My legs are just as exposed as the rest of me when om sitting against a tree with my knees up.
I'm a big believer in leafy suits. I've been moving and spotted otter, turkey and deer before they spotted me. I froze and they all kept moving towards me. Can only attribute this to the leafy suit. Hunting Florida I'm in the thicker vegetation. I'm sure that plays a part.
I hunt South Florida and need a new leafy suit. What is the coolest option North Mountain sells?
You already answered your own question. You get the same results with it or without it.
The only way it can be any better is if it prevents hunters from moving at the wrong time. If it can't do that the only thing it's going to be better at is separating more hunters from more money.
Quote from: Dtrkyman on December 30, 2021, 02:54:15 PM
If I'm going that route why not ghillie? Leafy aren't leafy enough in my opinion.
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Weight and string catch on everything! Ghillie suits are heavier. If you're running and gunning you don't need the added weight along with the string catching on everything and collecting everything it comes in contact with.
Quote from: Crghss on December 31, 2021, 09:54:39 PM
I'm a big believer in leafy suits. I've been moving and spotted otter, turkey and deer before they spotted me. I froze and they all kept moving towards me. Can only attribute this to the leafy suit. Hunting Florida I'm in the thicker vegetation. I'm sure that plays a part.
I hunt South Florida and need a new leafy suit. What is the coolest option North Mountain sells?
Breathable suit.
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You already answered your own question. You get the same results with it or without it.
The only way it can be any better is if it prevents hunters from moving at the wrong time. If it can't do that the only thing it's going to be better at is separating more hunters from more money.
Well put!
Quote from: outdoorsmen on December 29, 2021, 09:44:21 PM
What color of north mountain do you guys get? Looks like the mossy oak cost alot more. I think k the woodland brown breathable jacket and pant looks the best.
As far as color, there's always brown in the woods but there's certainly not always green.
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After 18 years without one, I take mine with me on every hunt now. Easily bags up and sits in my vest game pouch.
They really help in early season, wide open timber, and when you get pinned down with only smaller diameter trees to lean against. Get one that is easy on and easy off so you can at least take the pants off when you're on the move.
And they are not all created equal. Some are leafier than others, some are HEAVY and hot, and some have terrible colors.
This 'testimonial' for leafy suits sticks out. Only small timber around and that bird was on top of that little bluff looking down hill for me. Glad I had the jacket on here.
I just bought one from Titan 3d in Mossy oak breakup. Should work fine and has lots of leaves to break up your outline. $50 on amazon for the set.
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Whats everyones favorite firstlite color thanks
Fusion
I like fusion, but the new spector pattern is sure growing on me. Got a wick top for early bow season in this pattern and I like it alot
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Whats everyones favorite firstlite color thanks
I got the fusion, really liking the spector though got a klamath hoodie in spector looks real good against a tree
Fusion
I like fusion, but the new spector pattern is sure growing on me. Got a wick top for early bow season in this pattern and I like it alot
Yes. I only wear a leafy top because leafy bottoms get torn up pretty quick in the woods but I do think it makes a difference.
I've never worn one and wanting to get one. Is it worth getting one with a hood? I feel it would hinder more than help.
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Undoubtedly they can give you an advantage. But they're trendy and I'm not into following trends.
That being said, I used to talk against designer jeans until the wife bought me a pair and they were the best!
Maybe one day I will fold, but doubt it.
leafy suits are about as new and trendy as the internet, but here you are...
I use the hood more than I thought I would, sometimes in place of a facemask because it casts a good shadow on my face. You just have to make sure to wear a ball cap with it, otherwise if you turn your head, the hood won't move and you'll be staring into the side of it. Could cost you a tom....like it cost me an elk one year ::)
I have 2. Only got them because when it warms up , its convenient to just throw on over a tee shirt. Best camo made is just being still.
Like what's been said before, keeping still is the best camo, but mentally I feel more confident wearing an ASAT leafy suit. That thing blends in with everything
I never used to wear a leafy suit until several years ago. Prior, I had been picked up by those pesky hens occasionally...they feel compelled to find that odd hen! Since wearing the leafy I don't recall being picked up even once. I generally just wear the top with hood.
i think they help me i like the ones with hood ,, i use it for turkey and crow i have the brown north mountain guide series with front full zipper ,,, i just couldnt see myself being comfortable in pullover hunting ..just picked up a green one for standing in smaller chirstmas trees crow hunting well they had discount