Quick and Reliable Camouflage Technique that can be Used on Anything
The art of camouflage is a skill that everyone should learn, even if the need to wear it never arises. It’s something that should be in the back of the minds of everyone as a quick and easy way to blend into surrounding scenery and evade detection. While you can easily find a full-range of clothing along with special paints and patterns to get the job done, these options are not always available or practical during an emergency. Let’s look at a simple way that you can take nearby items and turn them into something that can make you virtually invisible in a matter of minutes.
Good Mud
The most important ingredient to this trick is mud. You want good, thick, gooey mud that comes from local sources. Look for mud along river or stream banks, or make your own by adding water to a nearby area of dirt. The mud not only acts as a good base that generally mimics the color of the terrain around you, but it also serves as a glue that will be necessary in the next steps. Get the mud nice and thick so you can apply an even coat to your skin.
Forest Debris
The camouflage that you use will come from the debris on the forest floor beneath your feet. Small pieces of wood, dried leaves, dead grass and even small sticks and twigs all make for great camouflage. To test this method out for yourself, place your muddy arm or hand on the debris and roll it around. The debris will adhere to the mud layer and completely coat your skin. Make sure that you do this step while the mud on your skin is wet. Apply multiple coats as necessary until your skin is totally covered.
Add more debris by hand in order to fill in spaces, and add some more mud as necessary as well. Keep in mind that you will probably want to cover more of your body than just your arms during a survival situation. Choose a location where you can bathe in mud and then roll around on the ground. Keep repeating the process until you are completely covered. Allow the mud to dry and you’re good to go.
All you need to do now is find a spot to lay low and blend in with the surrounding terrain. Just make sure that you have hidden your clothing out of site and covered your tracks as you go into hiding. This is one of the easiest and most effective forms of camouflage as long as you are using material from the surrounding area.
Other Items
Keep in mind that you can also cover other items in this type of camouflage as well. Think about how beneficial this may be for hiding your vehicle, some equipment or even your cabin or shelter. Simply cover the surfaces with mud and apply generous coatings of debris on top. Fill in gaps, add more mud as necessary and allow to dry.
Just remember that the other side of the equation is to make sure that you are hiding items in spots that will not stick out from the surrounding scenery as well. Otherwise, the camouflage will stick out like a sore thumb no matter how well you’ve applied it to the surfaces of the items in question. There’s also plenty of room for improvisation to this method, and you will probably find ways to make it more tailored to your needs when the situation presents itself. However, you should practice this trick a couple of times in order to get a feel for what needs to be done.
Try it for yourself, and see how this may be the perfect way to evade detection if you ever need to hide fast.
