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Many of the cruise-friendly Caribbean countries have camouflage as their military uniform and so it's illegal to wear it in these countries.

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[–] adenglobalcd@friendica.world 1 points 4 hours ago

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 214 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Let’s be real here. You shouldn’t bring camo with you pretty much anywhere besides hunting.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 126 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I've never understood The South and the military wankfest.

If anything, hunting is one of the worst places to wear camo

Hmm. Everyone around me has guns and wants to shoot a large mammal. I know! I'll blend into the background so that I only stand out when I move!

[–] omgboom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 100 points 1 week ago (14 children)

That's why you are required almost everywhere to have some amount of hunter orange on. This makes you visible to humans who can see the color but still not visible to animals who cannot see that tone of orange.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

Why isn't the orange striped like tigers?

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because hunting in or near trees is different than the long grass tigers hunt in. That is why leopards and jaguars have spots instead of stripes.

Orange camouflage is like the common green camouflage pattern but all oranges or with orange mixed in.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Never seen orange mixed in, only solid which prompted my question.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

Heres an example.

camo pattern with oranges and yellows in place of shades of green

Solid orange wouldn't be camo...

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[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (5 children)

That depends on what you're hunting. Whitetail deer? The deer use scent and hearing much more than visual. Birds? They can see more colors than us and camouflage is important.

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[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago

Not hunting either. High viz unless you want to get shot.

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I mean it's kind of a fun pattern in streetwear. I like mashing it up with queer or androgynous stuff 🤷‍♂️

Edit: can anyone tell me why I'm being downvoted? I don't really care but it's clear some people really strongly disagree with me and I'm not entirely sure why...

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[–] xiwi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 108 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You shouldn't get on a cruise ever

[–] Vupware@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I am aware of the chicanery cruise lines get up to, as well as the depravity that is commonplace on many American cruise lines. Oh, and emissions.

Apart from that, why should I avoid them?

[–] xiwi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

What more reasons do you need lmao.

Also all of the shit goes into the water iirc

[–] Vupware@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fair enough on that first point; not sure what the se one one means tho

[–] xiwi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My phone is borked and i didn't reread, sorry. I meant that all of the piss and shit just goes in to the water

[–] Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Someone better tell the billions of sea life to stop pissing and shitting in the water.

Of all the reasons not to use a cruise, this is not one of them.

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[–] espentan@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, but, well, they wouldn't see me if I were to wear camouflage, so it would be a non-issue. /s

[–] Bonus@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

<Proceeds to dress as The Sea>

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[–] 0x01@lemmy.ml 40 points 1 week ago

Why Cruise Ships Ban Camouflage 

The camouflage ban is not a matter of dress code, where the nautical sea-dogs in their pristine ship’s whites turn their noses up at certain sartorial choices. It’s actually much more practical.

In a lot of countries, particularly in some cruise-friendly areas like the Caribbean, wearing camouflage is illegal as a civilian because it’s part of a military uniform. Think of it as being akin to impersonating a police officer; it’s really not the kind of confusion—or trouble—you want to get into on vacation. Even camo patterns with non-traditional colors beyond the usual brown and green are not allowed.

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh absolutely. I was in one of the countries on that list. Only the rebels and army wore camouflage, and the police would demand you take it off or be arrested. They were serious, the war was not that long ago. It doesn’t matter if you have no other clothes, according to a local they’ll make a tourist go naked rather than allow camouflage.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 19 points 1 week ago

It doesn’t matter if you have no other clothes

I'm going to report you to the fashion police.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Point of order, wearing camo pattern on anything other than military/hunting attire just looks bad.

If you’re on a cruise and you want your clothes to look busy, why not try a floral print?

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

I'm going to call it that now, and probably seem really clever and funny at the next luau-themed party I attend. Then people will like me.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

Me running around with on saying "I'm a ghost ghost ghost..."

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Camo, generally on military styled clothes, is a super fun print in street wear. I really like puting it together with androgynous or queer looking stuff 🤷‍♂️

Edit: can anyone tell me why I'm being downvoted? I don't really care but it's clear some people really strongly disagree with me and I'm not entirely sure why...

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[–] Ugurcan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

How about Camo Bermuda, is that part of their military as well?

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 10 points 1 week ago

Can we do this in america please

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 points 1 week ago

Tbf, if you're on a cruise ship and it docks at Zimbabwe, then worse mistakes have been made than your choice of outfit.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

TIL you shouldn't bring camouflage ~~on a cruise~~ to any place in which you do not need to be concealed.

[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

In my experience you don’t even need camo to blend in. I’m a self-proclaimed military autist and my entire wardrobe is earth tones. That alone is enough to startle people on the trails when they’re not looking ahead and I suddenly appear in front of them on my bike. Camo obviously helps, but it’s not about perfectly blending in - it’s about not standing out. When I spot people in the woods it’s always because of a pale face or hands, or some brightly colored or white piece of clothing. Black stands out a lot too, but anything gray, brown, or green usually disappears into the background unless you’re staring right at it.

[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Where are those island guys hiding that they need camo as a uniform? They should wear tan pants and blue shirts so they blend in with the beach and horizon.

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