overlander
Expedition Leader
This thread was inspired by the discussion of the currently offered OJ ExOfficio shirt thread that is offered in a brownish olive color. luangwablondes had mentioned that the color was an attractent to Tsetse flies on the African continent. This made me think that there may be more considerations when choosing colors in clothing for domestic and international travel. Some colors may have considerations that may have a social, security, environmental and/or ecological climate dimension to them. This thread is a brainstorm to lay out these considerations, and have a fact based debate on pros and cons. It is also related to the vehicle color thread.
Off the top of my head, I've listed these potential consideration to get started:
Off the top of my head, I've listed these potential consideration to get started:
- Attractant to parasites (Tsetse fly, etc)
- Paramilitary suggestive colors that can attract unwanted attention
- High vis colors (rescue) versus natural camouflage colors
- Heat absorbing vs reflecting colors
- Cultural sensitivities of specific colors in the 3rd world