M2D Camo Gear Review by Troy Adams

M2D Camo Gear Review Predator Hunting with article author Troy Adams It has long been a personal frustration of mine that I cannot find a really good camouflage pattern to blend in with prairie grass or CRP fields. I spend a good deal of time hunting both. The nearest camouflage pattern I could find were always designed for duck hunters. While some came close they were never quite what I wanted. They always added things like thick bladed grass, cattails, or tree branches to the grassy pattern. Things like that look very out of place in the prairie or CRP fields. I spend a lot of time hunting coyotes, and a few months ago I noticed fellow coyote hunters posting some very interesting looking camouflage clothing in their photographs on the internet. Hence, I started asking questions in an attempt to find out where they were getting this very impressive grassy-looking camouflage. My search led me to a phone call with Sparky Sparkes (yes, that is the name he goes by, and he is a fireman by trade) owner and designer of M2D Camouflage.

Talking with Sparky on the phone, I learned that, as an avid hunter himself, he shared my same frustrations with trying to find a good camouflage that would blend in well with CRP or a grassy-type environment. Rather than just whine about it like I had he took the bull by the horns, so to speak, and designed his own line of camouflage and then named it M2D. The name M2D is short for “Meant to Deceive”.

After visiting with Mr. Sparkes for a while I decided to purchase a full set of 7 oz. poly/

cotton brushed, twill camouflage including a light-weight jacket, button-down long sleeved shirt, pants, boonie hat, baseball cap, full face mask, and a half face mask. Note that I said I “purchased” this set of camouflage. He did not give it to me, and like anyone else I had to shell out my own hard-earned cash to test this new camouflage pattern. However, I liked what I saw and hoped that I would like it just as much when I put it on and headed into the field to hunt. I have to make one little comment here. I ordered the camouflage and less than three days later it was in my hands. Now that was some fast service!

Sparky had warned me that when I opened the box to look at my new camo attire it would be very bright, almost obnoxiously so. He advised washing it two to three times before wearing it in the field to knock the color intensity back a bit. Let’s just say he was right and after a couple times through the laundry I was happy with the results. Sparky said that it actually seemed to work better and better as it fades. I’ve found this to be true with most camouflage on the today’s market.

After washing the clothes I put everything on to check for fit and function. The shirt and pants were comfortable and the zippers and buttons all worked without any problems. The only thing I didn’t like was the arms on my large button-down shirt are just a little too short. This is not a major issue as I just rolled the cuffs back. However, it would be nice to have sleeves that were just a bit longer. The shirt does however, have plenty of room through the shoulders, back, and waist. The pants are loose fit and very comfortable. They are a perfect design for hiking in all kinds of different terrain, in my opinion. Now if M2D will just come up with a waterproof/windproof pair of insulated pants or coveralls I will be in seventh heaven. (Hint, hint, Sparky!) M2D does offer a fleece camouflage pair of pants, but they are not practical for the burr and seed infested country that I hunt.

My first field attempt was in pursuit of coyotes. My partner and I called in several coyotes. I was fortunate to take three of them and my partner got one. Did my M2D verses my partners camouflage make a difference? Who knows for sure, but I like to think so. What I do know is, this is one of the few camouflage patterns I find hard to see when actually out in the field. I mean it really blends in. It has a unique ability to more or less just adapt and blend into the environment.



The next time I adorned the M2D camouflage I was again calling and hunting coyotes. On my very first stand of the morning 4 coyotes came in hard responding to the call. They never had a clue I was there until the shooting started. It was very open country as can be seen in the photograph below. How can a person not love a camouflage pattern that helps them disappear in the wide open?