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I almost always wear hi-vis orange shirts, and my preferred hoodie is hi-vis yellow (pity it’s not orange, but that’s the one I’ve got and I don’t need another)

I almost always wear hi-vis orange shirts, and my preferred hoodie is hi-vis yellow (pity it’s not orange, but that’s the one I’ve got and I don’t need another). Good quality, readily available, comfortable, cheap, and I stand out and am memorable in most contexts, which can be useful. Probably blinds people a little in direct sunlight, though no one’s ever mentioned such a thing. Occasionally throws people for a loop because they assume I must be some kind of tradie. I started this back in 2010 as a safety measure when cycling from home to Uni, and rapidly decided I liked it. I’ve progressively branded myself more and more in bright orange. Funny thing is it isn’t even close to my favourite colour. My car is “velocity red”. Pity it’s not metallic orange or green or some other more interesting colour, but I certainly don’t care enough to foot the bill to repaint it.

pc86 4y ago
If you're actually interested in changing your car color, you should could look at wrapping. It's still expensive (thousands last I checked, which was before any measurable inflation took hold), but cheaper than painting and obviously less permanent. I've heard it's better to wrap black/dark vehicles because if the measurement and cuts are a bit off it gets hidden away a lot better than something like red or blue. But could still be an option! I had a dark gray car many years ago that I wanted to wrap in matte black, but I just never got around to it then ended up selling it.
KineticLensman 4y ago
> I almost always wear hi-vis orange shirts, and my preferred hoodie is hi-vis yellow I have some orange t-shirts that I love, but if I'm going out on a trip to the country to look for wildlife there is no way I'd wear them - I choose muted natural greens and khaki instead (although I don't actually wear camo gear). Also, when I photographing anywhere where I might be partially visible in a window reflection I wear clothes that don't have stripes, because these stand out like a sore thumb.
- cafard 4y ago
  Does most of that wildlife have color perception that would pick out orange? My recollection is that hunters in Colorado would wear blaze-orange vests to reduce the chance of being shot by other hunters; I presumed that this did not make them conspicuous to deer or elk.
  - KineticLensman 4y ago
    Many birds have very good colour vision, including UV. Some mammals such as Lions are dichromatic (lacking red) but this doesn’t render a red jacket invisible.

pc86 4y ago

If you're actually interested in changing your car color, you should could look at wrapping. It's still expensive (thousands last I checked, which was before any measurable inflation took hold), but cheaper than painting and obviously less permanent. I've heard it's better to wrap black/dark vehicles because if the measurement and cuts are a bit off it gets hidden away a lot better than something like red or blue. But could still be an option! I had a dark gray car many years ago that I wanted to wrap in matte black, but I just never got around to it then ended up selling it.

KineticLensman 4y ago

> I almost always wear hi-vis orange shirts, and my preferred hoodie is hi-vis yellow I have some orange t-shirts that I love, but if I'm going out on a trip to the country to look for wildlife there is no way I'd wear them - I choose muted natural greens and khaki instead (although I don't actually wear camo gear). Also, when I photographing anywhere where I might be partially visible in a window reflection I wear clothes that don't have stripes, because these stand out like a sore thumb.

cafard 4y ago
Does most of that wildlife have color perception that would pick out orange? My recollection is that hunters in Colorado would wear blaze-orange vests to reduce the chance of being shot by other hunters; I presumed that this did not make them conspicuous to deer or elk.
- KineticLensman 4y ago
  Many birds have very good colour vision, including UV. Some mammals such as Lions are dichromatic (lacking red) but this doesn’t render a red jacket invisible.