On Feb 24, 2011, at 11:36 AM, Don Hanson wrote:

> A 'camo' paint job?  While that would work fine in the country, it stands
> out, bigtime,  downtown.  Driving through the city or parked at the local
> Mall...camo paint 'draws the attention' and may have  connotations of
> "survivalist, Militia  member, hippy dirt-bag, or Sierra Club"...well maybe
> not the last..
>
>  The fairly ugly brown VW color from the 80s?...That one just seems to
> escape notice, it is unremarkable on the freeway and not very visible in
> "the wild"   The best in both environments...but(t) ugly.

... the reason "these guys" got so close to my Titian Red van (terrible for
inconspicuous camping) was to whisper to me that I needed to change
the paint job to Brown, preferably, road-apple or meadow-muffin Brown.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/syncronaut/sets/72157624483819735/

Bob