I'd vote more myth than reality. Just as with camouflage it's hard to envision where one Grey Man Costume would fit all situations. On a college campus I'd say a brightly colored backpack and wear your pants around your knees...and be 19 years old. At my age I'd have more like dressing like Indiana Jones' dad and trying to look like a professor.


I have read that the idea is specifically not to look 'tactical', so no 511 pants or MOLLE'd out packs. But if looters were looking for someone to rob (again, in our Mad Max scenario) you could also make a case for them avoiding attacking someone that's probably got a Glock 19 in that manny-pack/fanny-pack.