How do you make a ghillie suit?
A ghillie suit, originally designed for hunting and now also used for military operations, is arguably the best type of wearable camouflage. Specifically, the suit is a full body piece of clothing that is designed to break up your body’s outline and add texture. You can also spend some time to make it better by attaching items such as foliage, branches, and leaves to it. It is much better than standard camouflage wear because it not only attempts to blend into your habitat, it can actually use parts of your setting. • Select a usable suit to start your ghillie suit with. Some basic suits can be bought easily. • Expensive suits can be bought which already have a good deal of camouflage built in. It will likely look like a basic camo with flap on it. • Cheaper suits can also be bought which only break up your outline (no camo; only a solid color), but with a few branches and such from your surrounding attached, can blend in quite nicely. • Military flight suits and BDU’s work very well,
Ghillie camouflage suits can be expensive if bought from a retailer due to the labor. Making a ghillie suit, though time-consuming, is well worth the effort if done correctly. Step 1 Find a mechanic suit. This will be the base for the ghillie suit. Step 2 Locate some old clothing, jute and burlap. Cut the jute, old clothes and burlap into strips of varying lengths. Make sure none of the strips are shorter than twenty-four inches long. The strips should be from anywhere between 30 to 36 inches long. Step 3 Place the mechanic suit front-side down. Put the netting over the suit and cut out the shape of the mechanic suit. Step 4 Deposit a small amount of Shoe Goo on the perimeter of the mechanic suit and glue down the netting. Step 5 Take the old clothing, burlap and jute strips and tie the middle of the strips to the netting. Continue tying the strips until the suit is of the desired thickness.
