Reccomend me a Ghillie suit

[Eldin]

Just as the title says...

My budget is $200, I do some moving around, I don't want too much ghillieness on the front torso area, as I crawl alot, and camp (camping is in tents)
Sorry- just had to throw that in there


I snipe, woodland area, netting is a must (attach foliage) , any material as long as it works well!

Thanks

[CDN_Stalker]

Only way to go is to make your own, it'll be less than half your limit price, 1/4 of that cost if you already have BDUs to use as a base. Best is to make your own, you can tailor it to where you play, and make it unique too. If you say you don't have time to make one, then some will reply that you don't have the time to play the sniper role either.

Check this series out, is quite good:

YouTube- How to make a Ghillie Suit 1/9

[krap101]

If you want, I think polyester fibers are less prone to mold and are lighter and more "breathable" I think fireproofing is also a good idea

Also, if you're going to be crawling most of the time, you can just make a "cape" rather than the full suit.

[Eeyore]

Originally Posted by krap101

" I think fireproofing is also a good idea"

+ 1000, you want to make sure that you spray fire retardant on your ghillie before you use it. I use to play alot of paintball and I have seen a ghillie go up in flames. Thankfully it wasn't on the guy at the time.

[Eldin]

Only way to go is to make your own, it'll be less than half your limit price, 1/4 of that cost if you already have BDUs to use as a base. Best is to make your own, you can tailor it to where you play, and make it unique too. If you say you don't have time to make one, then some will reply that you don't have the time to play the sniper role either.

I started one, and I'm about half way through it.

I dyed/frayed my own burlap from scratch, but burlap is very scarce, and I need alot of it.

I checked out those same videos before I started it, but this project is discouraging because:
1. I'm going to have to start over anyways, due to some bad dyeing techniques
2. I really could spend the time working, then just take the money I made, and put it into a very nice ghillie suit (probably better than I would had previously made), and modify it to my liking with the limited resources I do have available to me.

[CDN_Stalker]

There aren't many "good" ghillies for sale, more to the point of them likely not to work with the area you want to use them, and you'll pay a lot for them.

Continue making yours, take apart what you have and start over again, even if you have a bad dye job, you can add those parts in later to make your ghillie look as it's supposed to, a "pile of nothing". And burlap is easy to find, maybe more difficult this time of year, but Canadian Tire, Rona, Home Depot etc. sell burlap for a good price, and most of it already has a fire retardant applied to them. You can also check out fabric stores, it'll be a bit more expensive, but is another location to buy if you need more.

[Eldin]

Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

There aren't many "good" ghillies for sale, more to the point of them likely not to work with the area you want to use them, and you'll pay a lot for them.

Continue making yours, take apart what you have and start over again, even if you have a bad dye job, you can add those parts in later to make your ghillie look as it's supposed to, a "pile of nothing". And burlap is easy to find, maybe more difficult this time of year, but Canadian Tire, Rona, Home Depot etc. sell burlap for a good price, and most of it already has a fire retardant applied to them. You can also check out fabric stores, it'll be a bit more expensive, but is another location to buy if you need more.

Thanks for the advice, but you see, there aren't really any stores around here.

I live on an island.

BUT, I just checked and there is a coffee roasting warehouse that supposedly has some burlap bags.

I am also out of dyes :/

I just don't think it would be worth the effort

[CDN_Stalker]

Originally Posted by Eldin

Thanks for the advice, but you see, there aren't really any stores around here.

I live on an island.

BUT, I just checked and there is a coffee roasting warehouse that supposedly has some burlap bags.

I am also out of dyes :/

I just don't think it would be worth the effort

It will, just be creative and picture the woods while making it. There are also friends that can pick stuff up for you and deliver/mail it such as dye, burlap and such. All you need is to ask. Me being me, I'd hate to see you blow $200 on a pre-made ghillie only to see you grossly disappointed by it.

[Eldin]

Thanks Stalker, your a great help.

I'm going to take it apart, and redistribute all the burlap around the suit, so I can probably get 10% burlap 90% vegetation, and just keep adding burlap until I get about 40% - 60%

I heard that shoegoo works really well, I usually hand sew everything, but my sewing jobs aren't that great.

Do you think shoegoo would work better? I've tried fabric glue, but that stuff just peels off.

[krap101]

If I remember correctly, the shoe goo will work because there isn't really any load on the webbing. If you want to sew it you can though.

[The Acer]

Any good place to buy a Ghillie Cape if you don't have time to make one yourself?

[CDN_Stalker]

Originally Posted by Eldin

Thanks Stalker, your a great help.

I'm going to take it apart, and redistribute all the burlap around the suit, so I can probably get 10% burlap 90% vegetation, and just keep adding burlap until I get about 40% - 60%

I heard that shoegoo works really well, I usually hand sew everything, but my sewing jobs aren't that great.

Do you think shoegoo would work better? I've tried fabric glue, but that stuff just peels off.

ShooGoo is amazing for attaching netting, much better than sewing. Is very strong, and also distributes the load of tearing over a larger area (picture a splotch of ShooGoo, typical application settles down to about 1/2" to 3/4", where sewing stays in place at maybe 1/8" of fabric), is rubbery enough to be a bit flexible, but strong enough that you will have a hard time tearing it off by hand.

[Gunny_McSmith]

here's a pic of my friend Ragboy (his ASC nickname)

Is this something like this that you want to build?

pics:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4946197...7623768914415/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4946197...7623768914415/

[Eldin]

Originally Posted by Gunny_McSmith

here's a pic of my friend Ragboy (his ASC nickname)

Is this something like this that you want to build?

pics:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4946197...7623768914415/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4946197...7623768914415/

Yea, pretty much exactly like that, except I'm also making ghillie pants and hood, and there's some more material covering the upper torso.

ShooGoo is amazing for attaching netting, much better than sewing. Is very strong, and also distributes the load of tearing over a larger area (picture a splotch of ShooGoo, typical application settles down to about 1/2" to 3/4", where sewing stays in place at maybe 1/8" of fabric), is rubbery enough to be a bit flexible, but strong enough that you will have a hard time tearing it off by hand.

That stuff sounds great, I'll pick some up.

[PARKINGLOT]

they have them for like $80 at walmart....

or there's a site I was looking at before that had great kits for like $60-70 bucks....