Looking into some Ghillie...

[Skladfin]

Hey guys

I'm looking into maybe purchasing a ghillie suit.

I'm wondering which ones you would recommend, person with direct experience would be great.

Thanks, help is greatly appreciated.

[CDN_Stalker]

Or you can make your own (BETTER) ghillie for a fraction of the cost of buying, unless your time does equal money, then buying pre-made would be the cheaper route.

[Ceros]

Don't listen to Stalker. I've seen his ghillie and it pretty much sucks. (kidding)

He's absolutely right though. Go out and buy the material yourself, then sit down and make it. You'll save a ton of cash and also feel like you've accomplished something in the process... something to be proud of (no matter how good it turns out on your first try). It's really not that difficult to make something that is cheap and effective.

[Sha Do]

I completely agree with CDN STALKER on this, as building your own allows you to mod your ghillie to suit your style or enviroment of play, where as a pre made one can (but not always) cost you more.
However, a pre made one will always need be trimmed and mod'd to work with you kit and enviroment, so in the end you will only be saving a minimal amount of time.
So unless your time is worth money, building your own is the better way.

SHA DO

[lupo]

Well the synthetic ones available at daves (dstactical) are a really awesome start they still need alot of personal time. Those are the only kits i would consider buying they are a ready made suit that you will have to modify to fit your taste but for the price and fact they are rot proof and fire retardant they are a good buy.

[CDN_Stalker]

Originally Posted by Ceros

Don't listen to Stalker. I've seen his ghillie and it pretty much sucks. (kidding)

He's absolutely right though. Go out and buy the material yourself, then sit down and make it. You'll save a ton of cash and also feel like you've accomplished something in the process... something to be proud of (no matter how good it turns out on your first try). It's really not that difficult to make something that is cheap and effective.

You are only saying that because you only saw it when you stepped on me. Bum!!!

Originally Posted by lupo

Well the synthetic ones available at daves (dstactical) are a really awesome start they still need alot of personal time. Those are the only kits i would consider buying they are a ready made suit that you will have to modify to fit your taste but for the price and fact they are rot proof and fire retardant they are a good buy.

Haven't had any burlap rot on me yet, even though my ghillie has been through hell over the years................ yes it tends to stink, but better than smelling like High Karate aftershave. And seems I've lucked out with the burlap I've bought at CT and Rona, both are completely fire retardent treated................ at least as far as the lit cigarette test goes. Even after a few mins a lit cig sitting on burlap only leaves a black mark, doesn't go up in a ball of fire like others have stated. Only open flame will ignite it.

[Amos]

Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

Even after a few mins a lit cig sitting on burlap only leaves a black mark, doesn't go up in a ball of fire like others have stated. Only open flame will ignite it.

Few.

I have the same burlap... and I gave it the "open flame" test... and it went up quicker than paper!

I've gotta find a smoker and test the cig one... I don't wanna be wearing a flammable jumpsuit :S

[CDN_Stalker]

Originally Posted by Amos

Few.

I have the same burlap... and I gave it the "open flame" test... and it went up quicker than paper!

I've gotta find a smoker and test the cig one... I don't wanna be wearing a flammable jumpsuit :S

Had a good arguement with Bllodsport one night, he said that an ash fell off his bud's cig because of wind, hit the burlap and he had to be rolled around to put it out. Quite a few times I've left a lit cig on a strip of the burlap, got bored after a few mins of watching it. Remember using a cigarette to light a campfire years ago, dry paper and such, took me a good 10 mins of work and blowing/fanning to get the flame to come out and catch to make the fire go. Makes me seriously suspect firefighter's claims of a house fire starting because of a lit cigarette. If it takes a huge amount of effort to get flammable stuff to ignite into flame................. lit cig in my tests is one step above that of a hot soldering iron for ignition testing.

Still, test the burlap you buy beforehand. Period!!! Be you a smoker or not, best to find out what might cause you burns, if you stand beside a smoker or pyro. Stuff I use, even a single strand of burlap doesn't lit up with a cig heater.

[Skladfin]

Hey, thanks for all the input, could not have gotten this much knowledge without your help.

I decided to go with lupo's advice and will purchase the synthetic version from Dave's Surplus, as their local and what not.. And would work on it to better suit the vegetation of this area.

https://dstactical.com/product_info....roducts_id=912

Their also fire retardent so I don't have to risk my life lol

[kcrit42q]

i seen some of the synthetic ones and they are shiny