looking into getting a ghillie, dont really have alot of time to build one because i work so much so im wondering where is a good place to purchase a quality ghillie. preferably with multicam bdu's and desert type ghillie.
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Re: Best place to buy a ghillie?
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Re: Best place to buy a ghillie?
Contact Brutus1776 on here. His site is
http://libertytreetactical.com
and he makes great suits, and is a good guy to talk to. His suits are top notch.
Contact Brutus1776 on here. His site is
http://libertytreetactical.com
and he makes great suits, and is a good guy to talk to. His suits are top notch.
Re: Best place to buy a ghillie?
The term 'best' is overrated and pervasive. There are several g-suit "builders" here on the Hide. Currently under contract for a build with 'SIERRAWHISKEY'. He has been very professional throughout the entire process, patient with questions, and responsive. Not to mention, he's one hell of a cool guy!
Recommend you discuss your suit objectives/requirements with a few prospective builders and then decide on the path-forward. SIERRAWHISKEY is GTG!
The term 'best' is overrated and pervasive. There are several g-suit "builders" here on the Hide. Currently under contract for a build with 'SIERRAWHISKEY'. He has been very professional throughout the entire process, patient with questions, and responsive. Not to mention, he's one hell of a cool guy!
Recommend you discuss your suit objectives/requirements with a few prospective builders and then decide on the path-forward. SIERRAWHISKEY is GTG!
Re: Best place to buy a ghillie?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: c_bass16</div><div class="ubbcode-body">From me. Duh</div></div>
roger that cbass
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: c_bass16</div><div class="ubbcode-body">From me. Duh</div></div>
roger that cbass
Re: Best place to buy a ghillie?
Depends on your intention. What will the suit be used for? Patintball / Airsoft? Hunting? Real world?
The best ghillie is natural foliage and only limmited to your imagination.
My best ghillie suit was improvised from some protective gear from a sporting website and some other resources. I won't tell you everything detail, but it was nice and cool and thermal proof. Research, research, research.
Good luckon your build.
Regards,
-Ms
Depends on your intention. What will the suit be used for? Patintball / Airsoft? Hunting? Real world?
The best ghillie is natural foliage and only limmited to your imagination.
My best ghillie suit was improvised from some protective gear from a sporting website and some other resources. I won't tell you everything detail, but it was nice and cool and thermal proof. Research, research, research.
Good luckon your build.
Regards,
-Ms
Re: Best place to buy a ghillie?
Building a ghillie suit yourself is better. That way you can tailor it specifically your way, such as pockets, colors, and veg attachments.
Building a ghillie suit is really easy. You can make it hard an time consuming though if your plan is really elaborate.
Start by getting a pair of oversized BDUs. Preferably desert color ( so you can make it darker if you need to). Buy some netting, preferably 1"-1.75". Attach netting with shoe goo wherever you want it.
Buy some military burlap sandbags either at a surplus store or eBay. I bought 50 bags for $20 on eBay, which is more than enough. Cut the sandbags in strips or you can un-weave it into individual strands. Tie onto netting in various areas trying not to go overboard with it. You want just enough to break up the outline. Vegetation will help blend you into your surrounding. Tie in vegatation by using the burlap.
If you need to add some earth tones to your platform, I like to use the Tactical Consealment dyes in a spray bottle and apply greens to wherever it's needed.
That's pretty much it for the basics. If your going to be crawling around alot, shoe goo some canvas on the chest, elbows, and knees for reinforcement. Some people like to use cordura, but I find that it is a little bit noisy when something brushes against it. And if cordura rips, it usually frays.
Also canvas is cheap and it can be easily dyed, unlike cordura nylon.
Building a ghillie suit yourself is better. That way you can tailor it specifically your way, such as pockets, colors, and veg attachments.
Building a ghillie suit is really easy. You can make it hard an time consuming though if your plan is really elaborate.
Start by getting a pair of oversized BDUs. Preferably desert color ( so you can make it darker if you need to). Buy some netting, preferably 1"-1.75". Attach netting with shoe goo wherever you want it.
Buy some military burlap sandbags either at a surplus store or eBay. I bought 50 bags for $20 on eBay, which is more than enough. Cut the sandbags in strips or you can un-weave it into individual strands. Tie onto netting in various areas trying not to go overboard with it. You want just enough to break up the outline. Vegetation will help blend you into your surrounding. Tie in vegatation by using the burlap.
If you need to add some earth tones to your platform, I like to use the Tactical Consealment dyes in a spray bottle and apply greens to wherever it's needed.
That's pretty much it for the basics. If your going to be crawling around alot, shoe goo some canvas on the chest, elbows, and knees for reinforcement. Some people like to use cordura, but I find that it is a little bit noisy when something brushes against it. And if cordura rips, it usually frays.
Also canvas is cheap and it can be easily dyed, unlike cordura nylon.
Re: Best place to buy a ghillie?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dangedan87</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Building a ghillie suit yourself is better. That way you can tailor it specifically your way, such as pockets, colors, and veg attachments.
Building a ghillie suit is really easy. You can make it hard an time consuming though if your plan is really elaborate.
Start by getting a pair of oversized BDUs. Preferably desert color ( so you can make it darker if you need to). Buy some netting, preferably 1"-1.75". Attach netting with shoe goo wherever you want it.
Buy some military burlap sandbags either at a surplus store or eBay. I bought 50 bags for $20 on eBay, which is more than enough. Cut the sandbags in strips or you can un-weave it into individual strands. Tie onto netting in various areas trying not to go overboard with it. You want just enough to break up the outline. Vegetation will help blend you into your surrounding. Tie in vegatation by using the burlap.
If you need to add some earth tones to your platform, I like to use the Tactical Consealment dyes in a spray bottle and apply greens to wherever it's needed.
That's pretty much it for the basics. If your going to be crawling around alot, shoe goo some canvas on the chest, elbows, and knees for reinforcement. Some people like to use cordura, <span style="color: #FF0000">but I find that it is a little bit noisy when something brushes against it</span>. And if cordura rips, it usually frays.
Also canvas is cheap and it can be easily dyed, unlike cordura nylon. </div></div>
Some good basic points, but the OP said he didn't have the time. Besides that, why would you spend $ on burlap sandbag's, live with the hassel of cutting, threading, having burlap get all over the place, dying when you can purcahse burlap or jute thread all ready to go for you at a cheap price.
- Don't use BDU's. If you do, turn them inside out so pockets are inside. Use a jumpsuit / coverall's or even FRACU's instead, that is, if you're stuck on a using 2 piece suit.
- Don't buy burlap sandbag's. It's a waste of time especially considering you said you don't have the time. Purchase jute thread or burlap already cut, threaded and dyed for you at cheap prices.
- If you are crawling a lot (FFP?), spend an extra 10 minutes and add some padding to your suit ie. puss pad before you sew your canvas on etc.
Bottom line; there is no real wrong way to build a suit just as long as it works. I once saw a ghillie suit that was spray painted hunter's orange for deer hunting. A relative said: "Talk about defeating the hole purpose". No, not really...
Just get a cloaking device and forget the ghillie
Happy hunting,
-Ms
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dangedan87</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Building a ghillie suit yourself is better. That way you can tailor it specifically your way, such as pockets, colors, and veg attachments.
Building a ghillie suit is really easy. You can make it hard an time consuming though if your plan is really elaborate.
Start by getting a pair of oversized BDUs. Preferably desert color ( so you can make it darker if you need to). Buy some netting, preferably 1"-1.75". Attach netting with shoe goo wherever you want it.
Buy some military burlap sandbags either at a surplus store or eBay. I bought 50 bags for $20 on eBay, which is more than enough. Cut the sandbags in strips or you can un-weave it into individual strands. Tie onto netting in various areas trying not to go overboard with it. You want just enough to break up the outline. Vegetation will help blend you into your surrounding. Tie in vegatation by using the burlap.
If you need to add some earth tones to your platform, I like to use the Tactical Consealment dyes in a spray bottle and apply greens to wherever it's needed.
That's pretty much it for the basics. If your going to be crawling around alot, shoe goo some canvas on the chest, elbows, and knees for reinforcement. Some people like to use cordura, <span style="color: #FF0000">but I find that it is a little bit noisy when something brushes against it</span>. And if cordura rips, it usually frays.
Also canvas is cheap and it can be easily dyed, unlike cordura nylon. </div></div>
Some good basic points, but the OP said he didn't have the time. Besides that, why would you spend $ on burlap sandbag's, live with the hassel of cutting, threading, having burlap get all over the place, dying when you can purcahse burlap or jute thread all ready to go for you at a cheap price.
- Don't use BDU's. If you do, turn them inside out so pockets are inside. Use a jumpsuit / coverall's or even FRACU's instead, that is, if you're stuck on a using 2 piece suit.
- Don't buy burlap sandbag's. It's a waste of time especially considering you said you don't have the time. Purchase jute thread or burlap already cut, threaded and dyed for you at cheap prices.
- If you are crawling a lot (FFP?), spend an extra 10 minutes and add some padding to your suit ie. puss pad before you sew your canvas on etc.
Bottom line; there is no real wrong way to build a suit just as long as it works. I once saw a ghillie suit that was spray painted hunter's orange for deer hunting. A relative said: "Talk about defeating the hole purpose". No, not really...
Just get a cloaking device and forget the ghillie
Happy hunting,
-Ms
Re: Best place to buy a ghillie?
From SHAY on here....
From SHAY on here....
Re: Best place to buy a ghillie?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StanwoodSpartan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">From SHAY on here.... </div></div>
Thanks for the recommendation Stanwood, but I'm out of the game for the time being. I'm focusing on PT and Family time, since I'm gone once August hits.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StanwoodSpartan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">From SHAY on here.... </div></div>
Thanks for the recommendation Stanwood, but I'm out of the game for the time being. I'm focusing on PT and Family time, since I'm gone once August hits.
bump for ghillie description, good read.
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