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Using this instructable as a guide, I made a ghillie suit out of a Jute landscaping net. I spray-painted the Jute and sewed it on.
It just had it's trial by fire today and it worked pretty good. I got several stealth kills where the enemy did not notice me. Some even walked right by me!
Apparently the camera does not like the colors I used. In reality the colors are darker and more natural looking. The white/tan is actually dark brown/black. The blue green is actually dark green. There are five different mixes of each color, this does not show in the pictures.
Edit: Just so I don't have to explain this again. This ghillie suit is not absolutely perfect! It was made by me, an amateur, in less than twenty-four hours. I had to Improvise in some areas, (ie. I had no cargo netting handy). I know, it's hard to believe. Improvising on a ghillie suit, what a terrible crime. It still needs some touchups here and there, but it serves it's purpose just fine. I, for one, am quite proud of my handiwork.
Yes, it may look bad in the pictures, but you should see this in real life.
So, now that you know, please no more "This sucks!" comments. I get your point. Really.
It just had it's trial by fire today and it worked pretty good. I got several stealth kills where the enemy did not notice me. Some even walked right by me!
Apparently the camera does not like the colors I used. In reality the colors are darker and more natural looking. The white/tan is actually dark brown/black. The blue green is actually dark green. There are five different mixes of each color, this does not show in the pictures.
Edit: Just so I don't have to explain this again. This ghillie suit is not absolutely perfect! It was made by me, an amateur, in less than twenty-four hours. I had to Improvise in some areas, (ie. I had no cargo netting handy). I know, it's hard to believe. Improvising on a ghillie suit, what a terrible crime. It still needs some touchups here and there, but it serves it's purpose just fine. I, for one, am quite proud of my handiwork.
Yes, it may look bad in the pictures, but you should see this in real life.
So, now that you know, please no more "This sucks!" comments. I get your point. Really.
to the elbows on the sleeves. The garnish applied to the back of the suit
should be long enough to cover the sides of the sniper when he is in the
prone position. A bush [Boonie] hat is also covered with garnish or netting.
The garnish should belong enough to breakup the outline of the sniper’s
neck, but it should not be so long in front to obscure his vision or
hinder movement." U.S. Army Field Manual 23-10
I agree. Its a good first time suit but you can work on it.
1. Use a smaller ply. it looks like you took an old mop and slapped it on the back of a bdu.
2. Your green is too dark. if you wanted to make a new one i would start with a base color, in your case light green. then i would add a little bit of tan and black to help blend in with dirt/shadows.
3.Vary the lengths of the string. yours just looks like you grew your hair down to your legs and dyed it.
4. Add some natural foliage, it helps it look more natural, but be careful, dont make it look like a big pile of leaves
you might have to fray them out, but it might work...
nice job
I agree. Its a good first time suit but you can work on it.
1. Use a smaller ply. it looks like you took an old mop and slapped it on the back of a bdu.
2. Your green is too dark. if you wanted to make a new one i would start with a base color, in your case light green. then i would add a little bit of tan and black to help blend in with dirt/shadows.
3.Vary the lengths of the string. yours just looks like you grew your hair down to your legs and dyed it.
4. Add some natural foliage, it helps it look more natural, but be careful, dont make it look like a big pile of leaves
So, Im halfway into my first ghillie. I was playing hide-and-seek with my buddies to test it out, and the back, (The finished part,) worked perfectly.
But, I used cotton thread, *facepalm* so its starting to fall apart.
I need cheaper materials for my second ghillie. Maintly, cheaper string/jute. I used multicolored yarn, so it was about 3 dollars per 1000 yards. 1000 yards gets me a quarter of the back or front.
So far, i used about 6 or 7, so thats 21 bucks, add the 4 more i already bought, 32, a 20 dollar hoodie, 52, and 10 dollars of fish netting (1 inch squares), which hasnt finished the pants. 62 dollars, and Im not even half done.
I seriously need cheaper materials.
-PKT