| Ghillie Suits are built to blend in with whatever terrain | | | | suit should be dirty brown in color or mud colored to |
| you are hunting or playing in. Ready made Ghillies can | | | | give a basic back ground to work from. Next, the |
| be expensive so the alternative is to build your own | | | | burlap or netting that will support the natural foliage |
| with materials that can be found inexpensively. | | | | incorporated into the suits should be strong, yet light |
| | | | | weight. The potato sack burlap is the weight you are |
| Most of the materials that you will need can be found | | | | looking for. Burlap is a material that is durable and |
| at sporting goods or fabric stores and won’t cost | | | | resists condensation. |
| you an arm and a leg. By following simple tips to build | | | | |
| your own unique suit you will be ready for that next | | | | The next step to take is painting or staining burlap to |
| hunting trip or game date. | | | | the colors you need is easily done. The colors you use |
| | | | | are based on the environment that you will be hunting |
| Ghillie suits have a long history. The suits were | | | | or gaming in. Basic colors used most often are desert |
| modified old military uniforms that had the belly of the | | | | tan, forest green, snow white, urban green and gray. |
| uniform reinforced with canvas to help protect the | | | | Now that the base color is in place, the burlap or jute |
| torso while lying on the stomach. Camouflage netting | | | | appendages are dyed. |
| was attached to burlap that had been shredded. Paint | | | | |
| is used to create colors that match the environment. | | | | The appendages should be dyed in greens, browns, or |
| Elements such as twigs, vines, moss and branches are | | | | left natural and placed randomly over the suit in the |
| used in the netting to add further camouflage to the | | | | netting. Keeping in mind that bright colors that are not |
| suit. | | | | produced by nature will lessen the effectiveness of |
| | | | | the suit, you will want to look for natural dyes that will |
| Building a homemade suit is not difficult. The suit begins | | | | complement the terrain for the appendages. |
| with a poncho, one price coveralls or shirt and pants | | | | The last step is to attach leaves, twigs, moss, vines, |
| that you cover with netting or burlap. Attaching the | | | | branches and mud to completely blend the suit into the |
| burlap or netting is done with medium strength fishing | | | | area that is used for hunting or gaming. White spray |
| line, the clear kind. | | | | paint can be applied in order to make a “snow” |
| | | | | Ghillie suit. We wish you good hunting! |
| The coverall or shirt and pants that are used for the | | | | |