Learning More About Constructing a Ghillie Suit

What is a Ghillie Suit? You may have heard ahomemade Ghillie Suits. With two formats, there
Ghillie Suit also being referred to as a Yowie Suit,are two types of groups who use each. Military
the two names mean the same thing arepersonnel and professional snipers tend to create
interchangeable. A Ghillie Suit is a type oftheir own "Homemade Ghillie Suit". Military
camouflage clothing that is designed to imitateprofessionals tend to have a specific need for
heavy underbrush foliage. They are typicallytheir Ghillie Suits to blend into their desired
constructed from netting or cloth material, thensurroundings, which is why they make their own
attached with loose strips of cloth mixed with realGhillie Suits. Hunters and paintball enthusiasts tend
or artificial twine, leaves and twigs. They areto opt for the commercially manufactured Ghillie
designed for hunters, snipers, military personnel,Suit.
and even paintball enthusiasts to blend naturallyEven for professionals, Ghillie Suits can take up to
into their surroundings.a minimum of 100 hours the entire creation
Ghillie Suits can be found in two constructionprocess is tedious, meticulous, messy and very
"formats" - professionally manufactured ortime consuming.