question about making ghillie suit

[RatSniper]

I'm thinking of making a ghillie suit for paintball purposes and was wondering if it would be alright to use burlap already camouflaged, i.e. Mossy Oak burlap, or if it would be better to use regular burlap and dye it or paint it.

[Sharky]

Either one will do fine for your purposes.

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[josepy]

You need to make a ghillie that matches your environment. If the camo burlap is the color the the veg and terrain then it is good to go. If not wash the color out before attaching it to the suit.

When using burlap less is more. Always use as much natural veg as burlap.

[Mike]

A compnay I found who made ghillie suits is UCD Industries. Their web site http://www.ucindustries.com is not working. Anyone have their address and phone#?
Thanks.

[Cut]

Only problem I've had with printed camo burlap is that it takes FOREVER for it to fray to mimic grass and leaves. But should be fine for paintball and other sporting uses.

That way you don't have to worry about dies and paints to get a suit that works fairly well.

[Linus]

Mike!

Try this address instead: http://www.comnet.ca/~leblanc/



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[FNG]

Don't bother with UCD industries... their company is a two person home business store with one or two sewing machines and a box of burlap. Their 'manager' Andy isn't very trustworthy either.

[Linus]

Thanx for the tip-off. Their prices are...outrageous.

[TonyM]

Here's a inexpensive, quick way to make a ghillie;
1) Pick up a set of green military firemans coveralls, surplus (mine cost $20cdn). They're nomex and the pockets are big.
2) Add nylon/canvas, etc for reinforcement of knees, etc. I used scraps of an old shelter-half. Cost $0.
3) Get some of the new vehicle 3d cam net, surplus $15, or I just cut a chunk off a vehicle on our last ex. Remove the net backing and sew on the 3d leafy nylon mesh to the coveralls. Do the same for a hat, adding extra for a cape. Total time to make mine was 3 beers and 1 afternoon.

This makes a OK ghillie suit, not like the "hollywood" type, but very lightwieght and compact (mine fits in my patrol pack) lots of places for natural cam and dosen't weigh a ton when wet. In fact it looks even better when a bit wet as it matches the wet bush better than burlap (it rains a lot here on the west coast).

[gumby]

tommys got the rite idea for its simplistic andstraight forward approach I would also suggest surplus stores[go figure] and pawn shops arround mil-bases[not-airforce] save money drinkbeer