Dirtying a ghillie suit?

Make mud using a garden hose or something similar?

Try the ocean, and drag it along a dirt road while you drive.

If I were still in the LA area, I would drive up to the hills in San Bernadino with a bucket of water and drag it behind my car on a dirt road for a ways.

Like yankee said, find some dirt, get a bucket of water (or hose) and make a good ol' mud pile. Then take chunks of mud and slap it on your ghillie. Rub it all over, let it air dry for a few hours, then hose off. Let it air dry, and then repeat the process again.

fuzzywolly said:

Let it air dry, and then repeat the process again.

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Thanks guys! Fuzzy how many times should I repeat the process? Until it looks natural enough?

There is no exact number of times that it needs to be done, but it least a few. Sure, once would be enough, seeing as you would be playing in the suit and it would get more worn in, but I like to do it a few times when I first build the ghillie to really make the ghillie more natural.

Last summer, when I built my ghillie, I repeated the process three times. I plan on doing it again once it gets warm out.

You will see huge improvements in making your ghillie natural after just one time, and even better results after a second time through.

First time I've heard somebody ask how to get dirty. Seems like it just comes natural to most folks. If you have kids, loan it to them for awhile. It'll be dirty!

woogie said:

I toss mine in a mud hole for a day or two. Let the mud get nice and crusty with the fibers. I then take it out into the country, after a nice rain. Find a gravel road, and attach the suit to the bumper with some rope. Put a sandbag or something on the front, for pressure, and then cruise down the road.

In about 5 miles you should be set. But check it every so often. I will usually be sitting on the tail gate watching, as my buddy drives the truck. There is no need to go 50 mph. Even a good 5-10 mph is good.

Just be careful

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I'm surpised it's not ripped!
I just would toss mine into mud and let it sit ;P

Or, practice your crawling in the mud...

Honestly, for me, when breakup happens, the snow is really dirty, so I just crawl around with it. That's what I did with my bdus, and what I will be doing with my ghillie once it's finished...

After one diryting(scroll down, one up from the botom):
http://www.airsoftforum.com/board/2nd-Home-Ghillie-t215209.html

^ what city are you located in? I'm in mission viejo.

PM me if you want to talk locations.

That's looking great after a good soaking!
Really nicely done!

If I could make one last critique, it still has a bit of a "fluffiness?" to it that I think you can get rid of fairly easily by interspersing some jute strands. Take another look at Fuzzy's ghillie for a good reference of how the jute takes the bushiness out of your form and helps you melt into the environment a bit more.

Otherwise, I'd say it's looking very nice indeed!

Thanks! I still need to de-string some of the burlap strips on the jacket and pants. Also need to put it through another dirtying/draggingprocess.

Something else to consider other than dirtying the ghillie is the boots you wear. In a few of the pics in my gallery thread, you can see my boots sticking out from areas with vegetation.

Slap some mud on them as well, and the boots will blend much better.

Pics:

Or not...

I have my jute/burlap hanging down past my boots, and I just tie it onto the laces, etc.