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Hey guys, sandman here and I thought I should contribute (or try too) with a logical post. Now if you don't know much about me, I am a do it yourselfer and like to think outside the box.
Supplies I used for my first ghillie suit:
Tailgate Netting
2 Yards Of Burlap (Tan/Brown/Green)
Rustoleum Camouflage Spraypaint (OD/Khaki/Earth Brown)
Vegitation
Rubberbands or Zipties
This was an idea that I was using for when I was in large fields, but still operating as a rifleman and wanted to stay halfway concealed. I no means was this meant to be a full ghillie suit.
Since I do not have a camera till I go back to my moms, I will describe it accurately to my best abilities. I will be posting pictures soon.
If you are unfamiliar with tailgate netting, it is rectangular shape. I believe mine was 4-5 Feet in Length, and 2 feet in Height. On each corner there are plastic clips, which I replaced with 4 Carabiners (Break Weight 150 Pounds). On my particular net, it was 1x1 squares.
I spent nearly 8 hours stringing and attaching the burlap. (Note: I did not use all the burlap at all, my ratio has stayed at 70% Vegitation 30% Burlap) Once I felt I had added the proper amount of burlap, I went over it with light dustings of spraypaint where I saw fit. A big mistake I made was using zipties to attach my vegitation, and I will be using rubberbands the next time around. I added lots of local vegitation, and dragged it around it around in the dirt and mud for awhile
Now if you can imagine this, I hooked the carabiners from the bottom to the top of the net, not the top carabiners. This allowed me to slide my arms into my ghillie suit fairly easily. Once I had my arms in, I hooked both the top carabiners together in a cape like fashion.
If you are wondering the reason I chose this at the time, it was because I needed to get to my magazines in front. It worked pretty well for the time being, but currently I am on my 2nd Ghillie suit which will be a full ghillie suit.
Supplies I used for my first ghillie suit:
Tailgate Netting
2 Yards Of Burlap (Tan/Brown/Green)
Rustoleum Camouflage Spraypaint (OD/Khaki/Earth Brown)
Vegitation
Rubberbands or Zipties
This was an idea that I was using for when I was in large fields, but still operating as a rifleman and wanted to stay halfway concealed. I no means was this meant to be a full ghillie suit.
Since I do not have a camera till I go back to my moms, I will describe it accurately to my best abilities. I will be posting pictures soon.
If you are unfamiliar with tailgate netting, it is rectangular shape. I believe mine was 4-5 Feet in Length, and 2 feet in Height. On each corner there are plastic clips, which I replaced with 4 Carabiners (Break Weight 150 Pounds). On my particular net, it was 1x1 squares.
I spent nearly 8 hours stringing and attaching the burlap. (Note: I did not use all the burlap at all, my ratio has stayed at 70% Vegitation 30% Burlap) Once I felt I had added the proper amount of burlap, I went over it with light dustings of spraypaint where I saw fit. A big mistake I made was using zipties to attach my vegitation, and I will be using rubberbands the next time around. I added lots of local vegitation, and dragged it around it around in the dirt and mud for awhile
Now if you can imagine this, I hooked the carabiners from the bottom to the top of the net, not the top carabiners. This allowed me to slide my arms into my ghillie suit fairly easily. Once I had my arms in, I hooked both the top carabiners together in a cape like fashion.
If you are wondering the reason I chose this at the time, it was because I needed to get to my magazines in front. It worked pretty well for the time being, but currently I am on my 2nd Ghillie suit which will be a full ghillie suit.
