ghuilly suit

Furface,
I've made a couple of ghuillie suits for myself and others for around $20 each(the price is right). I used a mesh laundry bag ($5), 3-4 rolls of jute twine ($1.50-$2.00 each roll), and Ritz clothing dye (~$2.00/color). Cut head and arm holes in the laundry bag and attach dyed jute of chosen colors by simply tying them to the bag, then unravel the jute. This "suit" can be simply warn over chosen camo pattern shirts, jackets, or coveralls to match temp. For pants, just cut and sew a laundry bag to camo pants and do the same. As for effectiveness, brought a coyote into within 10ft. yesterday. Takes alot of time, but as others have mentioned, well worth it.
 
Ha! I was going to comment on the use of the ghillie and low and behold you guys beat me to it!!You have pretty much covered it all too.I have built suits and now use a Rancho Safari suit it is great!!No worry about getting too hot I call in some of the hottest weather around and just wear a tee-shirt under my suit(I do alot of hiking too,just roll it up and carry it however you wish)and I dont see a great problem with heat you should try to stay out of direct sunlight when on a call stand anyway.I really find it a necessary peice of equiptment and you can often get away with movements you wouldnt without it!REMEMBER:A GOOD GHILLY IS NEVER FINISHED!!!Keep adding to it, the more use the better they get!
 
I've used and made several different styles of G-suits and no matter which color or what type of fabric you use, in my opinion they are just too heavy for any type of hot and humid climate. You're a walking fire hazard, if you get rained on your weight triples, you get snagged up in everything but the family dog and you can never totally get the scent washed out of these things, especially the spray paint which you use as the seasons change. If you don't mind the weight, the winter is not bad for a G-Suit, but the summer is the killer. I finally broke down and bought one of the 3-D suits and absolutely love it. Helps with the bugs in the summer, very light and while not as totally effective as a G-suit, it works great. I try to keep in mind the old rule of thumb when sitting around thinking of making crap like this: The eye of most any animal, human or otherwise sees things in this order: Movement first, sillouette second and color last.
Good luck on the G-suit and post up some pics when you finish it:)
 
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