My Ghillie Suit......

[nickmyron]

I made a Ghillie Suit a year or two ago, i just thought some of you might like to see it
(I know some of you guys from another board might have seen it already )

Heres how i did it,
I decided i would do some research and make one rather then buying a kit or something like that,

So i searched everywhere and printed out hundreds of pages of info and pics....the i started collecting the materials here is what i used:

-An old pair of military coveralls
-1" square netting
-Shoe Goop (for gluing net on)
-Jute (this is the same thing as Burlap except its not threaded into fabric)
-many colors of Rit dye
-other fabrics that would help blend the look
-a hat that has a brim all the way around
-And LOTS OF TIME!

I started this project during my summer vacation i am just 15 so i had plenty of time

I started out by gluing/sewing the net on the coveralls and hat

then i cut the Jute into about 18" segments and dyied it with the rit dye (in 5 gallon buckets)

Let it soak in there for a while (about 24 hours) the it took about 3-4 days for the jute to dry

now it was time to get to work!

I started grabbing about 5 strands at a time and threading it through the netting every inch and tying it half way (so there was 9" on each side)

I did this over, and over and over adding in various other fabrics

And i got this...........



In this pic you can see how I made the hat:



Heres some pics of regular camo vs. my ghillie suit:

With regular camo clothing:


With Ghillie Suit:



Here are some other various pics of me and my ghillie suit:







Tell me what you think,

Nick~

[Bobcat]

Hey Nick,

You really did a great job! I am impressed, to say the least! ;D

Good Hunting,

Bob

[Dale]

Looks like a pretty good job to me. Where do I order mine

[BozoWise]

That is the same procedure I did on mine, but boy it is HOT down here in the desert and tends to stick up on the bushes. You did a great job on yours and I know that it is alot of work.

[1st cav sgt ret]

really great gillie

[Slew]

awesome! We use gilly blankets when we goose hunt in peanut fields. They look smokin...

Slew