Ghillie suits

spicymchaggis

Right my question of the day yet again Ghillie suits/jackets/ponchos. im looking for peoples reviews and experiences and recommendations with them from weigh, heat, manoverablity, ability to not fall apart and of course how well it keeps you hidden and how well you can see out of it etc...

personally im looking for something that cover the top half of my body so my legs are free to move.

ED E

My two cents, spend the doe on upgrades for your sniper rather than buy ghille. You'll probably fork out over a hundred for one but I doubt it will be worthwhile. If you are gonna use ghille you'll have to be in some sort of folliage or long grass, you stand out like a sore thumb in the open. If that is the case then with good camo and a suitable headger(shemagh) you can just use the folliage itself as the cover, eg. rather than blending with the bush, get into it.

To be fair, they were effective at G1 BUT so was a sniper in plain DPM in the middle of the main trail, he just made a hide outa fallen branches and the opposition had no idea where he was.

100+ on a rarely used ghille or 100+ on say VSR parts?

horgan_p

we have a hungarian guy arriving soon to us who does custom ghillies i have some pix which i'll try to put up later, his stuff is amazing

amaughan

the best way to have an effective gillie suite is to make it yourself so you can costomize it to the play area you'll be in it can take weeks to make it perfect for you or you can buy one for 100 odd euro and it dont work in your surrounding area where you play.remember if you do make one leave room for natural vegetation

amaughan

also the cost is very little maybe 30 euro if you want to make a top notch one ill try post pix of my one soon enough

Fallschirmjager

there are ones on ebaybanned for 83 dollars...

PEP_C

You can get a one piece stalking suit and rifle cover for about $100 dollars. Basically a big wooly poncho. Smells of jute thread, is a complete nuicance to get into and out of cover in, catches on everything. Makes your nose itch....limits your vision, is a complete nightmare to wear on a hot day....but it all pales into insignificance when you get your first touch kill. Yes the merry half stepping little airsofter comes down the track, you reach out and gently squeeze his ankle and watch while the pee runs down his leg.

I have a stalking suit....its easier for me to move around in....its long enough to cover my boots when lying down.....and its covers my front and back...unlike the guillie suit which only covers your back and sides. It also puts about 3 inches on material between me and the ground when lying down on wet ground. Which means I stay warmer for longer.

Poccington

Make a proper hide.

Problem solved.

MKIII

got a ghillie suit not what i pictured but still good .Just wondering is it legal to put it on and scare the crap out of people?

DisasterIRL

MKIII wrote: »

got a ghillie suit not what i pictured but still good .Just wondering is it legal to put it on and scare the crap out of people?

I doubt it is illegal as such, like there isn't an act against it but I wouldn't suggest trying it, why not just try it at your local skirmish site

Irish Trinity

a scare kill...:P

you have to frighten the guy to death

HarryHirsch

I have a movie from German Wehrmacht about sniper training. It was so good the the US Army dubed it and used it for their own. So if so. is interested, I can provide a copy of it. Just send me a PM. (I don't think that there is still a copyright any more)

MKIII

used it to scare people theother day.Only works in a garden if the person is new to the aid garden, or if you tell someone you're using a ghillie.Otherwise you remain undetectable ..unless you're like me and you burst out laughing after 5 mins

Dread-Lock

Well a ghillie suit is better suited for those who don't want to be running round the place constructing hides everywhere.

G3-Nut

i have seen stercus accidit use a ghille poncho at hrta, quite affective in the right areas, lol i was talking pictures at one stage but i couldnt find him, thats not a joke i didnt know where he was lolzers

irishlostboy

i made a Cape and hat set-up that covers my head, shoulders and back. it attaches to my vest so does not hinder my access to my clip pouches. my legs are free so i dont get tangled in the undergrowth. my tactic is not "sniper", just keep me less noticable until the target comes into range. i helped my bro make one over christmas and he used it last weekend. i couldn't find him most times, and i was on his team.
make them yourself. ghillie suit making is a good test of character. if you cannot make one, you probably wont be any good using one.

MKIII

Anyone know a good time,place/way to practice with you're suit aside from skirmish?

Dread-Lock

irishlostboy wrote: »

if you cannot make one, you probably wont be any good using one.

I seriously doubt that, as I could turn around and say...If you can't make an AEG, you probably won't be any good using one.


Although ghillie suits aren't that hard to make and it would be a good idea to make it yourself so that it blends you into the surrounds you will be playing in. Some people don't have the time to make their own and some just couldn't be arsed .

irishlostboy

Dread-Lock wrote: »

I seriously doubt that, as I could turn around and say...If you can't make an AEG, you probably won't be any good using one.


Although ghillie suits aren't that hard to make and it would be a good idea to make it yourself so that it blends you into the surrounds you will be playing in. Some people don't have the time to make their own and some just couldn't be arsed .

a good ghillie suit takes me about 3-5 days to make.
first i source materials, i make the net. shape the garment, cut, distress and dye the burlap, stitch the netting to the garment, add reinforcing and attatching points to the garment, tie the burlap on to the garment

it takes patients and experimentation, as 99% of the tutorials i have seen are not so good and can be improved on with imagination. it is also very messy to make.
if someone "could not be arsed" to make one, then they probably wont like laying on their bellys in the cold holding real still but staying alert at the same time.
ghillie suits and sniper rifles have the same fascination for people. how many sniper rifles have been bought, and then sold off cos the reality takes more patients than people think?

to answer where would you practice with your ghillie; somewhere with similar terrain to where you will play. ideally with a friend or two, and away from other people. no need to scare the crap out of people.

Dread-Lock

irishlostboy wrote: »

a good ghillie suit takes me about 3-5 days to make.
first i source materials, i make the net. shape the garment, cut, distress and dye the burlap, stitch the netting to the garment, add reinforcing and attatching points to the garment, tie the burlap on to the garment

it takes patients and experimentation, as 99% of the tutorials i have seen are not so good and can be improved on with imagination. it is also very messy to make.
if someone "could not be arsed" to make one, then they probably wont like laying on their bellys in the cold holding real still but staying alert at the same time.
ghillie suits and sniper rifles have the same fascination for people. how many sniper rifles have been bought, and then sold off cos the reality takes more patients than people think?

Yeah I suppose your right, but what I'm saying is you can tar everyone with the same brush. Some people just might not have the time.

I hope to start making my ghillie suit soon would it be alright if I bounced a few questions off you?

MKIII

I think I'll make a ghillie pants and add onto the ghillie jacket /hood I have do Co-Op's do burlap?

gungun

anyone know where to get a web tex concealment vest in ireland? covers your head, back, shoulders, arms(i presume) and down to the back of your knee ( i dont think theres any on the front)
i dont really have the time to make my own right know (god damn junior cert:P ) and i hear these thing are quite good and they have loads of elastic loops of them

SenDog

gungun wrote: »

anyone know where to get a web tex concealment vest in ireland? covers your head, back, shoulders, arms(i presume) and down to the back of your knee ( i dont think theres any on the front)
i dont really have the time to make my own right know (god damn junior cert:P ) and i hear these thing are quite good and they have loads of elastic loops of them

You might get one in a surplus store. you can order one on http://www.thecombatstore.co.uk/shop/home.php?cat=11
no offence but i think it would be a pain to put grass/leaves etc. in it every time u go skirmishin.I think wat some british snipers do is get that vest and tie in burlap:)
p.s: does any1 know shops where to get more burlap?dont want to order online

thermo

you can get the hessian material / burlap in some builders suppliers or an upholsterers (they use it as the backing) or you could try the army surplus stores for old type sand bags! i made my own ghillie suit and i think it works great!!
because real snipers make their own suits!! lol:D

flashinbluelite

if you have a few pound . sniperghilles.com got my poncho and wrap there.

They are so effective that on sunday in pred a bloke looked me right in the eye at about 6 metres , saw "nothing" and i shot him in the back....

so for those that say you dont need one, they are right. but my god are they fun

Leftyflip

REminds me of a song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAI3jfDN9o8&feature=related

I'm in the middle of making a camo wrap thingy for my AEG,
Old combats work wonders, some greean tshirts and brown tshirts and stuff a few hours and your done

MKIII

I got the jackel ghuillie off of the <snip>site but the leggings at least the right one keeps falling down around my ankles >< ....any advice lads?

SenDog

MKIII wrote: »

I got the jackel ghuillie off of the <snip> site but the leggings at least the right one keeps falling down around my ankles >< ....any advice lads?

Best advice is to ditch them or get eletrical tape and tape them to your trousers:)

DisasterIRL

MKIII wrote: »

I got the jackel ghuillie off of the <snip> site but the leggings at least the right one keeps falling down around my ankles >< ....any advice lads?

BELT

MKIII

thanks lads

airsofter1234

you can buy burlap at ''home focus at hickeys'' in blanch.
i got 2 meters squared for 7 euro

Firekitten

Scratch building is really the only way to go... Chooes your base, build it to suite local environment or a specific site... Like this one of mine, built on a DPM UBACS top, sewed netting on, made hood from more, tied on hessian... can get the stringy type of hessian from local florists shops, they have it dyed in different colours on rolls. Get some, cut to lengths, wire brush it... hey presto bob is your paternally fraternal individual. (leave space or elastic loops for adding natural veg :P key part most forget.